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A Game of Swans

from A Game of Swans by Nancy K Dillon

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04 Game of Swans (Nancy K Dillon / Ian Lang)

Celtic-tinged title song co-written with UK singer-songwriter Ian Lang – title is collective name for a group of 2 swans – poetry & imagery about time & change

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A Game of Swans 3:28

© 2018 Nancy K. Dillon (BMI) / Ian Lang (PRS)

In northern woods the crystal snow is dusting all she sees
A silent song – a game of swans floats by on winter’s breeze
Towards a dream of soft warm winds
Where the springtime never ends
And the fields of clover bloom
In a blanket of white beneath the moon

On fighting fields he rests between the battle and the bell
He dreams of bright blue heaven but he wakes up into hell
Take him far away from here
To where the springtime never ends
And the fields of clover bloom
In a blanket of white beneath the moon

At Four Lane End a compass points to the bright North Star above
The hopes and fears from down the years are never quite enough
A tale begins - the pages turn
The Winter ends – the Spring returns
And the fields of clover bloom
In a blanket of white beneath the moon

Time is art – the future never waits
On dusty books or dreamers at the gate
Let us sail away from here
Take what’s best and keep it near
To a place where time begins
And the dreams of lovers never end

Let us sail away from here
Take what’s best and hold it dear
To the place where time begins
And the dreams of lovers never end

credits

from A Game of Swans, released January 20, 2018
PERSONNEL:

Nancy K. Dillon – acoustic guitar/vocals

Ian Lang – acoustic guitars

Michael Connolly – uilleann pipes /penny whistle

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Nancy K Dillon Seattle, Washington

On her albums, Nancy K. Dillon maps the road West; the dusty highways that conjure up images like Kerouac's road trips, traveling dustbowl carnivals, and free-spirited 70s hipsters. Inspired by Oklahoma & Texas troubadours Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and Kevin Welch, Dillon's songs are short stories about characters that populate true American life. ... more

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