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Dean’s Notes:
The only song on the EP not to be set around the Solway Firth, Cumbria, or even England! However, it does fit the nautical theme! My parents used to live in Barbados, only moving back to the UK so I could be born. Long ago there was one of the most legendary Buccaneers on the island by the name of Sam Lord, known as "the regency rascal" for luring ships onto the rocks by his castle by lighting lamps to confuse their passage and subsequently reaping the rewards! The calypso steel drum at the start is a nice nod to its Caribbean setting! We put a lot of effort polishing this one up for this re-release as we think it’s probably a clear blueprint of many Epic Gandalf’s Fist tracks that would follow down the line!

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I am the dark, I am the light
I am the ships that pass in the night
Out in the distance, waiting for me
fortune, favour, devil and sea.
I am the thief, the traitor’s hand
I take what I want and keep what I can
I am the beggar, I am the king
I am the fool and nothing in-between

And all my life I never seem to fade away
I turn my Back unto the west and I look to the sea.

Sleepless nights, restless dreams
playing with fire, playing for greed
all my nightmares trying to wake,
trying to tell me all my mistakes

I can't tell you why - you don't want to know
I can't tell you why - I lost self-control
waves on the shore line, I have lost my mind
Lanterns burning bright - madness in my eyes

And all my Life I never seem to fade away
I turn my Back unto the west and I look to the sea
I turn my back unto the west and I look to the sea

Splendour and opulence, riches are mine
regency waits on me, brandy and wine
out on the sea all are my prey
the riches of man are what I crave

I can't tell you why - you don't want to know
I can't tell you why - I lost self-control
waves on the shore line, I have lost my mind
Lanterns burning bright - madness in my eyes

And all my Life I never seem to fade away
I turn my Back unto the west and I look to the sea
I turn my back unto the west and I look...

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from Songs from the Solway (Special Edition), released April 15, 2024

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Prog/Folk/Rock from the UK. Aided by a merry band of misfits, Gandalf's Fist are your new favourite Cult band waiting to be discovered!

Gandalf's Fist draw on their mutual love for classic rock bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who, and even the likes of Iron Maiden. ... more

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