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Dagger and a Ruby Ring

from One Wiltshire Winter by Archie Atholl

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My memory’s not what it once was
Too long, trapped in my own head fog
Praying some day soon it would clear.

Thought I was through with guilt in the morning
With wondering whose bed I’d woke up in
What cruel twist of fate brought me here?

Often my moods
They would change with the weather
I thought I’d get better in time.

I held it together
But soon reached the end of my tether
The end of the line.

I went as far as I could go
Too long my God’s been my Ego
I wondered why it never worked.

Impulse caused me to chase treasure
Thought I’d numb pain with some pleasure
I only got left with the hurt.

Often my moods
They would change with the seasons
My words would cut deeper than knives.

I’ve hung, drawn and quartered for new types of treason
The reason
I hated my life.

I’d drink to avoid how I felt
To cope with troubles I got dealt
To silence the thoughts in my head.

Now I have learned it’s for the best to get
Off this train at the earliest
Stop than stay and ride till I’m dead
If I carry on I’ll be dead.

Gold, band of gold
From days of old
Do you know what the future has in store for me?
Feels like in these hands time it’s slipping by (albeit slowly).

It’s my last chance to try to change
To battle these demons, possessing me
Corrupting everything that once was good in me
The parts they used to see
My lovers, my friends and my family
Before they turned their back on me.

The Golden King said I can mend anything
With a dagger and a ruby ring.

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from One Wiltshire Winter, released March 11, 2013

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Archie Atholl UK

I'm an alternative singer-songwriter, originally from Scotland. Just released my debut album 'One Wiltshire Winter' - a sonic novel focussing on a contemporary mythic narrative. My main inspirations are Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Fiona Apple, and people have said my music is like John Grant or The Magnetic Fields. ... more

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