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Midwinter Spell
02:46
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Sweet scent of cinnamon, spices and cloves
Sun going low
Late evening glow
Sky fading tangerine dips into mauve
Heavy clouds promising snow
Tinsel of silver and baubles of gold
Turn the lights low
Put on a show
Dance with the lost ones, the young and the old
Joy soon follows in tow
Dance with the strangers on Solstice-Eve night
Let them all know
It's somewhere to go
Home as the season tips into light
Tie up the gifts in a bow
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My Winter Coat
03:16
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Took it off the hook at the back of the wardrobe
Ah! My winter coat still fits
Big and thick and warm and plush as bathrobe
Think I’ll top it off, hat, scarf and mits
What’s this in the pockets? Crumpled paper scraps
Ah! Some old songs I wrote
Then quickly abandoned, sensing a trap
Shoved them in my pockets and promptly forgot
Howl them at the moon, just howl them at the moon
Those old abandoned songs
That only come out one time of year
When the days are short and the nights are long
And my winter coat is on
Stepping into snow drift outside my den
Ah! The coat is needed
Find a little food then back home again
Berries on the trees with ice are beaded
Howl them at the moon, just howl them at the moon
Those old abandoned songs
That only come out one time of year
When the days are short and the nights are long
And my winter coat is on
When the sun was king
A perfect regal star
I boldly caught some rays
In my mason jar
Then I sewed them in the lining of my winter coat
So when all around is cold I would be warm
And the winter songs so dread and old
Won’t sound so terribly cold
So howl them at the moon, just howl them at the moon
Those old abandoned songs
That only come out one time of year
When the days are short and the nights are long
And my winter coat is on
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Survive
04:05
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In our little nest high up in the sky
Over winter we survive
So that in summer we may thrive
In our little nest high up in the sky
From time to time a storm
Rattles timbers, batters eaves
Wind whistles its song
Accented by flying leaves
Though the winter’s raging
Blowing howling shaking panes
It’s not our war it’s waging
No, not ever again
In our little nest way up in the sky
Over winter we survive
Now and then a crash
Of broken glass on concrete
The animals may clash
Down there on the street
Though the wild life are so fierce
Shouting, cursing outside the pubs
Here we are safe from their jeers
Warm and happy in our hub
[improvised rounds over outro]:
In our nest way up in the sky
Over winter we survive
So that in summer we may thrive
In our nest way up in the sky
Over winter we survive
So that in summer we may thrive
In our nest way up in the sky
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Put down the eggnog please Mum
Honey dim the lights and get the gun
Something strange is looking in the window
Drawn no doubt by the festive glow
An elongated body, pointy ears
Bulbous eyes projecting eldritch fears
But the sad smile upon the strangeling's face
Reminds me of this long forgotten phrase:
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
Dad was doubtful of this course of action
With Auntie Anne he quickly formed a faction
But honey you and I will side with Mum
Open up the French windows and in you come
The poor old creature was near frozen
No sooner in the armchair dozin'
Than a gang of ogres came into view
In the garden, so we did what we had to do:
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
That little voice on the radio
Says bring 'em in, those poor poor things
I may have misremembered slightly
For my house is getting fuller nightly
Barely room for the dragon to spread her wings
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
If you’re cold, then they’re cold too
So bring them inside
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
There’s room enough by your hearth
For all to bide
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The day has come, the season has turned
It's time you made your bed
Fill up on fuel, slow down and cool
And rest your weary little head
Winter is the coldest time of year
Food so scarce and weather so cruel
But you’re nobody’s fool
Millennia of change have led you here
Your bed of leaves and twigs is nearly done
Food so scarce and weather so harsh
The hedgerow’s like a marsh
As rain and snow clouds cover up the sun
The day has come, the season has turned
It's time you made your bed
Fill up on fuel, slow down and cool
And rest your weary little head
Winter is the barest time of year
Food so scarce and weather so wild
When once again it’s mild
You’ll be back for summer time is here
Now you’re full and ready for your rest
Food so scarce and weather shut out
The rain runs down the spout
But you won’t notice cosy in your nest
The day has come, the season has turned
It's time you made your bed
Fill up on fuel, slow down and cool
And rest your weary little head
Sleep little ones, sleep and more
Find your centre, find your core
Hibernation is the door
From winter into spring
Sleep little ones, sleep so deep
May the goddess bless and keep
Til the springtime birdies cheep
Abroad and on the wing
Winter is the leanest time of year
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Hibernaculum
08:44
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Lewis Mullen Glasgow, UK
I write the kind of music I'd like to listen to, and I hope you enjoy listening to it to. It's a window into a slightly different world that's a more honest mirror of our own
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