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IAN ANDERSON – Puer Ferox Adventus
from “Homo Erraticus” (2014)
[Intro]
N.C.
The brash North wind strikes upon this isle of Lindisfarne
I offer searching souls the wisdom of my years
These lessons writ in book of ages holy, past
The agony, the righteous path to steer between the waves
The dark abyss, tied to the mast
[Verse 1]
This sponge of pragmatic Constantine
Mops them all up and wipes them clean
It's all okay, it's all official
The Christ Child advent here to be seen
Saturn's Solstice, Yuletide blotted
Blended in cynic in-nocence
Meet in Milan and host the party
Safer to sit astride the fence
What is this book? These airy pages?
Scribed and scribbled with latitude
Tallest tales for poor and needy
In wide-eyed wonder at faith renewed
Words of gospel and redemption
Absolution if we re-pent
Emperor's deathbed, late salvation
Baptism in dubious testament
[Chorus 1]
There's a wild child coming
There's an angry man
There's a new age dawning here
To an old age plan
[Verse 2]
Manic mother, her child gone missing
Found in the temple with the elder men
Gone about His Father's business
Yeah, but he soon goes missing once again
Ducked his head with the mad-John prophet
West bank desert, doubts and fear
White magic, healing, and exorcism
Got twelve good men - now the gang's all here
[Chorus 2]
There's a wild child coming
There's an angry man
There's a new age dawning here
To an old age plan
[Instrumental 1]
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[Verse 3]
Proclamation, divine seed sown
Did he really say that thing?
On donkey colt, calm, to the Passion
Knowing full well what the charge must bring
The body bread, a farewell supper
Bounty silver, a kiss betrayed
It's a long, hard haul, that Via Dolorosa
No last contrition, quite unafraid
[Chorus 3]
There's a wild child coming
There's an angry man
There's a new age dawning here
To an old age plan
There's a wild child coming
There's an angry man
There's a new age dawning here
To an old age plan
[Instrumental 2]
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