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Echo (Rough)

from Iron and Rough by Stranger Ways

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Oh, a merry fae went wandering to see what lay outside,
and I know this tale is true because that merry fae was I.

They say that magic’s dead beyond the hedge’s hidden walls
But I think that wonder doesn’t die, it hides when shadows fall.

And wondrous are the places small and hidden I will find
For I’m sure I’ve but to listen and the earth will hum in kind

They have tried to tell me do not go, for badly I will fare,
they may be right, I’ve heard about the men that rule out there

They say they're taking those who stray too far and aren't smart
They’re vile, voracious, vicious things with iron in their hearts

Oh, these tales are so exciting! Did they think I’d be afraid?
...well maybe just a little, but I won’t be scared away.

I've always wanderlusted; I will take hold of my fate
for how much worth is safety when you’re stuck behind a gate?

And so I went a-wandering, to see what lay outside,
and I sang with crickets and starlings, even made the old willow sigh.

This world is just as wondrous as I knew that it could be;
So many creatures big and small to greet, befriend, and see…

I’m glad I went a-wandering and meandered down the path
That rambles through these woods without a sign of iron wrath

Perhaps I will find dangers still within the realm of men
But I can’t seem to believe that; all this world's a peaceful glen

But lo, what's this I merry see? A figure further down
Infused with magic just like me; this must be kin I've found!

Oh joy to have found suddenly a fellow fae as free as me!
The stories we’ll share of how we’ve fared will become history!

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from Iron and Rough, released January 17, 2016

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