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And the Song Went

from The Machine and the Beast by Alwaid

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I heard a song,
Sad listless notes on the docks
Spoke to my heart,
Like when Mother sang her song of gold
In our exile
So we’d remember green fields of old
Remember we used to live
In golden mist beyond the edge of the world.

And the song went…

“Silent, oh Moyle, be the roar of thy water,
Break not, ye breezes, your chain of repose,
While, murmuring mournfully, Lir's lonely daughter
Tells to the night-star her tale of woes.
When shall the swan, her death-note singing,
Sleep, with wings in darkness furl'd?
When will heav'n, its sweet bell ringing,
Call my spirit from this stormy world?”

There was a swan of white,
Gliding by the docks
A lonely heart,
Betrayed and cursed to wander at sea
Oceans apart from home
Estranged and melancholy
I heard the song, saw the swan
Thinking back on a land of myth and charms

And the song went…

“Sadly, oh Moyle, to thy winter-wave weeping,
Fate bids me languish long ages away;
Yet still in her darkness doth Erin lie sleeping,
Still doth the pure light its dawning delay.
When will that day-star, mildly springing,
Warm our isle with peace and love?
When will heav'n, its sweet bell ringing,
Call my spirit to the fields above?”

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from The Machine and the Beast, released May 13, 2017

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Alwaid Lille, France

Alwaid is a melodic metal band from Lille, France. Founded in 2010 as a band both melodic and with a touch of heavy metal, it was named after a star that evokes a nocturnal and oneiric world. A demo was released in the course of the summer 2012. After a number of shows in 2013, the band's first album "Lacus Somniorum" was released in March 2014. ... more

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