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When Banners Fall

by The Clockwork Dolls

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Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened, he will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.
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Flyboy 07:08
Flyboy Lyrics by Colette Lovelace A helmet on, a deep breath in, a glance upon the sky. Would we be brave enough to face the wind? To fly? No one to stop us now, just Charlie Jones and I. With nothing but these flimsy wings, did we dream a foolish thing, to be the men who fly? Up we flew, our engines burning. Up we flew to touch the sky. Up we flew with a desperate yearning. Up we flew, prepared to die ... Brothers on wing, in skies, together; far from Earth, just Charlie and I. Up in the air the radio screams, it's Charlie in distress. "A bandit's shot my wing! I've had it now, I'm going West ... But know these years with you, I've served them all with pride. I know that all good flights must end; I'm glad my last was with you, my friend. It's been to short a ride ... " Down he went, his engines burning. Down he went from out of the sky. Down he went in a tailspin, turning. Down he went, prepared to die. Up we'd gone in the skies together. Up we'd gone with no question why. Up we'd gone for a soldier's duty, for a country we could not deny. A brother lost in a blaze of glory, Far from earth. Charlie Jones, farewell and goodbye.
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Hold the Line Lyrics by Colette Lovelace Whether the sun shines bright on us or whether torrid rains should fall, we will fly this bloody banner; we will heed its rallying call: Hold the line ... What would you sacrifice? How strong would you stand to face what lies ahead? To answer this demand? We'll tip our spears with broken bones, sew skins into the sails. Our bodies burn from cannon blasts. Come what may, we cannot fail! Brace yourself for the coming storm with arms and weapons raised. Our glory shall be born of fire; we will set these skies ablaze! Hold the line!
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May 8, 1945 03:45
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When Banners Fall By Colette Lovelace The morning dawn rose bright, golden on these roads. We thought the night would never end, that there would always be this cold. We climbed from the ruins to see what remained. And one by one, we felt the sun and prepared to start again. We picked up the pieces from dust and debris; Was it truly worth the price of this costly victory? But there was no time to look behind; we needed to rebuild. Braver deeds are still to come, and destinies fulfilled. Brighter days are still to come and we at last stand tall to greet the days ahead when banners fall. From our sacrifice, a victory for all. We are what remain when banners fall. A victory for all when banners fall ...
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The Band Played Waltzing Matilda Lyrics by Eric Bogle When I was a young man I carried me pack And I lived the free life of the rover From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback I waltzed my Matilda all over Then in 1915 my country said: Son, It's time to stop rambling, there's work to be done So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun And they sent me away to the war And the band played Waltzing Matilda When the ship pulled away from the quay And amid all the tears, flag waving and cheers We sailed off for Gallipoli It well I remember that terrible day When our blood stained the sand and the water And how in that hell they call Suvla Bay We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter Johnny Turk, he was ready, he primed himself well He rained us with bullets, and he showered us with shell And in five minutes flat, we were all blown to hell He nearly blew us back home to Australia And the band played Waltzing Matilda When we stopped to bury our slain Well we buried ours and the Turks buried theirs Then it started all over again Oh those that were living just tried to survive In that mad world of blood, death and fire And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive While around me the corpses piled higher Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head And when I awoke in me hospital bed And saw what it had done, I wished I was dead I never knew there was worse things than dying Oh no more I'll go Waltzing Matilda All around the green bush far and near For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs both legs No more waltzing Matilda for me They collected the wounded, the crippled, the maimed And they shipped us back home to Australia The armless, the legless, the blind and the insane Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla And when the ship pulled into Circular Quay I looked at the place where me legs used to be And thank Christ there was no one there waiting for me To grieve and to mourn and to pity And the Band played Waltzing Matilda When they carried us down the gangway Oh nobody cheered, they just stood there and stared Then they turned all their faces away Now every April I sit on my porch And I watch the parade pass before me I see my old comrades, how proudly they march Renewing their dreams of past glories I see the old men all tired, stiff and worn Those weary old heroes of a forgotten war And the young people ask "What are they marching for?" And I ask myself the same question And the band plays Waltzing Matilda And the old men still answer the call But year after year, their numbers get fewer Someday, no one will march there at all Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me? And their ghosts may be heard as they march by the billabong So who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
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When Banners Fall is the second album from The Clockwork Dolls set in WWII. Featuring a fresh new line up this short but sweet EP includes the full instrumentals as well as four new vocal tracks.

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released November 9, 2012

Allison Curval - Composition, production, second guitars, keyboards
Colette Lovelace - Lyrics, vocals
Trinket Bramage - Vocals
Christopher Bass - Guitars
Martin Irigoyen - Mastering

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When The Clockwork Dolls formed in 2007, the concept was simple: Theatrical, grand, epic music for folks who dream, and dream big.


The Clockwork Dolls are currently in the studio working on their upcoming multimedia project
"The Sleepwalker Chronicles" with a targeted release date of May of 2016.
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