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Fey Breeze
05:04
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Only her voice did he know
Soft as the midwinter snow
Alight on a breeze, singing for thee
Only the last ray of sun had shone
Robed in the shimmering snow
Deep in the forest of old
Boughs wide and free, dancing for thee
Entered him into a realm unknown
Fared from his warm wooden home
Leaving Spring's seeds all unsown
Entranced by a dream, he rowed on a stream
That far, far away from the world did flow
Sang of her beauty and light
Desperate to find page or knight
To lead him to where the voice in the air
Could end shame and sorrow and free the mind
Weary and old did he grow
On paths longer than he could know
Alive yet away from those numbered sane
His burden the world and his tears his own
Roots pulled him down to the earth
Midwinter sowing rebirth
From deep in the trees flowed a fey breeze
His last breath was drawn for the song he heard
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2. |
Hold On
08:41
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Dripping moss drip time away
Root and thorn cradling
Rest for weary bones into a grave so soft and safe
Breath and thought, a mind afraid
Fern and fog quivering
Beckoning the great beyond
A life to end this day
Delicate yet strong, precious mortality
On the verge of what's to pass
Hanging off the edge, the world so vast
Soon to know, but not now
Holding on, tethered by the roots
Grasping for what's next
Still tension, what will be
Whispering "hold on"
You gave more than you wanted to
Nobody asked if it was alright with you
Now kindness in the kitchen's morning light
Is gone, is gone, is gone
They had no right to take a life
Now you've given as much as you wanted to
Devastation drives the forward in you
Soon justice will shine in the courtroom's morning light
Hold on, hold on, hold on
They had no right to take a life
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Raotan
07:37
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Raotan, Raotan, tell me where my love has gone
O'er the mountains or the sea
Whither doth she wait for me
Raotan, Raotan, sow your seed within my song
Weave me spirit through the trees
Find my love and set her free
Raotan, of the gate, guardian of the forest fate
May your portal bloom to me
There within the Nornic three
Raotan, Raotan, where have all the flowers gone?
Withered in the Winter grey
Shrouded by the forest fey?
Raotan, Raotan, once in splendor, now forlorn
Ancient emerald woodland king
Mount your throne and call the Spring
Guide me to your stillest glade
Teach me how to wield the blade
For the mountains and the sea
Banish we the smog from thee
Raotan, Raotan, rise our queendom to the sun
Wonders of a gentle creed
Carve upon your symphony
Dancing leaves in the sun
Speak with me when I am young
Take my mind, the stories all
Offer them to Raotan
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4. |
Sail of the Serpent
06:09
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In the space between the trees across the sky
The waters run warm, deep and wide
A voice beyond the tongues of man
Compassion all I could understand
The moon wept for the Earth a way I never can
A chalice sundered, the wine spilled on the ground
The dream is over, there's nothing so profound
So just give up child, they're taking you away
Forget the mother, and conquer what remains
We feel the Winter, still the hills come down
The pain grows stronger, yet it can't be found
When there's nowhere left to turn, seek the ancient sound
Serpents - across the sky
Only children - still wonder why
Jesus - raised the dead
But who - will raise the living?
As the far off echoes and the sun takes hold
Becoming one as the fates foretold
The humans' trial may play a role
Or we may fall to grey and gold
Green to dust and dust to soul of Earth is lost beyond control
Solemn days, Winter comes
Goddess dies when dreams are done
So just try to remember how to sail away
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5. |
Through It All
07:22
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Through the spirals - through it all
Through the cycles - through it all
Through the chaos - through it all
Through the orders - through it all
We will climb we will claw
We will fight, we will bleed, we will fall
On our way to the sun
We will thrash we will wail
We will rejoice, we will run, we will fail
On our way to the sun
Through the forest - through it all
Through the portals - through it all
Through the fires - through the walls
Through the triumph - through the fall
We will love we will heal
We will march, we will demand justice, we will kneel
On our way to the sun
We will delve we will fly
We will build temples, we will sing 'til we die
On our way to the sun
We will destroy the machine
We will sow, we will tend, we will reap the ancient seeds
On our way to the sun
Through the hells, through the skies
Through it all we will rise
On our way to the sun
Through the hurt and the shame when there's no one to blame
Through it all
Through the hopes that would fade when alone and afraid
Through it all
Through the memories thin of when love took you in
Through it all
Through a sorrowful smile I will stay for a while
Through it all
Through a sorrowful smile I can stay for a while
Stay for a while...
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6. |
One Day
06:55
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One day I'll be free from the sorrow
One day I'll be free from the sorrow
One day the skies will hear our helpless cries
One day I'll be dust in the Earth
One day I'll be dust in the Earth
One day the stones will crush my aching bones
One day we'll be free from the sorrow
One day - a return for what was borrowed
One day we'll see the justice we believe
Fight to never flee, when the waves come over me
Hold me only ONE when our shame blots out the sun
One day all the gold will fade to grey
One day all that's sold will drown in flames
Hope and plead and pray in a desperate charade
One day
One day I'll be free from the sorrow
One day I'll abandon tomorrow
When the endless night falls upon my heart's delight
One day
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Far Away From Here
06:25
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And when you left the station the leaves were turning brown
For wind there was no waiting, we could not stand the ground
The knowledge of our changing, imagined inner peace
For fire there was but blazing
Just when I found out that this pain would never cease
Such a sign only seen by sleeping minds in simple times
Awakened in-betweens
Far away, far away from here
From Earth was spoke their leaving, a faith to find anew
So constantly in grieving for what it's coming to
I cried for you to hold on, don't let the forest fade
I screamed there will be justice for all the silent pain
Just when I called out that this world is gonna change
All this time, so alive
A love, a rhyme inside a dream awaiting for a time
That's far away, so far away from here
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8. |
Faery Revolution
08:52
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Welcome, friends, to Silent Temple
Where woven are songs of praise for Mother Earth
And questions for her children
Where, where are the humans truly present for the spirits of the Earth?
Why is the value of a forest not seen until it is used?
Why is the value of a mountain not seen until it is climbed or MINEd?
It seems, my friends, that we need a Faery Revolution
When, when will the warriors lay down their weapons
And wield instead instruments to create rather than destroy destiny?
When will the witches and the druids hold power in council across the land?
How will we reinvigorate the spirits of the ancient forest within the hearts of humankind?
I say this will happen my friends, with a Faery Revolution
When the Faery Revolution cuts asunder the colonizer's fences and composts his documents
All folk shall roam free on indigenous sovereign land
When the Faery Revolution melts all the guns in a great demon-banishing fire
The metals shall be buried, deep within the Earth from whence they were torn
When the Faery Revolution builds Pagan temples
Proud, shimmering, and vast as the mountains
The needy and the broken shall dine in their highest halls
When the Faery Revolution plants fruit, tree, and flower
On every roadside of every city
The deer, trolls and wolves shall roam amongst us in peace
We shall roam amongst ourselves in peace
A sight, a vision
A sound, a harmony
Mankind's religion will not set us free
A word, a wonder
Wandering the ONE
Can spell us closer to a queendom in the sun
We are in the light, we are in the trees
We are everything we hear a blowin' in the breeze
We are in the light, we are in the trees
We are everything we hear a blowin' in the breeze
We are in the trees, we, the only ONE
We, the all arisin' for a queendom in the sun
We are in the trees, we, the only ONE
We, the all arisin' for a queendom in the sun
A sight, a vision
A sound, a harmony
Mankind's religion will not set us free
A word, a wonder
Wandering the ONE
Can spell us closer to the sun
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Falling Leaves
06:36
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Here's the place for an open heart
A wide eyed child back from the start
Here's the place for a loving fool to know their sacred ground
Just how long can you play it cool
When the gentle smile still waits for you?
Just how long can you play along holding on to sinking sand?
Once not so long away
A golden light were they
A child who climbed a tree
The guardian of the gate
Woke to the growing pains
Had to leave their post
To raise the banner high
For the ones they loved the most
Still with a dream in hand
A woodland stream within
So many would not stand
When they called the freedom in
Trees felled and flowers sold
Hearts and homes gone broke
A maid afraid to love
A boy afraid to hope
With the falling leaves of autumn is a dance toward their doom
In the bright shines of the moon
From the moments I've forgotten comes the ONE of every day
Every mind and every play
Home came another way
Freedom from desire
Folded in a glade
Where the water loves the fire
Shone light upon the dazed
Tangled in the wires
Let old systems fade
And the seeress guide you higher
With the falling leaves of autumn is a chance to find your grace
In the cold sighs of the waves
From the memories I've forgotten comes the warmth of yesterday
And the smiles I cannot say
Hold me now, when the fire is gone
And the wind blows still, having lost its song
A way to be, we could almost see freedom moving on
With the scenes I will become
Shining in an ancient sun
Knowing all but dreams shall fade
Every day I'll play the part
Now once more back from the start
Once not so long away
A golden light were they
A child who climbed a tree
The guardian of the gate
May our days on Earth still blossom
And the portals open wide
In the trees across the sky
Spell the wish and heal the fallen
Harmonize a gentle fate
Goddess singing at the gate
All we are from a star beyond
And a memory of a childish song
We can all believe in a love so strong
We can raise our sights
To those castles in the sky
Raising peaceful banners high
As an Earthly piece of art
With compassion as our style
We can learn back from the start
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Progressive Folk-Soul
Mystical Jazz-fusion band SILENT TEMPLE hails the great muses from Portland,
Oregon. Directed by multi-instrumentalist and composer Troll Hart, Silent Temple evokes the ancient spirit of folk music through a plethora of styles, from classic rock to heavy metal to soul-jazz.
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