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A meta-song about courtly performers and lost songs.

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ZOUNDS! :

What remains, of a song
From long ago
Sounds and swords
No longer heard

What did you once sing?
Your cries of war
And in times of peace
Did you sing of dreams?

Ballads of love
Dripping with blood
In the halls of Queens
Ruins of majesty
Notes for Royalty

Jesters, bards and fools
That once were bold
Gone now, melted into history
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spoke bold
Their jobs, mockery and subtlety
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spun gold

What remains, of a song
From long ago
Zounds! and words

What did you once sing?
Of your knights to war
Your ships to sea
Did you sing of dreams?

Did you fight the beast?
Did you feel the heat?
Did you eat its meat? (Was it a nice cut of a beast?)
Did you drink real deep?
Did you lose the keep?
I heard jesters, bards and fools making fun of your feats
Court was in stitches
Throwing favors and treats
For the laughs you bring and the songs you sing
Jesters, bards and fools
That once spun gold!

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from Smelling Salts, released March 1, 2021
Blake: vocals, song-concept, guitar, synth-instruments, production.
jojo: backing vocals, Carol Kane heckling.

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Death and The Poetess Boston, Massachusetts

Blake Girndt (The I Want You, AxeMunkee, With Uncle Bones) and jojo Lazar (Burlesque Poetess, Army of Toys) bringing you crypt-folk tunes & spare bones for your spare change.

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