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The song that finally got the web like a spider web song out of my head


WHEN I GO

Come, lonely hunter, chieftain and king, I will fly like the falcon when I go
Bear me my brother under your wing, I will strike fell like lightning when I go
I will bellow like the thunder drum, invoke the storm of war
A twisting pillar spun of dust and blood up from the prairie floor
I will sweep the foe before me like a gale out on the snow
And the wind will long recount the story, reverence and glory, when I go

Spring, spirit dancer, nimble and thin, I will leap like coyote when I go
Tireless entrancer, lend me your skin, I will run like the gray wolf when I go
I will climb the rise at daybreak, I will kiss the sky at noon
Raise my yearning voice at midnight to my mother in the moon
I will make the lay of long defeat and draw the chorus slow
I'll send this message down the wire and hope that someone wise is listening when I go

And when the sun comes trumpets from his red house in the east
He will find a standing stone where long I chanted my release
He will send his morning messenger to strike the hammer blow
And I will crumble down uncountable in showers of crimson rubies when I go

Sigh, mournful sister, whisper and turn, I will rattle like dry leaves when I go
Stand in the mist where my fire used to burn, I will camp on the night breeze when I go
And should you glimpse my wandering form out on the borderline
Between death and resurrection and the council of the pines
Do not worry for my comfort, do not sorrow for me so
All your diamond tears will rise up and adorn the sky beside me when I go


It's by Dave Carter with Tracy Grammer and it was on their last album of the same name that was finished just before he suddenly and unexpectedly died. I love a lot of his music and a good chunk of it makes me think of pale stuff in Madrigal.

My favorite album of theirs though is without a doubt Drum Hat Buddha.

I get Gentle Arms Of Eden and I Go Like The Raven stuck in my head a lot. It's a rare example of folk fiddle work that I really like. If you go to the Amazon links above you can hear snippets, but the bits don't fully do it justice. I got to see them together a few times live at the Falconrdige Folk Festival.
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