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Highland Songs

by Pinnacle Tricks

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1.
(instrumental)
2.
Obscured inclement sun could set before it warms a thing Silver clouds obscure that ochre meant for calmer clime The wind is howling on the sepia grass And the butcher bird in brambles waits for time to pass. This might not seem real, but it is This wind is but a hint of just how cold it can be As it echoes upon the western facing graves. The highway cleaves the hills, the miles fall beside the road Frost encasing nettles slows times to seal this winter scene The butcher bird in brambles waits for time to pass The wind is howling on the sepia grass. This might not seem real, but it is This wind is but a hint of just how cold it can be As it echoes upon the western facing graves This highland song.
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Mercury's eyes, Jupiter lies Approaching sound of thunder Light bleached black, day falls back Fingers trace in wonder Rip rip ripping, Drip drip dripping, Bleed a man dry Slip slip slipping, Flick flick flicking, Wicked her cry. And she goes over and under, Over and under, And the world shuts down. Silver tongue sheath, florid little wreath, Encircle and press. Pressured lean, beg to be seen Standing there beside her. Rip rip ripping, Drip drip dripping, Bleed a man dry Slip slip slipping, Flick flick flicking, Wicked her cry. And she goes over and under, Over and under, And the world shuts down. Mercury's eyes, Jupiter lies Approaching sound of thunder Light bleached black, day falls back Fingers trace in wonder Rip rip ripping, Drip drip dripping, Bleed a man dry Slip slip slipping, Flick flick flicking, Wicked her cry. And she goes over and under, Over and under, And the world shuts down.
4.
Like that little magpie singing in his woodland, warbling at the dawning sky, the song of the wild flutes its melodious bell-call passed shrill beaks and mottled plume. The grasses part for progress. And long the trail through the thicket cloyed with wattle dressed as sun - or little stars that bloom amongst a vagabond sepia.
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(instrumental)
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I am afraid that you might listen, I can't stand my own echo. Leaves on the wind, the ink is wet with rain. I'll send you my words, you show your scars, and we'll send them to the endless south. Flight on flurry, frostbite hurry. Kookaburras laugh at me or the void. The eucalypt is bowing in the wild winds, the creaking timber. I'll send you my words, you'll show your scars, and we'll send them to the boundless south. Fiberglass shields offer little protection The gale under linoleum floors Weatherboard weathered nothing.
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Planting the seeds in the dry summer highland, Because you didn't like the cold, The year was new. You were born with the new year with the sun shining down on you So the trees would grow tall, Up she goes. Sometimes I wonder if I dreamt it all, But no, my mind can't conjure kindness such as yours, And my pen can't write words with a strength like yours, It must be yours. There's skin on the strings and a bruise on my finger And blood from my heart Now you're gone. I cried when you left, but now I don't cry much at all, Because the seeds that she sowed Are trees now grown. Sometimes I wonder if I dreamt it all, But no, my mind can't conjure kindness such as yours, And my pen can't write words with a strength like yours, It must be yours.
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Sometimes the road is better than home And she knows he’ll soon be coming back And when you’re in the red mist She hears the wind chimes call – “He’s not a man, but a boy with a gun, And in a way he’s much more dangerous. Sleep in hiding, you’re safe tonight, If you put the campfire out.” Sometimes she wishes she was in the caravans, A gypsy reading hands It’s all in the stars Oh put the campfire out…

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released January 28, 2024

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