"By The Nile" genre: World Fusion
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	Slow, moody, jazz rock with a tantalizing glimpse into the mysteries of ancient Egypt.
	MP3.com CD: mikrofilms - buy it! Credits: Mark Phillips - alto sax, Neil Bender - ambience and effects, CP - vocals, guitar, programming, words & music
	Story Behind the Song Another piece of the microfilm. I wanted to hint at something and leave it open for listeners to add their own story. I originally sang this with Susan Mack at the Penny Post Coffee House in New Orleans. For this recording, Neil worked at achieving som e beautiful ambience and Mark added the haunting sax. The drums were actually played on an old EMU Drumulator.˛z ˝� Lyrics On a winter windy sky A phantom pilot flies His wings reflect no light And he makes no sound In a Cairo starlit street A gray eyed woman waits For he will be her guide To her resting place (chorus) Annubis, son of Osiris Chaperones their tomb In the valley of the kings By the Nile By the Nile By the Nile In the shadow of the Sphinx They pass through the crack And enter that dim world Of which religions speak He guards her closely His pupils enlarged His Jackel-man senses Are electrically cha rged He watches the woman As he watched her man Centuries are days For this Africanˇ

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