And we went to the mountain
A few of us had not survived
The witch told us to carry on
So we counted up till five
Tell me why, my love, is there so much pain?
Tell me why, my love, did we live in vain?
There were caves and grizzly bears
Who had been the formal heirs
There were bad signs all along
But we knew that we were strong
(But we knew that we were strong)
Tell me why, my love, is there so much hate?
Tell me why, my love, did we trust our fate?
Soon we found the castle there
And it made us tremble in fear
And the wizard spoke to us:
"Have you come to die, thus?"
We tried our best, lo, to advance
But we did not have one chance
And the wizard spoke again:
"Fulfilled be your wish, then"
Tell me why, my love, is there so much time?
Tell me why, my love, does the sun not shine?
A compilation of rollicking cuts from this Australian post-punk band that plays like a hybrid of the Velvets and the Stooges. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 3, 2017