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Into the lion's den

from And Other Dystopias by The Bookshop Band

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    This is The Bookshop Band's second album of 2012, containing the songs inspired by Season Two of author events at Mr Bs Emporium of Reading Delights. Books that have inspired these songs include 'The Paris Wife' by Paula McLain, 'The Coral Thief' by Rebecca Stott, Cornelius Medvei's 'Caroline: A Mystery', and 'Embassytown' by China Meiville.

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Into The Lion’s Den was inspired by Rebecca Stott’s novel The Coral Thief, and was written for Theft Night at Mr B’s on the 20th April 2011.

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Into the lion’s den

Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.

Straight lines, have been stolen from me replaced by the tangled lives of this city.
As I follow your steady eyes that lead me through the streets, that lead me to keep your secrets deep.
Keep your eyes on me

Lost in clouds and dark waters where boarders once set, begin to blur. A landscape carved in my mind over time. The rain and ice made her black wings in a slow history.
 
As we steal into the night we steal to find the light. In our hands we hold the things of old, from deep waters. Tells the story of how you got your feathered brow. In your waters I drowned

But there I learnt to swim 
Grew gills and fins
  
And you stole from me my order
And I stole from you your time
And we stole together
The past to make the future bright

Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.

Daniel, into the lion’s den he heard, whispered in his ear by a raven with eyes as dark as the streets they walk, and the sights they saw.

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from And Other Dystopias, released June 23, 2012

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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