Nick Cave - Christina The Astonishing
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Uploaded by liekkichan on Aug 27, 2008
Another great song missed by me. Enjoy.
From the album "Henry's Dream" - 1992.
Lived a long time ago
She was stricken with a seizure
At the age of twenty-two
They took her body in a coffin
To a tiny church in Liege
Where she sprang up from the coffin
Just after the Agnus Dei
She soared up to the rafters
Perched on a beam up there
Cried "The stink of human sin
Is more that I can bear"
Christina the Astonishing
Was the most astonishing of all
She prayed balanced on a hurdle
Or curled up into a ball
She fled to remote places
Climbed towers and trees and walls
To escape the stench of human corruption
Into an oven she did crawl
O Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in a terrifying way
She would run wildly through the streets
Jump in the Meusse and swim away
O Christina the Astonishing
Behaved in terrifying manner
Died at the age of seventy-four
In the convent of St Anna
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I guess I'm astonishing :)
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Nick,the astonishing...
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I discovered this song, after I named my band Cristina the Astonishing because her story was fascinating, and this is an awesome coincedence
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my name is christina too .D
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One of my favorites from Mr. Cave. His deep brooding voice adds to the dark ambience of the story...
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guys my name is christina and im pretty astonishing so like ....
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I LOVE YOU NICK YOU SEXY BASTARD!!!! God, how lucky was PJ Harvey, huh?
10 months ago 3
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my name is christina.... :|
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emotions are awesome.
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@edstone1 You need a doctor urgently. on the other hand it`s called humour if you could understand but at least you should have recognized what it is
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the song is based on the story of a penitent nun from the 12th century who died, went to the other side and came back with stories of the torments of hell...she would mortify herself in horrible ways, and would show no scars...she was said to be able to levitate to get away from the smell of the sinful...and would hide in odd places to avoid them.
tedzodd 2 years ago 22
Creepy = good.. :)
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