Lyr Req: Twelve

Subject: Twelve
From: GUEST,Ted
Date: 21 Oct 01 - 02:19 PM

Good Day all Looking for words and music for "Twelve" by 7 nations. Any help wold be appreciated... Thanks T

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Twelve
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 11:31 PM

Well, I didn't find the words, but you may be interested in how I tried. First I looked at The All-Music Guide and learned that "Twelve" was written by Kirk McLeod, who is a member of Seven Nations, and that it appears on the album "Seven Nations."

Then I went to CDNOW and played the sound sample from "Twelve." I couldn't make out all the words, but I heard this much: "Six minutes can't amount to a life/Who would have thought that I could survive?"

Next I tried putting various combinations of those words (allowing for the possibility that I may have misheard a word or two) into Google -- and came up with nothing. Therefore I conclude that the words probably don't exist anywhere on the Internet. If Google can't find it, probably nobody can. I guess you'll have to buy the album and transcribe it yourself, unless you can find somebody else to do it for you. Good luck.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Twelve
From: GUEST,ted
Date: 22 Oct 01 - 11:46 PM

Thanks Jim.....

Subject: Lyr Add: TWELVE (Kirk McLeod)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 30 Jan 12 - 07:42 AM

Ten years later, Google finds about 110 copies of these lyrics on the Internet. These are copied from NPR.org. Funny thing: the lyrics appear white-on-white. I wonder why? Anyway, you can still select-all, copy, and paste. I also listened to the recording and tweaked the words a bit.


TWELVE
Words and music by Kirk McLeod c 1999 Table Songs/BMI
As sung by Seven Nations on "Another Ten Years: A Compilation of Songs 1998-2008: Disc 1" (2010)

Out from the ashes of gray desire
Out from the dream and into the fire
I said a lot; it won't mean a thing
After she's gone these words will sting
No gods could be that cruel to me

Six minutes gone and still I'm alive
Who would have thought I could survive
Pieces of eight and odd bits of string
Are all I remember when I hear her sing
No gods could be that cruel to me
No gods could be that cruel to me

And I blame the sun
And I blame the moon
And I blame myself
And I blame you

Twelve minutes gone and I'm still alive
And who would have thought that we would survive
With all lines repeating and nothing rehearsed
I feel so stupid; I feel I'm cursed
I don't want to think anymore
I don't want to think anymore
No gods could be that cruel to me
No gods could be that cruel to me