Deena Chappell: Music

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This song is from my "Voices of The Archetypes" album. It was beautifully produced by Eric Geoffrey Belcher of Neotenous Productions. The guest musicians are Peter Maine on drums, Fred Lantz on swing fiddle and Jim Dunn on the saw. I played piano, guitar, bass and vocals, of course...

THE TRICKSTER



THE TRICKSTER IS A FRIEND OF MINE
WE SIT AROUND AND DRINK HIS WINE
WE LAUGH THE GRAPES RIGHT OFF THE VINE
I LOVE HIS CHANGING EYES

A SIMPLE FOOL, A JOKER MAN
A RAVEN PERCHED IN HIS LEFT HAND
COYOTE HIDING IN THE SAND
A MASTER OF DISGUISE
(Chorus)
ANGEL, DEMON, BOY OR GIRL
TRICKSTER COMES TO PLAY
TEARS ME DOWN AND BUILDS ME UP
THEN SENDS ME ON MY WAY
AND WHEN I’VE FALLEN FROM THE HEIGHTS
FOR BEING WAY TOO DAMN UPTIGHT
I START TO LAUGH WITH ALL MY MIGHT
AND TRICKSTER COMES AROUND

A CIRCUS RING, A CARNIVAL
OF FEELING SO INCAPABLE
THEN I FEEL THE PUSH AND PULL
AS TRICKSTER WOWS THE CROWD

HE FLIPS THE THRONES OF QUEENS AND KINGS
DISTRACTS THEM WITH HIS KEYS AND RINGS
THAN ALL THEIR GOLD TO ME HE BRINGS
AND HE LOVES ME RIGHT OUT LOUD
(Chorus)

HE WAITS THERE ON THE EDGE OF TIME
BETWEEN THE SPACE OF YOURS AND MINE
HE WHISTLES FAIRY TALES AND RHYMES
AND SPINS THE FORTUNE WHEEL

YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE WAY HE SEEMS
WHEN HE SHOWS UP IN YOUR DARK DREAMS
BUT SISTER, I CAN GUARANTEE
THE TRICKSTER KILLS TO HEAL
(Chorus)