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Maggie / Blood in the River

by Cedar Sparks

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1.
Maggie 04:52
"Maggie" Your breath is the wind, your eyes are the light Your touch is the reason I cling to this life Lady in waiting, our time will come soon Only a maiden so fair is promised the sun and the moon Delicate fingers, stems of a rose A crown, or a halo, of golden primrose Shining immortal, this love it is ours Just like the tears in your eyes, Reflecting the light of the stars Follow me quickly before they awake Your father's permission, a promise we make Forever bonded in spirit and flesh I take you for my wife, in this life and the next Maggie, it's you and me….forever free In the murmuring crowd we were lost and alone Now we are walking our only true road Here on our journey no more shall we roam In deathless love we stay, an eternity is calling our name Maggie, it's you and me…forever free credits
2.
I paid my price without a sound These chains of love, honor bound You know these vows won't reconcile A father's pride or a bastard child I am a man without a past Just for you I remove the mask Soon my love, I will set you free Forever hold our mystery Around your neck, the softest skin My gift of peace shall be my sin In my hands a final breath As you fall silent in your Sunday dress Return to you your dowry A child within your bones You rest beneath the quarry You sleep amongst the stones Island gallows towering Bloodthirsty thousands gathering In a suit of white I shine for you Above the water, skies of blue Here I am at the river's bend This is where I meet my end Wait for me, I will join you soon On the rise of the Black Moon Our blood is in the river It washes me away To you it shall deliver As we return to clay

about

Folk-noir meets Gothic Americana in this two-song tale, a sensational and tragic story of love and murder circa 1883. The songs are voiced in the first person from the perspective of Charles Getter, a delusional psychopath who believes he's acting out of love.

In "Maggie", he woos his bride-to-be with charm and glib clichés of courtship, but there are certain red flags in his language that are overlooked, indicators of what's to come.

In "Blood in the River", the narrator has gone mad, murdering his wife (and consequently their unborn child). He professes his love to her from the gallows above the Delaware River.

"Maggie":
www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/10/premiere-maggie-by-cedar-sparks/

"Blood in the River" Video:
www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/11/video-cedar-sparks-blood-in-the-river/

credits

released October 30, 2020

Written, recorded, engineered, performed, and produced
by Tim Carbone & Lou Rogai.

Mixed by Don Sternecker at Mixolydian

Original artwork by Dylan Garrett Smith

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