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Ixion spins
But loses his bottle and must pay for his sins

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Ixion spins and Athena scores
Now the bull from the sea has come back from the wars
She’s taking a turn around Jericho’s walls
Looking down on her besiegers
She said you’ve been banished he asked her what for
She said you’re a thief and he said you’re a whore
When she said ‘that’s subjective and it comes to us all’
He was inclined to misbelieve her
As the marks on the masonry fade out and fail
The dead men departing bid fondly farewell
And Acropolis crumbles she’s painting her nails
So on I’ll go, now I don’t want to leave her

City of God thy bonds will be free
Once Lysistrata throws you the key
But I’m changing my spots and I’m crossing the sea
And I groped for the door and it opened for me

Sunrise in the morning and I’m fresh out of words
She’s been lighting the pyre I’ve been writing her verse
I’ve been kissed by the muse but she hit on me first
So on I’ll go and I’ll try my best to please her

Stripped of his majesty bartered and sold
The King came North on the London road
We watched as his garrison plundered and stole
Resigned to the procedure
They took all we offered they took all we owned
They found what we’d hidden they kept what we’d loaned
And his blessing upon us though freely bestowed
Didn’t help to make things easier
So we suffered in silence biding our time
Through the tolls and the tariffs the levies and fines
Because what’s yours will be yours and what’s mine will be mine
But what is Caesar’s due we’ll gladly give to Caesar

City of God on a flood tide bore
With the tears and the smears and the fear of the Fall
And the cleansing fire of that terrible sword
And its curse were dispersed and defied and ignored

Sunrise in the morning I’ve nothing to lose
I’ve been writing inspired by her striking the fuse
There’s a deal on the table that I cannot refuse
So on I’ll go embattled and beleaguered

Flower of England as Queen of the May
Came back to the stage in a West End play
You picked her up out along Memory Lane
Put her in a cauldron boil and drain
But don’t fall asleep on the job don’t let it burn dry again
The Devil finds work for idle men
Oh no sir I have the matter in hand
And I know how hard to pull the lever

Now Ixion’s pinned and Athena’s abroad
The bull from the sea went and fell on his sword
The girl in the photograph’s vanity’s cured
And we’re proud of her demeanour
The marks on the masonry had nothing to tell
The clock on the church chimed the quarter bell
As the King on his donkey rode back down to Hell
For all I know …

City of God thy bonds will be free
We’ve come to live and to reign in thee
Still stands the church clock at ten to three
And the cat’s in the kitchen so he can’t catch me

Sunrise in the morning as high as it goes
I’ve been planting in rhyme I’ve been ploughing in prose
With my ring on her finger the spell on me grows
So on I’ll go although I’m an unbeliever

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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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