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A Maid Forsaken

by Blix Byrd

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<<<<< From upcoming EP, All I'm Here For, coming in Dec. 2021 >>>>>

This track imagines a nun in the 13th century who thinks she's being visited by an angel, but who is actually having an alien encounter.

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I was a maiden in a foreign land, had no money, had no king
It was the fifth day of my traveling, I had no choice but stopping
There was a light that came down from the sky, but there was nothing burning
I made the sign of the cross and I got down on my knees

I saw the shape of an angel over me in a beam of light
Like something out of a prophet's fever dream. I had the urge to hide
I never thought of an angel as a thing that could be terrifying
But this was nothing that I could prepare for - not an earthly being

And I was paralyzed, and I saw my whole life
In its cold black eyes. I saw no holy light
I said, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
If you're not here, I don't know where else you could be"

On the road where God deserted me, fear had taken my heart
What would this gray angel do to me?
I had visions of stars and suffering. I lost my place on the ground
I heard thunder and electricity. I heard scratching crashing sounds

Shapes and colors swirling all around. I was no longer home
If the angel didn't leave me soon, I would be gone

And I was paralyzed, and I saw my whole life
I watched as the future passed by, and I saw young stars come to light
My God, my God, this isn't who I meant to be
If I'm not here, I don't know where else I can be

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released October 13, 2021
Music & lyrics by Blix Byrd
Performed by Blix Byrd
Mixed and mastered by Greg Wilder @composergreg
Album art by Drew Meger @coreypress

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Blix Byrd Keene, New Hampshire

Blix Byrd is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter who crafts bizarre new sonic worlds for each song. Her songs are abstract but narrative-driven, dark but playful, sinister but innocent. She uses a wide variety of instruments, sounds, and styles so that each story lives in its own environment. ... more

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