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Ferocity eluding him, surrounded in doubt. Lion slumps sadly, breathes a weary sigh out. Familiarity with life’s volatile ways. Little mouse reaches out with kindness and says: (mouse) Look into my eyes and hear what I say. I know what’s going on, won’t look the other way. I recognise the pain in you, can see it in your face. Take hold of my hand, I’ll lead you out of this place
(lion) I don’t know why I feel this way. I’m not sure I’ll make it through another day. The strength that I had has disappeared from inside. I just want to find a place to curl up and hide. (assortment of creatures) You’re not alone, we feel you, It’s not just you, it’s all of us too. Lion lifts his heavy head, begins to rise. Looks all around him, can’t believe his eyes. A multitude of creatures spread across the plain. All trying to take away some of his pain. Overwhelmed at this courageous display. He smiles as his tears roll gently away. Strength and pride returning to him once more. He lifts up his chest and lets out a great roar. You’re not alone, we feel you. It’s not just you, it’s all of us too
(Instrumental) Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Even the strong need a friend to lean on Lean on, you can lean on me, You can lean on me, you can lean on me Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Sometimes we all need a friend to lean on Even the strong need a friend to lean on Lean on, you can lean on me, You can lean on me, you can lean on me.
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Hooded man at the edge of town Eerie presence all around. Driving rains relentless pour, darkness wrapped the night once more. Windows shut and movement slow, no audience for his deathly show. Voices hushed and lighting dim. No welcome for one so grim. One shining beacon stood. Chimney smoke and a smell so good. He made his way as fate decreed. Heard a voice singing happily. The ballad of life and death, all started when she said “Come in out of the cold, just do as you’re told, have some nice hot food, Gotta get some life in you, come in out of the cold, just do as you’re told, have some nice hot food, Gotta get some life in you”
Warmed by fire and hunger sated, He’d never felt so contented. A thought occurred; “do you know who I am?” She laughed and said, “you are deaths man”. Confused at the lack of fear, He shrugged and slumped further in his chair. Aware of forces at play, she said “you know, you met life this day!”. He awoke with the dawn, one day turning into more, and so began the matrimony, life and death harmony. The ballad of life and death, all started when she said: “Come in out of the cold, just do as you’re told, Have some nice hot food, Gotta get some life in you” “Come in out of the cold, Just do as you’re told, Have some nice hot food, Gotta get some life in you”
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The Wolf Cried Out
02:59
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Grew up in hundreds Safety in numbers They keep their eye on you. Protection in the crowd Protection from the flock They’re looking out for you. Hundreds of hooves on well-worn paths No question where to go. Follow the leader, follow one another Don’t care what they don’t know. And the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you and the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you. Feel the need from deep inside to let yourself to let your true self be. Fighting this hunger Fighting desire to let yourself be free. Make your own way Choose your own path Don’t fear what lies within. Listen to instinct Listen to your heart Let your true self sing. And the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you and the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you and the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you and the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you. Unleash the beast Enjoy life’s feast Cry your ancestral call. Run with freedom Run with power the world is yours to roam. Howl with delight Howl with fright This is your song to sing. Howl with fury Howl with might Your new life now begins. And the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you And the wolf cried out I don’t want to follow you And the wolf cried out
I don’t want to follow you and the wolf cried out. I don’t want to follow you Follow you, follow you, follow you
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Believe
03:19
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Wave goodbye with raft in hand. Set sail for far off lands. Ignoring all their mocking quips, Their concern at the lack of ship. Casting off from all of them, they cry ‘you can’t even swim’. Warm sense of liberty, not something they can see. They don’t see, don’t doubt just be. They don’t see, don’t doubt, Believe. Sailing over oceans vast, no longing for the past, let adventure lead the way, no thoughts for what they’d say. Cultures new and people proud, laugh dance and sing aloud. Your newfound harmony, All part of your destiny. They don’t see, don’t doubt just be. They don’t see, don’t doubt Believe.
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Golden Canary
07:43
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You are a golden canary, spend your days Wishing you were free. You are a golden canary, made your choices Chose captivity. You’ll never be the things; you say you want to be. You live your life Singing, in misery. You’ll never be as free as the eagle flies,
Don’t realise That you chose, carelessly. You are a golden canary, spend your days Wishing you were free. You are a golden canary, made your choices Chose captivity. The wheels of Industry, pass you by. Other lives come and go as you sit, helplessly. Ongoing chain of life’s, productivity. The end goal not, Something, that you will see. You are a golden canary Spend your days Wishing you were free. You are a golden canary Made your choices Chose captivity. Got to keep on, got to be strong got to keep on, got to work long. Your life replaced, as you take, your final breath. No lasting home in the minds, of the ones you save. No legacy That stays, in their memory. This sacrifice Was not, the one you made. You are a golden canary Spend your days Wishing you were free. You are a golden canary Made your choices Chose captivity.
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Memories Remain
02:57
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As you rest your head and close your weary eyes, I am here with you Lying by your side. Our fingers intwined Holding to our pact. I will wait as long as it lasts. Nobody stays lives drift away. Dreams slowly fade Memories remain. Time passes slowly
As you cling to life. Beating heart then stops You pass to the other side. Stillness in the air, the glow the of life has left, I waited Until your final breath. Nobody stays lives drift away, Dreams slowly fade Memories remain Memories remain.
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Rise From Your Slumber
03:41
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Asleep for eighteen years, this is your time, time to rise, come back to life. Biding your time as you’ve been lying in wait. Keeping to yourself and the noise you can make. The world has overlooked you Unaware of what you can do. Rise from your slumber, Rise from your slumber. Claw your way up and out of the ground. Climb to the heights, survey the land around. Transform in a just a few hours Life cycle reveals your powers. Rise from your slumber Rise from your slumber. Asleep for eighteen years, this is your time
Time to rise, come back to life. Look into your eyes and they see as before, A Strength in you to be feared once more. A pride deep inside begins to swell. An army around you unleash in decibels. The success of your bloodline, Now is your time to shine. Asleep for eighteen years, this is your time, time to rise, come back to life Come back to life, time to rise Your time to rise.
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Let It Heal You
03:40
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Tethered in a tiny cage, calluses from binding chains. No room to spread your wings, find strength from deep within. Don’t let your spirit break. This is your chance to escape. Don’t fear the unknown. There’s more than the devil you know. What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for? Let it heal you, let it heal you. Let it nourish you. Let it heal you, let it heal you, and encourage you.
Unfurl your dignity. Your ancestral beauty. And let your spirit free, to fly for eternity. And as you soar the skies, Look back at your former life. Your captor’s tyranny, No match for your majesty. What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for? Let it heal you. Let it heal you Let it nourish you. Let it heal you. Let it heal you and encourage you. Let it heal you. Let it heal you. Let it nourish you. Let it heal you. Let it heal you. And encourage you.
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Time Rolls On
03:23
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Winters bite now past, the chill of life gone at last. Springs optimistic glow. Frozen waters regain flow. Cacophony of birdsong. Life once more skips along. And time keeps rolling on. Hope and laughter fills the days. Under Sierra’s watchful gaze. The grace of a harvest moon. Nature’s plentiful boon. Thoughts of hardship firmly gone. Crops flourish in the sun. And time keeps rolling on. Autumn airs her call. Forcing collective fall. Life’s rustle slows and fades. Inertia enshrouds the glades. A rumble far below. Threatens a mighty blow. Haunting memories. Desperate with defeat. The earth begins to shake. She signifies her rage. Pent up deep inside. Cruel winters bride. Sierra screams her force. Deaths destructive course. Erupts her lethal fury. Spewing disharmony. And all that was gone. Longing for a new dawn. And time keeps rolling on
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Feralman Cardiff, UK
Welsh/Australian indie folk artist.
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