Lyrics: Finding your center, not hard for a child- But I am a women now patterned and grown. Drawn out of balance my gift has run wild, Never have I felt so lost and alone. Now all the questions that I did not ask Come back to haunt me by day and by night. Finding your center, so simple a task, And one that I fear I shall never set right. Where has my balance gone? What did I know- That I have forgotten in time's ebb and flow! Wrong or right, dark or light, I cannot see! For I've lost the heart of the creature called me Doubt shatters certainty, fosters despair, Guilt harbors weakness and fear makes me blind. Fear of the secrets that I dare not share, Lost in the spiral maze of my own mind. Knowing the cost to us all if I fail. Feeling that failure breathe cold on my back. All I thought strong, now reveals as so frail, That I could not weather one spiteful attack. Where has my balance gone? What did I know- That I have forgotten in time's ebb and flow! Wrong or right, dark or light, I cannot see! For I've lost the heart of the creature called me. An arrow in flight must be sent with control, But all my control was illusion at best. Instinct alone cannot captain us all- Direction must be learned and not merely guessed. Seeking with purpose, not flailing about, Trusting in others as they trust in me. Starting again from the shadows of doubt, Gods, how I fear of what I yet know must be! Finding my center and with it control! Disciplined knowledge must now be my goal. Knowing my limits are judging what's right, Till nothing can hinder this arrow in flight!
@Narssissolock, My rather old copy of Arrow's Fall has the lyrics to various Misty filks in the back; this one is present and it is indeed 'credited' to Talia at the time of Arrow's Flight.
Thanks! I bought the trilogy that detailed Talia's adventures about a month after posting this comment and forgot all about this. It was an amazing set of books and the songs here made it all the more terrific! :)
I've been enjoying you selection of Mercedes' music. Do you have the cassette version of "Lammas Night"? I think it was sung by someone else, and the CD version is not only by a different singer, but also has a different musical arrangement. Thanks in advance!
Lyrics:
Finding your center, not hard for a child-
But I am a women now patterned and grown.
Drawn out of balance my gift has run wild,
Never have I felt so lost and alone.
Now all the questions that I did not ask
Come back to haunt me by day and by night.
Finding your center, so simple a task,
And one that I fear I shall never set right.
Where has my balance gone? What did I know-
That I have forgotten in time's ebb and flow!
Wrong or right, dark or light, I cannot see!
For I've lost the heart of the creature called me
Doubt shatters certainty, fosters despair,
Guilt harbors weakness and fear makes me blind.
Fear of the secrets that I dare not share,
Lost in the spiral maze of my own mind.
Knowing the cost to us all if I fail.
Feeling that failure breathe cold on my back.
All I thought strong, now reveals as so frail,
That I could not weather one spiteful attack.
Where has my balance gone? What did I know-
That I have forgotten in time's ebb and flow!
Wrong or right, dark or light, I cannot see!
For I've lost the heart of the creature called me.
An arrow in flight must be sent with control,
But all my control was illusion at best.
Instinct alone cannot captain us all-
Direction must be learned and not merely guessed.
Seeking with purpose, not flailing about,
Trusting in others as they trust in me.
Starting again from the shadows of doubt,
Gods, how I fear of what I yet know must be!
Finding my center and with it control!
Disciplined knowledge must now be my goal.
Knowing my limits are judging what's right,
Till nothing can hinder this arrow in flight!
@Narssissolock,
My rather old copy of Arrow's Fall has the lyrics to various Misty filks in the back; this one is present and it is indeed 'credited' to Talia at the time of Arrow's Flight.
I never stop loving this song.
Yes, this is Talia. Margie Butler is the vocalist.
Thanks! I bought the trilogy that detailed Talia's adventures about a month after posting this comment and forgot all about this. It was an amazing set of books and the songs here made it all the more terrific! :)
Princess Aurora, is that you?
Who sings this song? Is it meant to be Talia talking about her out of control Empathy powers?
I've been enjoying you selection of Mercedes' music. Do you have the cassette version of "Lammas Night"? I think it was sung by someone else, and the CD version is not only by a different singer, but also has a different musical arrangement. Thanks in advance!