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The Elves of Flyte

from Seven Puzzles by Lyrian

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lyrics

The Elves of Flyte

Chant of the High Priest: The meaning of the number one is singularity, a grey stone standing alone on the plain of eternity, pointing like the finger of a Nephilim at the bowl of infinity. One is mighty, one is melancholy, one is seldom impressed by the mystical significance of one. § Number nine is the reckoning of a magician’s power, calculated by the accumulation of three third eyes. Nine is the number of fingers on an ancient blacksmith’s hand, and the number of iron nails necessary to make a coffin or a cradle. Nine is complex, nine is wise, nine is foolish, nine is twice four and half. § The true meaning of the number six is hidden from all but the gods. Six candles were burned on the altar of Festis when Antoninus was sacrificed to Mars. Six is a perfect number, signifying good fortune and passion in Tarot. But beware, for he with six graven upon his brow is one third of a Great Beast. § Eight is the most powerful and mystical number known to gods or men. It represents Gaia’s two golden rings which she combined to create the sky. Eight is unshakable, eight is harmonious, eight holds the universe within a band of the infinite. The number eight represents the eyes of two goats, each with one eye shut, peering through a crack.

The wizard told the elves of Flyte
To multiply precisely the number
Of stars that shone there every night
Since the world was made by the gods

He gave a hint, to cut the odds
‘Tonight the world will turn as you slumber
Seven thousand years, no more.
But be sure there is no flaw
In your calculations for

Should you be wrong, by even one
I will destroy your village completely
And curse each creature, sparing none
At dawn your answer must be prepared.’
As darkness fell, the elves despaired
Then tried to count the stars that flared

‘How can we count up the stars that shine in heaven?
How can we compute an answer by the morning?
How can we be sure when multiplied by seven
Thousand years we will have reached the perfect number?
How can we survive this night and make our tally right?’

All that night, they tried to count the stars that twinkled
All that night, they tore their hair and tried to reason
Then one elf, the oldest, wisest and most wrinkled
Cried out ‘Stop! The answer is a simple zero!
With a starless night, just one, the total must be none.’

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from Seven Puzzles, released September 1, 2023

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John Blake: guitars, singing
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Paul W. Nash: keyboards, guitars, woodwinds, singing
Edgar Wilde: drums, percussion

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