Essentially an acoustic based song with astonishing violin work from Graham Smith with which to play out the track. Almost sounds like a guitar solo Hendrix would have been proud of!

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This was inspired by an old girlfriend at a time when things were going well. The title refers to her star sign - Scorpio, and her interest in Taoism etc influenced the writing of the lyric. Dave Edwards almost completely re-worked the melody as he felt my original tune was too full of musical cliches. He was right!

The Eagle And The Scorpion


The eagle and the scorpion
comes out to share a drink
Her teasing eyes maybe don't see
as much as she might think
The yin and yang are muddled
but they're sure to balance out
We have to savour what
so many others are without.


Chorus:
So look at the way through
the hills and the valleys
The open roads and
the concealed alleys
And listen to the voice
which hails from within
Cause God knows you can win.


A smile so slight and yet so sweet
may hint at what she knows
Her guarded sensibility
occasionally shows
But now is all there is so now
we might as well relax
And deal the joker and the ace
from our respective packs.


Chorus


The whisky and the dry white wine
were speaking at the time
Discussing the significance
of the number nine
But still it seems there's such a large
and unexplored domain
The joy is in the gathering of
the harvest from the grain


Chorus