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Believe

from Mix Until Absurd by Phil Mills

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This is another song that returns to the universe of “Powders And Signs”. What happens when we discover that our beliefs can take tangible form?

lyrics

Hey, over here! I can help you escape;
I know a spot where reality's... hollow.
I won't claim it's... safe but this street is much worse.
I've a path your hunters can't follow.

I've been watching and I see that Luck's hand
Has delivered an instinctual being.
You've got questions? Of course, I'll explain.
You'd like to know what you're seeing.

I'm the first tale ever told about a centaur
Or the shadow you saw last night 'neath the trees.
I'm the wolf with human skin,
That moody beast within.
I'm your need to, I'm your yearning to, believe.

Me, and my kind, we're the views you accept.
Your deference makes us each stronger.
If you sum us together it's... how the world works,
Changing by whoever's most honoured.

I'm the first tale ever told about a centaur
Or the shadow you saw last night 'neath the trees.
I'm the dragon of the Nile,
A chunky crocodile.
I'm your need to, I'm your yearning to, believe.

We had... an accident, some say a coup,
But either way, Technology is history.
Faith's too old to lead and Magic older still.
Which power stands to gain is a mystery.

I'm the first tale ever told about a centaur
Or the shadow you saw last night 'neath the trees.
Take a lion and a bird,
And mix until absurd.
I'm your need to, I'm your yearning to, believe.

I'm but one stitch in the weave of what's real,
Accepting scraps from Fear and Fiction.
I could use an... ally who sees essence, not guise,
Someone who can make that distinction.

I'm the first tale ever told about a centaur
Or the shadow you saw last night 'neath the trees.
I'm the basilisk from books
Who kills you with one look.
I'm your need to, I'm your yearning to, believe.
I'm your need to, I'm your yearning to, believe.

credits

from Mix Until Absurd, released July 1, 2014
Jane Garthson – lead vocal
Phil Mills – acoustic guitar

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Phil Mills Toronto, Ontario

Phil Mills writes songs of science fiction and fantasy fandom: filk.

He released the CD "Rain on the Sand" in 2009, containing all original material, mixing funny and serious treatments. That approach has continued, as does his writing.

He has become an avid promoter of the FAWM and 50/90 online song-writing communities, using those as inspiration sources for yet more songs. ... more

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