_SLEEPING GIANT
Sleeping giant awake
stir before the sunrise
shed the years of neglect
from your chamber in the hills
cast off your cloak of sleep
feel the warmth caress your skin
the herald of your reprise
sleeping giant arise!
Arise! arise! shake off your earthly disguise
arise! arise! sleeping giant arise!
Arise! arise! return from eternal demise
Arise! arise! sleeping giant arise!
From the lake in which you bathe
the reflection in your eyes
time for your work to be done
march onward through the rain
wash the dirt of millenia away
walk towards the new light
the dawning of a new day
oh! arise!
Remember the words of your kin
the dreamless and the proud
voices from the past
that call your name again
forgotten words of hope
the promises and the lies
defiant with dignity
oh! arise!
OFFERING OF GOLD
With blinded minds we walk this earth and shun what we've been told
through time and tide what tempts a man to make an offering of gold?
To kindle the eternal flame that burns within my soul
accept this gesture, seal my fate, return my luck threefold.
And if this world is cruel to me, my destiny is known
my footsteps echo for all time, these paths I walk alone.
through tired eyes I see the signs, the majesty of you
As I cast away my offering in the hope of a different view
the silent light is beckoning, the hidden voices cry
this fortune, yours, I give to you that no man can deny.
And when the years have passed for me and my tired heart beats slow
take me to the waters edge to make an offering of gold...
THE GATES OF ANNWN
Before the gates of Annwn
Stands a noble man
Ruler of this kingdom
Chieftain of the silver tongue
The hunter and the hunted
The voice of wind through the trees
Neither human nor immortal
Lord of all he sees
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
A flame upon the threshhold
Lights the path of doom
There is no golden sunlight
There is no silver moon
The gods they speak of judgement
Dealt by the masters hand
Their destiny in shackles
Bitterly they sang
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
Middle section - spoken word and guitar solo
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
In the darkened days of winter
Slaves to the ice and snow
Before the gates of Annwn
They rise from the world below
Upon this soil most sacred
Pallisades of Oak
A fortress lay unconquered
Our bardic words invoke
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
AS HOMELANDS BURN
Stand beneath the lightning, hear the thunder speak to you
Embrace the wind and taste the pouring rain
never wonder why the thunder does not lie, before the storm great fire lights the sky
now the lessons have been learned
through the hills and fields they run
As we watch our homelands burn
The ill wind blows into a storm, spreading the disease
will we stand and fight with our heads held high...or will we die upon our knees?
As homelands burn no-one learns
as homelands burn our hearts still yearn...
The sky will shed its tears and the rivers will run deep
the forests cry in anger and the morning sun does weep
the moon is full and rising, its time to face the truth
the battle drums are calling...and the wind sings with the wolf
Those that still remember will speak about this land
of the time of flames and fire, the blood upon their hands
when theres nothing left but ashes and nowhere to call home
will we lie amongst the embers as our spirits walk alone?
Scarred beyond this love I have, will fortunes ever turn...
...or will we close our eyes and watch our homelands burn?
Sleeping giant awake
stir before the sunrise
shed the years of neglect
from your chamber in the hills
cast off your cloak of sleep
feel the warmth caress your skin
the herald of your reprise
sleeping giant arise!
Arise! arise! shake off your earthly disguise
arise! arise! sleeping giant arise!
Arise! arise! return from eternal demise
Arise! arise! sleeping giant arise!
From the lake in which you bathe
the reflection in your eyes
time for your work to be done
march onward through the rain
wash the dirt of millenia away
walk towards the new light
the dawning of a new day
oh! arise!
Remember the words of your kin
the dreamless and the proud
voices from the past
that call your name again
forgotten words of hope
the promises and the lies
defiant with dignity
oh! arise!
OFFERING OF GOLD
With blinded minds we walk this earth and shun what we've been told
through time and tide what tempts a man to make an offering of gold?
To kindle the eternal flame that burns within my soul
accept this gesture, seal my fate, return my luck threefold.
And if this world is cruel to me, my destiny is known
my footsteps echo for all time, these paths I walk alone.
through tired eyes I see the signs, the majesty of you
As I cast away my offering in the hope of a different view
the silent light is beckoning, the hidden voices cry
this fortune, yours, I give to you that no man can deny.
And when the years have passed for me and my tired heart beats slow
take me to the waters edge to make an offering of gold...
THE GATES OF ANNWN
Before the gates of Annwn
Stands a noble man
Ruler of this kingdom
Chieftain of the silver tongue
The hunter and the hunted
The voice of wind through the trees
Neither human nor immortal
Lord of all he sees
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
A flame upon the threshhold
Lights the path of doom
There is no golden sunlight
There is no silver moon
The gods they speak of judgement
Dealt by the masters hand
Their destiny in shackles
Bitterly they sang
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
Middle section - spoken word and guitar solo
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
In the darkened days of winter
Slaves to the ice and snow
Before the gates of Annwn
They rise from the world below
Upon this soil most sacred
Pallisades of Oak
A fortress lay unconquered
Our bardic words invoke
Take me to the forest
Guide me to the light
See through the eyes of an eagle
Give me the gift of flight
AS HOMELANDS BURN
Stand beneath the lightning, hear the thunder speak to you
Embrace the wind and taste the pouring rain
never wonder why the thunder does not lie, before the storm great fire lights the sky
now the lessons have been learned
through the hills and fields they run
As we watch our homelands burn
The ill wind blows into a storm, spreading the disease
will we stand and fight with our heads held high...or will we die upon our knees?
As homelands burn no-one learns
as homelands burn our hearts still yearn...
The sky will shed its tears and the rivers will run deep
the forests cry in anger and the morning sun does weep
the moon is full and rising, its time to face the truth
the battle drums are calling...and the wind sings with the wolf
Those that still remember will speak about this land
of the time of flames and fire, the blood upon their hands
when theres nothing left but ashes and nowhere to call home
will we lie amongst the embers as our spirits walk alone?
Scarred beyond this love I have, will fortunes ever turn...
...or will we close our eyes and watch our homelands burn?