Witching Hour, by THE NINTH HEAVEN

Witching Hour

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1.	Witching Hour 03:57	lyrics	buy track
The sky is falling It is all too much for her Her heart is storming The fire’s too hot for her Witching hour It is her Witching hour A three-eyed serpent Swift as a lightning strike She’s bright as neon She glitters in the night Witching hour It is her Witching hour And now she’s singing Forked tongue of mystery In lust she suffers A distant bell chimes three Lost in this blessed moment With Nightshade and Solanum She flies Witching hour It is her Witching hour
2.	Full Moon Ritual 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Abode of night falls She whispers adorations The lunar bells call Ringing conjurations Full Moon Ritual That which must be shed Full Moon Ritual Body bathed white and red May She cleanse you tonight Three sips holy water Fill her with silver fire In this circle she’s heaven’s daughter Pale mist rising higher Full Moon Ritual That which must be shed Full Moon Ritual Body bathed white and red Full Moon Ritual

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Most likely written and recorded in October of 1984. Taken from cassette. In an interview published in DOCTRINE magazine, Issue No. 13, “The Cloak wave Issue,” Fall 1985, Enrique Abu made possible reference to these tracks:

“I have always had a lurid attraction to Magic. I suppose I can attribute this, at least in part, to the soul of my older sister. She died stillborn, but I’ve dreamt of her all of my life. She has been a presence, and in dreams I have followed the progress of her spirit. She is a Witch. Not as you understand the term, ‘Witch,’ but as the ancients did. We have no accurate writings of their true doings or methods. The True Tradition is purely oral. Anything one may find written on the subject of Witchcraft must be treated with a degree of skepticism. Yet, through my sister –my shadow self you might say– I have been able to learn certain things. I use these impressions, this knowledge given by her, in Ninth Heaven songs. I see these songs as offerings to her magical progress on the other side.”

Enrique Abu –Vocals, guitars
Orpheus Kaya –Guitars, backing vocals
Valentinus –Bass, backing vocals
Keshava Blackgarden –Keyboards, backing vocals
Teshub Hoeller –Electronic percussion, backing vocals
Sheik Adi, the drum machine

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THE NINTH HEAVEN Shirdi, India

//CLOAKWAVE//
Darlings of the short-lived, mysticism-drenched Cloak wave scene in mid-80's Europe, the Ninth Heaven continue to dodge Interpol aboard their inter-dimensional tourbus, the Ubelluris, crafting musical spells and conjuring the mists of fate in hopes of a majestic resurrection. ... more

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