Story Behind The Song

This song relates to our visit to Stonehenge in June 2004 for the solstice. Yes, King Arthur was there and I can recommend his book. This is the only song here on which I don't sing. I find it difficult to sing in tune and I really made a bad job of this one, so I asked the Guild of International Songwriters and Composers to provide the vocal track via their associates Scamp Studio. Sadly, and unnecessarily, the singer pronounces both Gaia and Freya incorrectly

Song Description

Smi-finalist UK Songwriting Contest 2007

Lyrics

the dogs are barking
the wooden wagon wheels are rolling on the road
children marking
the way with flower petals thrown out in gypsy code
the horses grazing
blowing misty steam into the cold night air
the fires are blazing
dancers holding hands in circles everywhere
going round and round, pouring out the passion of the soul
on our broken land to make it whole
mixing all the magic that we can
calling on the spirit of pan

chorus

the drums are calling
calling us to worship amongst those sacred stones
the sound joining
the ancestral echoes of those who walked alone
the candles burning
lighting up the altars of gaia's faithful ones
the circles turning
the words of worship welcoming the rising sun
going round and round, dancing to the rhythms of the drum
forcing us to look at, what we've become
healing us across a thousand years
forgiving the sins of guinevere

chorus

king arthur striding
truth, honour and justice upon his royal robes
the knights are riding
protecting and reassuring the xenophobes
the children playing
their innocence watching over everybody there
young women watching
as lovely as the circles of flowers in their hair
going round and round, waiting for the blessings of the sun
on this holy day for everyone
waiting deep within the ancient stones
none of us, none of us alone

chorus

let the earth feed us
let the water clean us
let the fire warm us
let the air sing to us
let the elves tease us
let the goblins fear us
let freya free us
let the spirits bless us
let the shaman show us
let the pagan press us
let the force be with us
let the mystic move us