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Crowes & Consequences

by Cheshire Moon

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1.
Wanderers 03:57
Forgotten days, rusty keys Grey and dusty windows A broken door locked And left long behind A legend out of fashion Left out in the cold Lost along the barren wastes of time Needing a new face to bring it back to life A fairie tale, an elvish song Passed out of human memory A story hushed And left along the way But fairie tales are living things That never have an ending An open door can be walked through both ways Every tale has something left to say Time is not a heartbeat It’s a never-ending dance As gods and monsters sail across the sky It moves the feet of everything All life and death entranced Watch them journey on across the night And everywhere the story’s left behind A fairie tale, an elvish song Passed out of human memory A story hushed And left along the way But fairie tales are living things That never have an ending An open door can be walked through both ways Every tale has something left to say Sacred broken fantasies But how can you say goodbye To something that was never meant to die The stars become the messengers And when those stars fall down They echo all the stories in their care The boys and girls who catch them Become the bards and minstrels Who spread the stories out for all to share But listen close or you’ll never hear them there A fairie tale, an elvish song Passed out of human memory A story hushed And left along the way But fairie tales are living things That never have an ending An open door can be walked through both ways Every tale has something left to say
2.
Catnyp 03:17
We all know the lion statues Of the library Protectors of the knowledge held inside But if you scratch the right one Just behind the ear Blue eyes show you where the secrets lie Catnyp came to life one night Along with all the Pages Paper dolls with flat and inky smiles The Pages bring the books to you Day and night, two by two But Catnyp tells the mice just what to find… Battles or Biography Muggles or geography Step just right and you will see A cat caught in a library Waterfalls of history Of truth and archeology Of magic and of mystery The Hidden Library…. In the windows you’ll see lantern light Drifting through the night For midnight is the busiest of hours The Fair folk are calling books Of Life and death and dreaming And the love that every blackened heart desires Catnyp is the search engine, The stone card catalog And his results come out as mice and rooks And if you find the right one The mice will tell you stories Of everyone who’s ever held their book. Battles or Biography Muggles or geography Step just right and you will see A cat caught in a library Waterfalls of history Of truth and archeology Of magic and of mystery The Hidden Library…. Goblins in the Reading Room Mint grows in the rugs Salamanders in the lamps Pixies keep the coffee mugs Dwarven maidens make the tea And make the garden grow But Catnyp keeps the naughty ones Frozen faces all in a row As Pages fly the stacks hum softly Songs long forgot And to their voices Catnyp always smiles For when no one is looking, He prowls into their keep To preen and purr and join their song a while Slip through the cracks, behind a door Or backwards through an archway And bring along a treat fit for a cat Mind your manners, and quiet, please And never go into the stacks Or you might find yourself scolded by a magic marble cat…. Battles or Biography Muggles or geography Step just right and you will see A cat caught in a library Waterfalls of history Of truth and archeology Of magic and of mystery The Hidden Library….
3.
The songs it brings, the stories it carries Through the dark pearls of night and the star of day Bring forth thy prize, oh traveling old one To carry my song far and wide The footfalls of those who travel through ages Scattered dreams drifting in on the traveling veil The world washed away, leaving only their memories But Old One, you whisper their tale You take up my hand for to wander a while Coming to understand in each story we tell You breathe down the road, a silvery ocean Now I too am so lovingly held Transforming all things, both known and forgotten To all that once was and to all that shall be Come rolling and still, come fast on the west wind, With time as your company Come rolling and still, come fast on the west wind With time as your company
4.
The Weaving 04:37
Sunlight glistens in the morning Stretched across the shadowy path Fragile tethers spinning outward Strong enough to brave the wind and rain Weave them together (We are Children of the moonlight) Weave them together (Dancing to the fire) Weave them together (We are singers of the rain) Bring them together (Together) Holding on to learn to fly (Beneath the gaze of sorrow) Digging in to stand my ground (Courage fleeting in the night) Sisters of water dancing (Dancing on the riverside) Brothers of fire sing (sing) Weave them together (We are Children of the moonlight) Weave them together (Dancing to the fire) Weave them together (We are singers of the rain) Bring them together (Together) Misty hours of dreaming (dreaming) Washes over green and gold (Gold and silver drift away) Being the dance and the dancer (Bring the morning onward) One shining moment to hold (To hold for all of us) Tracing the rivers of twilight The stars swim in black and blue Rolling light that cannot warm All the old flowing new Weave them together (We are Children of the moonlight) Weave them together (Dancing to the fire) Weave them together (We are singers of the rain) Bring them together (Together)
5.
Haunted 03:08
I heard the ghost of your voice today Whispering words you used to say I heard your step upon the stair A tiny glimpse of what was there Haunted, Haunted My home is haunted Haunted, Haunted Ghosts in the corner of my eye I saw a show I watched with you Maybe you were watching too I heard a word, I saw a spark Is that you calling from the dark Haunted, Haunted My home is haunted Haunted, Haunted Ghosts in the corner of my eye Living with a shadow Watch it fade away Finding the ghost inside your eyes Gets harder every day It's hard living with your ghost When talking to you I miss you the most Years stole the person I knew I know that you're not you Haunted, Haunted My home is haunted Haunted, Haunted Ghosts in the corner of my eye (Words & Music: Susan Weiner)
6.
I watch the rats as they run by I follow the sound as voices cry Men, women, young and old Trying to escape the cold The narrow way, no longer flat Drifting down to pull me back The cold it licks my every step Doesn’t matter how far I get The longest night That’s ever been The Narrow Way It pulls you in The floor it rises, I try to climb The ceiling cracks, I’m out of time The walls they tilt as I start to slip The darkness creeps as I lose my grip My legs can’t move the water so high The lights let go and so do I The darkness holds me deep and still Down ‘til I don’t feel the chill No light, no air No time, no sound We’re going down Into the Narrow Way
7.
I've waited here long for someone to find me Hidden away in this maze of my own They called me a monster and set chains to bind me Then left me to rot here alone I'm waiting for rescue I'm waiting for company I'm waiting for someone to come without a sword Sure I have slain those who raised arms against me But, really? Mostly I'm bored I like long conversations and walks in the moonlight Or I would if I could see the moon Come sometime tomorrow or any day's alright As long as you're coming by soon I'm looking for friends I'm looking for lovers I'm looking for someone who just wants to talk I'm a bit out of touch stuck here in this labyrinth But maybe we could take a walk? Single white monster seeks friend or companion Someone to help pass the time I really don't care how much money you earn In this maze I can't spend a dime I'll send you a note from the labyrinth I'm guarding Remember your string but it's safe to come in If you can find me and look past the horns I've plenty of treasure to win I'm sending a message I'm sending a plea I'm sending a return address I'm not all that hopeful with all that I've seen But maybe someone will say yes (Words & Music: Susan Weiner)
8.
You come looking for answers Someone to revere or to blame Someone to send you to what happens next To the crown or to the flame I'll be the witch in your story I'll be the bad guy and the good one too I'll set a quest and make you see it through and reward you when you return It's hard to fight all the demons When you know this might be the wrong road But you can do a hell of a lot To avoid becoming a toad Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble Fire burn and cauldron bubble Take this one who's seeing double Offer him a way I'll be the wicked stepmom Force you from your safe place The witch is the one who moves the story With curses or with grace Eye of newt and tongue of bat Hair of dog and claw of cat Just forget about all that And take this tea along I'll be the witch in your story I'll be the bad guy and the good one too I'll set a quest and make you see it through and reward you when you return and reward you when you return (Words & Music: Susan Weiner)
9.
Disenchanted 02:56
A blessing or a curse of golden hair I never wanted A golden stair you asked for Every single day You locked me in here But you couldn’t take the moonlight And now I’m cutting loose to find All the things that you never taught me You can keep my hair I don’t need it to feel pretty You can keep my tower I don’t need it to be strong I’m racing out to find the place where the sun and the moon Have coffee when you can’t see either one at all I’ve tied the only thing you loved about me to the window I’m down and gone and leaving all I know behind I hitched a ride on a story all my own And when the sun comes up Never been so happy to be blinded So I’ll keep running Until I find an ocean Then hop a ship and find what’s on the other side I’ll race any dream I find along the way I’ll never know what might have been But that’s all right So many years spent silent and afraid But my wings are on the open road And I’m learning how to soar I never asked to be your precious Princess, pet, or puppet Call me selfish, call me immature And call me vain I’ll never stop until I hit that far horizon Even if I never make it The ride is worth the price I pay so… You can keep my hair I don’t need it to feel pretty You can keep my tower I don’t need it to be strong I’m racing out to find the place where the sun and the moon Have coffee when you can’t see either one at all I’m running with both arms open to what comes my way I just can’t stop And I don’t ever want to try I broke the skin and found the colors Beyond black and white And I no longer care if you get mad Cause I’m chasing down the morning And into the world I fall Having coffee with the Sun and Moon and never looking back at all
10.
The queen would have her head For she could not have her power But the queen would keep the crown all the same A child lighting candles with a touch and a thought Followed when the winds called her name Her courage as dry As the leaves beneath her feet No princes, just seven new friends They ask, “You would wander In this place of winter roses in a realm that your Will can bend? “Innocence is never white, little witchling It’s black and shining as raven eyes White is for fire, Red is for sacrifice.” And so they took her hand and showed her why The Castle is on fire tonight With no one to rescue, the prince is gone The mirror is broken, the pieces grow cold The fairest one has gone Seven dwarves, seven teachers A glass coffin’s just a cage For nothing heals until it bleeds Seven voices refuse to keep her tame A poisoned apple is just another lie (to leave) A mirror left alone in empty chambers Cracked and let a piece fall away She keeps the shard safe And tucked away beside her nightshade As a legacy that nothing stays the same The Castle is on fire tonight With no one to rescue, the prince is gone The mirror is broken, the pieces grow cold The fairest one has gone She cannot be a princess when she’s living She cannot be a queen when she’s dead And in between she’s just a girl There’s no such thing as just a girl… The castle walls have crumbled But the garden still lives And sunset is her favorite harvest time She tends to the lily And the rose and the bittersweet But smiles as the belladonna shines Blackthorn wand in her hand Wolfsbane in her hair Magic is the only love she knows A pretty poison all her own And in her wake is a rusty throne The queen is dead - Long live the Snow! The Castle is on fire tonight With no one to rescue, the prince is gone The mirror is broken, the pieces grow cold The fairest one has gone The Castle is on fire tonight With no one to rescue, the prince is gone The mirror is broken, the pieces grow cold At last, the fairest has won!
11.
Do you see that brick on the shelf Leave it alone, don't touch it That brick is full of stories, smoke and booze It's from the manor when it fell If it figures out it's missing Something might try to wriggle loose In the village by the sea You won't see it till you live here And by then it will see you first In the village by the sea We're all a little mad here But we promise you the sane ones are the worst Try the tiny beach at sunset That's next to the old factory It's always done me right when I've gone wrong It's a tiny piece of nowhere In the center of the city If someone's lost they'll get there before long In the village by the sea We're missing a few pieces But others get thrown in along the way In the village by the sea You don't find what you're looking for But something else will find you at the bay Don't chip the paint off the rock outside the city You don't want to know what's underneath The girls on the streets downtown look very pretty But don't look too closely at the teeth If you still want to move here don't say I didn't warn you Once you're here you're in this town to stay The rain gets into your blood The trees will grab and hold you And you'll find that you like living here this way In the village by the sea You won't see it till you live here And by then it will see you first In the village by the sea We're all a little mad here But we promise you the sane ones are the worst But we promise you the sane ones are the worst (Words & Music: Susan Weiner)
12.
When you walk into a con hotel Or a comic book store There’s art and plot and figurines And geekery galore You try to take it in Cause there’s so much to see and do But you better move aside Cause there’s a geek girl coming through! I know more about Dune than you Sarcastic, almost crass Walking ‘round con in a corset Doesn’t mean that I won’t kick your ass It means that I’m a geek girl A brown coat, thru and thru I’m a Whovian, a Trekie and a Klezmer filker, too! Our steampunk guns all started out As phasers long ago BA in Anthropology And I’m good at saving throws We hold ritual with sonic screwdrivers instead of wands Then afterward watch Battlestar Galactica ‘til dawn I collect stripey knee socks And I’m a furrie, yes it’s true But panda ears won’t save you When I make things go BOOM!! Because I’m a geek girl and I don’t need to be saved With my companion cube in hand I aim to misbehave! I’m as delicate and fragile As a porcupine in heat And if Magic is your game of choice Prepare for your defeat I’ve got Life of Brian memorized And every song from Buffy And about the plush Cthulhu Well...I can’t help it! He’s so FLUFFY! So if you see me coming, ladies Come join me in my quest To show the geek boys that we’ve got What it takes to pass the test Because we’ve been here watching Fangirls across the world And when we do take over You’ll be ruled by GEEK GIRLS!!
13.
Corvus 03:50
Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go Yeah, I’m a real night-crawler come out in the day Watching up and down the road for my next meal Roadkill will do just fine Or a mouse that the cat couldn’t find Cause I’m a real tough cookie with a story on my back I gotta certain something and a quip for every quill Hold still, and you just might Catch me on my next flight Won’t you come and join me for a dance, my dear? And learn a trick or two along the way Never be afraid to let your voice be heard We’ll dance your fear of flying right away (What goes up must come down, but getting up there’s half the fun) Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go In a world where anything can be thrown away I got my pick of the litter Pick it out, pick it up, take it away Sweet talk and a squawk in every work I say Oh brother, won’t you come out and play Murder’s not a dirty word where I’m from I hold space for shadows, spinning yarns in mid air Here kitty kitty with a few lives to spare Doesn’t mean you wanna take me on for that mouse right there… (Fuzzball never knew what hit him…) Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go So in the early mornin’ when the fog’s rollin’ in Keep an eye on the treetops, cause if I’m sittin’ in You’ll know that it’s just another night on the town For a winged scrounger who sure gets around Won’t you come and join me for a dance, my dear? And learn a trick or two along the way Never be afraid to let your voice be heard We’ll dance your fear of flying right away (Come on up and see me sometime and stay for a squawk…) Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go Jackdaw, magpie, raven, crow Living in the places where the shadows go
14.
Sleep No More I can’t remember a time When life wasn’t this way In a wood with three faeries, but a demon stole my world away I remember the things that they taught me For 16 long years So I take up my staff and my vengeance to a mountain Without fear… For I say No I’ll sleep no more I am no Rose Am I’m only the thorn A dragon, frozen in amber A child’s first chance A demon is shaken, and taken In a three-fold dance Green, red, and blue I choose to be free To let go a kingdom That thought it knew my story But I say No I’ll sleep no more I am no Rose I’m only the thorn An owl on my shoulder To show me how to fly I’ve stormed the walls from within I will not be denied The storm has subsided By the thunder won’t leave me alone It rolls in my footsteps, Holding fast to my rage as I roam I know what I am now, Touched by each of nine worlds But I hold to their vision Of a cottage, 3 faeries And one not-so-little girl… And I know you were the ones Who never let go And I was your dream Your own Briar Rose But I say No I’ll sleep no more I am no Rose I’m only the thorn But I say No I’ll sleep no more I am no Rose I’m only the thorn

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Cheshire Moon Ames, Iowa

Cheshire Moon is a fanciful melding of trickster bird Lizzie Crowe and mad hatter Eric Coleman.

These two-time Pegasus Award recipients are part of the growing music genre known as MythPunk, bringing old gods and folk tales into modern day, and bringing faerie tale princesses into the light of dark magic.

They weave journeys of song and story, bringing their listeners along for the ride.
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