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THE SENTINEL WAITS
Black crows & roans come out of the West / To drink from the Rose that glows in the chest / But he won’t make his slumber; he’ll not bow to rest / Outside those most ancient gates / In silence the Sentinel waits / Malachite eyes in a dolorous gaze / Stare past the world’s labyrinthine maze / They’ve seen kingdoms rise up & empires razed; / Love torn from the hands of the Fates / In silence the Sentinel waits / All your pleasure & pain, your loss & your gain – A thousand cities burn down / All your praise & your blame, your disgrace & your fame – Throw your scepter to the ground / And walk away from that crown…/ Black crows & roans arrive in the night / To drink of the Rose that grows from his side / And he offers his mouth that its song might suffice / To open those most ancient gates / In silence the Sentinel waits / Arise, arise, dear maiden, from sleep / The Sentinel watches from his stony keep / The roots grow upon him & curl ‘bout his feet / He longs to be seen – his True Face / In silence the Sentinel waits…

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from ANCIENT CHAINS, released December 7, 2020

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John Terlazzo & Voices in the Hall York, Pennsylvania

Voices In The Hall: Songwriter / Poet John Terlazzo on vocals, guitar, Indian harmonium, Kristina Machusick on vocals, flute, recorders & Paul Wegmann on vocals, lead guitars. Together
they have become one moving, breathing creature, offering up a rich array of "Modern Surrealist Gypsy Folk", & described as "Marc Chagall gone aural" and "Leonard Cohen meets Rumi".
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