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Chasing Down Wolves

by Matt Steady

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1.
Grist for the Mill 03:24
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You take our crops, and they burn our fields You take the tithe and they loot the coin You took our sons and you marched them to war They took our daughters and sold them as slaves You’re all living for power, for wealth and a name We’re just trying to live We’re just grist for the mill Grist for the mill ‘Tween the hammer and the cross The river keeps running The wheel keeps on turning The mill-stones keep grinding us down We’re just grist for the mill Don’t care much for kings, for priests or for lords Don’t care who takes when there’s none left to give You want our loyalty but what does that mean When there’s been no harvest and no planting of seed Hunger’s our enemy, a fight to the death Without mercy or recourse or plea We’re just grist for the mill Grist for the mill ‘Tween the hammer and the cross The river keeps running The wheel keeps on turning The mill-stones keep grinding us down We’re just grist for the mill
2.
The Blacksmith 04:24
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The rhythm of the hammer is the meter of life The glow of the metal and the trace of a spark The flames in the furnace the joy in my veins But the fire in my heart is you The snow outside is falling A shroud of silence on barren fields There’s no birds in the air with the threat of a storm But the sweat of the work is keeping me warm And the thought of you is life Always you Oh those lazy nights I spend them with you Heat of the forge becomes the warmth of the hearth Drifting in the silence, you make it so easy To escape from the drive of the flames Remember what the hours are for The air is tense with rumours and fear So I’m melting down my work I’m beating ploughshares to swords and shears into spears As if metal could stave off hate and despair Let the weak say I am strong I’ll be strong for you Always you
3.
Another Sky 06:00
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They came one cold November morn Gleaming and glinting in the watery sun The breath of their horses could have been dragon’s fire Flags unfurled high above the mire We watched them with our heads bowed low Close as we dared, kneeling in the snow Showing no interest, they looked neither left not right Gods and heroes heading for some glorious fight My father spat on the ground as he turned to me An expression haunting his face that I’d never seen before They’re no different to us, lad, no matter how much they beat you down They were born into privilege and trained to fight from birth But they’ve never fought the land, and never fought the cold And it’s just by chance that they were born there and we were born here Another day, another time, another sky It could have been me, it could have been us They came like a living stream Hungry and blooded, eyes a silent scream Flowing from the East, a trail of the damned Heralding the coming of the Northmen to our land We watched them as they begged for food Helplessly we shrugged, what else could we do? The little that we had we shared, just a drop in the rain They might not be the lucky, the ones that remain My father spat on the ground as he turned to me An expression haunting his face that I’d never seen before They’re no different to us, lad, no matter how much you think they are You were born into family and you’ve been loved from birth You’ve never felt the whip and never seen the blade And it’s just by chance that they were born there and we were born here Another day, another time, another sky It could have been you, it could have been us
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Keep the Fire Burning 06:18
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It’s been nearly twenty years since we were wed And we’ve never spent a night apart You’re the first face I see each morning It’s as if we share one heart Goodbye my love, goodbye my love Keep the fire burning, say a prayer for me I’ll be home before you know, I’ll be home before you know I’ve never seen the need to leave your side I’ve never been beyond these few farms But when our lord calls the muster, we must answer I must leave and pick up my arms Goodbye my love, goodbye my love Keep the fire burning, say a prayer for me I’ll be home before you know, I’ll be home before you know I won’t be going alone along this path My brother will be marching by my side We’ll be there for each other, I promise you Back to back we will fight Goodbye my love, goodbye my love Keep the fire burning, say a prayer for me I’ll be home before you know, I’ll be home before you know
5.
The Waiting 02:54
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Who’m I gonna be when the sun goes down? What am I gonna do when they come for us? Will I run or will I hide Or will I fight with tears in my eyes? Will I curse or will I pray? Will I freeze, or seize the day? Who’m I gonna be when the sun goes down? Who’m I gonna be when the sun goes down? What’m I gonna do when the moment comes? On my feet or on my knees Will I rise or will I fall? Will I live or will I die? Will I live or just survive? Who’m I gonna be when the sun goes down?
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First Skirmish 03:10
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Hearts are racing Palms are damp Churning inside But I’m feeling alive Here we come Over the hill Hammering on our shields And I’m feeling alive And the shield wall held And the foemen fell And the joy of the battle was fierce And our hearts were wild Panic and fear Terror and dread My luck’s held out for the first few men As I block and thrust again and again The rhythm of the hammer is the meter of life The glint of the metal and trace of a spark The flames in the furnace the joy in my veins And I’m feeling alive And the shield wall held And the foemen fell And the joy of the battle was fierce And our hearts were wild
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The Old Songs 03:08
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He played the old songs from before we were born Tales full of laughter and ballads we mourn Songs near forgotten and songs we knew well Songs with a history and songs with a tale With a smile on his face and a tear in his eye He sang the old songs till the end of the night He brought out the songs that most left behind Beautifully aged and weathered by time We’re nought without roots, just floating adrift But his memory was keen and his bowing was swift With a smile on his face and a tear in his eye He sang the old songs till the end of the night Separate we came, together we left Cheering the heroes, the weak and oppressed Music unites us in passion and song He wove us together and made us belong With a smile on our faces and tears in our eyes We sang the old songs till the end of the night
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The Battle of Maldon 02:24
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We boast of our courage when tempered with mead In our halls we are heroes, famed for our might They’ve cut down our lord, an earl on the earth Now we have a choice, to stand or take flight My line is from Mercia, I’ll take up the fight Here we stand, and we will not move We’ll defend our homeland in the name of our Lord Though you could be bought with silver and gold We’ll give you tribute of spears and sword Dying in battle will be your reward I give you my promise, that I will not flee I will not be shamed upon my return We shall avenge the fall of our friend And take up our weapons, both point and iron Steadfastly fighting, with anger I burn Here we stand, and we will not move We’ll defend our homeland in the name of our Lord Though you could be bought with silver and gold We’ll give you tribute of spears and sword Dying in battle will be your reward
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Aftermath 03:55
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10.
Homecoming 04:44
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The abyss of unknowing How can we mourn when you're not there? Our hope is the keenest edge The missing grave so hard to bear
11.
Long Road Home 03:57
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What if I told you You could find your way back? That sometimes a person can change? There’s a light in the window We’re holding out hope Don’t matter how long it burns But remember this The farther you go The harder it is to turn It’s a longer path back than the way that you came Taking the long road home I know that you’re out there So many miles away I believe you can hear my voice My love is a beacon guiding your path Just follow the long road home
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Memories 05:03
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I stoke up the fire, and stare beyond the flames A chill in my heart, that the warmth can’t drive away What-ifs and maybes, the guilt and the shame uneasily joust in my thoughts Family and love, honour and pride, the churn of a life how heavy it weighs A knock at the door when none should be abroad At this time of night, only trouble stalks the land The lightning cracks and the thunder rolls, like a scene from the tale of a bard I pad to the door and nervously crack it open, and there you stand These bones may be old, but there’s a fire in our soul Though we may not match up, to the power of our youths We’ve grown along the way Certainties melt like snow Wisdom is questions, life is questions I still can’t believe that you’ve finally found a way home The night was dark, and you’d wandered all alone Missing in action, we’d left you for dead, we’d mourned you with a song White as a ghost, with faraway eyes, you stood there cold as a stone I’ll stoke up the fire and we’ll talk of days gone by Those glory days spent in old campaigns Memories burnished by time, they glow with the years History reaches out it’s bony hands and takes the reins These bones may be old, but there’s a fire in our soul Though we may not match up, to the power of our youths We’ve grown along the way Certainties melt like snow Wisdom is questions, life is questions I’ll stoke up the fire and we’ll talk of days gone by

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released January 21, 2020

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