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Jeronimo

by Renjeaux

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I had so much fun creating this track. It will live forever in my heart as a series of the most joyous moments in my life...

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Jeronimo stands upon his mountain
And smiles a cherub smile.
He throws a die into a circle,
The clouds get blacker all the while.

He concentrates up on his game,
The world is not in his sight.
All of the indians down below,
He ignores with all his might.

“We pray for your mercy,
Please send us your love,
Bless your mortal servants,
Send us help from above.

“All our boats are sinking,
Our volcano's snuffed,
God please smile upon us,
We will dance for your love.”
(Indians do their un-rain dance.)

“What have we done to bring the rain?
All our villages aflood,
Forty days and forty nights,
The rain has flowed like blood…"
(“Have you forsaken us, Jeronimo?")

(un-raindance interlude)

"Surely you must love us,
Lord Jeronimo,
For when we danced for mercy,
You sent us a rainbow.

"Surely we must not know
Of your love for the game;
Blessed are your children,
We sing praise to your name.

"Surely you must love us,
Lord Jeronimo,
For when we danced for mercy,
You sent us a rainbow.

"Surely we must not know
Of your love for the game;
Blessed are your children,
We sing praise to your name.”

Jeronimo sits cross-legged, laughing,
High atop sunny Mount Gabwe,
Playing dice for the fate of his people,
Below it's a funny day.

Jeronimo sits cross-legged laughing,
High atop sunny Mount Gabwe,
Playing dice for the fate of his people,
Below the clouds are grey...

credits

released June 1, 1987
Keith Rowley: vocals, synths, sampler, drum machine, sfx
Geoff Walden: vocals, sfx
Domingo Leija: drums, percussion, sfx
Dell Little: vocals, sfx

Music by Keith Rowley & Geoff Walden
Lyrics by Keith Rowley, Geoff Walden & Dell Little

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Founded in 1984 in Corpus Christi, TX, Renjeaux (pron. "rahn-ZHOH") was a set of musically-inspired friends (Dell, Domingo, Keith, Luis) realizing a dream of playing progressive ’80s new wave in the cultural desolation of early 1980s south Texas.

38 years later, Dell and Keith re-emerged with a set of new compositions that combine their decades of experience in life and music production. ... more

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