Definitely an Album Track which was later picked up by Cherry Red Records to be on the compilation CD 'Silhouettes and Statues' - (A Gothic Revolution 1978 - 1986) CRCDBOX34 released in 2017
lyrics
The Diseased Stranger’s Waltz. A/G. Am/C/E7.
I am the stranger, I am the stranger,
The diseased stranger, from out of town.
Am C
Well, I ask so completely for mercy,
E7
Rope burns that beat like the living,
Am C
Under the freeway or under the sun,
E7
The words that I write are chocked from my throat,
Am C
I’ll confess almost anything going,
E7
I shot the president three times from all sides,
Am C
The stranger lost in the Orchard,
E7
Too many souls and no one alive.
I am the Stranger, I am the stranger,
The diseased stranger, from out of town.
Am C
I am the Stranger, I am the scapegoat,
E7
I am disease from out of town,
Am C
Don’t string up my marrow drawn bones,
E7
I am the last of the living outlaws,
Am C
Yeah don’t drag my bloated body,
E7
And fling me down in the stream,
Am C
The fish are the biters of disease,
E7
And deserve me more than they.
I am the Stranger, I am the stranger,
The diseased stranger, from out of town.
credits
from Rumble,
released December 1, 2022
Mike - Vox, Harry - Guitar, Bill - Bass, Pete - Drums
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A work of considerable power and subtlety. Certainly a grower but I was hooked on first listen and it seems to improve on subsequent plays. Well done to everyone involved and good luck for the future, hopefully a long and successful future. simon1956smith
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