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about

Whence came she here and why?
‘It fell upon a holy day’ the bonny birdy cried

lyrics

It’s been a year or so I would say
The second week in May
Lambs were out in the green fields
The children down in the courtyard played
There were guests in the hall to stay
For a neighbourhood wedding on the following day
I went for a walk to the clean moors
And slowly strolling bent my way

Seeing through the eyes of God
I sunlit lands uplifted trod
Friend to the fox and the hare
And all of broad creation there
Everything happening at last
Faith restored and winter past
But I sang from a heart of brass
Like a man who’s come in from the cold too fast

Then a jackdaw spoke up from a tree
‘I’m sick of the sound of your voice’ said he
Your love is in trust neither fool nor free
And a love to be fought not won must be
Her kiss is the price of your ruin
Her tongue and her touch your bleak undoing
So he leaped from the branch with an angry cry
To dwindle south in the hot blue sky

Katherine I pray
Now that you’ve found me how long will you stay

Nightfall offered no clue
As the bats embattled in the twilight flew
We sat and we talked or serene in thought
Watched as deepening shadows drew
Shards on the silver lawn
And a pale moon rose as the night wore on
But the Devil knows what between arose
And advanced before the dawn came on

Morning rose confused
With life at a slant and the light askew
The dogs were scared but the cats just stared
And the cockerel would not do
The rookery silent froze
As I puzzling paused to greet the crows
The frogs sat fast in the millpond
For reasons undisclosed

So hey how does this find you?
What did you do?
What did they make you say?
What could they prove?
How did they make you stay?
What did they say they would take away from you?
That it would make you pay
Make you rue the day
You tried to break away

So now a year’s gone down the drain
The grass is slick and wet with the rain
But the crops can rot in the fields
As the wheels get stuck in the ruts in the lane
And Katherine’s arms displayed
In a crude tattoo on my red flesh flayed
Says ‘thanks for all the dreams boy
And thanks for the mess you made’

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from The Power Behind The Throne, released June 7, 2023

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Since 1984 Blyth Power have been playing and recording original music, which although regarded by many as fitting into the folk rock catergory goes so much further. Based around the lyrics of songwriter Joseph Porter, the band's sound is unique, and there is an atmosphere to Blyth Power that adds a depth to the music, and makes them more than just another pop group. ... more

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