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The humours of the grave

from The Jester's Quest in the City of Glass by Lyrian

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Fit the Seventh: The Humours of the Grave

Narrator: The Jester wonders if he is dead. He seems to be alive, and lying on the pavement of the City of Glass. At his side is The Hermit, and he asks the old man what has become of him. ‘You were killed by the arrow of Pamphilus,’ he says. ‘It pierced your heart. But I saved you by turning you quickly into a creature without a heart.’ The Jester looks at his right hand and finds it, and his whole body, encased in green armour. He tells the Hermit that he is man. ‘No,’ says the Hermit, ‘You are a Knight and henceforth must be called Sir Jester. Observe your breastplate.’

Jester: I was slain, slain, slain by an arrow to the breast
And I fell to earth thinking no more of the quest
As a bird I would fly and had never thought to die
But I tumbled down, tumbled down out of the sky

I was saved, saved, saved from the humours of the grave
By a strange enchantment that changed my flesh and gave
Back the breath I had lost, but my heart was tossed away
Now I am a knight, am a knight, grave, never gay

Narrator: Sir Jester looks at his green breastplate to find a small hinged door there, with a brass handle. He opens it. Inside is a dark space where his heart should be.

Jester: Will a heart, heart, heart ever fill my breast again?
Hermit: If your quest’s absurd and your jest is not in vain ...
Jester: Shall I seek in fire, seek in water or in air?
Hermit: Only in the earth, in the earth – seek your heart there

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from The Jester's Quest in the City of Glass, released April 1, 2016

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

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