Name: Lyonesse
Duration: P00H04M44S
Description: Like a fable, Lyonesse is a timely warning about the power of nature from the only survivor of an ancient flood that destroyed a forgotten land; a rather poignant message about climate change.

Lyonesse

from Alchemy (EP) by The Last Inklings

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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.

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Like a fable, Lyonesse is a timely warning about the power of nature from the only survivor of an ancient flood that destroyed a forgotten land; a rather poignant message about climate change.

lyrics

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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from Alchemy (EP), released April 24, 2020
David Hoyland: Mandolin and Vocals
Leonardo MacKenzie: Cello and Vocals

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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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