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Daughter of the Red
03:52
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Cast the bones, read the stones
Working for the dead
Nothing too unusual
Just a little taste of red.
Walking with a fearsome sight
Green eyes take me in
10 of 6 does mark the spot
With a perfect hat and a gleeful grin
We’re just Envy green and Cinnamon
Moving through the morning
Moving through the morning
Followed by the rabbit
Stalked along the way
Not sure what he’s looking for
But he left the white coat home today
He’s one of mother’s faithful
Caught somewhere in between
But I guess that’s what happens when
You’re the new Red Queen (yes, well)
The Doormouse raised his sleepy head
Told me to beware
The Jabberwock lives on this block
And he doesn’t play fair, well
Envy green and Cinnamon
Moving through the morning
Moving through the morning
Mama loved the sound of her own voice,
She wanted things her way
But sooner or later I always knew
That the Bandersnatch would have his day
Then that day came and she was gone
But no tear of mine was shed
For a green-eyed man, he took my hand
For my hatted love, I wear the red
East or West, up or down
We grow, we shrink, we fall
But a single smile against the dark
Disappears, despite it all
So we make it through as best we can,
Serving queen and kingdom, all
But keep an eye to the setting sun
If a hood and hat should come to call
We're just Envy Green and Cinnamon
Moving through the morning
Moving through the morning
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Child of Stars
02:29
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Child of stars, walkin by the ocean side
Trying to touch the moon again
I asked can I walk with you
In this place that may never be my home again
And we walked, down by the water
And we walked, down by the water
Slow we drifted down into the rolling waves,
He reached out to his friend
And as he sank he smiled at me and from his bone white hands
He brought alive his brothers in the darkened waves again
And we walked, down by the water
And we walked, down by the water
They strap me to an 87 megaton bomb
Sending me and my team straight out to the stars
My last night on earth was spent with a a man
Going my way
He was trying to get home as I was running away
But Fate had us going to the very same place
He taught me that home isn't where you are
But where you wanna stay
Driving out into the night I caught a glimpse of him
Riding shotgun next to me on a single moonbeam
I said a little thank you for letting me along
His journey, and he on mine
And we walked, down by the water
And we walked, down by the water
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3. |
Stream of Conciousness
03:19
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Catching leaves in autumn
Carry them away
Tripping over stones as
I’m moving on my way
I know each rock and pebble
Known the mountain all my life
I skip under the sunlight
Give the rain a home at night
Bubble, tumble
Wash it all away…
People try to know me
A few may know my name
But my bottom’s deep and my song is wide
Come back, I’m not the same
Take from me
What you need
You always know
Just where I’ll be
Waving to the moonlight,
as she watches far away
Been wished upon a thousand time
There’ll be a thousand more
And I hold each wish close until
It’s ready for the shore
Faces on my surface
I remember every smile
I keep their memory to keep me warm
In winter’s chilly while
I change with every season
I grow with every day
The years may pass me by but I
Will always come to play
So if you want to sing with me
Or simply share some shade
Come take a dip along the trip
Or even come to stay
Bubble, tumble
Wash it all away
Waving to the moonlight,
As she watches far away
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4. |
Calvin's Girl
03:35
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Fireside, whisperin’
On an autumn breeze
Voices singing through the snow
Come along with me
You wear the starlight well
But you long now for the sea
I promise nothing but my hand
Come along with me
You worked your way up to the top
Of all there was to be
You climbed so high but then looked up
There’s so much more to see
I promise you no mountains
I hold only one key
And that’s to laugh along the way
Come along with me…
To every game of Calvinball
To Invisibility
From transmogrification
Come along with me
We’re off on high adventure
But we’ll still be home for tea
Dinosaurs and jet pack wings
Come along, come along with me…
The years pass by like paper planes
You give her hand to me
I promise to take care of her
As you once did or me
You never let your childhood go
And so neither will we
I see you in your daughter’s eyes
Calvin’s girl, come along with me…
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5. |
World Walker
02:53
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I would be your Solace when Sorrow comes for tea
And close the door behind when she is gone
I would wrap you in the starlight if it would dry your tear
I’d sprout wings of fire to protect your dearest dreams
Child of Long Dead Trees
Fallen from the farthest stars
Onyx heart bleeds rubies for you under amber skies
Beauty seen so clear only to you
I part the way between the worlds protecting those that cross
But I would let the world collide to touch your fragile heart
Everything I ever was, now more with your sweet smile
The beast I am is just a girl to you
The rivers you have crossed would wash lesser girls away
You come to me and I kneel at your feet
You voices it rings out to the sky gods, you laugh the pain aside
And now I know just what it means to be
Bodyguard Neanderthal is not my cup of tea
But running away just leaves me heart behind
To hear you sing I would keep the moon from falling down
Because my home is anywhere you are
Child of Long Dead Trees
Fallen from the farthest stars
Onyx heart bleeds rubies for you under amber skies
Beauty seen so clear only to you
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6. |
If I Were the Rain
02:49
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If I were the rain, if I were the rain
Would I be able to reconnect the pieces of your broken heart
The way the rain connects the earth and sky?
If I were the rain, if I were the rain
Would you catch me every time I fell down
Catch me like a raindrop in your hand
If I were a star, if I were a star
I’d fall into your dreams and light your way
The way a star is company to the moon
If I were a star, if I were a star
Would you come to visit me in the night
Would you remember me when the clouds
block you from my sight
If I were a tree, if I were a tree
Would I reach deep enough to touch you when you’re gone
Across the land, across the sea, and far beyond
If I were a tree, if I were a tree,
Would you catch my leaves upon the winds
in colors of red and brown
Bits of me to take and call your own
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7. |
Lighthouse
02:14
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A rover had my father been
And I bound for the sea
But though I mounted up to sail
One did wait for me
A lighthouse, reaching out
As through the dark I roam
A beacon through uncharted seas
Showing me the way home
Twas on my third day out at sea
She tossed our way a squall
But through her harshest wind and rain
A beam of light did call
A lighthouse, reaching out
As through the dark I roam
A beacon through uncharted seas
Showing me the way home
Many seasons, many years
A rover I became
But there’s no greater sight to see
Than a light upon her waves
Though the sea had always held my soul
My heart was bound ashore
If either mistress had her way
The other would be no more
At last my sailing days were done
A harborin’ no more
But though I leave, I find at last
A smile at my door
A lighthouse, reaching out
As through the dark I roam
A beacon through uncharted seas
Showing me the way home
Chorus repeat, final line:
A lighthouse, to call my home
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8. |
Follow That Road
05:56
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If you're coming in the summer, you'd be better to split off on Thirty-Five
There's the Starlight Drive-In Movie, on your left, just beyond the county line
Right after that, you'll see two silos. One is silver; one is blue.
'Bout a quarter mile further, make a left onto Highway Forty-Two.
Then follow that road, cornfields just as far as you can see.
Follow that road back through time, back through distance, back to me.
If you're drivin' by in autumn, you should follow up the river to Bear Lake.
That's the time to see the colors. There's an old covered bridge you'll want to take.
Late at night, be careful. Just be sure to look for deer out on the road.
And if it's early in the morning, sometimes it gets foggy. Take it slow.
But follow that road, sugar maples far as you can see.
Follow that road back through time, back through distance, back to me.
If you get the notion in December to drop by for just a day,
There's that tiny little road that no one knows about. It's safe to go that way.
It's up between two fields, so the sunlight melts the ice by afternoon.
You'll see two houses by the fields. Someone's always there. If not, they'll be back soon.
So follow that road, snowdrifts just as far as you can see.
Follow that road back through time, back through distance, back to me.
You'll remember in the springtime how the puddles look like pieces of the sky,
Fallen down by the roadside to delight any stranger passing by.
The softness of the grass on Raven Hill where we counted stars at night--
You must know how much I miss you, and that any way you get here is all right.
Just follow that road, wildflowers just as far as you can see.
Follow that road back through time, back through distance, back to me.
(Words & Music Anne Hills © 1995 Raven Heart Music)
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9. |
Companion
04:27
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I sit and wait beside the only tree for miles
The path before me barely visible at night
I wait there patiently alongside
As one by one they all come by
Seekers trying to find their way along
I ride the winds on wings of black and heather
I never know where they all go, just where they’ve been
I have to say it wasn’t always like this
But that’s a life that I don’t miss
I hold the moment for all those who need just one
For I am the Guardian, and I am the Guide
For all who journey here, I walk beside
I pass along all the things I learned
Cause nobody can know just where the story turns
Then a young man came with heart so heavy
Looking for a way to make it all make sense
I rode the top of the bag he had on
He had the tools he needed all along
He just needed a companion on the way
A girl danced through the misty shade
She liked my voice as I kept her rhythm true
She didn’t know just where this road might lead
But she was happy for the company
So I gave her one feather to remember
Yes I’m the Guardian, and I’m the Guide
I keep them safe from where the shadows hide
The choices that they make are on their own
But I’m always there to make sure they don’t walk this road alone
Then a flutter of wings caught my attention
A glow of white landed on the darkened road
He looked around and then he smiled at me
He came to sit with me beside my tree
And when I heard the footsteps on the path, I knew
That we are Guardians, and we are the Guides
For all who journey here, we walk beside
We pass along all the things we learned
Cause nobody can know just where the story turns
Yes we are Guardians, and we are Guides
We keep them safe from where the shadows hide
The choices that they make are on their own
But We’re always there to make sure no one walks alone
And now we know that we’ll never be alone
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10. |
Out of the Light
03:44
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In the light of the full moon you came to me
Showed me all your world was, and all I could be
A Foundling child, embraced by a Fae
But you never told me, “Say goodbye to the day.”
I’d never see the sun that day
Never seen the sun since that day
You took up my hand, took me out of the light
And together we wandered the ever twilight
But your world was never mine, we knew this day would come
It was always we two, now I’m down to one
Gonna see the sun today. I wanna see the sun today
It’s autumn leaves on fire, stretched wide ‘cross the sky
But as I watch the twilight end, I can feel your good-bye
I look to the wind, will I see you again?
But the wind doesn’t answer, will it ever again?
But I saw the sun today, yes I saw the sun today
You defied your own people to take me in
And for seven long years we remained in your glen
Seven more years, a wandering dream
From dragon to ocean, to our house by the stream
Your sword would lead us, my staff just behind
And years passed like stardust in the endless night
I was daughter and sister, partner and kin
You were father and brother, teacher and friend
I awake every morn to the sun on my face
And I still hear your laughter far away from that place
And I wonder if you think of me in the soft summer rain
And I wonder if you’d want me if I came home again
Cause you’re worth the sun, any day
And I’m coming home to stay
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My young love said to me, my mother won´t mind
And my father won´t slight you for your lack of kine,
And she stepped away from me and this she did say,
It will not be long love ´til our wedding day.
She stepped away from me and she moved through the fair,
And fondly I watched her move here and move there,
Then she went her way homeward with one star awake,
As the swan in the evening moves over the lake.
The people were saying no two were e´er wed,
But one has a sorrow that never was said,
And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear,
And that was the last that I saw of my dear.
I dreamt it last night that my young love came in,
So softly she entered her feet made no din,
She came close beside me and this she did say,
It will not be long love ´til our wedding day.
(Traditional)
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12. |
Widow's Garden
05:03
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In the sleepy hours of dawn they come callin’
In the wilds of the wood they come crawlin’
Every tree a road, every flower a star
Into the Widow’s garden, they roam
Twas a time they played with little children’s toys
Beneath a weepin’ willow, with a lovely little boy
But now the tree is silent save just for the wind
But into the widow’s garden still they roam
For time takes all things on, be they mountain, sea or storm
But they never are forgotten, no matter what time has worn
For those that live forever have the longest memory
And no matter what time has lost they still see
One day when the boy was young there came a summer squall
And a single fisherman that night never did make it home
His picture fell down from the wall in a pile of shattered glass
And in that moment she knew he was gone
The little boy he ran away not believing a single word
He fell into the darkened wood, where his tiny cry was heard
Next mornin’ he awoke among the petals soft and blue
Into the widow’s garden, he was home
For time takes all things on, be they mountain, sea or storm
But they never are forgotten, no matter what time has worn
For those that live forever have the longest memory
And no matter what time has lost they still see
Though the sea had took her bonnie beau and her son had up and grown
Still the Widow keeps her garden, where little blue flowers grow
And every morn ‘tween dusk and dawn, upon the creepin’ dew
Into the widow’s garden they roam
For time takes all things on, be they mountain, sea or storm
But they never are forgotten, no matter what time has worn
For those that live forever have the longest memory
And no matter what time has lost they still see
Into the widow’s garden, they roam….
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13. |
Family
06:28
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The trees, they whisper
What do they say?
You look to me and smile
“You’ll know someday.”
Hair of sunrise
Mine of night
All I remember
Is your smile, so bright
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
I watch in wonder
As Magic breathes
Wherever you are near
Secrets you weave
The years, they leave us
One day you know
You take my hand and
We walk one time more
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
You find a Yew tree
You sit and sigh
I hold your hand
And just cry
I sing there with you
You drift away
Show me, for I
Know not the way
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
Teach me, Mother
I return alone
And at my door
A little girl in rags
Shivering cold
Her hair a sunrise
Grass green are her eyes
I give a secret smile
For I know why
I’ll teach her, Mother
I’ll teach her, Mother
I’ll teach her, Mother
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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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