Wishing Well

from The Wishing Well by The Maggie Darlings

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Wishing Well is the title track of the album and is written by Alysia Manceau.

Reminiscent of Nick Cave and other modern murder ballad singers, the storyline is narrated by a woman murdered by her lover. Think Handsome Family meets Mazzy Star.

You can find other work from Alysia Manceau at alysiamanceau.com

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Wishing Well - Alysia Manceau

way down past the old town, where the river meets the sea,
there lies and old wishing well, where me an' my love did meet
it was there he pledged his love to me til death drew us apart
and by that old wishing well i offered him my heart
one night when it was dark and cold and the stars we could not see
my love he called out, called for me to leave

so through the night we walked as the moon shone above
and i knew nothing of the lies planned by the one i love
and when we reached that wishing well my love he turned to me
and with his hands upon my neck he slowly strangled me
it was there he pledged his love to me til death drew us apart
and by that old wishing well i died in his arms

so listen pretty women, no listen when i tell
don't follow a man with dark green eyes don't follow him down to that well

way down past the old town where the river meets the sea
my body lies in a deep dark well beneath one hundred feet
dadadaddadadadada

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from The Wishing Well, released August 9, 2017
Alysia Manceau Author, lead vocals and Gretsch hollow body electric.
Mandy Connell (Stray Hens), mandolin and backing vocals
Layla Jean Fibbins (Sideshow Brides) on Banjo and BV's

Recorded, mixed and Mastered by Colin Wynne at Thirty Mill Studios

Album artwork by Tracey Roberts at Pangaea Productions

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