Blond Weasel - Mythos EP

Mostly instrumental, tho' it's Christopher's voice that's the instrument in many places. It's meant to orchestrate a Viking's death on the battlefield and subsequent passage to Valhalla, with visions of the Valkyrie arriving to take him there. There's the fight to stay alive, the life review, and finally: a hand held up to go with the Valkyrie as his body drops on the battlefield. And....curtain.

Valkyrie - Blond Weasel

This is a track by "Blond Weasel", a band composed of brothers Christopher Marble and Mike Marble.  Chris composed most of the music and laid down the lead vocals.  Mike chimed in on verse lyrics, background vocals, and a few weird synth sounds.  The song is based on the Icelandic folklore concerning a band of trolls who tried to haul a ship in to shore, but got caught by dawning sunlight and turned to stone.

Lyrics:

AURORA OVER ICELAND
The moon shatters
On black water
Great wake
You're draggin' 'em in
Ride the waves and tremors
Forever

Because I feel it
Comin' up the banks of Iceland
Feel it
Comin' up the banks of Iceland

Stars dying
Sun rising
That gold gets under your skin
Hide your bones in stone now
Let go now

Because I feel it
Comin' up the banks of Iceland....

Aurora Over Iceland - Blond Weasel

This song is based upon a Taiwanese legend that explains how fireflies came to be.  Here is a link to the full story:  https://islandfolklore.com/fireflies/  I'll try to give a quick overview here:  Legend has it that there were 2 sisters and their widower father.  One day, their father had to go into a distant town on business.  He said he'd be back by sundown.  Business took longer than expected, and he had to take refuge at a small inn.  The younger daughter grew worried and impatient and ran into the night to find him.  Her older sister gave chase, but got turned around in the darkness.  She prayed for light to help her find her family.  Around dawn, she was found drowned in a nearby lake.  The villagers who found her saw small globes of light hovering around her.  The gods answered her prayers, but too late.  Thus were fireflies born.

Here are the lyrics:

FIREFLY

(Chorus)
Golden Maiden, fiery light
Guide us safely home tonight
Gold dust sparks a firefly flight
We shall make it home tonight!

Where has father gone?
Young girl
“Please wait ‘til dawn.”
But she slips away (“Little Sister!”)
Elder Sister, chase your little stray!

Night has set the sun
Sister’s on the run
Praying for a spark
Stumble in the dark

(Repeat chorus)

Soon the day will break
We found her in the lake
Floating near the shore (“Big Sister!”)
Dropped and drowned
Big Sister is no more

The Gods came thru’ too late
Seems the stars create
Glowing fireflies
Where her body lies

(Repeat chorus)

Firefly - Blond Weasel

This song touches on some of the fairy mythology, especially where it pertains to giving away personal power by sharing your true name, and the idea that if you eat something in the realm of the fae, you are trapped there.  Here are the lyrics:

IN THE CIRCLE OF THE NYMPHS

Adrift on the wind, the melody comes thru' to me
Whispers of waking wonder in my reverie
The memory fades, see-through
Transparent as the glass that crashes in my room
You fool!

Neverending, ending never
Neverending, ending never...
Never odd or even, never odd or even

"Follow the song," is what I heard you call to me
The branches scratch and scrape
You scramble out of view
Alone in the glade, confused
The forest takes the glimpse of your shade from the moon

Neverending, ending never
Neverending, ending never...

At last, I find them dancing
And in the circle
I speak my name

I have eaten from your table
Tried to leave, I was unable
Now the passage is unstable
I am trapped inside this fable

Neverending, ending never....

In the Circle of the Nymphs - Blond Weasel

I'm makin' this up as I go along.  Here you will find songs in various states of completion--some of them actually finished!  Most are by "Moon to Monk",  but there are tunes by "Blond Weasel" (a band I'm in with my brother Christopher).  There are several collaborations with talented people.   I hope you find something to dig here. 

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Firefly - Blond Weasel

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