Though Death May Use My Bones As Trophies

from In My End Is My Beginning by MacGillivray

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The title of this track and first line: 'Though death may use my bones as trophies, black and sown with tears' are taken from a casket letter purportedly written by Mary Queen of Scots. References to violets and pallor are influenced by Mary's ode to her young French husband, King Francis II on his death; 'In the pallor of my face, pale as when violets fade, true love's becoming shade.' The air, full of bird song, is recorded at Inchmahome Priory where Mary spent several months as a young girl.

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Though death may use my bones as trophies, black and sown with tears. Though death may souse the stars in my galaxies, perfume all my fears. I had a young head, full of fresh, sweet flowers, iris, rose bouquet. Flowers pressed in between life's pages, blossoms cut to stem. Though death may use my bones as trophies, black and sown with tears. Though death may souse the stars in my galaxies, perfume all my fears. My face grew pale as my death grew long; shadow cast on a waning moon, though violets fade no fade to my pallor will flush the face of my marble tomb. All my days I've been wandering in wondering, flowers pressed thin and fair. Though death may use my bones as trophies, I alight on air.

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from In My End Is My Beginning, released February 8, 2022
MacGillivray, dulcitone, melodica, pedal harmonium and Indian harmonium. Written and performed by MacGillivray.

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MacGillivray Scotland, UK

MacGillivray is a Scottish poet and musician, signed to Antigen Records and 100 Acre Recordings and published by Bloodaxe, 'The Nine of Diamonds: Surroial Mordantless' 2016 and 'The Last Wolf of Scotland' (2nd edition) Redhen, Los Angeles. MacGillivray has performed with The Fall, Arlo Guthrie, Thurston Moore, Alan Moore, Shirley Collins and many others. ... more

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