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Avalon (Aestuarium)
05:47
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They say you need a sword to rule this land
And the king who wields it has the kingdom at his command
But those who rule by the blade shall fail
In their violent pursuit of the unholy grail
On to Avalon, where we belong
On to Avalon, where we belong
Let's Go
Over the Lake
Let's Go
All the magick has left this solemn place
It's now a worthless world of pain and waste
Time to depart, it's time to leave
To the island where we can forever grieve
On to Avalon, where we belong
On to Avalon, where we belong
Let's Go
Over the Lake
Let's Go
Sorrowed for it all, since the fall
Of The Old Ways and The Blessed Days
Now just death, as the kingdom takes her final breath
Take your final breath
On to Avalon, where we belong
On to Avalon, where we belong
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Ripped from the root:
I am with you
I feel her alive and venus behaved
Magic the guide to expect as she makes her entrance -
Did you not bask beneath my gaze?
Oh the wind can cause the rails to creak like a ship in Arctic duress
Then a slavedancer, beaded and perfumed
Metal-cold bracelets upon each battered wrist -
The question of my deity rewarded
With every wave of her hand to the audience
In 200 AD, I am yet just and fair in the language of trees
A soldier in respite while they plotted my death
Then a simple Bard shackled yet still able to sing
Trimmed, and perfect and haven't eaten in three days
I know what it is to lose my heart
Now reaching up to that lovely, lovely place
Where all answers await capture
Believe in Me
And I'll take you with me
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Are we defined by misunderstandings?
A thousand or more Chant the All
The Mighty Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
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Here, thoughts cling airborne
To a sea of voice so glorious; mesmerizing
This is my body; this is my inner mind
What lies beneath my eyes
Discarded years of elemental faith
Beckoned to a watery embrace
With love upon his face
My appetite's unchanged
Sink into dream; these enchanted depths
The realm of muted wisdom
Slowly descend; trust ignites the darkness
And bliss is this drowning moment
Believe me I am sorry
To charm with bitter eyes; mesmerizing
Careless magic turns upon itself, washed down in ritual
The coin and prayer can't feed the wishing well
The silence glistens on my skin
The water urges charity
I crave a grander offering
My appetite's unchanged
Sink into dream; these enchanted depths
The realm of muted wisdom
Slowly descend; trust ignites the darkness
And bliss is this drowning moment
Here I remain
This is my body; this sea my inner mind
Find comfort in my arms
Winds beckon above the surface
Storms wane forsaken
My gaze is baptism; mesmerizing
Come to me
Greet me with open arms
Mesmerizing
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When you left our Sun did set for all time
But from my love there’s no escape you are mine
And if you take my hand I will bring you into
Pull you in to my Dominion
My Dominion
My heart, my soul, my body was yours for all time
But our love and death is there within the stars
You’re still mine
And if you take my hand I will bring you into
Pull you in to my Dominion
My Dominion
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O my dear brother I am damnified at Caer Siddi
For mine husband hath this twelfmonth treated me with cruelty
Albe to please thee I didst cheerfully accept his proffred hand
I was ne'er wary he was ruler of y Uffern land
For when his gastful subjects they didst first espy hir friendless Queen
Eftsoone they wept for I to them was noughte but a living thing
Hence with despight his consorted kingdoms stony heart eshewde
And I am thrall'd to sufferance in poverty and servitude
For I am one of three great queens of the Cymry
Loneliness
Patience
Wisdom
Happiness
O my brother thou art King of y Island o the Mighty
Alfeare of thy rage hath placed silent sentinels at Caer Siddi
Ynow for bane or worse that may betide I send my gentle bird
Whilst I bemoan mine outcast state tho hold my tongues unthrifty word
And I am one of three great queens of the Cymry
Loneliness
Patience
Wisdom
Happiness
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In the sands, you said you felt free
That this somehow led you back to me
But time and again you left me playing the fool
Now I know that your heart is cruel
You should have left me
In the temple to burn
Should have left me
In the temple to burn
Will the desert call you back, my friend?
Then will you feel the same about me once again?
But I won’t be here waiting for you
The fires have come and they will burn me through
You should have left me
In the temple to burn
Should have left me
In the temple to burn
Loneliness
Patience
Wisdom
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Lureinlay Lament
04:38
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Long have I dwelt o'er the
Realm of the Drowning Man
Still I was empty...
Long have they been dashed against my shores
Still I was waiting...
And to my wat'ry depths they sadly sank
And I was sinking
I put them all to sleep
One touch of my voice
Then dead at my feet
It was nothing...
In the early hours
A grey dawn misty morn
The turning tide
Surveyed with flooding eyes
The sky breaking through
The morning silent
And yet I hear the sound
The faintest beat
Of heart that sank itself
Beneath my waves
There was something...
I realize I'm nothing like my kind
Your heart is still beating
(Ocean lament, hear, hear me.
Lost in your waves, send him your waves
Send him waves, ocean.)
You gotta sing out strong
You've got a voice that melts the glaciers down
Keep your heart alive I'm almost there
Keep your heart alive and I'll bring you home
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End and Begin
03:48
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Through the cracks in the wall I'm going back to Nature
Through the holes in the floor my roots search for the waters
Along crumbling brick I'm building back my forest
Over collapsed walls I'm stretching myself homeward
To me
To me
The trees are burning and the wars unseen
What we know and what we believe
As the sidewalks break I'm dropping down my anchors
Along rusting wires I'm stretching out my fingers
From the rotting beams I'm reaching towards the answer
Upon broken glass I may walk forever
To me
To me
The walls are blurring and the lines between
What we know and what we believe
Leave a bounty of fruit at the bottom for the cinders
When the oceans die, your tears will fill the rivers
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Guide me to your galaxy
Where your star shines brightly
Lead me to our destiny
Where our stars shine brightly
Wake me from this fantasy
Where my star shines brightly
A thousand dreamers crept as one
Journey’d by the Colder Sun
Stars fall on me
Your star falls on me
We are Divinity
We choose to be
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You know this.
You know this.
It’s in her eyes.
It’s always been there.
I have no reason to tell you one more time.
Your conspiracy theories all too human, still she destroys your homes, your cities.
The faceless judgement spins onward and outward spreading their mental illness.
The emotional jungle builds all around you.
And civilization will change to its deepest core.
Nature will rise and heal herself.
Nature will rise and heal herself.
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So now that you're done with me
You think I'll go so easily
You don't know me well
I've clawed my way back up from hell
Accuse me of all you will
It doesn't matter what you do
I will be here still
even if you
burn me, I rise with the fire
hang me, I'm free if I desire
drown me, I control the see
kill me, try and kill me.
Bleed me, I can stand the pain
break me, I'll never admit the blame
damn me, in hell your face I'll see
kill me, try and kill me
It's double double and you're in trouble
You're never gonna figure out this puzzle
This isn't some practical magic
I've seen your fate and it is tragic
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10. |
A Strange Offering
04:54
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There's something strange about you
But that's a good thing
What they don't know about you
I can see
And when no one is around
I know you're magic
You speak to animals
And they understand
I I was you
I was there
It feels like lifetimes ago
When there was music in my head that no one else could hear
There's something strange about you
But that's a good thing
What they don't know about you
Is their loss
And when they laugh at you
Make you feel worthless in your own skin
They don't know you're going to do some amazing things
You are me
You are here
It feels like ages from now
When your strangeness turns to strength
And it all becomes so clear
Everyone is lost until their heart is found
Everyone feels weak
Everyone breaks down
Everyone needs love and a place to call their own
Everyone is tired
Everyone feels totally alone
They say we're the Strange Ones but we are the lucky ones
We grew up stronger
We grew up knowing what the others take their lifetimes to understand
There's nothing strange about us at all
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11. |
Petrichor
04:49
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Sitting here as the crowd flows by
People flowing like water
Like tiny stars towards the universal light
Our lives flow along something great and unseen
Where have we been going all this time
Just close your eyes.
People flowing like water
I just need a moment.
Just close your eyes.
And we will all return
(We flow
We breathe
We laugh
We fall
We burn
Always we return)
Where have we been going all this time
Just close your eyes.
Cities growing like the wind
Rising up and gone again
Like the scent of desert rain
The sand will cover us again
We are all just tiny cells
Flooded by our raw emotions
Our anger is an energy like fire
Destructive and all-consuming
Where have we been going all this time
The Secret Garden…
I just need a moment.
Shhhhhh…
Just close your eyes.
And we will return
Something in you something deep remembers…
Sitting here as the crowds flow by
People searching for answers
Drowning as they see different colored skies
Addicted now to cold attention
Where have we been going…?
We flow
We breathe
We laugh
We fall
We burn
Always we return
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Monica Richards Los Angeles, California
Best known for her musical work as half of the critically acclaimed duo, Faith and the Muse, and her own solo releases, Monica is a composer, writer and artist living near Los Angeles.
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