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Double Edged Sword

from Incantation by Sharon Knight

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A tale of initiation. Based on a real experience, this song has a lot of meaning for me and is one of my favorite early songs.

lyrics

Double-Edged Sword
(Words & Music by Sharon Knight)

One evening went walking through yon wood glade
Searching for the stars’ song to me
A woman came, to follow I was bade
Until we reached the dragon’s churning sea

Her hair long fire down her back
Face ancient and yet no age at all
Her robes crimson as the blood dried black
Here eyes would not let my gaze fall

She says “turn your vision inward and release yourself to the sea
Until you hear the whisper of your own sweet mystery.
Ride the crest of the wave until you find clarity
Then look into my face and take this sword from me.”

I looked into her burning amber eyes
Saw the terror that hides behind the stone
Saw the struggles of one who never cries
And the face that looked back was my own

And the shadows that lurk inside my darkness
They will certainly devour me alive
My bleached bones lie scattered in their starkness
If I open the dismal door I’ll not survive

She says “step into the darkness and surrender peacefully.
Let them roast you in their fire ‘till you scream in agony.
Let your body lie in ruin and your eyes can no more see.
Then rise up from the flames and take this sword from me.

So I died a thousand times, and I cried a thousand times
A thousand babes were born, on my head a crown of thorns

I took from her the double-edged sword
Obsidian and lightning molten white
From my deepest wells a mighty shout I roared
All I am poured forth as the new sunlight.

Then I looked for my lady of the mystery
For to ask her nature and her nature and her name
I would know her magick and her history
She had gone silent as she came.

Then softly through the trees as I turned to go
I thought I heard a voice on the wind as she did blow
As she did blow.

credits

from Incantation, released April 1, 1996
Sharon Knight: vocals, acoustic guitar
Winter: electric guitar, harmony vocals
Kirana Peyton: harmony vocals
Trey Long: bass
Rich Sherwood: drums

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Festival favorites Sharon Knight and her longtime collaborator Winter perform a mythic-Celtic style, which they call "Neofolk Romantique; songs for poets, adventurers and lovers of mystery". They tour internationally several months of the year, bringing their fantastical tales of love and magic to festivals, cafes, and homes across the land. ... more

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