Name: The Old Woman
Duration: P00H03M29S
Description: An old woman sits before an old trading stop in the village. No one knows much about her. She does not speak, yet her kindness is known by all who encounter her day to day. The young sometimes forget that the old have carried their secrets, some to their graves.

The Old Woman

from Oracles by Faerytale Music

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An old woman sits before an old trading stop in the village. No one knows much about her. She does not speak, yet her kindness is known by all who encounter her day to day. The young sometimes forget that the old have carried their secrets, some to their graves.

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Her sleepy eyes tell the story
Of starry nights in all their glory
Her hair, an ashen hue
Across her sullen face it blew like trumpets o'er the valleys, deep
O'er heather, hollow, bracken, briars that creep
'Round her smiling lips that smile in part
For the rumbling beating of her heart
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
She survived those battles long ago
She laughs for you would never know
Softly weeping for her love
Of the lights set in the dark above
And the dangerous paths she tread alone
Of the night the full moon made her presence known
Her enemies, cast down
Yet her heart would not accept their crown
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Her waking eyes tell the story of crimson skies in all their glory
Her face, an ashen hue
Her soul took to the night and flew

© Faerytale Music LLC 2020

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from Oracles, released July 9, 2020
Cello - Lisa West
Lyrics, vocals - Lisa West

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Faerytale Music Denton, Texas

Minimalist sounds and vocals are blended to create a dreamy atmosphere. Never has perfection been found. Only beauty.

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Oracles

Jul 2020
Heaven Where You Are

Jul 2018
Doors

Nov 2015
Caravan

Nov 2015
Hide

Feb 2015
Fool

Jan 2015

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