Cloak Of Blue
from I Dreamed An Island by Piers Faccini
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about
Cloak of Blue is inspired by the precious stone, Lapis Lazuli, the most prestigious pigment that a Medieval artist could use and one that came to Europe all the way from Afghanistan. The subject of the song is a Sicilian artist that I imagined to be working at the court of King Roger II of Sicily. The “turning leaf” is the gold leaf adorning his paintings or mosaics and the “souls he gathers” are the ones who are moved by his artistry.
It’s easy to forget today but in a world where only the privileged few had access to books and images, seeing the mosaics and frescos in the churches, circa eight hundred years ago, must have been an extraordinary experience. The inspiration for this song are the remarkable Byzantine mosaics in Cefalu, Sicily and the mesmerising blue of the Pantacrotor’s cloak.
It’s easy to forget today but in a world where only the privileged few had access to books and images, seeing the mosaics and frescos in the churches, circa eight hundred years ago, must have been an extraordinary experience. The inspiration for this song are the remarkable Byzantine mosaics in Cefalu, Sicily and the mesmerising blue of the Pantacrotor’s cloak.
lyrics
Fire at the tip of his tongue
With a bow and arrow strung
Running with the wolves by night
He's gone by the morning light
Like a saint or thief
Turning the leaf
Gathering souls like you
Lambs at the slaughter
Barter no quarter
Wear your best cloak of blue
Teardrops from a stone
Over marrow under bone
Words writ on the wall
The higher they climb they fall
At the temple and bell
Bids them farewell
Fishes and men like you
Standing at the altar
Mothers and daughters
Wear your best cloak of blue
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the blind boy say
Wind among the reeds
Like honey from the weed
A horse and cart in tow
Pure like the driven snow
Like a saint or thief
Turning the leaf
Gathering souls like you
Lambs at the slaughter
Barter no quarter
Wear your best cloak of blue
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the soldier say
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the blind boy say
With a bow and arrow strung
Running with the wolves by night
He's gone by the morning light
Like a saint or thief
Turning the leaf
Gathering souls like you
Lambs at the slaughter
Barter no quarter
Wear your best cloak of blue
Teardrops from a stone
Over marrow under bone
Words writ on the wall
The higher they climb they fall
At the temple and bell
Bids them farewell
Fishes and men like you
Standing at the altar
Mothers and daughters
Wear your best cloak of blue
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the blind boy say
Wind among the reeds
Like honey from the weed
A horse and cart in tow
Pure like the driven snow
Like a saint or thief
Turning the leaf
Gathering souls like you
Lambs at the slaughter
Barter no quarter
Wear your best cloak of blue
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the soldier say
He walks he walks I heard he got away
He talks he talks I heard the blind boy say
credits
from I Dreamed An Island,
released October 24, 2016
Piers Faccini: voice, acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
Jasser Haj Youssef: violin
Chris Wood: double bass
Simone Prattico: drums, frame drum
Piers Faccini: voice, acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
Jasser Haj Youssef: violin
Chris Wood: double bass
Simone Prattico: drums, frame drum
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Piers Faccini France
If my songs were maps I'd want them to stretch from the English moors to the Saharan dunes via the plains of the Mediterranean.
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