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Ten of Wands

from Ten of Wands Single by Dylan Blackthorn

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I challenged my mystic comrade that we would both write a song based on the draw of a single tarot card. She drew the Ace of Swords, while I drew Ten of Wands. Wands represent new growth, passion, action, and the element of fire. It shows someone carrying a heavy & encumbering load of ten staves. In the song, we see the poetical progression of symbolism in a traditional folk music motif, counting off the meta-symbolic correlations. That Starry Crown, as a Mormon-raised friend explained to me, is the experience of carrying life's burden without worry or complaint, imminent joy given through devotion to God.

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Oh Lord, I been hurtin', my back bent low with this burden
I been counting pennies, stacking these staves
With a flow that's running so low, no savior who saves me
I cried out, oh my soul, when may I lay down this heavy load
Oh, my soul it shouts down, “When you lay down your pride, you may wear
That Starry Crown, yeah yeah
That Starry Crown, yeah yeah
I found one – what is one? It's the power of the light & life that's reflected in the Sun
I found two, three, and four - Four is for the wedding canopy that shows us more is in store
I found five, what is five?
It's the fighting spirit that will keep you alive
I found six, seven, & eight - eight arrows that point the way to the dream gate
Yeah, yeah... yeah, yeah
Well, I found nine, what is nine? It's the night before the fight we may die, that we dine
I found ten, what is ten? It's the straw that broke the camel's back, it will make your mind bend
I cried out, oh my soul, when may I lay down this heavy load
My soul it shouts down, “When you can lay down your pride, you may wear
That Starry Crown, yeah yeah
That Starry Crown, yeah yeah
When you gonna lay down your pride, yeah yeah
Mm, Hmmmm, then you may wear That Starry Crown

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from Ten of Wands Single, released March 23, 2021
Written and composed by Dylan Blackthorn
Produced by Dylan Blackthorn
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Matt Smith at 6-String Ranch studio in Austin, Texas.
Dylan Blackthorn - lead vocal, accordion, ukulele
Dr. $ick - fiddle, guitar
Tom Crail - bass
Michael Rubin - encylopediae harmonicae
Eldridge Goins - drums

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Dylan Blackthorn Austin, Texas

Accordion-driven singer, songwriter, composer, and band leader at THAT Damned Band, Thee Harlequine, & Mazel Tov Kocktail Hour.
Part time Quantum Mechanic with 999 EYES FREAKSHOW & SURREAL SIDESHOW.
Austiner Klezmer Bund member since 2013.
TIME TRAVELER'S Local 999 since 2030. ... more

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