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Here be Dragons

by Matt Steady

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1.
Buen Camino 03:45
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Buen Camino! Walking down a dirt road just 20 miles in And before we rest there’s 3 towns more The sun is going down and my legs are going stiff And I’m wondering what we’ve let ourselves in for The threads of our lives are weaving round those we meet All pilgrims on this ancient trail A common destination no matter where we start As we write another chapter in this tale I’m gonna throw my boots away when I reach Santiago I’m gonna sit right down and never get up Wake, walk, eat and sleep – my mind has found stillness But I’m going to throw my boots away It’s easy to find peace on the top of a mountain Or on a path through sunflower fields Got to grab a little bit and keep it in my heart As I head back to the urban battlefields I’m gonna throw my boots away when I reach Santiago I’m gonna sit right down and never get up Wake, walk, eat and sleep – my mind has found stillness But I’m going to throw my boots away Buen Camino!
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Here be Dragons 03:52
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You earned your swallow after 5000 miles With a wind-weathered tan and the salt in your hair But the distance to come is what tugs at the heart The dreaming and longing of a 1000 yard stare It starts with a press gang in a Liverpool inn Awaken to find yourself put out to sea But this prison and captors are not what they seem The ocean’s your mistress, but you’re finally free Here be dragons! In the empty spaces of the map The great unknown expanses Over the horizon at the edge of the world Here be dragons Looming large at the back of your mind Growing, growing, growing Here be dragons Gale force winds they can shriek at your heart Monsoon storms they can turn the sky black We’re taking in water and the rudder is lost Though the sails are in tatters, there’s no turning back Typhoons and whirlpools and St. Elmo’s fire Sent many a man to a watery grave Serpents and kraken and lights in the sky, But the greatest adventure is o’er the next wave Here be dragons! In the empty spaces of the map The great unknown expanses Over the horizon at the edge of the world Here be dragons Looming large at the back of your mind Growing, growing, growing Here be dragons
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Durdle Door 06:18
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Holding my Breath 02:30
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Take your time, we can take it slow I just wanted to let you know that I love you Not going to push, but I'll be here You've no idea how dear you are to me Hold me again, like a warm blanket in winter But I warn you every time I'm falling deeper And I find I'm struggling to breath I'm holding my breath Just say hi, my heart beats faster My soul is full of laughter when you smile I feel like crying yet I'm laughing inside Waiting for you to decide where we go Hold me again, like a warm blanket in winter But I warn you every time I'm falling deeper And I find I'm struggling to breath I'm holding my breath
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Blackwater 04:11
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Haul now with all your strength You know this river, the breadth and the length Haul now with all of your might You know these currents by day or by night The river’s long, but the night is young The moon is bright and strong They’re waiting at the Peldron Rose We’ll make it back by dawn The pond it holds a hidden well To hide the contraband Backy and brandy lowered down Till the revenue men are gone Bravery has got its risks The gallows creak a curse There’s nothing like a good hanging To give a man a thirst The king and crown are rich enough Still they turn us over But we’d rather go out young and drunk Than 93 and sober! Old Williams lies in a shallow grave An acorn in his mouth The mighty oak that from him grew Stretches out from North to South In death he reaches out his arms And gives us all his shade We pour a glass down on his roots So his memory won’t fade
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The Piper 04:12
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Millen played "Road to the Isles" as we sailed to Normandy's beach Wading through the surf we died to the "Highland Laddie" 's refrain Over the screams of mortars and men, the sound of courage remains Armed with nothing but madness and luck, the piper marches on all the same Pipers had long been a thing of the past, too easy to pick off as sport You can only boost a soldier’s morale if you manage to play and not die Lord Lovat’s defiance of the English war rules was typically devil-may-care You and I are both Scottish, my lad, and that ruling just doesn’t apply Over the screams of mortars and men the sound of courage remains Armed with nothing but madness and luck, the piper marches on all the same The only time that the bagpipes fell quiet was under sniper fire at de Caen Lovet stalked and despatched him with ease and ordered the bagpipes to play The pipes took shrapnel on the Pegasus Bridge as Millen walked down the length Head held high, with his heart in his mouth, I watched him live through that day Over the screams of mortars and men, the sound of courage remains Armed with nothing but madness and luck, the piper marches on all the same Millen played "Road to the Isles" as we sailed to Normandy's beach Wading through the surf we died to the "Highland Laddie" 's refrain Over the screams of mortars and men, the sound of courage remains Armed with nothing but madness and luck, the piper marches on all the same
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Becalmed 06:34
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Sun beating down No breath of wind Drooping sails and a deck like burnished bronze Not a bird in the sky No waves upon the sea Just the creaking of the timbers The lazy rattle of dice Praying for the gentlest breeze A touch across my face The ringing of the captain’s bell Or the rolling of the deck There’s nothing left that can be done Save rail against the empty skies The fate of this voyage is not in our hands We wait and wait and wait Smooth horizon breached By whale's blow Our quarry is safe Out the range of the boats 40 barrels of oil just out of reach Maybe we'll see you again Farewell for now my friend Praying for the gentlest breeze A touch across my face The ringing of the captain’s bell Or the rolling of the deck There’s nothing left that can be done Save rail against the empty skies The fate of this voyage is not in our hands We wait and wait and wait
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The Clearing 04:54
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After 39 days on the lower deck this desperate voyage takes its toll The stench and heat of the darkness are enough to separate body from soul We've got to believe that on these Western shores we can rebuild our lives with our hands While the sheep and cattle they replaced us with roam free in our home land The English stripped us our tartan and banned the music of the clans When they collected our swords and bought up the farms, our fathers had to take a stand Two thousand were slain on Culloden Moor by the butcher, Duke of Cumberland But you’re a Scot, and to turn us out, you’ll be forever damned! We’re sailing to Canada Glengarry County bound You’ve burned our bridges for us Your indifference scorched the ground We’re sailing to Canada Glengarry County bound Now we’re living in Nova Scotia - New Scotland is our home Our children were born as natives here, no other life they’ve known When the sunlight strikes the mountain range and sparkles on the dew I can almost smell the heather but the burning thatch cuts through We’re sailing to Canada Glengarry County bound You’ve burned our bridges for us Your hatred scorched the ground We’re sailing to Canada Glengarry County bound
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The Turn of the Tide 04:32
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Dead silence fell I’m a servant of the Secret Fire Wielder of the flame of Anor Dark fire won’t avail you here Flame of Udun Go back to the shadow You cannot pass Sword was shattered Staff was splintered into dust Together falling in the darkness I smote his ruin on the mountain side Flame of Udun Go back to the shadow You cannot pass It was not the end I felt light in me again I have been sent back Until my task is done And I come back to you At the turn of the tide Darkness took me Strayed out of thought and time Stars wheeled overhead I wandered far on roads I will not tell Flame of Udun Go back to the shadow You cannot pass It was not the end I felt light in me again I have been sent back Until my task is done And I come back to you At the turn of the tide
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Apollo 06:17
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These are only mortal men No different to you and I Standing on the shoulders of giants They reached up and challenged the sky Metal wings and tail of fire They rose into the night What power pushed away the earth? Babel's tower was never so high
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Durdle Door Reprise 03:23
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released December 1, 2018

Drums - Niklas Blixt. Cittern and shouting - John Reed. Female vocals - Indigo Steady.

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I'm an independent musician from Leicester, England. Epic Guitar Instrumentals at your service.

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