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Favor of a Dance
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This is the social event of the season
It's not my game, but you give me reason
You dance with kindness around the floor
While your escort seems ready for war
His hand is tight around your arm
Your dignity, he’s doing harm
I see you flinch. To restore your calm,
I will break the rules with all of my charm
Give me the favor of a dance
Give me the favor of a dance
She spoke of your generosity
Given that, then won’t you please
Give me the favor of a dance
He lets us dance though it’s not my game
Then cuts it short and puts you to shame
Lay into him and we dance on the floor
We draw our swords, ready for war
Give me the favor of a dance
Give me the favor of a dance
You spoke with such animosity
Given that, then won’t you please
Give me the favor of a dance
I leave him lying in a puddle of shame
It might be fun but this ain’t my game
The cruel rules of your society
Are different than those for me
Give me the favor of a dance
Give me the favor of a dance
We prefer generosity
Given that, then won’t you please
Give me the favor of a dance
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Naked
03:10
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You're a stunning lady
Your emotions you hide
You tear down my defenses
With a wink of your eye
* You think it's a game
That only you can win
But that is insane, girl
Cuz it's you… who's naked
That I undressed your heart
You choose to downplay
Try to reclothe your thoughts
But your feelings you betray
You're breaking down now
Can I hold you when you cry?
Or will you disarm me?
Before you tell me goodbye
And leave me naked
Don’t cut yourself off
There’s no need to hide
Wanna know every part of you
Please let down your guard
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Blink
03:35
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I love old things. They make me feel sad
Take me back to the past, and all the happiness I had
But when I met you, I could not close my eyes
I couldn't even blink, Lest you disappeared into time
Asked you out for a drink while the rain fell down
I tried not to think that you might turn me down
You’re like an angel as old as the universe
You saved me from a lonely life that is so much worse
Don't blink. Don't look away
Life is too short
I won't blink. I won't turn my back
Let go of the hurt. I won’t blink
Things don't always happen like we dream and plan
It gets lonely sometimes. That's why I take your hand
To grow old with you for as long as time goes by
You showed me this moment and you opened up my eyes
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Selkie's Life
03:38
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I’m going back to the ocean
I’m gonna feel the sand
I’m gonna roll in the waves
Like a seal swim away from the strand
I got to live among men
I swooned the ladies well
I gained many new friends
None of them compare to the swells
Going down to the ocean
I missed the ocean
I tried to ride the waves
I thought that I could thrive
I struggled to go with the current
Every twist and turn felt contrived
Going down to the ocean
Back in the ocean
Got cold after a few days on the island
Good friends and lovers aren't warm enough for me
I wanna be free again, not hiding
The ocean is the place I need to be
I’m gonna dive neath the waves
I’m gone with the setting sun
I’m going back to the depths
Where a selkie’s life was begun
Going down to the ocean
Back in the ocean
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There are scallops in the sea, put there for you and me
By the Lord who reigns from heaven above
And the divers catch and sell, but we won’t go to hell
We treat the sea with joy, respect and love
* There’s a wild and rolling sea bringing me back home to ye
To yer bed that’s dry and crisp and woman warm
And our lovin’ knows no harm when I hold you in my arms
When the Boys from Lerags Glen come rollin’ home
There are rocks upon the shore. there are sgheirs even more
And the trawlers they are dredging to and fro’
But the diver’s in the gully, for the seabed we don’t sully
Hand pickin’ is the way I chose to go
But today the sea is calm and the boat is full of clams
And swiftly we have cleared KilBrannan Sound
Sacks of scallops stacked up high. All our divers safe and dry
And soon for Lerags Glen, we’re homeward bound
But now a new day’s dawned and time is moving on
Conservation is a game that they all play
And my work they cannot thole and I’m told to sign the dole
No more from Lerags Glen go to the sea
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Redemption
03:38
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I was so young. I made a mistake
That I have never shared
Much to regret, I tried to forget. I ran
That just laid it bare. It laid it all bare
To speak the words out loud made me
Shudder for the harm I done
Now I help the innocent
Still I feel the need to run
Because I burn. I burn
It won't cover the pain
But it's time I learn. It’s time I learn
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Are great men truly forged in fire
While others light the flame?
That's what I tell myself so that
I can avoid the blame, avoid the blame
Deep down inside, there's a scared little child
Smashing statues, filled with fright
Under cover, changing faces
To hide away in plain sight
But still I burn. I burn
It won't cover the pain
But it's time I learn. It's time I learn
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
And still my monsters come from my past
They shatter my future bones
Scary to face them, but time will heal
Don't have to do it alone, no longer alone
Promise to keep, tho I may weep
For the pain I kept deep down
Face my fears for 1200 years
Hope will turn my life around
No longer burn. No longer burn
It may not cover the pain
But it's time I learn. It's time I learn
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
But it's time I learn. It's time I learn
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Redemption can come again
Can come again
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Spiderwebs
02:08
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Bad men are bird dogging our town
Dogging our town, bird dogging our town
Bad men are bird dogging your town
We’ll lay a trap for them
We’re gonna spin a spiderweb,
Spiderweb, Spiderweb
We’re gonna spin a spiderweb
That’s how we will catch them
I’ll wear a soft cotton dress,
Soft cotton dress, soft cotton dress
I’ll wear a soft cotton dress
A pretty floral bonnet on top
We’ll shoot them down in the spider web
Spiderweb, spiderweb
Shoot them down in the spider web
And celebrate our win
A pretty little girl has lured me in,
Lured me in, lured me in
A pretty little girl has lured me in
And declared her love for me
She caught my heart in a spiderweb.
Spiderweb, Spiderweb
Caught my heart in a spiderweb
Now how will this all end
She’s leading me to the end of the line.
End of the line, end of the line
Leading me to the end of the line
We'll put things right again
I’ll break free from her spiderweb,
Spiderweb, spiderweb
I’ll break free from her spiderweb
And never kiss a girl again
Come here little lady, may I meet you,
I meet you, I meet you
Come here little lady may I meet you
Guess it begins again
It’s all a game of spiderwebs,
Spiderwebs, spiderwebs
It’s all a game of spiderwebs
And everybody falls in
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By Amazing Grace
04:09
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He was an alpha male and like a strong gale,
He blew thru your life without regret
Left destruction and pain, then came back again
To hurt you and leave you upset
But he rushed to your side when he heard you cry,
Like a cowboy though he caused your distress
You ain't a lady in need. So he better take heed
Or you’ll destroy him in your purty dress
* By amazing grace, you don’t need him
It’s amazing he didn't know he was wrong
The true measure of a man
Is how willing he is to stand
By the side of a woman who’s strong
With a little bit o' force, he laid out a course
To show you that he was righteous
But you saw through that routine. You knew he was just mean
Though he tried to pretend he was pious
Yes, monsters are real, especially when they feel
That their actions are justified by God
You ain’t looking to run and you’re my kind of dumb
You’ll lay him right down in the sod
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Battlestar of Munster
03:37
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Reaver Drinking Song
02:34
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* Bash their heads flay their skin
Make them scream in pain
Let ‘em alone and think you’re done
Let's start another refrain
Niska was old and scary,
A bad reputation
And then he heard a reaver scream
His body's gone for cremation
Badger was a businessman
Roots in the community
A reaver ate his little gang
And now he can't even pee
Durran's steak was always rare
Before I first met him
He met a reaver, now won't eat steak
He's a vegetarian
Bester loved ships and women
They howled when he boarded them
His ship was boarded by reavers. Now
He howls when they board him
Boss Higgins' word was law
What he said was set in stone
Then reavers hit Higgins' Moon
The law is now written in bone
Fanty and Mingo are fine twins
You can't tell one from t'other
Until they met a band of reavers
Now Mingo's the prettiest brother
Jubal was a bounty hunter
A sadist through and through
He rambled about philosophy
While a reaver started to chew
No mercy, they all were weak
Cattle for the slaughter
Open them up, look inside
I think I see Harry Potter
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Molly Malone
02:38
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In Dublin's fair city,
Where the girls are so pretty
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone
She wheeled her wheelbarrow
Through the streets broad and narrow
Crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"
* Alive, alive, oh, alive, alive, oh
Crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"
She was a fishmonger,
And sure, t'was no wonder
For so were her mother and father before
They each wheeled their barrow
Through the streets broad and narrow
Crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"
She died of a fever
And no one could save her
That was the end of sweet Molly Malone
Now her ghost wheels her barrow
Through the streets broad and narrow
Crying "cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh"
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Together
02:27
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A journey we did not ask to take
Threatening those we hold dear
Into the frightening unknown
Fighting to move through fear
On our fight we end up places
We never wanted to be
But we are not alone
Even though others we may not see
* Together we are stronger
Together we connect
Together we seek knowledge
Together we never forget
It takes visionaries to gather us
Focused on the broader view
Bridging the gap between science and warrior
Krabbe we will cure you
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Come Adventure With Me
04:30
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There's a secret door to a hall unknown
Inside are fears that turn me to stone
Do I step forward or head back home?
Which is the path for me?
I raise my head and take one step more
The ground it shakes. I look back to the door
Feel like I’m caught and stuck to the floor
And so I cut myself free
* This world’s a treasure that is full of strife
Every moment can enrich your life
Just face your dragons with the edge of a knife
It’s a better life you see. Come adventure with me
There are ugly goblins doing scary things
Deep down in dungeons there are magic rings
Live or die with the riddles we bring
You’ll find your way through the dark
My Precious life has so many memories
Fluttering birds, butterflies in trees
My home is comfort, comfort is a breeze
But there’s another way to live
So many wars. It’s an endless fight
To slay our dragons that soar through our night
But I’m no coward. I’ll do what is right
Before I make my way home.
Now I’m back with stories that ring
A truth that soars up on eagle wings
Let’s not forget the songs elves sing
Oh the joy that they bring!
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Marc Gunn Atlanta, Georgia
Marc Gunn is a rhythm and folk musician inspired by Celtic culture, science fiction, fantasy, and cats--Sci F'Irish
music.
He breathes new life into the autoharp, which continues to surprise musical veterans and fans alike for its unique sound and spirited energy. It’s like a satirical jam session between The Clancy Brothers and Weird Al Yankovic.
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