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In the desert

from Black Riders Part I by Heartscore

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about

This is the most famous poem of Stephen Crane. I guess many people have thought about the deeper meaning of the creature, which is eating its own heart. Because the words and the described scene are so powerful I not dare to analyze it, but I encourage everybody, who stumbles upon this site, to try it.
Musically the topic calls for something arabic. Therefore I have developed a longer melody on the guitar basing mostly on the harmonic minor scale. Unlike a riff the guitar-melody is developed until the middle-part comes in. For the middle part, when the creature says, that it likes to eat its heart, replying to the man’s question, if it tastes good I have chose a contrasting part, going from the calm but dark desert-atmosphere to complete madness. I tried to capture the fatalistic mood of the poem. After the chaotic middle-part has shortly calmed down and the first motif appeared again the song transforms again: The tempo is raised and instead of the usual guitar-solo the song ends with a Saxophone-solo. I am proud, that I can present again the phantastic Gdaliy Garmiza, who has handled my pre-notated Saxophone-part with ease and expression.

Chris: Vocals

Dirk: Guitar, Programming

Gdaliy Garmiza: Saxophone (www.sax4track.com)

lyrics

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter -- bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

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from Black Riders Part I, released November 1, 2018

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Heartscore Bad Homburg Vor Der Höhe, Germany

Do you like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden or Manowar?
Heartscore, a German-italian studio-project (no live-shows planned) bring back the power of classic Heavy Metal paired with some Prog- and Thrash-Metal influences.

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