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Hagalaz. Hail. The Hag. Disruption and destruction. The lesson of Hagalaz is that even destructive hail eventually melts into life-giving water if we trust and hold on long enough to let it do so. The Disir are Norse protective spirits, often thought of as female and protective of an individual or group. I wrote this with a particular friend in mind as a work of hope in a very dark time.

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This is not the life I expected
This is not where I thought I'd be
Disruption, delay, unforeseen the frustration
Misfortune twisting my life's concentration
Shelter eludes me but I must get out of this storm

This is not the harvest I planted
This is not the crop that I sowed
Hailstones have blighted the farm and the field
Lifeless they lay, they have nothing to yield
How can I go on with my sustenance taken away?

This is not my magic I'm feeling
This is not the power I know
All of my shields have been battered away
The night is so dark I cannot find the day
How can I live when there is no more music to play?

This is not the end of the cycle
This is not the cut of my cord
My tears will flow and melt hailstones to water
I call on the Disir to guard well their daughter
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be
The matrix regenerates all that I am and will be

credits

from Rune Songs Volume 1, released February 1, 2019
Lyrics & music by Cathy McManamon
Acoustic guitar, vocal - Cathy McManamon
Electric bass - Jason Neerenberg
Cello - Betsy Tinney
Synth strings - Alexander James Adams

Recorded by Ravenslake Music Productions
Engineered by Protective Pines Studio

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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois

Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.

Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher.
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