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The Beast Within

from The Midnight Contingent by Cheshire Moon

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lyrics

Deep in the valley lay a wood that’s under guard
By centaurs fast and satyrs with their cloven hooves as hard
As ice and fire, but I’ve a weapon all my own
My arrow is temptation set up a bow of bone

Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
Won’t you spare a breath for me

Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
You see
‘Cept a bear-girl up a tree Am

Tooth and girl and softest fur claw so sharp and sweet
Shining claws and ebon paws soft as a Selkie
Beware the bearskin maiden who stalks the ebon wood
I’ll take your truest measure and sheath thy sword for good

I’m the smallest of the garrison but I never lose my prey
If your intentions are true you may live another day
I am the beast in skin so fine I am the breath of Beltane fire
the taunting dance of love divine dark and sweet as deep desire

Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
Won’t you spare a breath for me
Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
You see
‘Cept a bear-girl up a tree

Give in to invitation come sleep on softest fur
And know that in the morning alone you’ll be for sure
But when you leave this wood you’ll not be the same
For my prey I never lose upon your flesh my mark will stay

Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
Won’t you spare a breath for me

Oh, hunter of the evergreen
You know not what you see
There’s nothin’ in these woods tonight
You see
‘Cept a bear-girl up a tree

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from The Midnight Contingent, released April 22, 2017

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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. ... more

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