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Wine soaked skies, red dawn on the horizon
We say farewell to tomorrow’s friends
The vines reach over their gravestones
They shake hands with those who weep
Silently they march, silently they fall
They are silhouettes against the soil
Our steady lips, they speak of sorrow
Empty melodies they float away
Chorus:
We wake, we sing, we speak of memories
Of towns and souls, of lives just swept away
Every whisper, every voice
Will drown beneath our song
They move forth, wounded trumpet call
Their eyes look forward, hands on their hips
They beckon all others towards them
They drink but give no lip
(Chorus)
Red fires of their heart, they burn
They burn from the ground up
They topple, they topple and rest in the soil
And become dark to the eye
Faceless cannon through the gut
Entrenched in bodies of water
And light gleams from its surface
And rests on the back of our eye
(Chorus)
By the daybreak rain has washed them gone
The silhouettes against the soil
Drowsy children play in the rain
Seldom looking down
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2. |
Piper's Folly
05:19
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Once on the streets of London
Played a piper named Simon Brown
So poor he played for a penny
From the passersby in the town
But amongst the crowds of people
One angel did stand out
Her name was Amy Davis
And his judgement she did clout
With hair as dark as a raven’s
With a voice so velvety sweet
The guard of his heart once steadfast
Laid down his sword in defeat
He said take from me my passion
And give to me your woe
For I know to such a goddess
All my virtue I do owe
She said “Yes I will dear piper boy
But lie to you I will not
I am surely bound to another
A man without righteous thought
His name is John Davis
And he is a wretched soul
To destroy all those who wrong him
May be his only goal”
Now John may have been the devil
But a fool he was not
He smelled love’s sweet stench on Amy
And with anger he was fraught
So John tracked down the piper
Before he could ever hide
Simon begged John to show mercy
But his rage would not subside
For John Davis was an ogre
So he knocked Simon to the ground
He then drew his pistol
And he put it in Simon’s mouth
He said “play me a tune dear piper boy
Let your fingers fly my son
For as quick as they be on that pipe
Mine be quicker on my gun.”
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3. |
Fox
03:18
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The moment he saw her
He knew that he could not break free
For just as he ran so far away
She could run and run just the same
As the storm blows
Does the fox know
That the wind and the rain
Are the least of his woes
Just as the bird sings
And the bell rings
Such is the way of the world
With his mind held captive
But his body roaming free
He held onto his last memory
But alas could not recall a thing
As the storm blows
Does the fox know
That the wind and the rain
Are the least of his woes
Just as the leaves fall
And the bugs crawl
Such is the way of the world
Water cascades down her cheek
And drags salt from her bone
With a shiver
A bark
The sword struck through the stone
But as the blade bore
Against the rock
Shards of steel splintered
And broken every which way
Fallen from grace
And resting on lies
She held his trust so dear
Lust from a monarch
And love from an angel
He held her faith
As far as he could reach
He turned his head away
To see where guilt did lay
As the storm blows
Does the fox know
That the wind and the rain
Are the least of his woes
Just as the babe cries
And the fox dies
Such is the way of the world
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4. |
Beast of the Waves
04:10
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As sail set to the wind
And bow cut through the water
Peter sang a glorious tune
The sun shone on his back
As he gazed out on the horizon
At the stars, the sea, the moon
Chorus:
Take my heart or take my life
My body lie cold and dry
If love I find when I’m out here at sea
Then out here I will surely die
He met a beast so fierce
With fangs of light and thunder
With talons of wind and rain
She tore right through the hull
And laid waste to the mainsail
The beast could not be slain
So Peter grabbed an oar
And hopped into the lifeboat
To save his brave young soul
He paddled for three long days
When his ear drawn by a whisper
To a small barren atoll
(Chorus)
Peter stumbled from his craft
And collapsed upon the shore
When a whisper drew his gaze
With cascades of ink down her neck
Her beauty was undeniable
A woman amongst the waves
She said please won’t you my dear
You look so weak and feeble
Won’t you stay and lie with me
So that night as Peter slept
The stalking beast took his boat
And bore it in her teeth
As she dragged it out to sea
With splinters in her teeth
She returned to Peter’s side
She wrapped him in her arms
And held him tight as his heart did slow
The beast of the waves
Had claimed him for her own
(Chorus)
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5. |
Hush
04:14
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Please don’t carry my heart under sleeve
Don’t drag it through the mud and the leave
My body lie restless, my mind finds no reprieve
From the thoughts your voice will leave
Dress me not for oceans but for waves
Drape me with a warm coat if I freeze
It’s cold and they seem to all stay far away
But I will not feel the same
But if I take them
For all they’re worth
Break my heart in a moment
Or break my heart in a day
Grasp my chest in your palm
It stands so frail, brittle, and weak
Remind me of where we have been
Embrace me and say not what we have read
My body grows weary inside my head
Don’t forget what I’ve said
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6. |
Bury My Thoughts
03:47
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For a lost sunken cause
My innocence died
So shriveled and gray
From the truth that I’ve lied
Fairy tales tell a story
Of a noble man
But the truth buries deep
By his own hand
Chorus:
Listen close my dearest friend
My body weeps for you
And drops to the ground
Bury my thoughts
Below the deep dark ocean
Be with me till the end
A severed lung
Leaves me grasping for air
And clutching my chest
As others watch
All they can do is stare
For my flaws do bear witness
To my liquid chastity
Drive a stake through their hearts
And watch them bleed
(Chorus)
Sail ahead of me
I’ll be just behind
You can be my rudder
And I can be your oar
Your compass is stronger than mine
My will is stronger than yours
Why do the treasures that I’ve lost
Weigh greater when gone
Why do they break my back
And make me stumble
They make me fall
A fortune teller could not
Try to read my fate
Not knowing how but for fear
Of knowing where it lay
(Chorus)
Careful my lover sweet
The waves they lap
They kiss my feet
The buildings fall
And the children cry
But if I ever don’t
Please let me die
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7. |
Hawthorne Tree
04:41
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Along the verdant bank
Approached a milk-white steed
On whom rode a maiden garbed in silk
She said “come, come with me
Leave your harp beneath this tree”
And they started down the road of prophecy
Her beauty enchanted him
The scent of maytree flower
And his love grew stronger by the hour
So fair were her lips
When she asked him for a kiss
I daresay no mortal man could resist
Chorus:
And for many days and many moons
They rode beneath the earth
As her skin turned gray and her clothes decayed
He found beauty’s worth
A long branch reached down
Inside the garden green
Bearing fruit ‘twas ripe and good to see
But if your lips graze its skin
Surely you will meet your end
Just have this wine and quell your thirst instead
As he rested his head
Upon her shining emerald gown
He saw the path that they were to go down
It was there for seven years
He remained among their kind
And returned with tongue that could not ever lie
(Chorus)
Along the verdant bank
where once a hawthorne stood
Is a stone inscribed with tale’s archive
For the prophet like the tree
Could not see his destiny
And no ale poured on soil could revive
(Chorus x2)
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8. |
Her Heart Was Buried
03:36
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Mary, Mary, raven locks in the wind
Her lips were rosy red
No apron she wore around her waist
No bonnet top her head
She was wild, she was free
Not another lass did compare
But her heart belonged to a sweet young lad
To a lad from the County Clare
Gavin, Gavin, broad chest and strong arm
He stood tall, six foot three
He said, “Please my sweet Mary
Won’t you spare me a kiss?
So joyful I will be.”
She said, “Fellow, dear fellow
Kissin’ lips I can not spare
For mine were stolen long ago
By a lad from the County Clare.”
Allen, Allen, with the warm melody
Voice sweet as honeydew
He said, “Please my sweet Mary
Won’t you give me a dance?
Slip on your dancin’ shoe.”
She said, “Fellow, dear fellow,
Dancin’ shoes I cannot spare
For mine were stolen long ago
By a lad from the County Clare.”
Donald, Donald, pockets lined with pure gold
Richest in Kirkcaldy
He said, “Please my sweet Mary
Won’t you give me your hand
And share your life with me?”
She said, “Fellow, dear fellow,
My hand I cannot spare
For mine was stolen long ago
By a lad from the County Clare.”
Mary, Mary, raven locks in the wind
Tread down the River Spey
There rest the spirit of her sweet young lad
That’s where his body lay
She said, “Fellow, dear fellow
Love weighs more than I can bear.”
And she wept and she wept
Knelt before his grave in prayer
For her heart was buried long ago
With the lad from the County Clare
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9. |
Timepiece
04:26
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Hands made of the finest silver
Caress her porcelain face
As she weeps they glide across her cheek
And wipe the tears away
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Chorus:
Pass me by like seconds
Pass me by like days
Watch the falling sands
Few things are as certain
As the gentle sweep
Of her silver hands
Call me a coward, oh, call me a weak man
Call me a beta at best
I still hear That relentless bell
That rings inside my chest
Hallelu
(Chorus)
Grow weary under the weight of woe
So will they merely bend
Or may they even slow
If all went still
And all shut its eye
Would she also slumber
Or would she pass by
So when the weight
Became too much to bear
Her arms snapped like silver twigs
And her face lay down in prayer
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Break my back and I cannot stand
Break my legs and I fall
Break my ribs and I cannot breathe
But break my heart and
She will raise
Her hands in praise
And wipe the tears away
(Chorus)
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10. |
Home
05:48
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Shadows grow
Reclaim their home
But I still wake
Others sleep
Through the chilling breeze
Let them rest shallow
When I grow drowsy
Strike fear into my heart
And move my feet
For even as the shadows
Envelope me
They take my home
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The Founding Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Founding is a Progressive Celtic band from Kalamazoo, Michigan. With their unique, energetic, and powerful approach to songwriting, they strive to constantly push the boundaries of the Irish and Scottish music traditions. Over the past two years The Founding has become one of the premier acts in their genre in Michigan and promises to be one of the best of it's kind. ... more
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