We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.
    Purchasable with gift card

      name your price

     

about

Based on the InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire

lyrics

Living a Lie

Don’t get me wrong; I love the life
And it’s my best chance to survive
Every day I hail the cake and cheese
But every day I’m living a lie

Every Aeslin mouse is cheering
Well, that’s sure nothing new
Every Aeslin mouse is singing hymns
Cause that’s what they always do

I’ve got the blue mark on my fur
To prove I’m a priest but it’s a fraud
For no one has convinced me yet
That Verity Price is a god

My ancestors worshipped chickens
And some of them worshipped a tree
Now I hail the Arboreal Princess but
It just doesn’t seem right to me

My thoughts have to stay in the closet
Or I’d be gone from the colony
Nobody’s heard from those that leave
They’ve been lost to our history

Every Aeslin mouse is cheering [Hurray!]
Well, that’s sure nothing new
Every Aeslin mouse is playing hymns
Cause that’s what they always do

I’ve got the blue mark on my fur
To prove I’m a priest but it’s a fraud
For no one has convinced me yet
That Verity Price is a god

Hail! Hail! No I Don't Know What It Is But It's Bleeding All Over
The Floor!
Hail! Hail! I Swear Daddy I’ll Kiss the Next Man That Walks Through That Door!

So I’ll keep being one of those mice
Dressed up and too cute to kill
As long as there are Prices there’ll be Aeslin
Keep the celebrations, yes I will

Every Aeslin mouse is cheering
Well, that’s sure nothing new
Every Aeslin mouse is writing hymns
Cause that’s what they always do

I’ve got the blue mark on my fur
To prove I’m a priest but it’s a fraud
For no one has convinced me yet
That Verity Price is a god

[Spoken] Shouldn’t a god be, like, awe-inspiring? Yeah, but she’s brought Brie and chocolate cake. Guess that’s good enough for now. All Hail the Cheese and Cake! Say it with me brothers and sisters, All Hail the Cake and Cheese!

credits

from All Hail the Cake and Cheese, released May 2, 2021

license

tags

about

Jane Garthson Toronto, Ontario

Involved in filk (the fan music of fantasy and science fiction) since 2003. FAWMer.

Married to Phil Mills who is an active FAWMER & filk songwriter.

Part of monthly filk song circles in the Greater Toronto area, frequent Zoom circles and filk/ fan conventions.
... more

contact / help

Contact Jane Garthson

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

Jane Garthson recommends:

If you like Jane Garthson, you may also like: