Burning Of The Midnight Lamp Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Electric Ladyland(1968) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock |
Labels | Track Records |
Ranked | #1 for 1968 , #135 all-time |
Album rating : 95 / 100
Votes : 29
Votes : 29
9. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (3:44)
The morning is dead
And the day is, too
There's nothing left here to meet me
But the velvet moon
All my loneliness I have felt today
It's like a little more than enough
To make a man throw himself away
And I continue
To burn the midnight lamp
Alone
Now the smiling portrait of you
Is still hangin' on my frowning wall
But It really doesn't, really doesn't bother me
Too much at all
It's just the ever falling dust
That makes it so hard for me to see
That forgotten earring layin' on the floor
Facing coldly towards the door
And I continue
To burn the midnight lamp
Lord, alone
Burn
Lonely, Lonely, Lonely
Loneliness is such a drag
So here I sit and pace
That same old fireplace
Gives rise to the same old explosion
Goin' through my mind
And soon enough time me tell,
About the circus and the wishing well
And someone who will buy and sell for me
Someone who will toll my bell
And I continue
To burn the same old lamp
Lone
Yeah
Lightnin', can ya hear me callin' you?
So lonely
Gonna blow my mind
Yeah, yeah
Lonely lonely
My my
And the day is, too
There's nothing left here to meet me
But the velvet moon
All my loneliness I have felt today
It's like a little more than enough
To make a man throw himself away
And I continue
To burn the midnight lamp
Alone
Now the smiling portrait of you
Is still hangin' on my frowning wall
But It really doesn't, really doesn't bother me
Too much at all
It's just the ever falling dust
That makes it so hard for me to see
That forgotten earring layin' on the floor
Facing coldly towards the door
And I continue
To burn the midnight lamp
Lord, alone
Burn
Lonely, Lonely, Lonely
Loneliness is such a drag
So here I sit and pace
That same old fireplace
Gives rise to the same old explosion
Goin' through my mind
And soon enough time me tell,
About the circus and the wishing well
And someone who will buy and sell for me
Someone who will toll my bell
And I continue
To burn the same old lamp
Lone
Yeah
Lightnin', can ya hear me callin' you?
So lonely
Gonna blow my mind
Yeah, yeah
Lonely lonely
My my
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Electric Ladyland - Lyrics
Electric Ladyland - Album Credits
Members
- Jimi Hendrix : Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Percussion, Comb and Tissue Paper Kazoo, Electric Harpsichord, Bass
- Noel Redding : Backing Vocals, Bass
- Mitch Mitchell : Backing Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Lead Vocals on "Little Miss Strange"
Additional musicians
- Jack Casady : Bass on "Voodoo Chile"
- Larry Faucette : Congas on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
- Mike Finnigan : Organ on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
- Brian Jones : Percussion on "All Along the Watchtower"
- Al Kooper : Piano on "Long Hot Summer Night"
- Dave Mason : Twelve String Guitar on "All Along the Watchtower", Backing Vocals on "Crosstown Traffic"
- Buddy Miles : Drums on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
- Freddie Smith : Tenor Saxophone on "Rainy Day Dream Away" and "Still Raining Still Dreaming"
- The Sweet Inspirations : Backing Vocals on "Burning of the Midnight Lamp"
- Steve Winwood : Organ on "Voodoo Chile"
- Chris Wood : Flute on "1983... (a merman i should turn to be)"
Other staff
- Jimi Hendrix : Producer, Mixing, Liner Note
- Eddie Kramer : Engineer, Mixing
- Gary Kellgren : Engineer, Mixing
- David King : Cover Art
- Donald Silverstein : Photography
- David Montgomery : Photography
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8 | Manic Depression | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 92.9 | 7 | |
9 | Voodoo Chile | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 92.5 | 8 | |
10 | The Wind Cries Mary | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 95 | 3 | |
11 | Highway Chile | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 93.8 | 4 | |
12 | Fire | Are You Experienced? (1967) | 92 | 5 | |
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14 | Gypsy Eyes | Electric Ladyland (1968) | 90.7 | 7 | |
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