Biography:
Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford.
Wakeford founded Sol Invictus in order to pursue his own musical ideas. He was an original member of Crisis and Death In June with Douglas P.. He formed Sol Invictus in 1987, working with Ian Read and Karl Blake. He has been the sole constant of the group, as it continues to bring forth new forms and conceptions.
Wakeford has described Sol Invictus as a "cabaret band from Hell for the fin-de-siècle" and has referred to his work as folk noir.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Artist : Sol Invictus
Title : Kneel to the Cross
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise! x6
Intro (repeat 8 times):
Em
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise!
C
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise!
Verse:
Em G
Give us our bread and bury our dead
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
Whether burnt at the stake or drunk at the wake
Bm
Just kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
We've original sin, but we might just get in
Bm
If we beg to the cross on the wall
Em G
It's love your neighbours and rattle your sabre
Bm
Just kneel to that cross on the wall.
Chorus:
A Em
See the roof fall
A Em
Hear the bells crash
A Em
As flesh and bone
A Em
Turn to ash
A Em
Tried to conquer the sun
A Em
With a Christian frost
A Em
The corpses' stench
A Em
Beneath the cross
Verse:
Em G
Give them gold and they'll save your soul
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
And hail to the boss of the great unwashed
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
They wail and weep, the march of the sheep
Bm
As they go to the cross on the wall
Em G
And it's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Bm
So kneel to the cross on the wall
Chorus:
A Em
See the roof fall
A Em
Hear the bells crash
A Em
As flesh and bone
A Em
Turn to ash
A Em
Tried to conquer the sun
A Em
With a Christian frost
A Em
The corpses' stench
A Em
Beneath the cross
Outro:
Em G Bm
It's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Em G Bm
It's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Em G Bm
But Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise! x4
Em G Bm Em
But Sumer is icumen in - Arise! - Arise!
Title : Kneel to the Cross
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise! x6
Intro (repeat 8 times):
Em
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise!
C
Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise!
Verse:
Em G
Give us our bread and bury our dead
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
Whether burnt at the stake or drunk at the wake
Bm
Just kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
We've original sin, but we might just get in
Bm
If we beg to the cross on the wall
Em G
It's love your neighbours and rattle your sabre
Bm
Just kneel to that cross on the wall.
Chorus:
A Em
See the roof fall
A Em
Hear the bells crash
A Em
As flesh and bone
A Em
Turn to ash
A Em
Tried to conquer the sun
A Em
With a Christian frost
A Em
The corpses' stench
A Em
Beneath the cross
Verse:
Em G
Give them gold and they'll save your soul
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
And hail to the boss of the great unwashed
Bm
And kneel to the cross on the wall
Em G
They wail and weep, the march of the sheep
Bm
As they go to the cross on the wall
Em G
And it's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Bm
So kneel to the cross on the wall
Chorus:
A Em
See the roof fall
A Em
Hear the bells crash
A Em
As flesh and bone
A Em
Turn to ash
A Em
Tried to conquer the sun
A Em
With a Christian frost
A Em
The corpses' stench
A Em
Beneath the cross
Outro:
Em G Bm
It's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Em G Bm
It's ever so wrong to dare to be strong
Em G Bm
But Sumer is icumen in - Arise! Arise! x4
Em G Bm Em
But Sumer is icumen in - Arise! - Arise!
