(11) Rowan and Thread

Verse 1

I climbed the hill at break of day

With salt and ash in either hand

My grandmother's words still guiding me

Through the mist across the land

Six stones I carried in my coat

Six names I spoke against the wind

Pre-Chorus

And the piper played a warning

And the fire answered low

Chorus

Sixth seal upon my doorway

Sixth seal upon my blood

Sixth seal I carve in oakwood

Sixth seal against the flood

Sixth seal for sons and daughters

Sixth seal for what's to come

Post-Chorus

Hey-oh hey-oh

Circle drawn and done

Hey-oh hey-oh

Sixth seal has begun

Verse 2

My father taught me knot and thread

My mother taught me how to sing

We bound the rowan to the gate

With every stitch a sacred thing

The old ones watched from hollow hills

They nodded once and let me pass

Pre-Chorus

And the drum it beat a warning

And the smoke curled to the sky

Chorus

Sixth seal upon my doorway

Sixth seal upon my blood

Sixth seal I carve in oakwood

Sixth seal against the flood

Sixth seal for sons and daughters

Sixth seal for what's to come

Post-Chorus

Hey-oh hey-oh

Circle drawn and done

Hey-oh hey-oh

Sixth seal has begun

Bridge

Guard the hearth

Guard the flame

Guard the name

Guard the flame

Guard the hearth

Guard the name

Chorus

Sixth seal upon my doorway

Sixth seal upon my blood

Sixth seal I carve in oakwood

Sixth seal against the flood

Sixth seal for sons and daughters

Sixth seal for what's to come

Post-Chorus

Hey-oh hey-oh

Circle drawn and done

Hey-oh hey-oh

Sixth seal has begun