Break the Spell

Composers: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Recording date: March-June 1989
Recording locations: Air Studios, Montserrat, Virgin Islands & Olympic Studios, London, England 
Producers: Chris Kimsey & The Glimmer Twins        Chief engineer: Christopher Marc Potter
Never performed onstage

Line-up:

Drums: Charlie Watts
Bass: Ron Wood
Dobro acoustic guitar: Ron Wood
Electric guitars: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Vocals: Mick Jagger
Keyboards: Matt Clifford
Harmonica: Mick Jagger
 

In the winter, when the cold comes
And the wind blows with a scornful spite
And the hard ground feels barren
And the forest seem deathly quiet

And the whole world lies sleeping
There's a gypsy all dressed in white

Mmm...

Put my hand out, ask the question
Here's the silver, do you have the gift of sight?

Can you break the spell?
Can you ring the bell?
Can you break the spell?
It's cold black as night

I've got a hard heart
Since we've been apart
Can you break the spell?
Break it all down tonight

In the springtime, when the floods come
And the earth bursts with a terrible life
And the sun splash on the window
There's a gypsy and he's all dressed in white

And my heart burns with the question
Can you break the spell? Still hot as fire

 Can you break the spell?
Can you ring the bell?
Can you break the spell?
It's cold black as night out

Oh...
Cold black as night

Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Ah ya, ya ya....


 

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