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And a Wolf Shall Devour the Sun

from A Wolf at the Door by Roy Peak

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A song inspired by the book Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez.

Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Roy Peak at Radical Recording, Jacksonville, Florida.

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And A Wolf Shall Devour the Sun​

The day awoke and it was beautiful
So I went out into the world
Hoping to find a place anyplace that wasn't here
But I only got this far

Now the sun has disappeared
And we are between the hours of the wolf and the dog
All the tombs soon will open their doors
To let loose the hounds of the dead

​It's an unkindness of ravens
​It's a murder of crows
​But what is it when you've left the pack behind
​And a wolf devours the sun

You took those pennies from my eyes
Put them back or put them to a better use
Cuz I can build of me a monster
Sew myself back together and reset my bones

​It's an unkindness of strangers
​It's a murder of your soul
​But what is it when you've left the past behind
​And a wolf devours the sun

Are you ready, are you ready for this
Take a deep breath like a hungry bird
You take a chance, you take a dive
You hit the water and someone lives
And someone cries and someone dies
Beware the birds that eat your eyes
They take your soul, they don't let go
They speak with powers magical
In ancient empty parables
They don't need us
They don't need you
They know the ways to hide the truth
And your conscious is unconscious
Of the trials yet to come

This is what I saw with my back to the world
This is what I saw with my back to the world

The day awoke and it was beautiful

​​​​​02-03-2011

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from A Wolf at the Door, released October 1, 2020
Roy Peak: guitars, vocals

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Roy Peak Jacksonville, Florida

Roy Peak has played electric bass in more bands than he cares to remember for more years than he can remember.
He wrote the theme song for the radio show "Hey You Kids, Get Off My Lawn" on WPNR-FM.

His debut album, All Is Well, has been called "A punkish folk-rock tromp through twelve songs about love, death, and birds."
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