“Stay. There’s still so much to say
There’s still so much that is so alive in this old town for you and me”
She said “Stay. Stay if you’re going to stay
But I can’t face even one more friend going under and away"
What can you do? What are you even supposed to say?
I said “Oh my love I believe hope will keep this together
She said “Oh my love the heart of the city is cold"
She said “I know my love you believe hope will keep this together
Oh, my love, that’s what I always loved about you most
But we are all just bones and ghosts
We are all just bones and ghosts
We are all just bones and ghosts”
She said “How can you say these things? And still pretend that you care?”
I said “If you leave, the pain will still find you”
She said “if the flames looked good, you would watch your lover burn.”
I said “Oh my love I believe hope will keep this together
She said “Oh my love the heart of the city is cold
She said “I know my love you believe hope will keep this together
Oh, my love, that’s what I always loved about you most
But we are all just bones and ghosts
We are all just bones and ghosts
We are all just bones and ghosts”
credits
from Bones And Ghosts,
released February 20, 2021
Written and performed by: A P Clarke
Additional instruments: Piers Miller
Produced by: Paul Tipler & Piers Miller at Unit 13 Studios
supported by 5 fans who also own “Bones And Ghosts”
This is a great adaptation of Arthuriana and a brilliant narrative album. I love how the queerness of the characters is handled as an integral part of the narrative and plot development without it being the end all be all of the characters themselves. my boy Gawain deserved better though maritarvaniti
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