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As I run more faster than you
Draw out the line
That's what I'll do
I'm the swiftest mortal alive
I don't have to scheme or connive
 
I hear you throw that javelin well
well, you can throw it halfway to hell
I ain't got emotion to sell
I'm under father's spell
 
My mind says," Look to myself-
and keep that heart safely stored on a shelf"
and with my mind I'll run 'till I win
If you can't beat me
I'll call that a sin
 
I hear you throw that javelin well
But you can throw it halfway to hell
I ain't got emotion to sell
I'm under father's spell
 
Hey, what's the deal?
I feel so unsure
My mind was fast
but not anymore
You used your mind in a way I can't see
How did a butterfly catch and sting me?
 
Man, you threw that javelin well
and then you threw me halfway to hell
But I ain't got emotion to sell
I'm under father's spell
No, I ain't got emotion to sell
I'm under Daddy's spell
 
Your crazy mind has cast this on me
We tasted fruit where we should not be
Never more will we taste each other
But we can be like sister and brother
 
They call me Atalanta
Are you Melanion?
They call me Atalanta
an' you Melanion
They call me Atalanta
 
Words/music/B.Pearce
Recorded live on Marc/Woolfman
Radio Central - Antwerp, 1999

"A colourful adventure into realms of fancy"

Those who know their Greek myths will know of Atalanta. For those who do not: Atalanta's father wanted a son. He got a daughter instead - and in order to win her father's acceptance Atalanta sought to become a son through her physical prowess. If a suitor wished to marry her he would have to beat her in a race. If he failed - she killed him.
 

ATALANTA:
Words/music: Brian Pearce
Written: October,1999
Performed live on Marc and the Woolfman (Radio Centraal)