Black Squall by Sjöhäxan

released May 2, 2025

2nd november, 1832, 2:00
course N87 W, distance- 125m
latitude 47° 30’S, longitude 87° 20’W

i have but a moment to take note of the eve’s ruminations before the hour of reckoning approaches. winds from the southeast have carried us to the accursed cove, a hairs breadth from the evil that lurks in its black maw. the Margarete cannot withstand the approaching storm, her hull buckling and moaning with the unsavory squall of yesternight. the hag has always kept Her unsavory promises, but the sailor i mean to exchange for Her odious charms, the one i would leave bound upon Her cloistered shores, is green. only a boy, an unsalted deckhand. alas She has chosen him, Her mark left in blackened blood on the doomed lad’s coffer. his last eve was spent moored at the crooked mast, and i assured his cup was never empty. poor lad…only a boy. surely his sacrifice will assure passage through these tempestuous waters, preserving the life of my men. what is one boy to the life of many? and what is sacrifice if not a necessary evil to sate these higher powers? for the Lord taketh away, but so doth the Devil.

Piano, vocals & art by Sjöhäxan.

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