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From A Seed Will Grow
04:54
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My garden here I sew, with seed of dearest hope.
Purest potion of the sky wake thee from thy dream of thirst.
Power of light unfrost the earth.
Warmth to thee my seed, for birth, is gifted.
Free you now to here unfurl, and break to breath the sky
Throw your grit and guts; a passion to the sky.
A girth of strength shall quicken to the thunder's roar;
A dagger wind and lightning strike shall burn a viper's char into your heart.
And there a nest of crows will grow.
But from the knots and bunions,
New and green will rise once more to breathe upon the sky
From a seed will grow.
From a seed will grow.
From a seed will grow.
Copyright Ash Mandrake 2012
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GREETING THE FROST SPIRITS
Greet the spirits of the frost.
Turn our lake to coldest stone.
and make by light of moon your dance of winter flowers.
DANCE OF THE ICE SPRITES
(no lyrics)
DARKNESS FALLS
What Cruel Companion winter's beauty keeps.
Cold our bones, and take our light;
To leave this empty shadow,
Where wolves of night draw close,
As darkness falls.
Copyright Ashmandrake 2012
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Prologue - Knot Maker
01:14
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PROLOGUE - KNOT MAKER
Hark - Gather thee here !
For I have stories for our troubled times.
From out two hats the brothers crept
To duel upon the life of knots entwined
So know thee well how through the darkness pass
the tourmented writhings of our minds
Hark - quicken thee !
For here commence the telling of our song
Be seated here around the fire
Where spirits dance umong the flamed tongues
Where wolves shall feel the sparks of spears
Where wives and mothers shed their tears
And where the strength of words shall lead us through our years.
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The Crystal Joy
04:23
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THE CRYSTAL JOY
Before the smiling of the stars
Before the meteors had tried to scar the dark
The crystal joy, complete as only one can be
Had charmed the emptiness into a sleep
And placed a spell upon the nothing where it lay
Before the land and seas were done
Before the birthing of the sun
The crystal sung itself a lullaby no more
And was woken by its loneliness
Before the earth was smashed into a spin
Before the moon was hurled into the void
The crystal grinned and cracked itself in two
Then mindful of another...
Whispered light into the dark...
To see its brother
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Shade's Theme
03:50
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SHADE’S THEME
In darkness lurk all creeping forms.
From shadows stare unlidded eyes.
In absence find my mark;
For I am Shade.
Two things I tell to thee:
In the tieing of knots, therein my children are conceived.
In the simple black of night, there emptiness resides.
And darkness weighs like lead inside my boots.
To earth I say!
To hidden places send a shudder
Such as would crack the rock of caves and wake the dead.
For I am Shade!
Copyright Ash Mandrake 2006
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knot Duel
05:08
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Lyrics are selected from the tracks "Shade's Theme" and "Flake's Theme"
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Flake's Theme
04:18
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FLAKE’S THEME
Through wisps of cloud, I float in timeless trance.
In the froth of waves, I play till seas fall still.
In snow, I lie and sleep;
For I am Flake.
Two things I say to you:
In the breaking of knots, therein all darkness is dispelled.
Every snow-flake is a tiny cathedral.
And light I am upon the air,
And light I am to earth,
Where here I sit waiting for the tenderness of melting;
Wherein I shall unlock my form and trickle out to sea;
For I am Flake
Copyright Ash Mandrake 2006
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Epilogue - Knot Breaker
01:36
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And Now all here, around the flames,
Shall I thank you.
For your ears, your eyes, your minds, your hearts;
I thank you.
Our song is at an end, but I ask you for one thought your ears to bend:
You who would the knots of night to make untie,
In error do you toil alone -
Our knots shall breaken be, by the medicines of laughter
And melted by the warmth of gentle's love.
Leave your troubles with the spirits of the night,
And a peace upon you be...
Sleep
Sleep
Sleep now...
Sleep
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RAISING THE SUN
I fought with a frost that was cruel to the bone
I danced on a lke that was harder than stone
Through darkness I mourned you on the longest of nights
But now with your raising my world becomes bright
Raise, raise, raise, raising the sun
Raise, raise, raise, raising the SUN.
DREAM OF LIGHT
A dance through the darkness will bring you back home
A sleep in the cold earth till warmth brings the dawn
Your golden rays flickering were a dream of my nights
And now with your waking, my world becomes light.
I'm up on a hill top with with space all around
My feet in the earth and my head in the clouds
I'm up on a hill top and I'm breathing in deep
The earth pushing up through the soles of my feet
One tiny step forward sets a beat in the drum
And I'm rolling down hill to the bright... sun
To the bright summer sun
I'm rolling down hill to the bright summer sun.
LET IT SHINE
Let it shine...
Let it shine...
Let it shine...
Let it shine...
Let it shine...
Shine, shine, shine, shine...
Shine.
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Sky Boat
06:23
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We put to flame this fallen giant
From seed to mighty tree made grow in seven ages of our time
We call upon the waves of the air...
We call upon the waves of the air...
Waves of the air take the smoke of our brother.
Let him fill the sails of the sky boat,
And with our go befores there find his comfort.
Join with our voices...
Join with our voices...
Join with our voices
Sing with us, all you who lived, and loved, and fought before.
Join with our voices...
Join with our voices...
Farewell to you our brother
May you drift now through the sea of stars.
In the sails of the sky boat,
Amonst your tribe
And in our time, there shall we find you.
Copyright Ash Mandrake 2012
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