no more shall we part

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds sought healing in this dark and beautiful musical drama that is a personal reflection of chaos and contemplation, heartbroken resignation, and redemptive rehabilitation. Guitarist Mick Harvey and Violinist Warren Ellis create arrangements that expand the scope of the songs to bring in a sense of the psychological and the spiritual stuggles that show in elemental forms. Kate and Anna McGarrigle provide affecting backing vocals and Cave takes his voice to new places. The music goes from soft and soothing to griping and stirring, sometimes changing with no warning into a crescendo of sonic force that takes the eastern instrumentation of gypsy music and infuses it with cinematic orchestral grace.

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'As I Sat Sadly By Her Side'

"God has given you but one heart

You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers

And God does not care for your benevolence

Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others

Nor does he care for you to sit

At windows in judgment of the world He created

While sorrows pile up around you

Ugly, useless and over inflated"

'And No More Shall We Part'

"Lord, stay by me

Don't go down

I will never be free

If I'm not free now"

'Love Letter'

"Said something I did not mean to say

It all came out the wrong way"

'Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow'

"Is anybody out there, please?

It's too quiet and I'm beginning to freeze

I've got icicles hanging from my knees"

'God Is In The House'

"And at night we're on our knees

As quiet as a mouse

Since the word got out

From the north down to the south

For no-one's left in doubt

There's no fear about

If we all hold hands and very quietly shout

Hallelujah"

'Oh My Lord'

"How have I offended thee?

Wrap your tender arms round me"

'No More Shall We Part'
full album:

All tracks written by Nick Cave, except where noted.

1. "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" 6:15

2. "And No More Shall We Part" 4:00

3. "Hallelujah" Nick Cave, Warren Ellis 7:48

4. "Love Letter" 4:08

5. "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" 5:36

6. "God Is in the House" 5:44

7. "Oh My Lord" 7:30

8. "Sweetheart Come" Nick Cave, Barry Adamson 4:58

9. "The Sorrowful Wife" 5:18

10. "We Came Along This Road" 6:08

11. "Gates to the Garden" 4:09

12. "Darker with the Day" Nick Cave, Warren Ellis 6:07