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Skein

by Wenda Rose

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1.
Chrysanthemum's Folly 04:40
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It’s a forbidden love That fits just like a glove A passionate dance That won’t stand a chance Unless we keep Our distance Don’t look at me so We could go with the flow Love’s never wrong Says the maddening throng But they don’t know Our dilemma Because we are One and the same Two moths to a flame Both sides of the coin But we’ll never join Together as one Where naught can be done A singular now No matter how You and I cannot merge They could run us from town Or laugh like a clown These slings we’d endure Grow ever more pure Until nothing else Could stop us But a dangerous heart Might keep us apart The soul breaking pain When love is the bane And the only cure Is to hold back Because we are One and the same Two moths to a flame Both sides of the coin But we’ll never join Together as one Where naught can be done A singular now No matter how You and I cannot merge Oh the cruelty That made you and me We could cross the hall And scream our love to all But that love can destroy The lovers Because we are One and the same Two moths to a flame Both sides of the coin But we’ll never join Together as one Where naught can be done A singular now No matter how You and I cannot merge So we walk a tight rope Clinging to hope Of a beautiful day When we can say That you and I Are now free
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Mayfly 03:14
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I wonder how this time could pass by I wonder why the baby cries I wonder what the mayfly thinks about Before it dies I wonder where this love does come from I wonder why it fades to none I wonder what the mayfly does regret Before it’s gone Oh mayfly Show me how to live in the blink of an eye Oh mayfly Tell me what to feel before I die Oh mayfly I don’t wanna let life just pass me by I wonder why it all goes so fast I wonder why it never lasts I wonder why the mayfly carries on Before it’s past Oh mayfly Show me how to live in the blink of an eye Oh mayfly Tell me what to feel before I die Oh mayfly I don’t wanna let life just pass me by
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Nothing Human 04:56
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There's nothing human in your wild eyes Only blind desire for my sacrifice My flesh and blood will feed your flame within I want to taste your heart from inside your skin Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns Now we run freely in the midnight air Like feral wolves we hunt without a care Your savage beauty sets my heart ablaze And it's all I need to be your willing prey Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns You told me that I would never survive But the edge of death is where I feel alive Such violence should never feel so good It was only you that ever understood Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns Noubh niáldha torné vaénle jhalor lorbha'sai, és noubh tresth sai nae thádri bhareen Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns Let me bleed into you Let your soul burn through Let me feel it all Fill me with the fire of a thousand suns I want to tear into you I'll let my soul burn through I'll make you feel it all And I'll fill you with the fire of a thousand suns So brutalize me Energize me Desecrate me Invigorate me Let your fire Incinerate me I want to feel it all
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The Crow, the Owl, and the Dove 04:18
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Don't give me love, don't give me faith Wisdom nor pride, give innocence instead Don't give me love, I've had my share Beauty nor rest, give me truth instead A crow flew to me, kept its distance Such a proud creation I saw it's soul, envied its pride But needed nothing it had An owl came to me, old and wise Pierced right through my youth I learned it's ways, envied it's sense But needed nothing it had Don't give me love, don't give me faith Wisdom nor pride, give innocence instead Don't give me love, I've had my share Beauty nor rest, give me truth instead A dove came to me, had no fear It rested on my arm I touched its calm, envied its love But needed nothing it had A swan of white, she came to me The lake mirrored her beauty sweet I kissed her neck, adored her grace But needed nothing she could give Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Gar tuht river, Ger te rheged Don't give me love, don't give me faith Wisdom nor pride, give innocence instead Don't give me love, I've had my share Beauty nor rest, give me truth instead Don't give me love, don't give me faith Wisdom nor pride, give innocence instead Don't give me love, I've had my share Beauty nor rest, give me truth instead Don't give me love, don't give me faith Wisdom nor pride, give innocence instead Don't give me love, I've had my share Beauty nor rest, give me truth instead
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Eternity in the Hourglass 03:05
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How did we get here I shed just one tear I tried to stop time You and me forever I thought we’d never I tried to stop time When did the end start Where did we lose heart I tried to stop time Why did you walk out What was it about I tried to stop time I wonder why each day we choose to fight I wonder when your heart did take its flight I tried to catch eternity in the hourglass last night Where did you fly to Oh what did I do I tried to stop time Is it now over I watch you with her I tried to stop time I wonder why each day we choose to fight I wonder when your heart did take its flight I tried to catch eternity in the hourglass last night I wonder why each day we choose to fight I wonder when your heart did take its flight I tried to catch eternity in the hourglass last night
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Hotel California 05:56
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On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, "This could be Heaven or this could be Hell" Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine" He said, "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969" And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face They livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said "We are all just prisoners here, of our own device" And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Last thing I remember, I was running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before "Relax," said the night man, "We are programmed to receive. You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave."
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The Galleon 05:10
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One night she went to the seashore The fog rolled in she couldn’t see more The city lights faded Had she known what waited I might not be singing this song And on the horizon a ship came A galleon sailing on the main She swam out toward it But she’d never board it It pulled her into the deep And she became the sea But she refused to be One of the galleon’s daughters Just like the rest of the water Years passed and she wasn’t herself Just salty brine over the coral shelf She sang out in the mist To sailors who can’t resist They’d become part of the ship So she crawled out of the ocean Furious, full of emotion A monster on dry land Fish-body built by hand She would not serve anymore And she became the sea But she refused to be One of the galleon’s daughters Just like the rest of the water And the galleon prowls the shore again From Alaska to Seattle and Oregon When the fog is thicker She still feels sick for Her sisters trapped underneath I sing for the daughters of the sea For those that manage to get free They’ll keep on fighting Always uniting Till the galleon sinks once and for all
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Anywhere Is 04:03
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I walk the maze of moments But everywhere I turn to Begins a new beginning But never finds a finish I walk to the horizon And there I find another It all seems so surprising And then I find that I know You go there, you're gone forever I go there, I'll lose my way If we stay here we're not together Anywhere is The moon upon the ocean Is swept around in motion But without ever knowing The reason for its flowing In motion on the ocean The moon still keeps on moving The waves still keep on waving And I still keep on going You go there, you're gone forever I go there, I'll lose my way If we stay here we're not together Anywhere is I wonder if the stars sign The life that is to be mine And would they let their light shine Enough for me to follow I look up to the heavens But night has clouded over No spark of constellation No Vela no Orion The shells upon the warm sands Have taken from their own lands The echo of their story But all I hear are low sounds As pillow words are weaving And willow waves are leaving But should I be believing That I am only dreaming You go there, you're gone forever I go there, I'll lose my way If we stay here we're not together Anywhere is To leave the thread of all time And let it make a dark line In hopes that I can still find The way back to the moment I took the turn and turned to Begin a new beginning Still looking for the answer I cannot find the finish It's either this or that way It's one way or the other It should be one direction It could be on reflection The turn I have just taken The turn that I was making I might be just beginning I might be near the end
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Battlecry 03:12
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She's a beautiful warrior Searching for grace A fearless protector Of those with no place She sails the seas Stalks over the land Unchallenged by armies No one dares try their hand And woe shall betide all those who hear Her battlecry You're the hero of a story yet to be written Battlecry Reviled, respected, hated and loved Battlecry What do you fight for, what do you defend? Battlecry Whom would you die for at your journey's end? She'll give you no quarter No second chance When fields turn to slaughter She starts her dark dance No one knows where her heart lies They just fear her battle rage She's too easy to despise And too fierce to cage But woe shall betide all those who hear Her battlecry You're the hero of a story yet to be written Battlecry Reviled, respected, hated and loved Battlecry What do you fight for, what do you defend? Battlecry Whom would you die for at your journey's end? To those who have wronged her there is much to be feared Because woe shall betide all those who hear Her battlecry You're the hero of a story yet to be written Battlecry Reviled, respected, hated and loved Battlecry What do you fight for, what do you defend? Battlecry Whom would you die for at your journey's end?
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Miss Shadow 04:58
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Miss Shadow show me the darkness inside Miss Shadow show me the night Caught in the web of your secrets and lies Beholden to what you try Miss Shadow take me to the edge of desire Miss Shadow I’ll be your fire Cause a spell cast on me Is all that I see When you take control I’ll give you my soul Miss Shadow don’t fade away Miss Shadow tell me your darkest secret Miss Shadow where do you fit I’ll walk away from the day and the light I’ll walk into the night Miss Shadow I’ll be your link to the world Miss Shadow I’ll be your girl Cause a spell cast on me Is all that I see When you take control I’ll give you my soul Miss Shadow don’t fade away Miss Shadow why do you hide from the light Miss Shadow why do you fight It’s not the end of the world to be free It’s only what you could be Miss Shadow I’ll walk this road to the end Miss Shadow I’ll be your friend Cause a spell cast on me Is all that I see When you take control I’ll give you my soul Yeah a spell cast on me Is all that I see When you take control I’ll give you my soul Miss Shadow don’t fade away Miss Shadow please don't fade away
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Fugitive 05:28
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I'm harboring a fugitive, a defector of a kind And she lives in my soul and drinks of my wine And I'd give my last breath to keep us alive Are they coming for us with cameras or guns? We don't know which but we gotta run And you say, "This is not what I bargained for" So hide yourself For me All for me We swore to ourselves we'd go to the end of the world But I got caught up in the whirl and the twirl of it all A day in the sun dancing alone Baby, I'm so sorry Now it's coming to you the lessons I've learned Won't do you any good you've got to get burned Well the curse and the blessing they're one in the same Baby, it's all such a treacherous game Hide yourself for me I said hide yourself for me All for me I stood without clothes, I danced in the sand I was aching with freedom, and kissing the damned I said remember this is how it should be Baby, I said, it's all in our hands Got to learn to respect what we don't understand We are fortunate ones, fortunate ones, I swear Hide yourself for me I will hide myself for you All for you All for you I will hide myself for you All for you I stood without clothes I danced in the sand I was aching with freedom and kissing the damned I said remember this is how it should be
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Skein 05:00
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I am the dreamscape walker I’ll show up tonight I’ll take you by your shaking hand And banish your fright I live in the forgotten Places between Dark heavens and bright hells Real and unseen Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare I walk along the broken Pathways before Fogged in seas and bone white sands On this cursed shore Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare When the ship is found I know we will be ready When the machine breaks down I know we will be ready When shadows fall around I know we will be ready To fight Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare The tangled skein of fate Ravels and weaves But this oath I will not break Nor will I leave Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare Hold me You will never be alone I swear Together We will vanquish every dark nightmare In time In time In time

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My most ambitious project yet, this album is inspired by faerie tales both new and old, and contains both original songs and new twists on covers from Enya to the Eagles. Join me on a trip through the skein of dreams, both human and fae alike.

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released October 1, 2021

"The Crow, the Owl, and the Dove" by Erno Vuorinen, Jukka Nevalainen, Marco Hietala, and Tuomas Holopainen
Copyright Sony/ATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Potoska Pub Ltd.

"Hotel California" by Don Henley, Don Felder and Glenn Frey
Copyright Universal Songs o/b/o Cass County Music, Pensive Music o/b/o Fingers Music, and Glenn Frey dba Red Cloud Music

"Anywhere Is" by Eithne Ni Bhraonain, Nicky Ryan, and Roma Ryan
Copyright EMI Blackwood Music Inc.

"Fugitive" by Amy Ray
Copyright Songs of Universal, Inc. o/b/o Godhap Music

Cover songs used by permission
All other songs by Wenda Rose
Copyright 2019-2021 Wenda Rose / Lorbha-Forged Music

All vocals and instruments by Wenda Rose. Samples courtesy of Apple Loops.

Recorded by Wenda Rose at Bridgehead Studio, Portland Oregon. Produced and mixed by Wenda Rose at Faerie's Hollow, Portland Oregon. Mastering by LANDR.

Cover art by Acacia Louvegrise.

©2021 Wenda Rose / Lorbha-Forged Music.

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Wenda is a singer-songwriter, pianist/keyboardist, and producer who has been playing music her whole life. Originally from Los Angeles, California, she now finds her inspiration in the forests and rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

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