The Woven Thread of Glen Shiel

[Intro]
[Verse]
The mist is rising slow and white
It hides the fading stars of night
I walk upon the dewy grass
And watch the silver shadows pass
The stone ring waits in silent prayer
I feel a chill within the air
[Pre-Chorus]
The low whistle begins to sigh
Beneath the pale and morning sky
I hear a voice I used to know
From many long, long years ago
[Chorus]
Oh, let the ancient spirits rise
With starlight in their hollow eyes
The land is calling out your name
To keep the spark, to guard the flame
I hold the thread, I feel the light
Within the glen of holy sight
[Post-Chorus]
I hold the thread
I feel the light
In the glen
Of holy sight
[Verse]
She stands beside the rowan tree
And smiles so soft and sweet at me
She speaks of kings in robes of green
Of wonders that I’ve never seen
The forest guards are watching still
Upon the brow of every hill
[Pre-Chorus]
She weaves a charm of silver wool
With hands so steady, calm and cool
A gift of earth, a gift of bone
To guide me when I’m all alone
[Chorus]
Oh, let the ancient spirits rise
With starlight in their hollow eyes
The land is calling out your name
To keep the spark, to guard the flame
I hold the thread, I feel the light
Within the glen of holy sight
[Bridge]
Tie the knot and pull it tight
Through the dark and through the light
The roots are deep, the spirits bold
The stories never will grow old
I promise now to keep the way
Until the end of every day
[Breakdown]
(Harp and fiddle swell)
The mist begins to fade away
Into the gold of rising day
She fades into the morning air
But leaves the charm for me to wear
[Chorus]
Oh, let the ancient spirits rise
With starlight in their hollow eyes
The land is calling out your name
To keep the spark, to guard the flame
I hold the thread, I feel the light
Within the glen of holy sight
[Post-Chorus]
I hold the thread
I feel the light
In the glen
Of holy sight
[Outro]