Blodeuwedd Lyrics

Look into the water, tell me what do you see?

I see a woman of flowers crying out to be free.

I see a Goddess, a woman, in a circle of trees.

I see Math and Gwydion fall to their knees.

Fall to their knees.

Chorus:

Welcome the May Queen,

Sing for her now,

For as the year turns to Samhain

She'll return as an owl,

Blodeuwedd the owl.

Stand alone in the tower, watch over your land.

Hear the call of a hunter, call him into your hands.

He is dark, he is handsome, and the King is away,

Gronw says he must go now, but you ask him to stay,

Ask him to stay.

She can't live without him, so while the King is away,

They plot to kill him in a year and a day.

With a foot on a cauldron, a goat holds him true.

By a fast running river, came the spear from Gronw,

And the eagle it flew.

My son where are you? For only I see,

An old rotting eagle upon an oak tree.

Come to me young lion and rest this night,

For your wife is a bird now, she will never see light,
Cursed to hunt in the night.

Cloak Of Feathers Lyrics

Owl at my window,

Calling from the tree,

I hear our voice in the cool moonlight,

Do you sing those words for me?

To me they sound so empty,

Why do you sound so sad?

As you tell me of the things you've seen,

And the home that you once had.

(Chorus 1)

Beyond the mist of myth and legend

In a place not far from here,

Beneath the stones on the hill,

I want to see you land,

And I wonder if I'll ever, understand.

The owl she told me,

Of her home within the hill.

Of the wonder, and the magic land,

That lies within there still.

But a curse it follows lifetimes,

And it took away her skin,

For the words of a wicked man,

Made birds of her kin.

Owl of the nighttime,

Owl of the sky.

Spread now your ghost-white wings,

And on your back I'll fly.

Over the forest,

To the Hollow Hill of Stones,

Land there within the ring,

And call for your home.

(Chorus 2)

Beyond the mist of myth and legend

In a place not far from here,

Beneath the stones on the hill,

I want to see you home,

Give me a Cloak of Feathers so I'll never be alone.

And the mists they part as through we fly,

In my Cloak of Feathers,

The owl and I.

Birds fill the trees in this wonderland,

And an ancient curse is broken,

By the love of a mortal man.

Ever With Me Lyrics

Sailing miles on an endless sea,

The shoulders of the ocean carry me.

A sign of land, a haven shore,

My sails catch the wind and I'm home once more.

A tired sailor coming home from war.

I can ride the storm because I know that...

Chorus

She is ever with me, ever with me,

The way that the Sun shines,

She is ever with me, ever with me,

The way that the Sun shines, ever with me.

She was there through the darkest times,

When the sunlight didn't seem to shine,

Took my hand and she led me through,

The maze I had fallen in to,

And in the centre I stand with you.

I feel alive again, because I know that...

Now I watch the sands of time,

Slip through my fingers as it passes by,

In this life I can call my own,

For I know that I am not alone,

She will find me a lead me home.

And through the passing years I know that...

Fith Fath Song Lyrics

I shall go as a wren in Spring,

With sorrow and sighing on silent wing,

I shall go in our Lady's name,

Aye till I come home again.

Then we shall follow as falcons grey,

And hunt thee cruelly for our prey,

And we shall go in our Horned God's name,

Aye to fetch thee home again.

Then I shall go as a mouse in May,

Through fields by night, and in cellars by day,

And I shall go in our Lady's name,

Aye till I come home again.

Then we shall follow as black tom cats,

And hunt thee through the fields and the vats,

And we shall go in our Horned God's name,

Aye to fetch thee home again.

Then I shall go as an Autumn hare,

With sorrow and sighing and mickle care,

And I shall go in our Lady's name,

Aye till I come home again.

Then we shall follow as swift greyhounds,

And dog thy steps with leaps and bounds,

And we shall go in our Horned God's name,

Aye to fetch thee home again.

Then I shall go as a Winter trout,

With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt,

And I shall go in our Lady's name,

Aye till I come home again.

Then we shall follow as otters swift,

And bind thee fast so thou cans't shift,

And we shall go in our Horned God's name,

Aye to fetch thee home again.

Green And Grey Lyrics

Early one morning, around the first of May,

A man in black came walking, into a woodland glade,

Following the sounds of pipes on this beautiful Spring

Day,

High on the music that they made.

But what beheld him within that place?

A look of recognition fell across his face,

"Lucifer, oh Lucifer, why do you appear to me?

For I am a man of God, a priest.

[Chorus:]

I'm no devil I'm Father to the land,

I have lived here since the Earth began,

Neither black nor white,

Priest hear what I say,

I'm green and grey.

The priest said, "Lucifer, Lucifer you lie so well,

I will pray unto my God, go back to the fires of Hell!

You fell from Heaven, and you fell from Grace.

You want dominion over this place. "

The Piper smiled, and to the priest he said,

"I was Lord of Animals, the Wild Hunt I led,

Until your God came here and with his jealous hand,

It was he who wanted dominion over this land.

The priest said, "All evil comes from your hand."

The Piper said, "If evil is, it lies in the hearts of

Man. "

"But you lead us, oh you tempt us, to rape, to steal,

To kill! "
The Piper said, "Whatever happened to free will?"

Then the Grove lay empty, the priest told no one.

The blossom lay upon the thorn, the Piper's tune was

Done.

And in the sunlit forest, the animals they bowed,

As the Piper lay his Goddess down.

Isis Unveiled Lyrics

Play the game create the time,

With every move and line,

Jackal God against the Moon,

And the game will be over soon.

Can you hear the Earth sighing?

As he turns towards the sky,

The time of Ra is ending,

And the Sun begins to die.

Chorus

Can you feel it changing?

Can you see her in the night?

Can you feel it changing?

Sky and Earth they are as one,

Conceive daughter and sons,

Sister, lover, Goddess, Queen,

Mother to every living being,

Your light creates a shadow,

As you show your face unveiled,

Your brother Set betrays you,

There's a coffin on the Nile.

Fourteen pieces to the wind,

To all parts of the land,

Scattered widely she will find,

And make a lover from her hands,

The rain, her tears of gladness,

Fall to the fertile ground,

And Set caught in his madness,

To the desert he is bound.

Lady Of The Silver Wheel Lyrics

High in the Castle of Glass,

A Silver Wheel turns in the night,

Slender hands guide a thread,

Keeping it true, keeping it tight,

As it spins, fate it begins,

To opens it's eyes,

Lady of the Moon, of the Stars,

In the Spiral Castle I hear you sing.

Chorus

Lady of the Silver Wheel,

Lady of the Silver Wheel,

Arianrhod, Lady of Changes you spin the Web of Life.

Gather up every thread,

Weave them together, join them as one,

The spindle begins to turn,

A soul's new journey has begun

On the Earth, with every birth,

So the web that joins together all life

Is as one, daughter and son,

Animal, human, old and young.

Autumn begins to fall,

And the Moon wanes and seasons grow cold.

We all hear the Raven's call,

Some while young, others grow old,

Oh she sings, the last chorus begins,

With a voice as gentle as Winter's Lace,

A new thread through the wheel it is fed,

Woe to those who see her face.

Land Sky And Sea Lyrics

You are the rock, and you are the stone,

Rivers your blood, mountains your bone.

You are the Source, of all I'll ever know,

Forever my Mother, forever my home.

[Chorus:]

Oh this town is so cold,

Neon magicians they offer the fools their gold.

For there is a place I'd rather be,

In your wild places with the Land and the Sky and the Sea

Every step, follows those gone before,

Mystics and Saints, down to the shore,

Echoing waves, and the curlew's cry,

A call out your name, and hear your reply.

Cynical thoughts, and lies that distort,

All that is true, all that is true,

They disappear, when I feel that you're near,

When I'm with you, when I'm with you.

Lughnasadh Dance Lyrics

Lugh the light of summer bright clothed all in green

Tailtiu his mother true rise up and be seen

Chorus:

At the festival sound the horn, calling the people again

Child of Barleycorn, newly summerborn, ripening like the

Grain.

The child grew tall from spring to fall he's off to find

A wife

But Balor came to make his claim and swore to take his

Life

The two did fight from noon 'till night when Lugh did

Strike him one

And Balor's eye flew in the sky and there became the sun

Lugh was wed and made his bed with Erin in the north

And there they lay for many a day and soon a child came

Forth

The child grew tall from spring to fall, Setanta was his

Name

And then at length by honor's strength Cuchulainn he

Became
Merlin Am I Lyrics

In a tower on the western shore,

A woman cries in pain,

Outside a storm gathers,

As a soul is born again.

The wisdom of all the worlds,

Shines like the Sun from his eyes,

His Father a God of the Earth,

Holds his Mother in his arms as she dies.

(Chorus)

Merlin am I, Merlin am I,

I know the secrets,

Of the land and the sky,

Land and the sky,

And you'll hear my voice,

In the eagle's cry,

Merlin am I.

A tower to the High King,

Comes crashing to the ground,

His Druids know the answer,

A sacrifice is found.

But the child sees deep in the Earth,

Two Dragons are stretching their wings,

Two tribes will fight for to claim this land,

Many die for the folly of Kings.

Listen little pig,

Little trembling one,

Under this blanket I find no repose.

Since the battle of Arderydd,

I no longer care,

If the sky falls,

Or the sea overflows.

The forest is calling him,

From a field soaked in blood,

Where hundreds lie dying,

All the people he loved,

Now he runs in the shadows,

And madness, the future reveals,

That the Island of Britain is Merlin's Isle,

And he lives here still.

Morrighan Lyrics

Fingers of mist caress

Soldiers and fallen kings,

A field lies silent

As an old crow spreads her wings

[Chorus:]

What do you see?

What do you see?

Cast your viel over the Sun.

Morrighan

I have washed the blood away

And each will take your turn,

Another life given to me,

When will you ever learn?

(Bridge 1)

And the will of man,

Lies heavy on the land,

Until you change your plan,

I'll be ready.

Night is falling,

But it's the noon of the day,

A flight of Ravens here,

To carry our souls away.

(Bridge 2)

I am the Phantom Queen,

And everything you've been,

And everything you've killed,

And all the blood you've spilled,

All the bullets and the guns,

All the Fathers and the Sons,

Lying dead in the streets,

Children crying at their feet,

Is this the world you want?

Look, the sun is fading away...

Noon Of The Solstice Lyrics

In times long past

Lived a Man of green,

And his footsteps brought life wherever he'd been.

In the deepest wildwood

Was the place he was seen,

And the people did love

And protect him.

And they saw his face change,

With the turn of the Wheel

Of the Seasons,

They heard his voice sing.

[Chorus:]

I'm the Horned God,

I'm the face in the trees,

I'm the breath of the wind that rustles the leaves,

I'm the Green Man

In the wildwood I roam,

Cernunnos, I'm Pan and I'm Herne.

I shall be as the Dark Holly King,

Darkness and cold

In my cloak I will bring,

And on Winter's nights

To me you will sing,

Till the air around me starts changing,

And on the noon of the solstice

I'll give up my crown,

To the Light

And the Mighty Oak King.

All Summer long

I shall rule just and fair,

Bring your crops to fruit

With the light that I share,

With fire and water,

From earth into air,

But the Wheel it keeps

Steadily turning.

And on the noon of the Solstice

I'll give up my crown,

To the cold and the Dark Holly King.

T'is now modern times

And the Summer is here,

The Winter has gone

And the air it is clear,

On a fine day I walked

Through a woods I live near,

When a battle I spied

Through a clearing,

Two giants of leaves,

One light and one dark,

Even now the Wheel it is turning!

Obsession Lyrics

I am temptation, and I am the air that you breathe.

Mine are the lips, and yours is the skin that I tease.

When you close your eyes, I am the face that you see.

Mine is the voice inviting you to lie with me.

I am the vampire at your door, please let me in,

I am the fire that draws the sweat from your skin.

Tooth and nail bring the bitter sweetness of pain.

Your love I drink like the blood that flows in your

Veins.

Let me come to you and be the Sun in your sky,

Under my heat on golden corn you will lie,

The Moon may shine but you are the Goddess I see,

And lying there naked you wake up the God within me.

Raggle Taggle Gypsies Lyrics

There were three young gypsies come to our hall door,

They came brave and boldly-o

And one sang high and the other sang low,

And the other sang the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

Well it was upstairs downstairs the lady went

Put on her suit of leather-o

And there was a cry from around the door,

She's away with the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

It was late that night when the Lord came in,

Enquiring for his Lady-o

And the servant girl she said to the Lord,

She's away with the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

Then saddle for me my milk-white steed,

My big horse is not speedy-o,

Tonight I'll ride, to seek my bride,

She's away with the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

Well he rode east, and he rode west,

He rode north and south also,

Until he came to a wide open plane,

That's where he spied his Lady-o.

How could you leave your house and your land?

How could you leave your money-o?

How could you leave your newly-wedded Lord,

All for the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o?

Well what care I for my house and my land?

What do I care for money-o?

I'd rather have a kiss from a yellow gypsy's lips,

I'm away with the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

How could you leave your house and your land?

How could you leave your money-o?

How could you leave your newly-wedded Lord,

All for the Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o?

Well what care I for my house and my land?

What do I care for money-o?

Tonight I'll lie in a wide open field,

In the arms of my Raggle Taggle Gypsy-o

Samhain Eve Lyrics

Close the door, keep out the storm,

Far away, far away,

Keep the need-fires burning til dawn,

Oh, leave my soul.

For the cold will come this night,

From far away, far away,

Frost will fall, and ice will bite,

Oh leave my soul.

Bridge 1:
Oh leave my soul,

Please pass me by when the evening falls,

Oh blessed are we,

The Taker of Souls we shall see.

On Samhain Eve.

I can hear the Hunter's hounds

Far away, far away,

I will cast the Circle round,

Oh leave my soul.

Raven-witch I feel your breath,

Far away, far away,

Bringing with you Summer's death,

Oh leave my soul.

Sunrise, the tolling bell,

Far away, far away,

Breaks the Raven-witches spell,

Oh blessed are we.

The leaves of the Oaken King,

Fade away, fade away,

Feed the seeds that will come in Spring

Oh blessed are we.

Bridge 2:

Oh blessed are we,

Summer will come with the May on the tree,

Oh hail to the Queen,,

And under the Sun we shall sing,

To call in the Spring.

Spirit Of Albion Lyrics

An isle so fair, a isle so green,

Known by many names.

Feel the pulse, the pulse of the land,

The blood boils within your veins.

Someone go down to the Holy Well

And raise the Spirits there!

Lay a feather on a stone,

With a flame, and a lock of hair.

[Chorus:]

The Crane, the wolf,

The bear and the boar,

No longer dwell upon these shores,

You say that the Goddess and God

Have gone,

Well I tell you they live on!

For in the cities and hills,

And in circles of stone,

The voices of the Old Ways,

The Spirit of Albion is calling you home!

From Manwydden's crashing sea,

To the moor and the Highland Glen.

From the Faerie Hills, home of the Sidhe,

To the veins of the Broad and the Fen.

Someone go down to the Holy Trees

Of Oak and Ash and Thorn!

Utter a charm in the verse of three,

Till the Summer King is born!

Ride the white horses

Carved into the hills,

Walk to the Hanging Stones.

Bow to the might

Of Cerne Abbass' height,

Feel the peace in the Ancestors' homes.

Someone go down to Wilmington

Where the Giant guards the way!

Step into the Otherworld,

Into the womb,

Where centuries pass like a day!

Taliesin's Song Lyrics

I was in the court of kings,

I saw great halls and countless gems,

T'was where I heard Taliesin sing,

Of the love of women

And the deeds of men.

The Awen's light filled his eyes,

A fire burned within his head,

As he sang of times long past

And cried,

For Merlin, Arthur and Galahad.

[Chorus:]

Manwydden, Cerridwen,

The Old Ones let us sing to them,

Arianrhod, Bran and Bel.

Blodeuwedd, Cealleach,
The Old Gods they are coming back.

Listen people to the tales I tell.

I have been a crashing wave,

A stallion across the sea,

And I have been a rutting stag,

And I hold Albion's destiny.

The Cauldron deep in Annwn's mist,

With Blackthorn staff

I travelled there,

And Arthur whom fate did kiss,

The Seven Castles we did dare!

I have seen the plants and trees,

Great Oak the Ash and sacred Thorn,

Bring Annwn's Host to it's knees,

And suffer mighty Gwydion's scorn.

But still the fight could not be won,

Until they guessed the giant's name,

Ravens and Alder on his shield,

"By the branch you bare, Bran is your name!"

The Cauldron Born Lyrics

Sunset, Moonrise,

See how the land is bathed,

In silver hue.

You feel so lonely,

Come with me and let me show,

There are others just like you.

[Bridge:]

Who feel the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

Hear the call of our ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone...

[Chorus:]

Lady stir your Cauldron well,

Chant your words and sing your spell,

Deep within the darkened hall,

Hear the Goddess Ceridwen call...

See a man,

Alone on a hill,

His arms raised hugh to the Moon,

Chanting words, a charm, a spell of power,

A Witches Rune...

[Bridge:]

He calls to the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

He calls to his ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone...

[Chorus:]

Lady stir your Cauldron well,

Chant your words and sing your spell,

Deep within the darkened hall,

Hear the Goddess Ceridwen call.

Come and taste of the Cauldron's Brew,

And magic she will give to you,

You will dance in the eye of the storm,

You're Ceridwen's Children,

The Cauldron Born!.

A charm of silver,

The gypsy said,

When he was just seventeen,

Your future I'll tell you,

Every thread and turn,

If there to be seen...

[Bridge:]

She took his hands tracing the lines,

Searching for patterns and looking for signs,

Your life a construction one day you will see,

Through the illusion and into the dream!.

So we stand,

On this hill,

Our shadows are cast by the Moon.

Chanting words, a charm, a spell of power,

Our Witches Rune...

[Bridge:]

We call to the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

We calls to our ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone.

The Greenwood Grove Lyrics

I am the Birch of the new beginnings,

The Rowan star with magic guarding,

Alder sight the future showing,

Sweet Willow sees her Moon arising,

Ash the three realms he is touching,

Hawthorn tells us the May is coming,

Mighty Oak with strength is stahding,

The Holly on his chariot riding.

[Chorus:]

Come follow me, come dance with me,

Come with me to the Greenwood Grove such magic there to

See.

The Lord of the Wild, with his Faerie kin,

Deep within the Greenwood Grove,

We'll dance the Magic Ring.

Wise Hazel watches the salmon feeding,

The Faerie Apple seed is falling,

The Vine is ripe intoxicating,

I am the Ivy heed my warning,

Yellow Broom I offer healing,

Blackthorn sharp for death preparing,

The Elder is a life of learning,

Fir the distant future showing.

I am the gorse I am destroying,

Heather from death recreating,

Hear the Aspen's leaves a-whispering,

That Yew is death and life returning.

The Land Of The Ever Young Lyrics

I thought that I'd never see,

All the wonder and mystery,

All around me, around me,

Then I met the Spirit of the Stag,

And I climbed upon his back,

When her found me, he found me.

[Bridge:]

And Now, I can never return,

To the way I once had been,

For I have been to the Land of the Young,

Take my hand, Follow me,

Hear our song...

[Chorus:]

Come with me and I'll take you away,

To the Land of the Ever Young,

Through the hills to the home of the Fey,

Where the air is warmed by the Sun,

It's all around just listen,

And I will take you there.

Take you there.

I felt the power of the sea,

Of Manannan's great City,

All around me, around me,

Then I swam deep among Apple trees,

The tide like the gentle breeze,

All around me, around me.

I raise my feathered wings,

Hear the wind and the song she sings,

All around me, around me,

And I know the freedom of the skies,

Up here where the Seagull flies,

All around me, around me.

The Selkie Lyrics

Watch the ocean rolling in,

Moonlight tripping off the waves,

Along the bays.

Like a mirror between the worlds,

I catch the reflection of a star,

But it slips through my fingers.

Then out from the water,

From out of the waves,

Two eyes are looking at me.

(Chorus 1)

Oh, I want to go to the sea again,

Oh, where the Selkies dance and I don't feel alone.

Oh, I want to go to the sea again.

Water dripping from flowing hair,

White horses gallop upon the shore,

Then canter once more,

Leave your skin upon the beach,

Free your mind and dance with me.

Within the sea.

I turn back to look at the places I know,

But my Selkie Woman calls to me,

And I go.

So I run into the waves,

Where my Selkie is waiting for me,

And together we swim.

She takes me into her world,

Where I am her King and she is my Queen,

I have always lived here.

What could awake me from out of this sleep,

Could that be the dawning Sun?

No, No!

(Chorus 2)

Oh, I want to go to the sea again,

Oh, where the Selkies dance and I don't feel alone.

Tonight I'll go down to the sea again.

The Sun & The Rose Lyrics

Look at the Sun, see how he shines,

Lighting up every part of our lives,

Calling the life, out from the dark,

Climbing up higher into the light,

I wonder if he, feels like me,

A Sun in the sky all alone,

Sending out rays, rays of light,

But never finding his way back home.

(Bridge)

Oh, where are you in the dark?

Oh, from shadows you call me

But I, I cannot see you!

(Chorus)

Where is the love, where does it shine?

I look at the world, and nothing I find!

On a mountain I stand, calling your name,

I reach out my hand, will you do the same?

Look at the rose, the flower of love,

With petals as soft as a lover's touch,

So warm and so sweet, you breathe in her scent,

Oh but make sure you don't breathe in too much,

For beneath the flowers lies the thorn,

Ready to tare your skin,

But the love it calls, and surrender you fall,

And the flower enfolds you within

The Wheel Lyrics

As the sunrise

On the shortest day

My crying greets the dawn.

Tears of dew form on the web

As I am reborn.

Feel new life spring

From the Earth,

As the Mother of All Life

Gives birth.
Though I am a child

I will soon become a man.

Feel the warmth upon your skin,

Sense the animal inside.

As every creature on the land,

Feels the rising tide.

The natural rhythms

Of the land,

As the Goddess takes my hand,

Into the Forest Green

With the Horned Man.

The waves of corn

Have turned to gold,

My time is drawing near.

I see my Lady smile at me,

Inside I feel no fear.

As She raises the scythe

Above Her head.

Blood spills on the Earth

As I fall dead,

In the Otherworld

I guard Her throne

'Til She returns

The Winter King Lyrics

Facing the west to a distant land,

Gazing out to the sea,

Standing on Cornwall's rocky shore,

The crashing waves far below me,

I heard a woman calling my name,

Her voice the voice of a friend,

And she said,

"Now hear me, I'm Morgan le Fey,

Let me tell you a story with no end. "

The life of a man, the life of a King,

The love for a Queen,

Pendragon of Britain,

Sovereign of the Land,

The mightiest warrior ever seen.

The Magic Sword in his hand,

Like lightning, cut through the air.

A gift of the Goddess,

Lady of the Lake,

To Valiant Arthur, the Bear.

In the heart of Dumnonia

Stands a tower,

An Isle on a sea of glass.

Where Merlin planned

The Old Gods of the Land,

Would return to Britain at last.

Twelve of the Thirteen Treasures were there,

Clyddno Eiddin's Cauldron

The quest,

On Prydwen they sailed,

Into the Otherworld,

None but seven

Returned from the west.

Facing the west to a distant land,

Gazing out to the sea,

Standing on Cornwall's rocky shore,

The Crashing waves far below me,

I see a ship disappear in the mist,

That shines like silver and bronze,

Carrying the body

Of the Wounded King,

To be healed in Avalon.

Tomb Of The King Lyrics

Beneath a mist-capped mountain,

An oaken forest did grow,

Around and ancient trackway,

That led to the old Barrow.

On a starlit night on the dark of the moon,

A torch lights the funeral pyre,

And the iciness in the tribe's hearts,

Are warmed by the heat of the fire.

Then the Druids move in with the dawn,

As the circle of people they sing,

And the ashes are gathering together,

And taken to the Tomb of the King.

Then down through history they changed,

And the Sacred Grove it came,

On the night of initiation,

An ordeal of terror and pain,

The warriors stood in the forest,

With the herbs rubbed into their brows,

Then they turned to face the darkness,

Of the old Barrow.

Then down through history they changed,

When a woman cold and bare,

Ran into the darkened forest,

And into the Ancestor's Lair,

Then men on horseback drew near,

And they looked into the mouth of the hill,

Then they left that bitch, that healer, that Witch,

Until all in the forest was still.

In a Parliament House in London town,

A part of our heritage dies,

The road builder's plan is blessed by a cheque,

As the blood of the signature dries,

Then the monsters move in with the dawn,

As the circle of people they sing,

And the old oaks are cut from the earth,

As they tear down the Tomb of the King.

As I sit in the silence of my car,

I notice that not much has changed,

More cars just use this road now,

And the traffic jam now has three lanes,

Still my dream takes me back to the time,

When in the circles we sing,

Under a moonlit sky,

To heal the Tomb of the King.

Beneath a mist-capped mountain,

An oaken forest did grow,

Around and ancient trackway,

That led to the old Barrow.

When I Become The Moon Lyrics

I remember yesterday, when I become the moon

When all the stars came out to play, we danced away the

Gloom

Circled 'round the ring of stones before they fell in

Ruin

I can hear our voices still, when I become the moon

High Diana ruled the wood, traces still remain

Shared the wisdom and the herb, shared the joy and pain

Echoes of life's passion play still haunt the bride and

Groom

But they'll be wed again someday, when I become the moon

Soldiers of the holy war, holy greed command

Claimed the Earth and all her shores, stole Diana's land

But in my heart there lingers still the dark of her

Perfume

I drink the earthy wine until I become the moon

All that's left is history, and Diana's blood and bone

Fragments of a mystery, her story is our own

But undercover of the stars her secret is exhumed

I bow before her beauty now, and I... Become... The moon.

Winds Of Change Lyrics

Feel the Winds of Change blow around your head,

And slowly they disappear, leaving a single thread,

You walk along this road to see where it leads,

To trouble or a brand-new day,

The future is there to take.

[Chorus:]

Spread your wings,

Live your life, can you hear me?

Set you Spirit free, and live your life, can you hear me,

Calling your name?

And though the Mists of Time, they cloud your view,

With one breath of life,

You can see where the path leads you.

You walk along this road to see what you find,

Those burdens on your back aren't yours,

You can leave them all behind.

The voice inside of your head is the Spirit of the Land,

So come and walk the Ancient Ways,

Reach out and take my hand.

You've walked this Path before

But you've never felt it so strong,

So let your heart be free,

Right here is where you belong!

Lake of the Cauldron

As Bran offers a gift, so impressive that it must surely restore peace, the tale of how the Cauldron of
Rebirth came into his possession unfolds…

Verse 1

A king was a-hunting, upon a high hill,

A great lake below him, so wide and so still,

The sweetness of heather, it hung in the air,

His eyes sharp and searching for prey.

Then down in the valley, from water so black,

A giant came crawling, a cauldron on his back,

And then came a woman, much greater than he,

The dark lake to the light of the day.

Chorus

From the Lake of the Cauldron,

The Lake of the Cauldron,

From the Lake of the Cauldron they rise, they rise.

From the Lake of the Cauldron,

The Lake of the Cauldron,

From the Lake of the Cauldron they rise.

Verse 2

Pray give us some shelter, they said to the king,

My wife soon with child, and our offspring,

Will be born as a warrior, with sword and with shield,

Fully armed and ready for war.

The king he agreed, and for a full year,

All lived in peace, but he began to hear,

How they made themselves loathsome,

And his people they cried,

Gather arms, and ready the storm.

Verse 3

A chamber of iron, and on every side,

Blacksmiths brought coals, and ran off to hide,

They fed the whole family, with food and with mead,

And soon they were sleeping inside.

The coals soon were blazing, the house filled with screams,

Their children they perished, lost in the flames,

But the man and his wife, they made their escape,

Setting sail on the turn of the tide.

Verse 4

Pray give us some shelter, they said to the king,

We give you this cauldron, our gift to bring,

Our sons and our daughters will spread through the land,

The best weapons are made by our hands.

Raven’s Tears

We arrived on the shores of Ynys Mon. Branwen looked out to Ireland, then back to the Island of the
Mighty. “Oh that I was never born, two islands have been laid waster because of me”

Verse 1 – Branwen

What have I done, so much pain,

Countless lives lost, and all in vein,

Such brave men, their swords and shields,

Now lay upon those blood-soaked fields.

Verse 2 – Branwen

If I had known, what was to come,

Of the tears I shed for my only son,

Kingdoms broken, torn apart,

Only death will heal my broken heart.

Chorus

Gwae fi fy ngenedigaeth

Dwy ynys dda, a ddiffeithiwyd o’m achos I

Spoken word: And with those words Branwen’s heart broke, and she died. We built a four sided
chamber and laid her body to rest, finally at peace, in the sacred earth of Ynys Mon. Burying her
there, beside the flowing waters of the river Alaw.

Verse 3 – Pryderi

Walk away into the sun,

For our time here is o’er and done,

What lay ahead, our hopes and fears,

Now flow upon the Raven’s tears.

Chorus

Gwae fi fy ngenedigaeth

Dwy ynys dda, a ddiffeithiwyd o’m achos I

SABBAT

VERSE 1

The day is done I turn my gaze towards the setting sun,

I taste the incense on the air, I hear the sound of drums,

The chill of the evening descends.

All day long I’ve been working hard for the man,

But now’s the time to ditch this skin and be who I am,

Some people just don’t understand,

You can keep your Devil I’ll dance with Pan!

Chorus:

For I will fly free,

On the wings of ecstasy,

And I will dance free,

To the music of Faerie.

Imbolc, Beltane,

Lughnasadh and Samhain,

Equinox and Solstice,

On hilltops in forests tonight,

To the Sabbat I will ride.

VERSE 2

I will dance with the Fearie Queen beneath the silver moon,

I will taste the honey mead and chant the Witch’s Rune,

My heart with the pulse of the land.

Witness now the union of chalice and of blade,

Of life and death and life again the union is made,

By power of land and of sea,

By power of will, so mote it be!

VERSE 3

The night is done the sun will rise on a brand new day,

And I along with millions go out to earn our pay,

People see just what they want to see.

But I have danced with the Faerie Queen, shared the mead of the sun.

I have worn the Oaken Crown before the Horned One,

And I’ll know it’s time to return,

When I see those Pagan fires burn!

THE WICKER MAN

Gather branches of hazel, Oak and ash and thorn,

Tie them with a green willow,

Blessed by a crown of horn,

The corn headless before us,

Falls down to the scythe,

Weave him with thanksgiving,

Place the Corn Doll inside.Give thanks to our Mother,

And the Green Man of the Spring,

Thank the Goddess of Harvest,

Thanks to the Fallen King,

The three men from the west.

Their fortunes for to try,

And they did all agree,

John Barleycorn must die.

Chorus:

Wicker Man, oh Wicker Man,

Like a mighty God you stand,

You are guardian of our land,

Take our prayers oh Wicker Man.

Wicker Man, oh Wicker Man,

Like a mighty God you stand,

You are guardian of our land,

Take our prayers oh Wicker Man.

What starts with the smallest ember,

Is fed like blood through veins,

Kissed by a flaming arrow,

Aroused into towering flames,

Give our prayers of thanksgiving,

To life and John Barleycorn,

Death is a new beginning,

What dies shall be reborn.

Can you hear the chanting,

To the sound of Pagan drums,

Hear our voices singing,

The sacrifice begun,

The flames they will devour him,

See him bow his head,

Then we’ll jump the fires burning,

The Wicker Man is dead….and we shall have our bread.

(Additional Chants)

Fire the arrow,

Let him burn!

Burn him, Burn him,

Burn him, Burn him,

Burn him, Burn him,

Burn him, Burn!

LADY IN BLACK

She came to me one morning, one lonely Sunday morning,

Her long hair flowing in the mid-winter wind.

I know not how she found me, for in darkness I was walking,

And destruction lay around me from a fight I could not win.

She asked me name my foe then. I said the need within some men

To fight and kill their brothers without thought of men or god.

I begged her give me horses to trample down my enemies,

So eager was my passion to devour this waste of life.

But she would not think of battle that reduces men to animals,

So easy to begin and yet impossible to end.

For she the mother of all men had counseled me so wisely that

I feared to walk alone again and asked if she would stay.

“Oh lady lend your hand,” I cried, “Oh let me rest here at your side.”

“Have faith and trust in me,” she said and filled my heart with life.

“There is no strength in numbers. have no such misconceptions.

But when you need me be assured I won’t be far away.”

Thus having spoke she turned away and though I found no words to say

I stood and watched until I saw her black cloak disappear.

My labour is no easier, but now I know I’m not alone.

I find new heart each time I think upon that windy day.

And if one day she comes to you drink deeply from her words so wise.

Take courage from her as your prize and say hello for me.

BRIGID

There’s a tree by the well in the wood,

That’s covered in garlands,

Clooties and ribbons that drift,

In the cool morning air.

That’s where I met an old woman,

Who came from a far land.

Holding a flame o’er the well,

And chanting a prayer.

(Chorus)

Goddess of fire, Goddess of healing,

Goddess of Spring, welcome again.

The told me she’d been a prisoner,

Trapped in a mountain,

Taken by the Queen of Winter,

At Summer’s end,

But in her prison, she heard the spell,

The people were chanting,

Three days of Summer,

And snowdrops are flowering again.

She spoke of the Cell of the Oak,

Where a fire is still burning,

Nineteen priestesses tend the Eternal Flame,

Oh but of you, my Lady,

We are still learning,

Brighid, Brigantia,

The Goddess of many names.

Then I saw her reflection in the mirrored well,

And I looked deep in her face,

The old woman gone, a maiden now knelt in her place,

And from my pocket I pulled a ribbon,

And in honour of her maidenhood,

I tied it there to the tree by the well in the wood.

Bonny Black Hare

(Traditional)

Another classic folk song made famous by Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. There is another
version of this song where the girl is far more submissive, and less bawdy – I prefer this one myself!

On the 14th of May, at the dawn of the day

With me gun on me shoulder to the woods I did stray

In search of some game, if the weather proved fair

To see can I could get a shot at the bonny black hare

I met a young girl there with her face as a rose

Her skin was as pale as the lily that grows

I said now young maiden, why ramble you so

Can you tell me where the bonny black hare do go

The answer she gave me, her answer was no

But under me apron they say it do grow

So if you’ll not deceive me, well I vow and declare

We’ll both go together and hunt the bonny black hare

I laid that girl down with her face to the sky

I got out me ramrod, and me bullets likewise

Saying, Wrap your legs round me, and dig in with your heels

For the closer we get love, the better it feels

The birds, they were singing in the bushes and trees

And the song that they sang was, oh she’s easy to please

I felt her heart quiver and I knew what I’d done

I said have you had enough of me old sporting gun

The answer she gave me, her answer was nay

It’s not very often sportsmen like you come this way

So if your powder is willing and your bullets are fair

Why don’t you keep firing at me bonny black hare

Well me powder is wasted and me bullets all gone

Me ramrod is limp and I cannot fire on

But if your back tomorrow morning, well I vow an declare

We’ll both again to hunt the bonny black hare

SONG OF AWEN

See me as the Sun on the mountaintop,

Feel me in the power of the seas.

Hear me in the laughter of the stream,

Power of nature, power of the trees.

It is you who are broken,

You are part of me,

Some of you have awoken,

But others might never be free.

This is my song, this is my voice,

These are my words, this is my choice.

Hear me now, take heed of my words.

Love me now, and your spirit will fly.

Hear me in the howling of the wolf,

My voice is the song of the Bards,

I am the power that helps the salmon leap,

I am the very first breath of a child.

I am the wild, and I am the tame,

I am the calm and I am the storm.

I am the sound of your beating heart,

I am your blood and I am your bone.

It is you who are broken,

You are part of me,

There is no seperation,

So dance, sing and be free.

Land, Sky and Sea

(Damh the Bard)

The ancient Celtic peoples seemed to have revered three elements instead of the usual four found in
the Western Magical tradition – these being Land, Sky and Sea. I’m sure that fire would have
featured somewhere because we know that they also revered the Sun. But here’s a song that speaks
of the Wild Places, and my connection to them.

You are the rock, and you are the stone,

Rivers your blood, mountains your bone.

You are the Source, of all I’ll ever know,

Forever my Mother, forever my home.

(Chorus)

Oh this town is so cold,

Neon magicians they offer the fools their gold.

For there is a place I’d rather be,

In your wild places with the Land and the Sky and the Sea

Every step, follows those gone before,

Mystics and Saints, down to the shore,

Echoing waves, and the curlew’s cry,

A call out your name, and hear your reply.

Cynical thoughts, and lies that distort,

All that is true, all that is true,

They disappear, when I feel that you’re near,

When I’m with you, when I’m with you.

The Cauldron Born

(Damh the Bard)

Pagans are special. There’s no doubt about it. There is a light in their eyes, as if they know something
that rest of the world doesn’t. But if asked they probably wouldn’t be able to put it into words. But
look at the old initiatory Celtic tales and you’ll get a clue – the Cauldron Born, the poets knew…

Sunset, Moonrise,

See how the land is bathed,

In silver hue.

You feel so lonely,

Come with me and let me show,

There are others just like you.

(Bridge)

Who feel the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

Hear the call of our ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone..

(Chorus)

Lady stir your Cauldron well,

Chant your words and sing your spell,

Deep within the darkened hall,

Hear the Goddess Ceridwen call..

See a man,

Alone on a hill,

His arms raised hugh to the Moon,

Chanting words, a charm, a spell of power,

A Witches Rune..

(Bridge)

He calls to the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

He calls to his ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone..

(Chorus)

Lady stir your Cauldron well,

Chant your words and sing your spell,

Deep within the darkened hall,

Hear the Goddess Ceridwen call.

Come and taste of the Cauldron’s Brew,

And magic she will give to you,

You will dance in the eye of the storm,

You’re Ceridwen’s Children,

The Cauldron Born!.

A charm of silver,

The gypsy said,

When he was just seventeen,

Your future I’ll tell you,

Every thread and turn,

If there to be seen. .

(Bridge)

She took his hands tracing the lines,

Searching for patterns and looking for signs,

Your life a construction one day you will see,

Through the illusion and into the dream!.

So we stand,

On this hill,

Our shadows are cast by the Moon.

Chanting words, a charm, a spell of power,

Our Witches Rune..

(Bridge)

We call to the powers of Earth, Sea and Sky,

Of Dragon and Faerie and Shades of the night,

We calls to our ancestors of blood and bone,

Of womb and tomb, and standing stone.

Imramma (A Soul Quest)

(Damh the Bard)

This is a very personal song, written when I was going through a particularly hard time. There is an
ancient Celtic tradition called an Imramma – it is a Soul Journey. We can see it in the poem about
Bran, Son of Febal, in the Spoils of Annwn, and many other Celtic poems and tales. This tells of my
own journey.

She’s here again my owl, my friend,

I can hear her call.

Her black and wingspread silhouette

Is cast upon my wall.

Her voice an ancient echo,

Of what has gone before.

I climb upon her feathered back,

And through the air we soar,

She takes me to the Ferryman,

Upon a distant shore.

(Chorus)

If life’s a symphony,

sing along, sing along.

Each note a harmony

in our song, in our song.

I place a coin into his hands

This voyage to undertake.

So silent I can hear my breath,

His craft, it leaves no wake.

A Lady stands upon the shore

She’s reaching out her hands

Her face as silver as the Moon

I step upon the land,

And tears of joy fall from my eyes,

For now I understand.

She takes me to a distant cave,

With a door of stone.

A place of rest, a silent tomb,

I step inside alone.

And then I see familiar shapes

Of things I’ve known before,

Toys that meant so much to me,

Are scattered on the floor.

And all the things I keep inside,

And try hard to ignore

My first guitar, a long-lost friend,

A time I nearly fell,

And my Grandmother’s music box,

With the tune I knew so well.

Faces of lovers come and gone,

A glass full of tears,

And as I watch they fade away

Back into distant years

All a part of who I am,

My hopes and dreams and fears

I wake to greet a brand new day,

But see what I have found,

A feather and a silver coin,

Are lying on the ground….

Oak, Broom and Meadowsweet

(Damh the Bard)

This is the first song in my Blodeuwedd trilogy, and was the first song I wrote around a Celtic myth. It
has already had a wonderful life – being used as the basis for a large Beltane ceremony in the New
Forest, and now sung by many in honour of the Spring Queen.

Gather ’round people let me spin you a tale,

Of a Mother’s anger and a curse doomed to fail.

Arianrhod’s baby whom she did disown,

And Gwydion stole him to raise as his own.

Well the boy he grew to be strong and brave,

But his Mother cursed him not to be given a name.

When he cast a stone where a Wren it did land,

She said, “The Young Lion has a Steady Hand!”

(Chorus)

Call the May, Call the May,

Call the May, Call the May,

Gather ’round people and call in the May.

Call the May, Call the May,

Call the May, Call the May,

Gather ’round people and call in the May.

So she laid upon him a new destiny,

“You shall never have any weapons unless given by me”.

Then a phantom army by Gwydion’s charms,

Forced Arianrhod to give Llew his arms.

Then in rage and torment she laid down this curse,

“You shall never marry a woman of the race of the Earth”.

So Gwydion and Math planned to foil her hate,

And with the herbs of the forest they twisted his fate.

So they gathered from the forest,

from the Grove where they meet,

Flowers of Oak, Broom and Meadowsweet.

And uttering upon them a Verse of Power,

A figure began to form from the flowers.

Oh rise, and wake, fairest Lady of Spring!

Come and be wed to the Forest King!

Flower-face is your name oh Blodeuwedd,

You carry life within your breath!

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come hawthorn, come May!

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come Oak, broom and meadowsweet,

Come Blodeuwedd, come wake!

Obsession

(Damh the Bard)

…..so I tried to write a love song…… I love singing this song, especially around a camp fire, and smile
as the couples get more intimate…..

I am temptation, and I am the air that you breathe.

Mine are the lips, and yours is the skin that I tease.

When you close your eyes, I am the face that you see.

Mine is the voice inviting you to lie with me.

I am the vampire at your door, please let me in,

I am the fire that draws the sweat from your skin.

Tooth and nail bring the bitter sweetness of pain.

Your love I drink like the blood that flows in your veins.

Let me come to you and be the Sun in your sky,

Under my heat on golden corn you will lie,

The Moon may shine but you are the Goddess I see,

And lying there naked you wake up the God within me.
Pipes of Pan

The idea for this song came about while I was driving across Dartmoor, and having to quickly avoid
some of the local drivers. I began to wonder how long you had to live in a place before you stopped
seeing the beauty that surrounded you. Before the journey stopped mattering, and the arrival was
all that existed…

Can you hear the distant thunder?

Can you see the Moon in the sky?

I can see a full horizon, the Sun raising his eye.

Arms lifted to greet the dawn,

As fiery eyes of wisdom shine,

A father dead, a Son of Suns,

A tear wiped away with a smile.

(Chorus)

All of my life I have seen many offerings,

To the Gods and all the wonder that they hold.

But how many people really can, hear the pipes of Pan?

As they sound across our sacred land of old.

I can see a cloven hoof falling,

On the bare skin of the Earth.

I can see life returning, feel the triple One’s rebirth.

Golden light dapples across the woodland,

As the Piper dances and plays his tune.

Herne the Hunter, Horned One,

Spirit of Man to the Moon.

Can you hear the pipes of Pan

On the warm Summer breeze?

If you can, can you feel him deep within you

As he penetrates the land?

May blossom to the bee,

The nectar of love is on her skin.

Heat returns as passions rise

And Beltane’s dance begins, once again.

Pagan Ways

(Damh the Bard)

In the Summer of 2007 I had a direct run in with modern popular culture when the Trinny and
Suzanna show organised a stunt where 100 women, dressed in white plastic suits, climbed all over
theLong Man of Wilmington for a stunt to visually turn him into a woman. Each year our old sites are
vandalised and damaged and many local Sussex people thought that this was a bad image to show to
7,000,000 viewers so we protested against the event. When I returned home, this song appeared.

Take a look at your TV screen,

It’s a window bright and clean,

Another wife swapped,

What does it all mean?

Elder Brother you’re never wrong,

Show weak people acting strong,

So I look outside,

To see the green.

(Chorus)

Do you dream of drinking from the Grail?

That the truth is held within a tale,

And Arthur sleeps now, ready to return?

Do you know that Jack lives in the Green,

That things are never as they seem,

And life is more than the money that your earn.

Rhiannon rides her horse,

It’s just a tale of course,

An old story,

Of times gone by.

But sit with me on this hill,

See how things become so still,

And who is that Lady,

Riding high?

Spring has come and have you seen,

The Morris dancers on the green?

Just a bit of fun,

To pass the days.

But there is magic in their dance,

The season’s blessed and not by chance,

So I raise my glass,

To our Pagan Ways.