Shiny Thing
Lyrics
Shiny, shiny, shiny thing
In my beak, upon the wing
Tiny, tiny, world below
Fates erupt in Nature’s glow
Over fields and buildings tall
Lives play out by hearth and hall
Sun rides through the changing sky
It’s not my fate to reason why
It is my destiny to deliver
A token from the Mighty Giver
As I glide my wings a-quiver
Seeking out the bending river
There it is, a silvery line
Turning round, a sure sign
I hear cathedral doom bells ring
I must release the shiny thing
It drops away, I’ve played my part
Now at last I can depart
As destiny lifts my soul away
I call out in my own way…
“Good luck, John Duck!
Good luck, John Duck!
Good luck, John Duck!
Good luck, John Duck!"
(Gary Miller)
© 2018 Whippet Records
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Notes
This song was commissioned and specially-written for the upcoming project 'The Butcher Baronet', in collaboration with Lone Pine Pictures, about the 17th Century Durham City historical figure John Duck.
Other songs and tunes from this project include : -
'Elementary (Turn Turn Again)'
'Golden Journey: Through Air / Over Water / To Earth / On Fire'
'John's Jacobus (Inscription)'
'Merrily Danced The Butcher's Wife'
'Rolling on (A Hymn for John and Ann)'
