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Black Annis

from The Dark Has Teeth by Cave Mouth

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One day two brothers set out to find
The oak where Black Annis is said to hide
And wait for children to walk on by to walk on by

As they go they recite a verse
Well know, well known, well known
Since they were bairns
Each eager to impress the other

Don't go to the Dane Hills
Black Annis haunts them
Black Annis she kills

Don't go to the Dane Hills
Black Annis haunts them
Black Annis she kills

There's the oak the elder says to the younger
There's the oak where Black Annis hides

The young lad feels the air it change
His throat becomes dry
It no longer feels like a game
He knows she flays children alive

The lads run fast
They don't look back
They look back

Once home the elder boy smiles
He laughs and slaps the back of his brother

Don't go to the Dane Hills
Black Annis Haunts them
Black Annis she kills

Don't go to the Dane Hills
Black Annis Haunts them
Black Annis she kills

One by one the family fall fast asleep
But the youngest lad is wide awake
As the coals in the fire grow cold

Then he hears at the window a soft, soft, tapping
So peeks from under his blanket
He peeks from under his blanket
To see, to see the face of Black Annis
To see the face of Black Annis

Don't go to the Dane Hills
Black Annis Haunts them
Black Annis she kills

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from The Dark Has Teeth, released April 12, 2020
Music: Meghan Wood
Lyrics & Vocals: Katie Metcalfe

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Cave Mouth Michigan

Cave Mouth is a musical project one as haunting as it is beautiful, minimalist as it is epic. Where literary musings meet a visceral soundscape invoking mythic visions and heartfelt fables.

Cave Mouth is a transatlantic band and is the brain child of Meghan Wood (Crown of Asteria) and writer Katie Metcalfe.

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