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All hail Nightshade, Queen of the Elves, long may she reign
Be ye human or elf, rules she the eve of your self
All hail Nightshade, Queen of the Elves, forever fain
Behold her misty lair and enter now if you dare
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Astral Minutes
03:14
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Have you known astral minutes? Times transcending daily limits
Something that you heard, something that you see
A magic word that’s born of mystery:
Can it be? How can it be?
Long ago on a green hill, Two gnomes sweeping up a bad spill
From adjacent spheres, this then I did spy:
The rainbow gears turn inside the blue sky:
Can it be? How can it be?
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Under a Toadstool
02:25
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When it rains, I keep dry, under a toadstool
Feels like home, below the dome, peaceful & cool
Safe and warm, free from the storm, my rainbow jewel
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Red Night
04:18
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In the shadows, there’s a color, In the color, there’s a sound
In the sound, I hear a luller, Whose sweet song leaves me spellbound
Red, red night, in the darkness, I found delight
Wandering lost in the rainbow night, I sense dark eyes watching me
Feeling wonder instead of fright, So let this magic world be
Red, red night, in the darkness, a strange strange sight
Every time I start pushing, it just rolls on by, like a firefly
After dusk falls, all can appear. Evening serves to lift the screen
In a clearing as the mists clear, See the dancing pixie queen
Red, red night, in the darkness, a fairy sprite
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Orange Night
02:21
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Orange night is rising in the western skies and reflected in your eyes
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Yellow Night
03:01
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Colored by light and shining,
Girthed by the rays entwining
Behold the sight: yellow night
Yellow night, a faded blur, rarely to recur
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Green Night
02:55
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Into the green night..
When you arrived, it seemed quite the miracle
Almost enough to believe in the mystical
Through the tunnel where all dreams are forgotten
To a dark field that shy sylphs are sought in
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Blue Night
03:13
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On a deep blue night in 1973, I said, “Cousin Reggie, come along with me”
Feeling mighty thirsty like you wouldn’t believe, I had me a trick hidden up my sleeve
In the blue night
Along a dirt path, we was up to no good, To that soda pop stand nestled deep in the woods
Reggie said, “Cousin, now what is the plan?” It’s a good day to stick it to the man
On a blue night
Seven is the number of the rainbow hue,
Sweeter is the slumber when the night is blue
“Say Mr. Johnson, what’s your best price, For two soda pop just as cold as ice?”
I got a wheat penny, two Mercury dimes, And a simple new song all about the good times
And the blue night
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Silver Night
03:39
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Where the red-winged blackbird flies is underneath galactic skies
Alone along a great divide, agog I long with arms spread wide
I can’t see my hand, I can’t feel my fingers
I don’t understand, how the darkness lingers
Silver night
There the marsh grass sways and bends, grasshoppers sings songs for their friends
Summer heat creates a haze that bends the night in subtle ways
See the changing night, it’s a funny feeling
But it must be right, sets the mind to reeling
Silver night
My red bike can take me to, places where the night shines through
In a world that likes to hide, its secrets by the fleet wayside
Wind is in my hair, with the world flying by
I can’t help but dare, who then shall deny?
Silver night
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Purple Night
02:50
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Purple night fades as clouds go ‘way, Young lovers dream of day
Shall the elf king go round the horn, To save his queen in morn?
Can we fly up in the sky? Only in our dreams
While still night clings to its dark, With the far call of the lark
Tiptoe lightly through the hedge, And swear the sacred pledge
Is there more beyond the shore? More than what it seems
Undines swim slowly in pools of clear water
Venture to far lands, his queen, they have got her
How can light dispel the night? Ride upon sunbeams
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Good to Be Here Now
02:44
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Good to be here now, good to be there too
Good to be anywhere, as long as I’m with you
All roads lead to the same place of golden mirror
Gaze within, shall you see all the stars draw nearer
Good to be here now, good to be there too
Good to be anywhere, as long as I’m with you
Stand upon a glass bridge, see what the eye can see
Floating on the water, a face stares back at me
Good to be here now, good to be there too
Good to be anywhere, as long as I’m with you
Why did I go so far to see what I should be?
Stay at home, see the world, in love of family
Good to be here now, good to be there too
Good to be anywhere, as long as I’m with you
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Rainbow Days
03:02
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When the rainbow days come, It’s time to go with the flow
No matter where you’re from, No matter where you go
Rainbow days
As the rainbow days glow, Leperchaun do come to play
Hold close don’t let it go, Find gold the magic way
Rainbow days
If the rainbow days end, There’s no need to fret and cry
Close your eyes, just pretend, Let the colors roll on by
Rainbow days
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Toadstool Shadow Chillicothe, Ohio
“[Rainbow Nights] is one of the most creative things I’ve heard in a long time,” -Lauren Goldstien, www.girlattherockshows.com. Toadstool Shadow believes that there is another realm, hiding in plain sight. To illustrate this concept, they are creating an all-original three-part fairy tale opera. Part two, "Folk Songs of the American Wood Elf," is both a movie and an album. ... more
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