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lyrics
Persephone,
don't you eat that pomegranate seed,
or even that of the simple persimmon.
Persephone,
now just wait a minute.
For you might
fall into surrender
and fold into submission.
Though you're getting Stockholm Syndrome
you'll forever be in the prison
of the Underworld of Hades,
a thought that you do hate.
For your poor mother Demeter,
her demure and mourning features
are creating a bleak picture
on the surface of the earth.
She used a torch to search for you
without a clue went to your father Zeus.
Who despite being omniscient,
refused to provide the sufficient information.
So out of desperation,
an act of devastation...
Goddess of the harvest
suffering from her loss is
stalling all of creation
and keeping crops from birth.
The human race
will be erased.
No food to taste
nothing to eat.
No offerings for the deities
no reasons for the mortals to believe.
Indirectly, Demeter had an ace up her sleeve.
Which fired up an ired Zeus and made him scream,
"Who will believe in me?
Who will believe in me?"
In a sense of urgency,
Zeus declared emergency,
rescue sweet Persephone
from the center of the earth.
Moving with alacrity,
quicksilver and mercury,
messenger of the gods, Hermes
went to fetch sweet Persephone.
Past the River Styx,
the three-headed Cerberus,
no sight of cherubs or of nymphs,
just a dreadful glimpse of those
who are dead and long gone.
Not a suitable place
for the beautiful living Persephone
to belong.
But her suitor said,
"Personally,
what's a king without his queen?
Unfortunately,
you view my courtship as captivity.
And everything on the surface
is coming our way through death.
Even belief in the gods,
I never would have thought.
Darling, 'cause of my larceny,
my theft.
The taking of you
without your consent.
My primal seduction,
the rape and abduction
of Persephone!"
"So, Persephone...
as an offering,
an apology,
won't you take this pomegranate seed?"
credits
from Dérive,
released January 15, 2014
Marian McLaughlin - guitar, voice, lyrics
Ethan Foote - double bass
Ben Usie - percussion
Alexia Kauffman - cello
Matt Hotez - trombone
A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer
I’m so grateful this crossed my path. This album is so beautiful. All the clear technique and mastery and vision are kinda secondary to the fact that this album brought me calm and joy during one of the most difficult times in my life. Yeah, grateful. David McCullough
Washington DC celloist & multi-instrumentalist with a reflective, experimental but accessible collection of ambient songs. Great use of vocals as an instrument to match the synths & cello. Just listen to my favourite track, it gives you a great idea of the sonic treat you're in for. agutterfan
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