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đ¶ Where the Ground Remembers
Verse 1
We climbed where sky and bracken meet,
Above the marsh, beyond the wheat.
No name was carved in stone back then
But we looked out on fields and fen.
Chorus
We chose the place where moor meets sea,
Where the hills hold sky in memory.
We lit the flame and stood as kin
And the ground remembers where we’ve been.
Verse 2
We dug the ground with wooden blade,
Stacked stone with care, no mortar laid.
Smoke rose slow from turf and peat,
And warmth meant more than bread or meat.
Chorus
We chose the place where moor meets sea,
Where wind walks wide and we walked free.
We lit the flame and stood as kin
And the ground remembers where we’ve been.
Verse 3
The river curled like hammered brass,
We watched the salmon flick and pass.
We smoked our catch, we dried the grain,
And blessed the sun, and cursed the rain.
Chorus
We chose the place where moor meets sea,
Where wind walks wide and we walked free.
We lit the flame and stood as kin
And the ground remembers where we’ve been.
Verse 4
We sang at dusk with feet in mud,
With drums that beat like rushing blood.
Our voices danced through smoke and tree
And left a trail no eye can see.
Chorus
We chose the place where moor meets sea,
Where wind walks wide and we walked free.
We lit the flame and stood as kin
And the ground remembers where we’ve been.
Verse 5
Now sheep drift slow where we once prayed,
And trees grow tall where ash once laid.
The slope is still, the grass grown deep
But stones beneath still hum and sleep.
Final Chorus
We chose the place where moor meets sea,
Where wind walks wide and we walked free.
We lit the flame and stood as kin
And the ground remembers where we’ve been.