Rhyme and Reason is the name of the magic bookshop in "The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams" by Mindy Thompson
Rhyme and Reason c. 2/04/2022 by Cecilia A. Eng
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Rhyme and Reason, Magic and Books
Fireflies glow above shelves and nooks
Welcoming you to warm embraces
Linked to other times and places
CHORUS:
Books and knowledge serve the light
When you must choose between fight or flight
When you are lost in the darkest night
You’ll find safe harbor!
Quotes on a chalkboard no hand writes
Climbing hydrangea and hanging lights
Wysteria vines and a lemon tree
And the quiet buzz of a bumble bee
CHORUS:
(Paper birds) flock while swooping high
(O’er the) lilac hedge as you hurry by
Climbing up the wrought iron stairs
To the nonfiction books and the comfy chairs
CHORUS:
Turn from the dark of greed or self
Share the knowledge on every shelf
Past and future are present here
We read and socialize with good cheer
CHORUS:
Rhyme and Reason, Magic and Books
Fireflies glow above shelves and nooks
Welcoming you to warm embraces
Linked to other times and places
CHORUS:
Books and knowledge serve the light
When you must choose between fight or flight
When you are lost in the darkest night
You’ll find safe harbor!
@janeg Feb 2022
I fell in love with this when you sang it last week in circle. Books and libraries have been very important in my life - got my first library card @ at four years old. Chords after FAWM please.
@rocketman0739 Feb 2022
Now I really want to go to a used bookstore!
@ericdistad Feb 2022
The chorus resonates with me! The song paints such a lovely image of a magic bookshop, I want to crawl inside it.
The whole track sounds fantastic!
Love it!
@metricula Feb 2022
I love the "flight or fight" with the imagery of the paper birds, really cool!
@gmcgath Feb 2022
Already heard you sing this one online today. Nice song!
@mhorning Feb 2022
This has a real classic feel, like it could have been on Of Shoes and Ships.
@aneil Feb 2022
Lovely folk song with a message.
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
Oh, I like this one. Books have always been my safe harbor.