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Hunted and Haunted

by Branwen

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1.
Horses 04:11
Lightning breaks the raging air, Horses lying dead, Every god's abandoned snare Is set where I am led. Oh the days, They stagger by No humble or unkind Alone by lantern light where I, Can trace the fractures of my mind. The storm she turns in trouble sleep The wind is caught and thrown The haunted call of the coyote Barbs the land I roam If I could touch the frailty Of thin disquiet love A wind-whipped spine A melody Sings storms into the blood The rain she brings the darkest air Falls and strikes as stone When soft like strands of silver hair She cries the storm has flown If I could sing for every soul Who Godless wandered on I'd sing the death of suffering And call the burning dawn
2.
Ursa 02:50
Down by the Black Water I see him fall in Then high up in the bower He plays a violin Little silk worm Springs from the melody Threads the stars down And hangs them from a tree Have you wandered far for To find a little light And Ursa be a black bear To guide us in the night Stars of silver Hair his bow Made from antler Horn and bone Down by the Black Water I saw him fall in Then high up in the bower He played a violin
3.
Simple, he said that I was a child Simply by the manner of my ways Four corners and the wind's not wild If I had half a horse I'd ride away I'll lie in heavy lidded sleep Where leaves grow heavy with the heat And shadows fall in midnight green I'll lie where bleeding poppies dream And oh to be alone again A cradle it is no place to lay the dead Pray for them though godless you may be And Bedlam is still a place to lay your head Beside the dogged face of the Furies I'll lie in heavy lidded sleep Where leaves grow heavy with the heat And shadows fall in midnight green I'll lie where bleeding poppies dream And oh to be alone again
4.
Wake in the morning and you'll find him gone Hardworn hearts are singing bitter songs Empty vessels calling for a form Forgo futures, lives unlived, undone Days agaze and gaping wide open Living for the fruit of illusion And the narrow gate of cold reason Oh the end was coming all the time Bodies fell in dreams on the front line Heaven never tasted so sublime Than the days we made when you were mine We'll pretend that it's nobody's fault Charge yourself until you will revolt Store your anger up inside your vault Under lock and key and bar and bolt All you hold you know you can't exalt By and by we all defy our growth Oh the end was coming all the time Bodies fell in dreams on the front line Heaven never tasted so sublime Than the days we made when you were mine
5.
Wildwood 04:22
I woke in the wild wood of thorny brush and scrub in darkness was no beaten path there to be found Lying in wait there was danger underfoot and beastly creatures bled me dry without a sound Dream, I must be dreaming Dreamed I died and went to hell A crack in the sky there the moon revealed herself and showed me terrifying women in strange trees A jolt in the wood then for the blood moon reprise a shrieking crying wailing wild cacophony Dream, I must be dreaming Dreamed I died and went to hell Up rose the sun then a flaming line of fire swallowed the wood and charred their voices til they smoked All turned to black then a crow called out my name I could not see or hear or feel and then I woke. Dream, I must be dreaming Dreamed I died and went to hell
6.
Qua Qua Qua 03:23
Oo oo... Oh I dreamed a dream I dreamed an evil dream bo Oh I dreamed a dream I dreamed an evil dream bo Oh I dreamed I died I dreamed I dreamed I died bo Oh I dreamed I died I dreamed I dreamed I died bo Oo oo.. Oh and then a crow came calling And then a crow came calling He brought he Qua Qua Qua He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light Oo oo... Oh I dreamed a dream He tore the hands off of me Oh I dreamed a dream He tore the heart out of me Oh he hung me high He hung me high and higher Oh he hung me high Upon a silver wire Oo oo... Oh and then a crow came calling And then a crow came calling He brought he Qua Qua Qua He brought the light He brought he Qua Qua Qua He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light He brought the light Oo oo..
7.
Pulled in by the undertow I lose my way, I lose control And some thin veil is quivering I see you now for all you've been While love is fast at sea Some day I will navigate The way through this old dreaming state I could dream the deepest blue I'll never know the end of you While love is fast at sea Sail over the horizon Where fallen stars mark dark heavens And say that when you close your eyes You'll see my face against the light While love is fast at sea
8.
Cedar Tree 03:27
I was a man who was inclined To leave the beaten path behind But you were always on my mind I was a fool and love was blind And some day you'll leave me And time will pass by And there'll be no grieving Or lasting goodbye When I was younger I was wild A past I'll never reconcile I guess I loved you all the while I chose to walk a sorry mile And some day you'll wake up And I will be gone It might come too late but I have done you wrong I sat under a Cedar tree I dreamed you were dreaming of me Grey birds flew out over the sea I dreamt I held you in my sleep And some day you'll leave me And time will pass by And there'll be no grieving Or lasting goodbye
9.
Traditional song
10.
The Cricket 05:35
The cricket sings for you You are the name of his hymn Waits to be washed in dew He knows the song of your skin Pale as milky daylight Soft as sleep And trembling too

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Debut Solo Album.

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released May 11, 2019

All songs written by Branwen Kavanagh
(With the exception of track 9 which is a Traditional Irish song)

Performances:
Vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonium, synth, petrol can : Branwen Kavanagh
Violin, viola: Nicholas Cooper
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet: Deirdre O'Leary

Recorded and mixed by Simon O'Reilly
Mastered by Lurssen Mastering
Artwork by Myriam Riand

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