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This one turned up in my phone memos when I was looking for songs for the album. The lyric was sweet enough to merit a further investigation.

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Scorpion in a Mason Jar


Oh there’s lightning bugs hanging down like fairy lights
draped around the shutters on the sill
Someone said enchantment was a human right
Pretty soon you’re gonna get your fill

Oh the devil’s just a scorpion in a mason jar
and god is just a flicker of the light
there’s comfort to be found in every syllable and sound
and when you sleep you’re gonna sleep tight (dear)

The dew is falling like a silvery rain
and the glitter of the dawn is like a song
That someone near is singing so sweet and so low
Don’t you get the feeling you belong (here)

Tell me a story oh speak to me true
the night in its glory just me and just you
a song on your tongue and the stars all blue and shiny
Hold me ever closer never let me go
Never let the love burn dry
Never be the one to say I told you so
& I’ll never be the one to make you cry (dear)

Cos there’s glory in the whole world
turning brighter than a pin
and there’s no other moment then the moment that you’re in
There’s a breeze in the sky
and the tears in your eye are not sorrow

And the devil’s just a scorpion in a mason jar
and god is just a flicker of the light
there’s comfort to be found in every syllable and sound
Pretty soon you’re gonna sleep tight (dear)

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from The Deafening Sound of Stars, released October 11, 2019
Scorpion in a Mason Jar
Kirsty McGee - voice, guitar
Phill Howley - drums
Sam Quintana - double bass
Barkley McKay - piano

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Kirsty McGee Manchester

A wandering maverick and spellbinding live performer with a voice that has been described as having the texture of smoke & velvet, McGee defies categorisation, to make 'hobopop' –“music of no fixed genre”. Her continuously evolving musical personality is proof that a freedom from artistic restraints can sometimes produce a unique, enthralling and original voice with a rare honesty. ... more

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