The trumpet child will riff on love
From Over the Rhine’s newest album, The Trumpet Child, here are the lyrics for the title track – simply amazing, even without the powerful trumpet accompaniment. I strongly recommend the album, which has probably become my favorite of their albums for me so far – track me down and make me play it for you on my iPod, if nothing else!
The trumpet child will blow his horn
Will blast the sky till it’s reborn
With Gabriel’s power and Satchmo’s grace
He will surprise the human raceThe trumpet he will use to blow
Is being fashioned out of fire
The mouthpiece is a glowing coal
The bell a burst of wild desireThe trumpet child will riff on love
Thelonious notes from up above
He’ll improvise a kingdom come
Accompanied by a different drumThe trumpet child will banquet here
Until the lost are truly found
A thousand days, a thousand years
Nobody knows for sure how longThe rich forget about their gold
The meek and mild are strangely bold
A lion lies beside a lamb
And licks a murderer’s outstretched handThe trumpet child will lift a glass
His bride now leaning in at last
His final aim to fill with joy
The earth that man all but destroyed