The Linen Map

[Intro]
[Verse]
Salt on the window pane
Dust on the stone floor
Back to the hills again
Open the heavy door
I found the fiddle case
Hidden beneath the bed
Searching for every trace
Of words she never said
[Pre-Chorus]
Beneath the velvet lining
A map of woven thread
Silver ink is shining
Where the spirits tread
[Chorus]
Oh hear the rising tide
Where the ancestors hide
Golden kelp in the night
Glowing with ancient light
The shanties hum so low
Where the wild waters flow
I carry the holy flame
I remember my name
[Post-Chorus]
(Lilted vocalization)
Da-da-da, lum-da-ra
(Lilted vocalization)
Da-da-da, lum-da-ra
[Verse]
Mist on the heather hills
Walking the rocky shore
The low whistle fills
The silence of before
Footprints in wet sand
Bodhrán beats like a heart
Magic held in my hand
Never to fall apart
[Pre-Chorus]
The linen is tattered and thin
Let the journey begin
The ink is a deep ocean blue
Leading me back to you
[Chorus]
Oh hear the rising tide
Where the ancestors hide
Golden kelp in the night
Glowing with ancient light
The shanties hum so low
Where the wild waters flow
I carry the holy flame
I remember my name
[Bridge]
She sang to the seals
On the edge of the world
Every secret reveals
As the map is unfurled
I am never alone
In this kingdom of stone
I am never alone
Now the truth is known
[Break]
[Chorus]
Oh hear the rising tide
Where the ancestors hide
Golden kelp in the night
Glowing with ancient light
The shanties hum so low
Where the wild waters flow
I carry the holy flame
I remember my name
[Post-Chorus]
(Lilted vocalization)
Da-da-da, lum-da-ra
(Lilted vocalization)
Da-da-da, lum-da-ra
[Outro]