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The sinister ends
And the fevered interventions of Facebook friends

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Strike mission flown white-winged Pegasus turns for home
Target marked as Recon roans engage and intercept you
Lancing on air harridan fast in a mountain lair
Serpent-tongued with snakes for hair to armour and protect you
From love under will shock awe terror by smoke concealed
Broke convention turned your spears and petrified I left you

Black Hawk come in on the radio
CASEVAC ready to go
See men down and see men drown
And leave the dead for the crows

Centuries had passed Minos toppled to dust and ash
White-winged Pegasus out to grass finds time for introspection
Through slack-water days in our cool grey city not far away
With time to sleep and time to play sometimes for self-deception

Black Hawk come in on the radio
Battery light is low
With a song to spare but the dead won’t care
And an epitaph ready to go

Now time standing still with time in hand has time to kill
Casts no long shadows on distant fields where in centuries past I fought you
And I tried everywhere but the bridges we’d burned were beyond repair
So I kicked and I bit and I pulled your hair til I’d no one left to talk to
So in time back again by steamship clipper and diesel train
Old and no wiser I homeward came and like a sickness I have caught you

Timeline
All the time
Time lies

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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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