Summerisle

from Awaken by Windjammer

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A contrast to the sensuous, embracing feeling of nature and magic in Awaken, Summerisle looks at a more intense, malevolent aspect of fictionalised paganism. It recreates the story of a well-known 1970s folk horror film, experimenting with adapting a narrative from one medium to another.

lyrics

A child is missing mister policeman
Come and help us find her if you can
Flying over oceans in your little tin can
Come and help us find the little girl policeman

No one’s seen her, mister policeman
She’s been missing days or weeks or more
Her mother’s saying nothing
And I fear for the bairn
Well come and help us find the little girl policeman
Come and help us find the little girl policeman

Moonlight, dark of the night
The wheel rolls, the apple grows in time
Sunshine, all will be fine
The seed is sown and now it grows ripe

Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
Fall down on your knees
Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
The hunger of the gods will be appeased

You’re a stranger mister policeman
Wearing tortured men around your neck
No one on the island thinks the things that you do
We’ve got our own religion that we’ll show unto you

You are welcome mister policeman
Eat your fill and drink up all you can
Oh venerate fertility, regenerate flaccidity
Come and dip your wick in Willow mister policeman
Oh come and dip your wick in Willow mister policeman

Moonlight, dark of the night
The wheel rolls, the apple grows in time
Sunshine, all will be fine
The seed is sown and now it grows ripe

Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
Fall down on your knees
Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
The hunger of the gods will be appeased

In the woods there grew a tree
And a fine, fine tree, was he

You’re revolted mister policeman
That we teach the children what we do
The nailed man had had his chance
But now his time has come
The trapdoor is shutting now
How fast can you run?

You’re our saviour mister policeman
The game was played and in a way you’ve won
Oh you scream and shout to let you out but what can we do?
The good times will come again now all thanks to you
The good times will come again now all thanks to you

Moonlight, dark of the night
The wheel rolls, the apple grows in time
Sunshine, all will be fine
The seed is sown and now it grows ripe

Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
Fall down on your knees
Fall down man-child welcome to Summerisle
The hunger of the gods will be appeased

credits

from Awaken, released April 30, 2022
Jake - Vocals
Jeremy - Guitar
Fran - Piano accordion

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Windjammer Plymouth, UK

Windjammer are a trio who cast timeless stories in a context of their own making. They blend self-penned songs and instrumentals with original, genre-bending arrangements of music drawn from the traditions of British folk.

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