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"Using a series of canny fin de siecle images from the crashing fall of Rome, prog keyboardist Tim Morse's "Rome" — from his second long-player Faithscience — outlines a litany of worries over our stewardship of the Earth.

Morse and Co. create an intriguing narrative structure for the song, even as the skies roil and empires fall, moving from an approachable cadence into a dark and funky Deep Purple-inspired section that echoes this swirling sense of portent — and then back again. All along, the warnings grow more dire, the appeals more ardent, and as Morse mentions the entirely appropriate historical figure Nero (the emperor who memorably played his instrument while the city around him burned), in steps none other than David Ragsdale of Kansas fame for a brilliantly free-form solo on, yes, the fiddle.

Morse, a former collaborator with Jon Anderson of Yes, has created a track that tells a story, rather than repeats a bromide — something as listenable and engaging as it is heartfelt and politicized, a true rarity.

Elsewhere, highlights on Faithscience include the algebraic wonder "Voyager" not to mention the thrilling 10-minute narrative "The Last Wave," but "Rome" — with its blunt message, musical intrigue and bankable guest star might just be the best place to start for the uninitiated. Faithscience, from AEP records, follows 2005′s Transformation for Morse, whose published works include the books Yesstories and Classic Rock Stories."
Quote from One Track Mind - Nick DeRiso

Rome music by Tim Morse, words by Tim Morse and Bret Bingham
Welcome to Rome
Please savor the wine
The beads in the hourglass
Have run out of time
The audience is hungry
For circuses and bread
And there's lions to be fed

The sky is burning, Nero plays on
As the flames lick the night
Won't you sing his song?
No innocent bystander
You've had your fill
Of the greatest show on earth
Now time stands still

Denial and decadence
Have served us well
Yet this crystal ball is hazy
And the future's hard to tell
It's difficult to see
With sand in our eyes
That the truth often lies

Rome is burning, the band plays on
Flames lick the night
Won't you sing this song?
The crowd grows restless
Over the lions roar
They place their bets and call for more

The house of cards is swaying
With the promises you made
A wind of change is coming
And the image starts to fade
The empire is crumbling
Sand castles near the sea
Opportunity dissolving
Still believing we are free

Welcome to Rome
I hope you enjoyed the view
These ringside seats
Were available to a few
The audience is hungry
For circuses and bread
And there's lions to be fed

Tim Morse: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jerry Jennings: guitar
Jim Diaz: bass
Gordon Stizzo: drums
David Ragsdale: violin
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