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An Air of Mystery

from Hell and High Water by Napier's Bones

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The Transfiguration : Part 1
"The Transfiguration"
Transfiguration : metamorphosis, an exalting, glorifying, or spiritual change in form or appearance.
A paranormal investigator, rational advocate of evidence-based causality, is eager to debunk another folkloric legend for the benefit of his eager TV audience.
Ratings pressure in the competitive world of ghost-hunting shows has led him to a compromise between scientific principles and dramatic viewing. Always stopping short of outright fabrication he tells himself that he's found a way of having the best of both worlds.
The ruined Holy Trinity Church of Buckfastleigh, Devon, is the location for his latest assignment : to find hard evidence relating to the infamous Squire Richard Cabell.

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Another week, a new assignment
Ratings up with every phantom found
Goodbye kiss then onto Devon roads
Such a Happy Haunting Ground

Another well-loved ancient story
Handed down through history
Like Wistman's Wood, the Hand of Glory
They cling to make-believe

Discarding age-old superstition
On camera captured in full view : If it's there, it's on air

Darting by the river, I see the ruined church in silhouette
So it's Squire Cabell, his spectral hounds and mausoleum glowing red
Sensors all around the tomb, remote connect all seeing eyes
Rational sights you can believe, midnight transmission time

Presenting only what I find
The viewers making up their minds : Success, Speaks for itself

An air of mystery, goes a long way
A hint of danger, goes a long way
A little guidance, goes a long way
And who needs certainty? They all prefer it to be this way....

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from Hell and High Water, released March 18, 2016

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Napier's Bones are a UK band steeped in classic prog and using it as a foundation for their own take on long-form progressive rock music.

The focus is firmly on dramatic storytelling with subjects capable of resonating with today's listeners. Music that references the past but is very much of the here and now. ... more

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