The Lady (original English folk song)

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Hi friends,
Something a little different today.
'The Lady' is a mid-tempo folk track from my second folk album 'The Promise'.
This song is heavily influenced by my love of traditional English folk song & folklore.
'The Lady' represents a fusion between a more contemporary song structure & the age-old tropes from literature and mythology.
Thematically, I have been inspired by many overlapping literary & mythological tropes for this song.
'Bluebeard', the Gothic trope of the 'madwoman in the attic' and, of course, witchcraft, combined with the mythological trope of metamorphosis/transformation are all used (& abused!) in the song's narrative.
Fans of the 1985 film 'Ladyhawke' (which inspired me greatly) will know what I mean!
However, the difference is that while Isabeau from 'Ladyhawke' is imprisoned by the curse of metamorphosis, my 'lady' is liberated from the chains of her 'gilded cage' and, once transformed, is finally able to live 'free as a bird'.
I hope you enjoy the video. Please do like, comment & subscribe if you enjoy it.
Many thanks,
Much love
Caitlin xx
(Lyrics are below)
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The Lady ( Written by Neil Harvey/Caitlin Grey)

There once was a lady who lived in the manor
She ran away from her cruel lord and master
She longed to fly, like an eagle

She met with a sorceress deep in the dell
Who said, ‘drink of this potion and all will be well’
You will fly away, like an eagle’.

Lady, fly away, like a bird on high
Lady, fly away, to the sky.

The cruel lord he ranted and raged like a tiger,
Vowed he would chase her and capture her
So she would never fly, like an eagle.

Oh, run through the woods, lady, run through the forest
Run like the wolves, let you senses command you
And fly away, like an eagle.

Lady, fly away, like a bird on high
Lady, fly away, to the sky,
You are wild and free, like a bird on high
Lady fly away…….

The lady, she ran to the headland
Over the cliffs where the sea meets the sky,
Her lord close behind with his hounds at her heels
‘Til she jumped from the edge, sure to die….
Lady, fly…..

Her cruel lord, he stood at the edge of the clifftop
Staring in wonder at what met his eyes
For his lady soared, like an eagle….
Yes, the lady turned into a bird on high
And she flew away, to the sky
Now she’s wild and free, as a bird on high
Lady, fly away….to the sky…lady fly…..fly away.