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Mockingbird

by Loris and the Lion

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Thank you to Eloise for this and so many years of friendship.

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Mockingbird

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Hush my darling, don't you say a word.
The Devil isn't listening.
For in has flown his Sunday silver bird,
and I can't stop him singing.

I was a candle dove.
Sent to save,
from fires above.

Sing in your forbidden tongues,
But stop before the woodsmen comes.
He'll cut your laurel and your stolen Gods away.
He'll say pot, kettle, are you black?
and turn the feathers on your back,
and make you sing for sixpence you have yet to pay.

Hush my darling, pray you pay no heed.
The magpie's only whistling.
For she did steal that diamond for a star,
and I can't stop it glistening.

I was a sun so bright.
Sent to count the stars at night.

One for sorrow,
two for mirth.
Stop before you count the earth.
Why else do you think was Jacob's fiery angel slain?
She swept to save his burning heart,
but scattered when the ash bled dark,
and cast a ring of roses round
the lover's flame.

Hush my darling, rest your head strong hands.
The ring won't stop them shaking.
For it has shattered to a looking glass,
and I can't stop it breaking.

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credits

released September 6, 2019
Voice: Georgia Harris
Piano: Georgia Harris
Textures: Rich Bond

Words - Georgia Harris
Music - Georgia Harris & Rich Bond
Production and Engineering - Rich Bond

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Loris and the Lion Liverpool, UK

Loris and the Lion weave gentle tales of joy and loss; a patchwork of sonic delights built by (wo)man and machine to soothe the soul and feed the heart.

A duo from Liverpool, navigating life together accompanied by: fairytales; folktales; lifetales.

Calling to mind the sounds and spirit of Joanna Newsom, Tori Amos and Jesca Hoop. ... more

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