They Stoned Her

from Wild Awake by John Lyle

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Alannah Myles- 'The lyrics for 'They Stoned Her' are as beautifully written as they sound when they are sung. I hope that because it has moved me, the Universe will find a home for it somewhere. I know exactly what I would do with it sung acapella in 3 part harmony with only a simple tapping percussion. A very sad song that strikes a stringent chord in today's need to put an end to archaic religious beliefs. Many thanks to John Lyle for following his heart.'

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They Stoned Her

She wore the scarlet letter like a chain
Across the wellspring of her heart
Those who knew no better turned their backs
And stole the rocks from her hearth

They stoned her in the foothills where she’d left the chosen path
They stoned her with her buried up unto the neck in sand
These are the twisted teachings from the ancient, ragged throat
Of a misbegotten shadow from the nightmare of a goat

In the lonesome valley broken blossoms scent the morning air
No one builds a coffin while a child is held aloft to stare

They stoned her in the foothills where she’d left the chosen path
They stoned her with her buried up unto the neck in sand
These are the twisted teachings from the ancient, ragged throat
Of a misbegotten shadow from the nightmare of a goat

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from Wild Awake, released February 7, 2010
John Lyle- vocals, guitar, bass & mbira.

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John Lyle Sechelt, British Columbia

The lyrics for most of the songs appearing in these albums are available in book form: "The Kindest Lies: the Lyrics of John Lyle", published by Leaky Boot Press (June 28, 2013).

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