Gig: 5/7/1988, The Alarm, Palace Theatre, New Haven

The Alarm — Declaration I.R.S. As Published in the

‘Day The Ravens Left The Tower, The (Strength album version)’ [4:45] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I’ve swept the floors of all my kings I’ve opened doors and let the tourists in Days of wine and roses Prime ministers, red robes These days are gone I’ve stood on guard as my Queens were born I’ve cut the grass on many English lawns Of strawberries and ice cream Of cricket and [read more]

‘Caroline Isenberg’ [2:56] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Now I never knew her but her story it touched my heart It was in the New York Post that I heard her story told She was a rising star of her day so the story goes But her dream got crushed in the darkness one Sunday morn Now she met her death of the rooftop of 929 An apartment building on [read more]