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LYRICS - 'MAGICFOLK' 2007 - all songs copyright Ben and Michelle Glover

GREEN MAN (2003 Ben Glover)

Waiting at the junction

that runs underground

of the old straight track

my cats eyes are bonfires

holding me back

linking the hills

too much road rage

of the old straight track

in the Aquarian age

Waiting at the junction

Dazzle in the mirror

for the lights to change

and nothing on the radio

I saw the sign

forget what the lights say

I’ll find another way

I’m not waiting

for the green man

Cross through the circle

I’m not wasting my time

climb over the barrow,

the tarmac’s old

Go past the Long Man

and the pavements are narrow

and over the hill,

walk with the green man

leading you places

take the contraflow

the road never will

you don’t need traffic signs

to follow the ley lines

walk with the green man

take the contraflow

You take the high road

you don’t need to wait for him

and I’ll take the one

to say when you can go

SHEBA (2004 Michelle Glover)

watching

from a tall window

up high

overlooking the desert

orange and hot

watching you walking away

reaching

from the tower of Babel

high and dry

my pillar of flame

moves away

on the plains of Africa

cries

deaf to the world

a bird

cracks its wings

a feather falls

past my prison window

and drifts

on the heat haze

of your footsteps

padding in the sand

along the kingdom of dust

lost heart of Solomon

song of Sheba

breathes through the air

on feathers

falling down to my feet

dream or reality

or is it - real?

PERSEPHONE

LITTLE SPIRIT

(2004 Michelle Glover)

(2002 Michelle Glover)

Drawn to the place of Persephone

little spirit you are

Drawn to the dark passageway

little spirit that doesn’t care

Under the white cypress tree

how, where, or why

Fixed by the eyes of Persephone

sleep in the sun

sleep in the shade

I will go, I will follow you

as flies spin by

Down to the river of forgetfulness

hear in my quiet

Ah.. Persephone

see in my dark

κόρη της νύχτας

when candle flames die

(Daughter of the night)

wake in the night

κόρη της άνοιξης

burn bright little soul

(Daughter of the spring)

little spirit that you are

AIBO (2004 Ben Glover)

I can’t see where you’re looking

and your eyes are much too blue

There’s more compassion in my dog

and it’s made by Sony

You don’t know the weakness of our race

Minds as fragile as a face

Android blue I like your style

Show me where to lose the smile

I find the world too crowded nowadays

It’s hard to navigate

there’s always someone in the way

Are there pavements on your planet

are there binbags, are there boxes?

You don’t seem to see them with your eyes

Android blue, you’re really wired

Can we go, I’m feeling - ready to leave

Tomorrow I’ll be ready for you

Android blue

You’ve taken a hard look around

It seems that nothing’s changed your mind at all

I wish you could offer me more hope

But your expression is unreadable

Android blue, you’ve been so patient

The day has been so slow

Maybe tomorrow I’ll be ready for you

Android blue

HELIOPOLIS

ANGEL

(2005 Michelle and Ben Glover)

(2002 Michelle Glover)

place of pillars

give me power give me light

god of the setting sun

in the dread of the dark

steps in the desert

give me strength to survive

sunk into the sand

to live to the edge of time

voice of the bird

spread your wings over me

in the mountain’s hand

give me hope in the day

a temple buried

to send out the battle cry

beneath a pillar of flame

give me help in the battle

from the eye of Horus

help me not to die

phoenix flies again

city of Aten

give me power of empathy

city of the sun

give me strength of sympathy

FURIES (2005 Michelle Glover. Translation into Greek by Carola Scupham)

Τισιφονη, Μεγαιρ(α),Αληκτω

Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto

ποτε δεν λησμονειτε, Ερινυες

unforgetting Furies

μεσ'υπνηλια και νυστα

O drowsed in sleep

πνιγεται ο πονος μου

too deep to heed my pain!

Ξυπνατε, ακουετε

Awake and hear,

Η Κλυταιμνηστρα σας φωναζει, σηκω!

Clytemnestra calls - Arise!

Νυσταγμενα ουρλιαζετε

Yelping, drowsed again?

σηκω! στο φριχτο εργο

Up and do your deed of hell!

Προσμενει η ψυχη μου

my soul awaits

παιρνει χαμπαρι Μοιρα

tidings of coming fate

Μανιαι, Τρελλες

Maniae, Madnesses,

Κοραι πια της Νυχτας

Daughters of the Night

Λυσσαζετε, φρενιαζετε!

strike with madness!

Αρπαζετε!

Seize!

γυρω ψυχη τυλισσει

Round the soul entwining

Χωρις Λυρα και Μουσα

Without lute or lyre

τρελλη ψυχη μαραινει

Soul in madness pining,

στη φωτια λειωνει

Wasting as with fire

EGYPT (2006 Ben Glover)

Go beyond the pylon gate

See the desert rimmed with light

Limestone walls white

Climb the eternal weight

The heron and the crocodile

Find a path across the stars

Chasing Orion

Slowly turning on the Nile

Mistaken time

Fighting off the years, lift the draperies

Let your castles go

Come down to our century

and tell us what you know

Go beyond the pylon gate

Past the shadow of the lion

Leave the stale dungeon

Leave your fallen temple

Go to the river side

The poppies and the cornflowers still grow

For the pharaoh

NARCISSUS

SEA PRIESTESS

(2005 Ben Glover)

(2006 Michelle & Ben Glover)

Caught by the window

we’ll build a fire of Azrael

You see yourself sideways

with cedar and sandalwood and juniper

So good looking

when the weed begins to stream

Your face is double glazed

Take another moment and turn back

we will see all the past

You can’t tear yourself away

of the high sea down

From the mirror trap

and the hollow land of marshes

Lost in conversation

fay Morgana

On the telephone

and the priest of the sea

Will you listen to yourself

Turn your best speech on

we’ll be the star

It’s a good impression of you

that rises from the sea

You’re more in love than you knew

these are the moon-tides

and these belong to me

Eridanus had a daughter

But Narcissus

take two twigs of the juniper tree

would only kiss the water

cross them

Seems like everything

cross them

is going your way

It all went right for you today

look into the coals of the fire

So you think about it for a while

of Azrael

Drown yourself in a smile

Fay Morgana

DIVING BELL

(2003 Ben Glover)

I’m taking on water

Out in this desert of stars

My instruments are shot to hell

I’m probably heading for Mars

I’ve taken on too much

This time

I’ve pushed my luck too high

to climb down

Diving bell

why did I go

I’m cold as hell

and twice as low

I’m counting the hours

With each breath of air

There’s fine rain coming

From somewhere

It’s an Arctic winter

This night goes on for days

I could sail this ocean

always

I’m walking on water

I’m over the moon

I couldn’t leave the Odyssey

too soon

There’s a million people waiting for me

There’s a million people asking for me

I’ve seen the Sea of Tranquillity