In Gowan Ring - Two Towers

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{Verse 1}
Wind away the hours
Laid up to the sun
Hide behind two towers
When all the world's work is done

{Verse 2}
Set a life upon the way to bide
All that bodies become
Left alone along the lay to bind
All the mind has shunned

{Verse 3}
Gather up the flowers
Born up from the womb
Hasten lest they sour
A deed brought to the tomb

{Verse 4}
Catch the longing dream that time beguiles
From cradle to the bone
Lonely limbs just limp in life awhile
To touch the weathered home

{Instrumental Break}

{Verse 5}
Careless as a willow
Constant as an oak
Ages churn and wallow
Through hands pass as they grope

{Verse 6}
Past and future splayed astride
The hollow heaving chest
Gnarled hands curve to inscribe
The fading notion useless

{Verse 7}
Heedless shall we swallow
Our riddles never spoke
With the merit of no answer
To meliorate the joke

{Outro}
Wind away the hours
Laid up to the sun
Hide behind Two Towers
When all the world's work is done

Release Date: January 25, 2019

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The meaning of the song

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"In Gowan Ring - Two Towers" is a haunting and introspective song that explores themes of time, mortality, and the cyclical nature of life. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a world where one must hide behind two towers to escape the toils of everyday life. The imagery of flowers wilting, dreams fading, and hands passing through time evokes a sense of melancholy and contemplation. The song's instrumental breaks add to the atmospheric quality, allowing the listener to fully immerse themselves in the somber beauty of the music. Ultimately, "Two Towers" is a poetic reflection on the fleeting nature of existence and the inevitability of change.

Biography

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In Gowan Ring is the musical project of B'ee, a musician who has been composing original acoustic music under this moniker for the past 20 years. His music is described as Symbolist Folk, channeling stories of stones and angels through homemade instruments and his own voice. The uncanny harmonies he creates unearth a visionary sonic tapestry that engages in mythic landscapes, weaving the transcendental and the mundane together.

Throughout his career, B'ee has embarked on an itinerant journey through peculiar landscapes of sound and sense, meeting with other musicians, traditions, and philosophies around the world. This pursuit of his own unexampled, intimate art has led In Gowan Ring to perform in over 30 countries worldwide, with a revolving cast of compatriots and fellow travelers.

In Gowan Ring has released over a dozen albums of recorded work, showcasing B'ee's exploration of subtle perceptions and metaphysical backgrounds of life through music. His music serves as a window onto the imaginal realm of primeval myth, inviting listeners to track their own smoky parables that are essential to our humanness and our experience in this material world.

B'ee's philosophy on music is deeply rooted in his belief that music is a line of inquiry that leads us through inner landscapes where we experience love, awe, affinity, and reverence. He believes that these experiences branch deep through the heart of things, and it is important for us to heed the spirits that reside there. Through his music as In Gowan Ring, B'ee continues to explore and share these inner landscapes with audiences around the world.