The Hunter's Star Lyrics by Shearwater
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the hunter's star
burned brighter than all of the suns in the firmament
as through the sky he raged
with his hook and blade
and the world, unmade

as forests bow
and blacken the air
as the canopies burn away,
and the arc-lights fade
and no gull remains
to repeat its call

only now would you long
for the ancient boughs,
the moon, overlapping the long white clouds
and the home life of a love
who will never return again

no child at all
would wake to the light
of a sun that is reddening
like a robin's breast,
and no lioness
boards a last, great hull
on the waves
that close
on a world
that will never return again
and no sound escapes
from the night to come.
the hunter's star   burned brighter than all of the suns in the firmament   as through the sky he raged   with his hook and blade   and the world, unmade      as forests bow   and blacken the air   as the canopies burn away,   and the arc-lights fade   and no gull remains   to repeat its call      only now would you long   for the ancient boughs,   the moon, overlapping the long white clouds   and the home life of a love   who will never return again      no child at all   would wake to the light   of a sun that is reddening   like a robin's breast,   and no lioness   boards a last, great hull   on the waves   that close   on a world   that will never return again   and no sound escapes   from the night to come.