Falloch
This Island, Our Funeral
1. Tòrradh
[Instrumental]
2. For Life
Standing on open ground
Where we call forth
A silent heir, a wasted prayer
Now that our calls echo across the night, in this fragile state
We've waited for too long
Holding torches over broken land
Hoping that we will find you
Close by the sea
Where ships will call us home
And the tides carry our hope
Away from the shore, into this body
3. For Ùir
With this change in light
New blessings are spoken
A shared sentiment brings understanding
In life and in death
Woven cloak upon back
Through forest path along the shore
Sun in sky, fish in water
Arrival, departure
4. Brahan
[These are the words printed in the booklet for this song, but they are not the actual lyrics.]Around the room a figure moves
Pausing at each bed and gazing intently
Conjuring and casting, peg and mallet in hand
Left on their foreheads is a mark of the hag
To drink from the well three drops must spill
Bound to the tree a string of lace and silk
Cross yourself and appease
Call forth the sea and let it fall
A dh-fhagas am Blar-dubh na thasach
'Dortadh fuil le iomadh sgian;
A's olaidh am fitheach a thri saitheachd
De dh-fhuil nan Gaidheal, bho clach nam Fionn
Foolish pride without sense will put in place
The seed of the deer with the seed of the goat
White rooks out of the wood
The cunning dog will swallow the land
Burning skin, fire and tar
5. -
6. I Shall Build Mountains
7. Sanctuary
There shall be desolation
Of the Kingdom
And these floors
Shall become again forest
Asleep on the roof of the world
Shadows cast on familiar fields
The colours of day melt and merge
The land unfolds as valleys submit to the sky
To return is to rest
The life blood
Scott McLean — Guitars, Guitars (acoustic), Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Percussion
Tony Dunn — Vocals, Guitars
Steve Scott — Drums
Ben Brown — Bass, Fretless bass, Bouzouki, Percussion
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