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Damnation Of Adam Blessing

Cleveland acid rock combo the Damnation of Adam Blessing was formed in 1968 from the ashes of a pair of local garage bands, the Society and Dust; led by frontman Adam Blessing (Bill Constable), the group also included guitarists Jim Quinn and Bob Kalamasz, bassist Ray Benich, and drummer Bill Schwark. After months of relentless local gigging -- often as the opener for hometown heroes the James Gang -- the Damnation of Adam Blessing signed to United Artists and issued their self-titled debut LP in 1969, followed by a tour in support of the Faces. Second Damnation followed a year later, generating the minor hit "Back to the River"; with their third album, 1971's Which Is Justice, Which Is the Thief, Schwark was replaced by Blessing's drummer brother Ken Constable. In 1973, the group renamed itself Glory, releasing a self-titled LP on the UA subsidiary Avalanche before disbanding. The Italian reissue imprint Akarma re-released all of the Damnation of Adam Blessing's albums in the early to mid-2000s as either straight-up re-releases or with additional bonus tracks. The label even released a reissue of the obscure Glory album and offered deluxe vinyl pressings of most of the CDs as well.

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Yes I knew it was wrong when I came here
But you could not talk to me 
There was love, there hope, there was me somewhere
And I had to try to see
So I walked through the miles of the hate and the war
Till I almost lost my dream
But the world don't ask for another belle
That's all she gave to me

I'm going home
Take me back to the river
to where I can be free
take me back to the river
In the dark it was just an illusion
I could feel but could not touch
Love was all I knew and I came to you for an answer
So I looked for a line in your dark world
Like a blind man follows sound
But the world ain't round and there is no sound
I just asked her

Now I'm going home
Take me back to the river
To where I can be free
Take me back to the river
And we wanna see the hate begin to die
And we wanna see the world before our eyes
With a legacy of hope for you and me
It's a long hard road to walk before we're free

Yes I knew it was wrong when I came here, (and we wanna see the hate begin to die) 
But you could not talk to me
There was love there was hope there was peace somewhere, (And we wanna see the world before our eyes)
and I had to try to see
So I walked through the miles of the hate and the war (With a legacy of hope for you and me)
Till I almost lost my dream
But the world don't ask for another belle (Its a long hard road to walk before we're free)
That's all she gave to me (That's all she gave to me)

I'm going home
Take me back to the river
To where I can be free
Take me back to the river

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