Choose the Sun

by @tawny249

Liner Notes

Yes, another song about light and darkness. Geez, I wasn't trying for a theme this year. This one's a bit more story-ish. Still tweaking the melody.

EDIT: Ok, this is the best recording I've got for now. It's just to give people an idea of the melody. Bleh.

#folk #night #stars

Lyrics

The moon is a specter tonight,
My hands brush the ivy-clad stone,
Vines that climb with no compass, roots clinging wherever they’ve grown.

I pause to refasten my coat
as a storm I can’t see rushes in,
Like some distant sea monster aware you don’t know how to swim.

Oh, if I could wish on a star, I’d choose the sun,
Don’t navigate by the dark heavens, or you’ll be undone,
For the night is a treacherous lover if leading the way,
Breaking promises made, come the day,
Breaking promises made, come the day.

The road twists away from my home,
Like water left freely to wend,
If I follow, I’ve offered my fate without knowing the end.

Perhaps I’ll emerge in a glade
Where the sky opens wide as it calls,
Would it signal a respite or simply a fairy ring’s thrall?

Oh, if I could wish on a star, I’d choose the sun,
Beholden to none, for it shines with no hidden webs spun,
For the night loves obscure constellations of doubt and dismay,
Breaking promises made, come the day,
Breaking promises made, come the day.

Oh, if I could wish on a star, I’d choose the sun,
Don’t navigate by the dark heavens, or you’ll be undone,
For the night is a treacherous lover if leading the way,
Breaking promises made, come the day,
Breaking promises made, come the day.

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