The Keeper's Path

[Intro]
[Verse]
Walking where the heather grows
Watching how the cold wind blows
Salt is on my skin today
Chasing all the light away
Golden dust on every hill
Time is standing very still
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear a song in the air
Braiding silver in my hair
Voices from a distant time
Ringing like a copper chime
[Chorus]
Carry the weight of the stone
I am never here alone
Bound to the earth and the sea
Just like she used to be
Mist on the gorse in the sun
Work that is never quite done
Blood in the marrow and bone
Truth that is finally known
[Verse]
Stacked upon the jagged ledge
Resting at the water's edge
Grey and weathered, smooth and round
Secrets in the frozen ground
She was here a life ago
Watching all the tides below
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear a song in the air
Braiding silver in my hair
Voices from a distant time
Ringing like a copper chime
[Chorus]
Carry the weight of the stone
I am never here alone
Bound to the earth and the sea
Just like she used to be
Mist on the gorse in the sun
Work that is never quite done
Blood in the marrow and bone
Truth that is finally known
[Bridge]
The pipes begin to swell
A story they will tell
Of women on the height
Before the fall of night
We weave a steady thread
By ancient spirits led
[Solo]
[Verse]
Dulcimer is playing soft
Lifting every prayer aloft
I will leave a token here
Keep the memory very near
Walking home as shadows fall
Answering the ocean's call
[Chorus]
Carry the weight of the stone
I am never here alone
Bound to the earth and the sea
Just like she used to be
Mist on the gorse in the sun
Work that is never quite done
Blood in the marrow and bone
Truth that is finally known
[Post-Chorus]
I belong to the shore
Now and evermore
I belong to the shore
Now and evermore
[Outro]