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A great track from the album of the same name, and a fine performance from new singer Fay Brotherhood. I saw them perform it live, and it encapsulates what makes them unique whilst reflecting their love of Jethro Tull and other groups from the prog golden era.
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The story of a steampunk Dragon fairground attraction that comes to life and torches the fairground and disappears into the skies never to be seen again.
lyrics
Isambard the Mechanical Dragon
By Maxine Cilia
Built with love, designed by luck he came alive at last,
As the cogs finally turned, and whirred into life,
Ev’ryone was aghast,
Hissing and blinking, Green flashing eyes, the beast was pow’red by steam,
Breathing in and out, Tail thrashing about,
An amazing sight to see,
Chorus
Isambard the mechanical dragon,
Made with cogs and copper and wire,
A feat of sound engineering,
With a belly full of fire
Put on display and tickets were bought, the queues lined up for miles,
The public were thrilled as they watched him perform,
Ev’ry day he grew more wild,
One day he turned round and facing the crowd opened his metal jaws,
He lit up the room, and toasted the crowd,
To a giant funeral pyre.
Chorus
Like candles on cakes, top hats a’flame,
Scorched eyebrows and capes,
Women a’screaming, parasols ablaze they make good their escape,
Too dangerous ,Frankensteins monster,
We’ll burn if we stay here!
Extinquish his flames, and put out his power,
We must destroy this creature.
Chorus
The crowd surged forward, the barriers broke,
The dragon let out a cry,
With a big breath of fire,exhalation of steam,
He lifted to the sky,
Free and alone, soared high in the clouds
Unto the unknown realm,
A life of steam ,and fury of fire,
The sky’s Isambard’s throne.
credits
released April 14, 2022
Music and Lyrics Maxine Cilia
Recorded , Mixed Mastered and Produced by Aaron Cilia
Spriggan Productions , Westbrook Studios
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