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Circle of Chalk (The Test)

from Oracles by Ana Silvera

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lyrics

Went down to the river, but the river wasn’t one that
you would know
Drew my face to the river and I shivered that the
devil’s face would show
Carved your name with a silver-lipped axe and then I
planted it with cherry stones
Shook the staves of the trees until they whispered
every secret in their bones

I keep walking and walking down by the riverside
When the first stems of April come to deliver, I’ll be
delivered, oh I -

Draw you in a circle of chalk and wait,
Wait for the rise of the yellow moon
Biding my time gently down to sea
Like love in an old rowing boat, it’s true
I wasn’t meant for this life at all
But you make me want to do, to do

You saw a chest made of copper, made of silver,
made of every precious stone
You held your hand till it ached and it quivered and
declared which chest to own
While others dreamt of riches, fair stitches and a
casket filled with gold
You knew well the only crown were my kisses, and
my body that would be your throne

I keep walking and walking down by the riverside
When the first stems of April come to deliver, I’ll be
delivered

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from Oracles, released July 6, 2018

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Ana Silvera London, UK

'Stunning...magical storytelling' -The Guardian

Ana Silvera is a London-born singer- songwriter and composer whose folk and bluegrass-tinged tunes are lyrical, intimate and emotive, works of ‘lavish, vivid imagination’ (Metro). ... more

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