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Magellan

from The Fabulist by Ana Silvera

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lyrics

She was born for laughter

It was the first thing I noticed about her
It’s the last thing I hear

Like sweet bells in my ear

When I lay my weary bones without her

And upon a summer evening

When the fireflies shimmered the lake
We went down to the old fairground
For some air and for nostalgia’s sake

I bought three turns on the wheel of fortune
We were going for, throwing for gold

I came up empty, but she won the jackpot
We laughed as she pinned on the brooch

And we toasted her luck
With some beer in a cup
And a kiss on the carousel
Her belly in bloom
Like a waxing moon

Was a secret time only could tell

I work for the master

And the harvest is still months away
Even if I work faster

It wouldn’t change nothing

So until then, I just have to stay

Oh my dearest, oh my darling
I’m no stranger to hard work and toil
I’ll be with you, before you miss me
But you must take the next ship to sail

And she boarded that vessel

With our cargo most precious

She waved from the top of the deck
I’ve frozen that moment

Like a photograph, treasured

And locked it inside of my chest

Now winter is here, there's a frost that is creeping
The fire is out, there’s a ghost in the crib
When I wake there’s a moment
I think I’ve been dreaming

And they’ll be beside me as real as I live

Oh the boat they say it foundered
On the rocks of the Magellan straits
And it shattered into pieces

Just the way my heart now breaks

And you can drown your sorrows
But sorrows, they can swim
Rising up from your midnight cup
When the light pours in

She was born for laughter

It was the first thing I noticed about her
It’s the last thing I hear

Like sweet bells in my ear

When I lay my weary bones without her

credits

from The Fabulist, released April 22, 2022
Voice, piano, Wurlitzer – Ana Silvera
Violin, mandolin, percussion – Gerry Diver
Guitar (acoustic & electric) – Adrian Lever

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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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