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Ave Maria

by Bishopskin

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The song is a story from 1934 of Old man England and his vision on the Moor.
We wrote this song to join the canon of mythology and ancient tales surrounding the old Moors of England.
Inspired by William Blake inspired by Christ. Sharing his vision of Jerusalem built in England’s hills where the moors, the caves and the islands hold in their soil ancient bones and relics of holy men and women, where apparitions and visions or Maria reside, among these dark satanic mills.

lyrics

Good morning my lord
How do you spell repetition
Like the yoke on egg man’s neck
I’m tracing my fingers down the grooves of the trees bark
Down like lochs and scars they run to the roots
Who disappear into a sea of solid earth
Is it spelt
R E P T I T I T E
OR R E P I T R E R S I T
OR RE RE RE RE
RE walk on water
RE talk you talker
REPROFCY prophesy reprophesy reprophesy on me
Good morning my lord
I’m sorry

Have you heard of the story of old man England on the moor
It was 1934
And we sing of the vision that he saw

I was out in the storm in the belly of the fog
bare back no coat knee deep in the bog
Blunt knife
Blunt throat
Pig boy
No rope
Just do it you coward

Then suddenly
She came to me so
So beautifully
As I cast my eyes to her
She cast them to me
She cast them to me
She cast them to me

It was my A A A Ave Maria
It was my A A A Ave Maria
It was my A A A Ave Maria

And she came to me so beautifully she came to me

She was the light to the bracken to the bracken to the bracken and the heather

Crescendo rays adding feather to feather to feather

With her veil whipping in the wind
I called her my mother
I told her I’d sinned

Then suddenly
She came to me so
So beautifully
As I cast my eyes to her
She cast them to me
She cast them to me
She cast them to me

It was my A A A Ave Maria
It was my A A A Ave Maria
It was my A A A Ave Maria

And she came to me so beautifully she came to me she said

(Mary sings)

I saw a light
I saw my heart
I saw my sins in the hands of my confession
I lay my bones in the dew of my detention

She was my oh oh oh my Mary dear
Come come come come Mary nearer
So I I I can see you clearer

She was my A A A Ave Maria
She was my A A A Ave Maria
She was my A A A Ave Maria

And she came to me so beautifully she came to me.

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released October 1, 2022
Written by Tiger Nicholson, James Donovan and Tabitha Avanzato.
Lyrics by Tiger Nicholson

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Bishopskin London, UK

Formed as a lockdown project by vocalist Tiger Nicholson and guitarist James Donovan, this expansive nine-piece line-up, has been quietly gaining notoriety for their eccentric and blustering live performances, and blending folk, blues, punk and even mediaeval hymns to produce their unique sound. ... more

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