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Polaris​/​Recall

from Avalon is Risen by Leslie Fish

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Another song about reincarnation and recalling past lives, this one begins with an unfairly neglected Lovecraft poem and expands from there. The original story was forgettable, but the poem in it struck me as a real gem.

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Slumber, watcher, ’til the spheres six-and-twenty thousand years
Have revolved, and I return to the place where now I burn.

The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.
The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.

Younger stars in time shall rise to the axis of the skies,
Stars that soothe, stars that bless mankind with forgetfulness.
Only when my round is o’er shall the past disturb thy door.

The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.
The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.
Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time that you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?

Those visions caught in dream can be truer than they seem,
And when the warnings scream, best believe them.
There are memories you keep beyond the wall of sleep
And you must go diving deep to retrieve them.

Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time that you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?

So close your waking eyes, and picture endless skies.
What chants you memorize, now begin them.
Whatever may come by, judge with a thoughtful eye.
Even fantasy and lie have truth within them.

The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.
The veil wears thin. The years come crowding in.

Slumber, watcher, ’til the spheres six-and-twenty thousand years
Have revolved, and I return to the place where now I burn.
Only when my round is o’er shall the past disturb thy door.

Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time you lived?
Who were you the last time that you lived?

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from Avalon is Risen, released June 10, 2012
Margaret Davis: backing vocals
Kristoph Klover: backing vocals, gong, oboe, octave mandolin, percussion, whistle & wind chimes
Kevin White: backing vocals
Rob Wilson: bodhran

Lyrics by H. P. Lovecraft (1918)
Additional lyrics © 1991 Leslie Fish
Music © 1991 Leslie Fish

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Leslie Fish Phoenix, Arizona

If there's one name that's practically synonymous with filk (Science Fiction folk music), it's Leslie Fish. Leslie has written literally hundreds of songs covering almost every subject, from the space program ("Hope Eyrie"), to Star Trek ("Banned From Argo") to urban life, history, and space fantasy ("Carmen Miranda's Ghost"). ... more

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