SCARECROWS DANCING

Don't stay out too late
There's been a funny colour in the sky of late
And I don't believe it's safe
I don't quite trust the cosy assurances they gave
This is a wild time (sinister season, say the crows)
A wild time; maybe the old gods know why there are

Scarecrows dancing when they ought to be still
And a drumbeat rolling from the belly of that hill
There is a demon fiddler playing something obscene
And a motley piper leads the parade for the King of Dreams

We won't sleep well tonight
Too many spirits walking and there's too much light
So we won't unlock the door
Could be a friendly neighbour, but you can't be too sure
This is a wild time (sinister season says the hare)
A wild time; maybe the old gods dare, for there are

Tree nymphs and river nymphs, greenmantled woodlings
The hills are split open, the sleepers are waking
Chalk giants ride on the seven white horses
No river is silent, no meadow undanced-in:

Never seen a night like it, never been a night like it
Never been a Wild Hunt like this before - I've
Never seen a night like it, never been a night like it
Never been a Wild Hunt like this before...

Keep your candles lit
These hexagrams and circles may not help one bit but they're
All the help we've got
You're face to face with magic whether you like it or not - this is a
Wild time (sinister season, says the toad)
Wild time - and it's no more than we're owed;

Don't call me crazy, you know it's not in my head
You wouldn't want to find something unexpected in your bed
Don't draw attention, don't kick up a fuss
What if the powers that be should stop believing in us?

Now there are scarecrows dancing when they ought to be still
And a drum beat rolling from the belly of that hill, there is a
Demon fiddler playing something obscene
And a motley piper leads the parade and I've

Never seen a night like it, never been a night like it
Never been a Wild Hunt like this before - I've
Never seen a night like it, never been a night like it
Never been a Wild Hunt like this before
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