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Sweet Joan

from The Meadow by Bay Bryan

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lyrics

Upon this eve
Darkened by her grief
At a bedside she does weep
For laying ill is her lover
A human creature now weak
Whose lips have grown cold with no strength left to speak
And the spells she has tried have failed to succeed
And her powers are nearing their peak
And as risky as is she’s one move left to play
A dance with the gods so that her love may be saved
Oh, she’ll do what she must to save her sweet Joan
So, out of the cottage
Swiftly she goes
The bright night is heavy and cold
Her green frock that’s tattered
Now flaps as she patters
Along on her way toward the meadow
Oh off she goes
Quick like the wind blows
Through the trees
Escaping the light
Of a full-moonlit night and a star-peppered sky
Deep in the meadow
Lie a circle of stones
Surrounding a pit all ablaze
And there at the centre
Our sorceress tames
A wild inconceivable flame
She chants as she works
With focus and fight
Her gaze keenly aimed at the sky
With precision she moves
Dancing ‘round while she beams
And pleads to the gods so that they join in her scheme
Oh my gods, she screams, lend me your aid to save my sweet Joan
Oh I do know, what risks I am taking to save my sweet love
To answer the witch the gods send a gift
A handful of stars lower down and join in
Oh what a sight this coven of lights
All rotating ‘round this fire burning white
We sing for you my sweet Joan
We dance for you my sweet Joan
My Joan, we insist this fatal illness now fly
But by conjuring this magic I may die
Oh, I always said that you’d be the death of me
But neither you nor I will be leaving tonight
Joan
My love, my soul
Don’t go
For I’d rather die than live a life alone, without you
Oh, I always said that you’d be the death of me
But neither you nor I will be leaving tonight

credits

from The Meadow, track released April 22, 2022
SWEET JOAN: Written & Arranged by Bayard Bryan with Further Arrangement by Fraser Langton / Bay Bryan: Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Synths / Fraser Langton: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet / Pete Mitchell:
Percussion / Sam Vicary: Double Bass / Róisín Ní Dhúill: Viola / Recorded at: Airtight Studios (Manchester, UK) /
Engineer: Seadna McPhail / Mixed & Mastered by Zach
Kornhauser

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Bay Bryan Manchester, UK

Bay Bryan is a singer/songwriter and performance artist based in Manchester (UK), originally from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado (USA), whose music has been compared to Laura Marling, Sam Lee and Nick Drake.

Bay's current alt-folk concept album 'The Meadow,' released April 7th, 2023.

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