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The Bridge At Abermaw

from I, Autumnus by Autumn Dawn Leader

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Glimpses. That's all I've ever been allowed. And, I know, I should be grateful for those... it's more than many ever get.

But...

How long should one keep a dream on life-support?

In 2019, a man straight out of legend came to me and invited me to weave words and chords with him in order to express our shared experience - something a lot of creatives and all those kids who were told in their youth how much potential they had can relate to - and, so, I had the honour, pleasure and privilege of writing with the insanely talented Andy Griffiths this very special song.

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I thought I saw the future wrapped in shades of gold
Promises half whispered, stories yet untold
Once upon a moment I was far too high to fall
Under moonlight by the Bridge at Abermaw

I tried to bottle lightening, I only burned my hands
I tried to command the waves, but they still reached the land
Once upon a moment I believed I could be more
Under moonlight by the Bridge at Abermaw

I shouldn't get downhearted, most don't make the grade
I build a wall of reason, but it cuts me just the same
Once upon a moment there's a fragrance I recall
Under moonlight by the bridge at Abermaw

Fragments reassemble to a benchmark I forget
The elephants of memory come shot through with regret
If only I could work that alchemy...

Why try to explain it? You had to be there
When Van sang 'It stoned me', well, I knew what he meant
Once upon a moment I am who I was before
Under moonlight by the bridge at Abermaw

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from I, Autumnus, released June 25, 2021
Music and lyrics by Andy Griffiths and Autumn Dawn Leader

Vocal and instrumentation by Autumn Dawn Leader

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Critics call Autumn Dawn Leader - aka The Songmistress - a musical maverick. Autumn is a classically trained contrakto vocalist & multi-instrumentalist songwriter with a unique dark, emotive & bewitching flavour. Difficult to impossible to put her in a genre box, she's best known for delicious chord changes, sublime vocal sorcery, poweful lyrical hammer blows & intensely passionate performances. ... more

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