From the recording Voyageur In Song (EP)
Viking seafarers catching the sun glinting off a piece of billion year old iridescent blue feldspar approaching the coast of Labrador thought they’d found Valhalla. To the local Inuit, the brilliant blue was simply the colour left behind after a hunter freed the rest to become the Northern Lights. You’ll notice glints of blue on Voyageur’s 3rd and 9th frets. This song imagines the birth of Labradorite from its own geological and mythical perspective.
Hear more about the story behind the song and watch the powerful live performance @ https://youtu.be/Sm1JWloX5Pk
Watch the Music Video for "Fire & Ice" https://youtu.be/rLq1lN7IFFM
Lyrics
It took a billion years of shadow
To climb up from the lava
Into a sad world of grey
You might have heard me shouting
Trying to move a mountain
I guess I had so much to say
An aurora borealis, hiding in the darkness
Ready to come out and play
I am fire and ice
And I’ll dance with the light
A moonstone skipping home
To the rhythm of the night
Like getting blood out of a stone
From the crust of the unknown
I was born to shine through
At first glance I’m boring
But you ain’t seen the whole thing
‘Til like a bolt from the blue
My Labradorescence keeps you guessing
Every time it meets your eye
I am fire and ice
And I’ll dance with the light
A moonstone skipping home
To the rhythm, to the rhythm
To the rhythm of the night
I am fire and ice
And I’ll dance with the light
A moonstone skipping home
To the rhythm, to the rhythm
To the rhythm of the night
(Written by David Leask Published by Power Of Song)