Polar Bear

from Black Coyote by Sigrid Christiansen

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14th century Greenland and the last Nordic settlement is dieing out.
Once a thriving outpost, founded by Eric the Red in 1000 AD.

lyrics

The polar bear of Sandness farm wispers in our dreams
Speaks to us of all we fear and many other things
He's told me that the walrus and caribou agree
This land of ice and bitterness will be the death of me

High upon the glacier a frigid wind does blow
Casts away our meager hope to show what we must know
It is for the demon in his boat of skin
To flourish in this howling waste of devils, death and sin

For God has turned away from us
And will not heed our prayers
The cursed voice of Polar Bear
Rumbles in our ears

Remember how the grass grew tall and thick in meadows here
Cows grew fat and many ewes had two lambs every year
Sickness seldom came, hunger stayed away
Ships came here to trade with us and marvel at our ways

For God has turned away from us
And will not heed our prayers
The chiding voice of Polar Bear
Thunders in our ears

Now summer chokes on ice, anyone can see
This desolate and haunted place will be the death of me
Will be the death of me

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from Black Coyote, released May 28, 2022
Guitar, vocals, piano: Sigrid
Violin: Grant Flick
Bass: Jacob Warren
Percussion: Michael Shimmin

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