Name: The Circle
Duration: P00H03M14S
Description: A game. A challenge. A riddle. Or perhaps none of those things. The lyrics to this song were bestowed upon us by powers unknown. Seized by a sudden inspiration they were scribbled down in a furious trance, the words pinned to the page before they had chance to escape.

The Circle

from Heart, Soul and Blood by Hornswaggle

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A game. A challenge. A riddle. Or perhaps none of those things. The lyrics to this song were bestowed upon us by powers unknown. Seized by a sudden inspiration they were scribbled down in a furious trance, the words pinned to the page before they had chance to escape.

lyrics

Catch the devil by his tail
Pin him with an iron nail
Lie him in a box of wood
Share him out and drink his blood

He'll give you a bell that doesn't ring
And with it make the angels sing

Let it be... For it is done...
In a circle numbering a dozen and one.

Sing your song up to the moon
Take the baby from the womb
Lie him on a bed of wood
Bathe him in the devil's blood

He'll raise his voice but give no cry
He does not live and he will not die

Let it be... For it is done...
In a circle numbering a dozen and one.

Sing your song up to the moon
Lie down with the bride and groom
Give them rings of polished wood
Toast them with the devil's blood

In ivy wreath love has grown
Bound in blood they take the throne

Let it be... For it is done...
In a circle numbering a dozen and one.

Lo lo bird and beast
Servants of the mighty feast
Lo lo fade away
Rain and snow and break of day

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from Heart, Soul and Blood, released September 9, 2012

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Born in the dusty cellar of a ramshackle pub, to the sounds of waves crashing and the smell of real ale, Hornswaggle emerge armed with a carnival of songs to delight and astound.

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