The Journey

To the song, "Skellig" on Loreena McKennitt's The Book of Secrets.
Oh light a candle dear
For the shadows draw so near
And sit here by my side
For as long as I may bide
Oh, no I can't stay long
'Tis only a little rest
There's much that I must do
Before I complete my quest.

I've lived through horrid things
My heart, I thought 't would break
The load became too much
For my youthful mind to take.
And so I ran away
Into my rocky cell;
With darkness all around
While my body lived in Hell.

But now has come the time
To remember all that's been
And dismantle these old walls;
Let Light and life come in
For though they've kept me safe
For many a passing year,
I find that they've become
A prison of my fear.

And though you wish to come
And guide me safely home;
This path which I must walk
Must be traveled all alone.
And every tear's a drop
Of pain I must set free;
If I keep them shut inside
I'll drown in that silent sea.

Though memories cut deep
And flay my very core
I know I have the strength
This journey, to endure.
For every tear's a drop
Of pain that I set free;
When I kept them shut inside,
I drowned in that silent sea,
But when I let them fall
Like rain and cry the whole
They'll turn into the balm
That will heal my soul.

Copyright © Nov. 24, 1997 Ambyrhawke Shadowsinger
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