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Alchemy (EP)

by The Last Inklings

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The debut EP from Dorset Alt-Folk Duo, The Last Inklings

    Some stories may not be entirely true, but they tell a truth just the same.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Alchemy (EP) via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Long hours of candlelight fighting back shadows To find the missing piece An anomaly defined by the shape of the space it should be Obsession became his constant companion Frustration just two steps behind Uncertainty roamed in the place at the edge of his mind CHORUS Alchemy, it’s all in my head Eternity, is here and now If only my task could be something so simple To turn lesser metals gold Is the secret in faith or in fire when it comes to a soul. If light is defined by its war with dark How long have I been asleep? For how can joy ever be savoured without knowing grief?
2.
I want to show to you the secret Of the telling of the bees but You can never tell a soul Not a soul All the comings and the goings Of the bees forever knowing What you are, what you are What we are And the cycles of the soul Are demanding to be told To the bees to the bees Tell of birth and tell of death On the whisper of a breath When the moon is overhead And the Queen will give her blessing For a marriage and a wedding If you lay it on the line On the line
3.
Winter Sun 05:18
There are too few hours of light Too many clouds above And the mirror moon is all we have Until we meet again Not half as bright as you my friend With light of powder blue I’ll dream of dawn all winter long Until the Sun comes round again Until the Sun comes round again (Instrumental) A diamond dust upon the ground Keeps everyone inside And tales are told of years gone by Until we meet again The winter solstice calls to us With food and wine and song So take my arm and dance with me Until the Sun comes round again Until the Sun comes round again All hope of your return fades like Ashes in the breeze And all I can but do is wait Until we meet again I miss the way your glow used to Kiss against my skin Now whisky is the best we have To warm our hearts and clear our heads Until the Sun comes round again Until the Sun comes round again
4.
Lyonesse 04:44
I write to you now from the edge of the world between sea and sky and land My heart is heavy, my body spent, yet against all odds I stand Tall as the trees that sway in the flow of water rising high The City of Lions and Lyonesse have vanished without goodbye I called to my horse as soon as I heard a cry from the old watchtower The warning bells rang out in vain to flee within the hour For out to sea a storm was raging soon to hit the shore And all we loved and cherished dear would gild the ocean floor We raced inland to higher ground and crossed the vast floodplains Glancing back to watch as sea became sky became cloud became rain And the shoreline was taken like a carpet from under the feet of those who stayed And a wall of water rose higher and higher over those who knelt and prayed We fought to outrun the immortal white horses crashing round our heels As the lowlands were lost to the might of the sea forevermore concealed But one by one the riders fell into the raging sea So alone I rode on hard and fast to save our legacy When all was lost and veiled in blue beneath the ocean waves In solitude I wrote to you of a kingdom washed away With mercy and with malice I would counsel you this day That nature has the final word and we might learn one day
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Oh breathe deeply now that salty air Hail the ocean, hail the sea As sweet and fine as lady's fair Long live nature's majesty The road to distant far off lands Is quicker under your command The winds are in our favour now The waves are parting 'for the bow The waters here are filled with fish With more than we could ever wish There's riches lurking in the deep Where corals grow and giants sleep Take care my friend for she's no fool She'll break the back of those who rule And those who come with pipes and drills Have no regard for what they kill The North has made a quick retreat The South will soon admit defeat If we continue to delay She'll wash humanity all away

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released April 24, 2020

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The Last Inklings Bournemouth, UK

The Last Inklings are Leonardo MacKenzie and David Hoyland, formerly of Kadia; both are accomplished multi-instrumentalists with a solid folk background. The band's innovative sound crosses genres, centred around cello, mandolin and vocal harmony. Their songs have a modern flavour that is rich with imagery and narrative, exploring at their core what it is to be human. ... more

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