Hearts Torn Asunder

Chorus

Oh the wind on the hills sings their sorrow again

Two hearts torn asunder by love they defend

On the lonely green moor, through the heather and rain

They search for each other, but searching is pain

Verse 2

With a look, with a vow, they had promised to stay

But the shadows of envy swept Brendan away

His brother’s own longing cast dark on the light

And Maeve’s gentle laughter was lost in the night

Pre-Chorus

Both clans turned their faces, cast stones in the rye

The world growing colder as daylight passed by

Chorus

Oh the wind on the hills sings their sorrow again

Two hearts torn asunder by love they defend

On the lonely green moor, through the heather and rain

They search for each other, but searching is pain

Post-Chorus

Oooooh, lost to the night

Oooooh, never in sight

Verse 3

(Male)

Now the bracken lies trampled where once we would meet

Her voice in the distance, just ghosts in the peat

No fire in the valley, no warmth in my hand

My love drifts beside me, unseen through the land

(Female)

By the thorn and the river, my footsteps grow cold

I call out for Brendan, no answer, just old

Lonely wind on the hillside, a sorrowful tune

Still aching to find him beneath the same moon

Pre-Chorus

(Male, then Female)

Still banished in silence, our memories cry

(Our memories cry)

Two shadows returning where wild curlews fly

Chorus

Oh the wind on the hills sings our sorrow again

Two hearts torn asunder by love we defend

On the lonely green moor, through the heather and rain

We search for each other, but searching is pain

Post-Chorus

Oooooh, lost to the night

Oooooh, never in sight

Oooooh, sorrow remains

Oooooh, calling your name

Bridge

(Male)

May the mist never gather where sorrow once lay

Yet each step through the brambles, her face fades away

(Female)

I reach for your promise that time cannot steal

But hands pass through shadow, and nothing feels real

Chorus

Oh the wind on the hills knows our longing and pain

Two souls ever roaming through darkness and rain

If I found you tomorrow or wandered in vain

This love would still linger, this ache would remain

Post-Chorus

Oooooh, searching in vain

Oooooh, through sorrow and rain

Oooooh, forever we roam

Oooooh, never home