By the Old Oak Tree

from The Enchanted Door by Vales Elia

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Escaping his cruel master
He runs down ever faster
To a place beneath the glen
There were little green men

They led him away
To where wonders lay
With promises
Of a place where he could play

There he spent his days
A magic place to play
Among the Wild Fae Folk
No cruel words were spoke

"Come away, o human child
To the waters in the wild
With the faery hand in hand..."

{Chorus}
It was there in the place by the old oak tree
The winding path of mystery
It was through the enchanted door he passed
To where wonders always seem to last

Returning to his mother
Describe the land like no other
She did not believe
Such fantasies conceived

"Don't believe me, I'll prove to you
This enchanted place is true
I'll go back there
Bring a piece of this land to you"

{Chorus}

By the old oak tree
To the Land of Faery
He asked for something home to bring
This angered the Faery King

"Beyond the Enchanted door
This world exists no more
Take from us what you will
But don't expect it to still
Be the same as it is here
For the Human World is too full of fear
For they judge what they don't understand
Nothing can live outside this Land"

{Chorus}

He can't prove it to others
Not even to his mother
All he has is memories
Of his days among the Faery

What really matters is what's within
The Enchanted World is real to him

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from The Enchanted Door, released December 21, 2018

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Vales Elia Stockport, UK

Vales Elia is a duo that creates and performs Authentic Folk music taking it in the directions of Darkwave and New Age genres.
Mystical soundscapes, enchanting harmonies and ethereal female vocals take the listener to the worlds of Mythology, Paganism and Psyche. ... more

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