Abando was the name of an old municipality of Biscay (Spanish Basque Country), that was eventually absorbed by Bilbao. Nowadays, the name refers to the central district and neighbourhood of this city, holding the provincial administration, the long-distance RENFE Bilbao-Abando train station, three subway stations (Abando, Moyúa and Indautxu), and many commerces like El Corte Inglés department store.
The district has a population of 51,875 inhabitants and is divided into two neighbourhoods, the proper Abando and Indautxu to the west of Moyúa square. It has an area of 2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi), all of it is built up and its population density is 24,240/km2 (62,780/sq mi).
It is speculated that Abando could correspond to the town of Portus Amanus, mentioned by Romans, but it's never been confirmed archaeologically.
In 1300, the city of Bilbao was founded in an area that was previously part of Abando and Begoña.
During the 18th century Abando was the most populated parish of Biscay, with about 2,100 inhabitants. This population was disperse in farms occupying a wide rural area, except for some denser areas close to the river, on the opposite shore of what was then Bilbao.
If you return to love
The sky thick with sleepin' doves
And the spider's dirty web
Catch a ghost
And a breeze blew down the tracks
And her hair of rainin' black
And hearts pumping blood
In 3/4 time
So don't leave me behind
For I'm lost among my kind
And now you are broken
I am less
And world without end
O world without end
And where, my girl
Give me your hand
And I'll take you down
Oh, can't you see that
I'm dyin' to drown
And don't hold your breath, my dear
Oh, don't hold your breath, my dear
And our love, it is true
So there's not much to do
As the air in our lungs
Starts to hiss
And the ocean, it rolls
And the depths take their toll
When we get to the bottom,
We'll kiss
And the crush of the deep
Our secrets'll keep
And the mermaids, they drift
In the dark
With the salt all ablaze
And the ships where they lay
There must be great fear
In a spark
So here we will stay
All the demons at bay
From our arms and our eyes
It seems
Away from the dirt,
Beneath the skirt
Of the sea,
With a long lag runnin'
Upon the silver grass
And there is no future
Remember not your past
And the horses runnin',
Horses runnin' free
And you need not wonder
Of how it came to be
And Lord, I get so high
At the speed of sound I spin
Then I come down, I come down
Come down, I come down
Turn around and do it all again
And the song you're singin'
It has always been
Down through the ages
Has been echoin'
That no man can own you
No man can own you, see
If in your dreams you really
Dreams you really be
And Lord, I get so high
At the speed of sound I spin
Then I come down, I come down
Come down, I come down
You see the Sunday bird swinging low
The fever in your brain only grows
And The Murder Boys are running down the street
You can see 'em through the window from your seat
Hear the sound of the mightiest of guns
And the shadows go like ghosts across your road
Oh take the world and burn it in a spoon
A mercy ship to sail you off to sleep
To where the crimson angels swim the deep
There's no hiding from the mightiest of guns
With every breath you drink in the night
You won't give up your blue without a fight
And looking at the sky there is no pain
See the stars all falling down like burning rain
They were fired by the mightiest of guns
Tomorrow I'll be out of my mind
The bear will dance and the organ will grind
And I'm laughing 'cause I know there ain't no sin
All the world on the head of a pin
Turning fast beneath the mightiest of guns
Do you wanna dance
Will you wear my ring
Will you lay with me
Until the final bullets sing
Over our heads, over our heads
Then a lovers' waltz will turn until the end
Will you marry me
Don't you wanna spin
Will you run with me
Until the ground folds us within
Over our heads, over our heads
And a lovers' waltz will turn until the end
And your shipwreck eyes,
They sing to me
As we ride a killer whale
Across a diamond sea
Over our heads, over our heads
And a lovers' waltz will turn until the end
And I will hang for you
And you will hang for me
And the northern lights
Will take us in like refugees
Over our heads, over our heads
Killed myself when I was young
With my fingers on a poison gun
'Cause I had to come back new
Wanna walk on the ocean blue
And I'm gonna leave this town
With the people all tumbling down
And my boots on the diamond road
Behind such a heavy load
And I will come back someday
If I do not lose my way
Don't weep, my girl so true
This is a hammer.
This is a hymn.
This is a match to a ball of light.
This is the blade.
This is the beauty.
These are the stars raining down from the sky
This is the light that shines and I can see the pines are dancing.
This is the leaving of another love.
This is the howling at the moon.
These are the arms you fell into.
I am a fire and I must burn today.
This is an echo.
This is the Glory.
This is the pounding of a midnight heart
This is the mountains.
This is the lighting.
This is the man pulling on his iron chains.
This is the light that shines and I can see the pines are dancing.
This is the leaving of another love.
This is the howling at the moon.
These are the arms you fell into.
I'm gonna keep that diamond in my mind
For there's hell upon the breeze
There's hell upon the breeze
Six riders ride
They say I must be the devil's child
And the hell upon the breeze
Six riders ride
And all my days I been the losin' kind
And the hell upon the breeze
Love, it ain't mine
Killed my daddy and took his .45
He was no good, though
He was no good
He had to die
Lightning hits the church, the women cry
And the hell upon the breeze
No God in sight
Six riders stand upon the ridge tonight
O Lord, they have found me
You can have the day
on the restless tides you play
And I will lay among the pines till the night comes rolling in
Can't you see them blackhead girls
They put their heels into the world
They try to hold their lover's strings as the night comes rolling in
And every time I leave the south, a word it stumbles from my mouth
Amen
Amen
Amen
'cause the night comes rolling in
God must pull on the string
so the moon can rise and sink
for every child and every beast, there's the night comes rolling in
And the trees they sway and weep
that sun must go to sleep
so the crow can fly me to my love, and the night comes rolling in
And every time I leave the South a word it stumbles from my mouth
Amen
Amen
Amen
We were raised by wolves
And we are still wild
And we howl when the troubled wind blows
And in the TV's blue light
Oh, assassins will lie
Every wail just a-goin' down slow
So don't tread on me
For I am your brother
I was born with an American heart
And don't tread on her
For she is your sister
She was born with an American heart
All the people you meet
Down in the streets
May be good but they don't wanna know
So they cover their eyes, for
Who wants to be sad?
Life is sweet at the bottom of the sea
And don't tread on me
For I am your brother
I was born with an American heart
And don't tread on her
For she is your sister
She was born with an American heart
And the mothers will cry,
Fathers stay up all night
With the worry that goes to the bones
And if your God makes war
Then he's no God I know
'Cause Christ would not send boys to die
And don't tread on me
For I am your brother
I was born with an American heart
And don't tread on her
For she is your sister
She was born with an American heart
Don't you get low as hell
When the peace dove is felled
By men with the blackest of minds
And above the din
Let the sighin' begin
As we're bound for the longest of days
So don't tread on me
For I am your brother
I was born with an American heart
And don't tread on her
For she is your sister
Drag your shadow down the street
Is it you I was to meet
With your saints there on a chain
Waiting on another rain
And I'm falling down
Where the waves will surround
To the roll and the pound
Of the wild, wild sea
Talking sweet to me
Marching in a slow parade
There are ashes where you laid
Sometimes I don't mind at all
And sometimes head against the wall
The tide will bring and tide will take
Find another horse to break
You're just a rider on a wheel
In a dream where love was real
And I'm going down
Where the waves will surround
To the roll and the pound
Of the wild, wild sea
No one can see the way it will be
Your thread, there on the loom
And an unknown hand
Will pull on the strand
And guide you right on through
And the roses die and bloom
And I'm dreaming in my room
That you and I fell into the sky
And went dancing on the moon
And the comet will come
And swing 'round the sun
And you will be replaced
Until that day sometimes I will pray
That you may find some grace
And the roses die and bloom
And I'm dreaming in my room
That you and I fell into the sky
With a Vampyre's kiss, I've got a Vampyre's heart
Now I don't roll out of bed till after dark
See my teeth so sharp, and my blood so stale
You know I could drink the world and never get my fill
And when I come, I will come on like a dream
With a crimson moon a shining down upon my Devil's ring
You see it ain't my fault that I am this way
Just a crying in my box for I miss the day
Lord what I would give for just one drop of red
Now the dew is on the grass and I am late for bed
And when I come, I will come on like a dream
One, two
I don't wanna talk about Jesus
Just wanna see his face
The trees are swinging
Like hangin' men
And I just wanna see his face
And rapture, sweet rapture
Won't you lay your hands on me
For I am blind
Mary, take that silver dagger
Put it to my throat
You see that levy,
It's a-bound to break
Put the children in the boat
And rapture, sweet rapture
Won't you lay your hands on me
And rapture, sweet rapture
Come out to the edge where it is quiet
Where the ink will drain right out of you
Far below, the sea and its convictions
Get broken by the beach out of your view
And once there was a time to join the army
And once there was a time to hear the news
And once there was a time for easy silence
But now the jury waits for you
You're caught between the mirror and the country
And caught up in a prayer of liars' words
The hounds are on your scent, you must move swiftly
Their spies just tellin' lies of what they heard
And once there was a time to join the army
And once there was a time to hear the news
And once there was a time for easy silence
But now the jury waits for you
So make yourself a mask of chrome and heartaches
And give yourself a hand to turn away
Once you heard a choir when you were dreamin'
And you wish you could remember it today
And there may be a time to join the army
And there may be a time to hear the news
And there may be a time for easy silence
Up with the evening sun
The river rolls on by
The neighbors, they tell secrets,
The neighbors they tell lies
And somewhere the plane went down
These things they never stop
Somebody feels the knife
And somebody calls the cops
Oh, The living and the dying how easily you bruise
Oh Delia don't go round when the devils loose.
A figure waits in the shadows
Someone drowned in the lake
The march of Georgian feet down the highway
Razorblades in the cake
These dogs will tear your flesh
You best give them a bone
I see you there and I see your faces and I see they are very long
The living and the dying how easily you bruise
No Delia don't go round when the devils loose.
And what does a mirror show you
Can you see the grey
Your sadness it is quite lovely
But it is the sadness of a slave
Why don't you give your self a rest
Give your self some room
You can't get your arms round everybody
You cannot carry the doom...
Of the living and the dying how easily you bruise
Sweet, sweet cocaine
Won't you be all mine
Heart'll pound, my hands will shake
I'm doin' mighty fine
Sweet, sweet heroin
Won't you be all mine
I don't wanna feel a thing
Want nothin' on my mind
Sweet, sweet whiskey
Won't you be all mine
If you were to fill the ocean
I would drink it dry
Sweet, sweet devil
Won't you be all mine
Set this tired land aflame
It ain't worth a dime
Sweet, sweet Jesus
Won't you be all mine
If you take my sinner's hand
What are the chances of three Libras
Three brothers in three corners
Oh take them back to the morning
Oh take them back where they may shine
And each drop of rain
Goes by in May
And I knew them
They are not to blame
Oh take me back to the morning
Oh take me back where I may shine
And if you need a hand put away your hand
And speak the words you will understand
Then you'll return to the morning
And I gave my hand to the Fates
And they took me around
They showed me the Seven Wonders
The sights and the sounds
There was a man with cinders for eyes
There was a girl with a dress made of flies
And there's a reason
There's a reason
And it's love that's tearing them down
And it's love that turns them around
Say it is so
And the ballroom is filled with the joy
Of making old friends
And jukebox girls trip the light
They wiggle and they bend
Blind Joe, he's feeling no pain
Sweet Georgia, she dreams of the rain
And there's a reason
There's a reason
And it's love that's tearing them down
And it's love that will turn them around
Say it is so
When the moon follows you where you go
And you cannot hide
And when voices of doom ring your ears
And horsemen do ride
May tomorrow the land be anew
May every bird sing unto you
That's the reason
That's the reason
That the love that's tearing you down
Is the love that will turn you around
That the love that's tearing you down
Is the love that will turn you around
Aint no one in line,
I take out my heart,
and then I fire it from a cannon
With such a sound over the hills and
every trouble is abandoned
Into the mercy wheel,
See it spinning in the twilight
Tell me how do you feel,
like a hard blow in a bar fight
And its a Mississippi night
with the heavens wheeling bright
(instrumental break)
A golden ring, a halo for you every
time you find your Christ
Hear the demons sing
as you place your head in the mouth of a lion
Into the mercy wheel,
See it spinning in the twilight
Tell me how do you feel,
like a hard blow in a bar fight
And its a Mississippi night
with the heavens wheeling bright
"Memory, oh, memory what is it you did bring?"
"I have brought you a recent dream from far across the sea,"
Down to the station where the train has pulled in
See the cars of silver and gold
The coal hits the fire and the wheels start to spin
Oh, you're going 'round the sun, don't you know
"Memory, oh, memory where is it I must go?"
"Away from here, but do not weep,
Such wonders you will know,"
And it's down to the station where the train has pulled in
See the cars of silver and gold
And the coal hits the fire and the wheels start to spin
Behind the red door, in American skin
There is a murder of roses
In the midnight hiss, come cover me there
For I am electric nothing
CHORUS
Out on the tide, strangers all
Are drowning by
Under eclipse, I wait for your kiss
With the beating of all...
These idiot hearts
And no more evil now, no horror sound
No maniac song from tyrant
And the surfer king will show me everything
In the great, green flash of the evening
CHORUS
Out on the tide, strangers we ride
Smoke in our eyes
Under eclipse, I wait for your kiss
With the beating of all...
Pleased to meet you, nice to see you
Welcome to the siren
Elegy has gone away and run off with the dawn
Dirty word is on the loose and on found its way to your heart
There no dreams but bottle dreams but you don't play today
Even though we seemed to sleep we listen for the sirens
Whisper of a freedom gun held out by that girl
Even though she's poor as dirt she walks just like a princess
She could be your sister don't you know
When the rains come, put on your best
Fashion in the truth for the lies in your chest
I'd surely die if i thought you'd be impressed
You think everybody is a ghost
When you find yourself alone in the tropic of cancer
You reach for the nearest rope and pulled on it so hard
Words they circle high and free and listen for your answer
Please don't give me liberty just give me what I want
Funny thing about my eyes they don't get any older
You were 5 and I was 6 and we were scared to dance
And if I saw your blood run out I'd laugh just like a soldier
You could be my sister don't you know
When the rains come, put on your best
Fashion in the truth for the lies in your chest
I'd surely die if I thought you'd be impressed
You just let 'em go and i swear ill do the rest
When the rains come, put on your best
Fashion in the truth for the lies in your chest
I'd surely die if I thought you'd be impressed
My love, she waits
Outside the liar's gates
And the dead-eyed boys inside
Hear the dead-eyes girls decide
That there ain't no use in living
When every diamond has been given
Sing a requiem for a kingdom
My love, she laughs
As the days go roaring past
With her heart full of rain
She dances upon the flames
And in the year of the gun
Should you find yourself under a foreign sun
Cry a requiem for a kingdom
My love swims the river
With a knife between her teeth
And a million crows hide the sun
From the suicides beneath
And oh, what a crime
To be dying all of the time
To a requiem for a kingdom
And it must the blade
The circus and the parade
That steals your breath
And loves this land to death
And I don't want your freedom
When the saints are all drunk, can't you hear them
There's a twisting in your senses
There's a river in your blood
And the crows land on the fences
There's a daughter in the flood
Can you see?
Do you know?
Leavin' with ease on the darkest breeze
Tonight's the night
And come to me sweet and slow my dear
Tonight's the night
And the moon is just a sliver
Hear the rushing make it sound
And you wish to be delivered
Oh, to be no longer bound
Can you see?
Do you know?
Leavin' with ease on the darkest breeze
Tonight's the night
And come to me sweet and slow my dear
Tonight's the night
It's all in your head, 'least that's what you said
Tonight's the night
Sing to me sweet and slow
Black rain, black rain
Don't fall on me
Can't you see I'm doin' my best
Black rain, black rain
Don't fall on me
When I lay to take my rest
And love, it don't die
It just goes from girl to girl
Town to town, rose to rose
All around the world
Like a ghost upon a breeze
In a land of elegies
Black rain, black rain
Don't catch me low
And cover the sinner sun
Black rain, black rain
Where can I go
When you leave me nowhere to run
And love, it don't die
It just goes from girl to girl
Town to town, rose to rose
All around the world
Like a ghost upon a breeze
I wanna hold you like I told you till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
Things have changed and you said, that there would be no other way, for you and me. But I dont wanna be like this no not when were together, forever.
I wanna hold you like I told you till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
I wanna hold you like I told you till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
If you had to go then go, I wont let you know that I love you. But if I say, "I'll miss you", then in other words I wanna kiss you, Today, dont go away.
I wanna hold you like I told you till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
I wanna hold you like I told you till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
I wanna hold you, like I told you, till your heart falls down, till your heart falls down, hits the ground fallin down.
Father where are you now
You let me drown
How could you forsake me?
Oh God please hear me now
I'm going down
No way to believe
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Why me, I'm just one seed
Left out to bleed
I'm bound for hell you see
With all that surrounds me
Well it reeks of insanity, Oh Lord
Jesus was crucified
By 45
No doubt, I know I'll break
Help me to escape
Tell me I'm saved
I'm just a man in my grave
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
Jesus was crucified
Yes he was brother
By 45
Father I'm so confused
They've drugged me through all this field of temptation
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
By 45
Jesus was crucified
I could watch the midnight sky
I could gaze into your eyes
I could hear the birds sing while you tell me
everything
You are the reason that I sing -- 'cos
CHORUS
Everyday we summer here, even when the sun disappears
we're just living without fear, that's what happens
when your near
And the sun is shining, and my heart is pounding,
summer time
And the waves are crashing, oooh the stars are
twinkling, summer time
VERSE 2
We could watch the sunset
Talk about when we first met
Every time our hands meet
You could hear my heart beat
You are the reason that I sing -- 'cos
CHORUS
Everyday we summer here, even when the sun disappears
we're just living without fear, that's what happens
when your near
And the sun is shining, and my heart is pounding,
summer time
And the waves are crashing, oooh the stars are
twinkling, summer time
SUMMER TIMEEEEE
FINAL VERSE
I could tell you every reason why,