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A Line in the Sand
05:08
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Will you be waiting for me
No matter where I’ve been?
And will you always lead me
Home again?
Now I have always known this
But should I lose the path
Then just remind me home is
Where you are.
Do we live at the edge of the land
Or is this the start of the sea?
And is there a line, a line in the sand
That keeps us from who we could be?
Did we come from the heart of the land
Were we washed up here by the sea?
Would crossing the line, the line in the sand
Set our restless souls free?
I will be waiting for you
Until the end of days
I will be there to meet you
Come what may
Some things are really simple
There’s little more to say
But we will count these blessings
Every day
Do we live at the edge of the land
Or is this the start of the sea?
And is there a line, a line in the sand
That keeps us from who we could be?
Did we come from the heart of the land
Were we washed up here by the sea?
Would crossing the line, the line in the sand
Set our restless souls free?
Is this the edge of the land
Or is this the start of the sea?
And is there a line, a line in the sand
That keeps us from who we could be?
Did we come from the heart of the land
Were we washed up here by the sea?
Would crossing the line, the line in the sand
Set our restless souls free?
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2. |
The Journey Home
03:51
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I'm glad you’ve joined me for the journey home
It’s good to share it with a friend
The time has not yet come to be alone
As this journey ends
We travelled far into the great unknown
But can we find the way again?
The landmarks that we used to know are gone
And everything’s changed
But turn off the phone
Don’t need directions
We’re on our way home
Let the stars be our guide
We know where we are - this time
The water's calmer now the tide has turned
And we can run before the wind
How many watching out for our return
Could guess where we've been
You kept a watch, you read the charts - and more
You took the helm when I was tired
In all the things that I am grateful for
So much to admire
So hold out your hand
Welcome my friend
To this promised land
Stay to the end
Turn off the phone
Don’t need directions
We’re on our way home
Let the stars be our guide
We know where we are - this time
We know where we are - this time
We know where we are…
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3. |
On Beauty and Heartache
04:50
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The mountain bluff masks the rising sun
That sets the sky ablaze
While down below the cloud-capped pines
I watch and wait
And when at last the moment comes
It takes my breath away
But are these tears of joy I weep
Or is this pain?
The eagle drifts on rising air
And stalks her prey below
A fleeting instant that we share
The sunrise glow
Once for each thing - just once - no more
Then vanished in the air
Would it be better to have never known
Such sweet despair?
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4. |
Winds of Change
04:05
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There are wildfires in the mountains
And the valley’s full of cars
There’s a shadow in the west that’s
Slowly blotting out the stars
There’s a haze across the water
And the sun is turning pale
It’s getting hard to breathe
Contamination’s off the scale
Living always day to day
Looking for a better way
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this smoke away
It doesn’t have to be this way
Getting harder everyday
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this smoke away
There’s a chatter ‘cross the ether
Like the tower never fell
As the showman and his daughter
Weave their spiteful little spells
Now we're heading for the crossroads
Do we know which way to turn?
Well we’d better make our minds up
'Cos the forest’s gonna burn
Living always day to day
Looking for a better way
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this dust away
It doesn’t have to be this way
Getting harder everyday
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this dust away
We’re hanging in but times are strange - we're all waiting for the wind to change
Let's see what can be arranged - long time waiting for the wind to change
Look out now here comes the rain - nothing’s gonna be the same
I've grown old waiting for the wind to change - I said, I've grown old waiting!
Living always day to day
Looking for a better way
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this dust away
It doesn’t have to be this way
Getting harder everyday
Waiting for the winds of change
To come and blow this dust away
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5. |
Cascadia
04:24
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Where I come from
We are rooted in the land
Sinking where we stand
In the slow sand
We know who we are
We've been here for so long
That even when we're wrong
We don't care
In new found lands
Where cities tremble on the brink
Closer than they think
To Armageddon
Machines turn to rust
And tremors shake the crust
Dominions of dust
Are blown away
Cascadia
The eagle's on the wing
Hear the raven sing
I'm floating
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6. |
The Ice Fall
04:52
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Am I alone as the nights draw in?
I need a friend who could intervene
To help me
Should I believe that I'm worth something?
I need a way to stop wondering
And doubting
I watched a film about you
You came back from the front but then you
Vanished from the roof of the world
The clouds roll in and a chill wind blows
But not as cold as it blew on
The mountain
You had it all before you
Given every chance why did you
Gamble in the ice field - and lose?
You grew not old as we do
Bitter sweet but no follow through
What would you say to
Those you left behind you?
Golden days or vale of tears
Search for meaning in the sunset years
Whatever happened to
All those dreams and fears?
When darkness fell you were still out there
Fighting for breath in the thin air
And snowblind
Was there a point when you lost hope?
You must have known when the rope broke
At night fall
Was there a star that shone clear?
And through the frozen silence could you hear
Angel voices calling you home?
You grew not old as we do
Bitter sweet but no follow through
What would you say to
Those you left behind you?
Golden days or vale of tears
Search for meaning in the sunset years
Whatever happened to
All those dreams and fears?
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7. |
A Different Ocean
04:18
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Up early with the first light
Sometimes it's hard to wait
Mount Baker in the dawn light
Across the Haro Strait
There's a ketch out on the water
She's heading out to sea
Five thousand miles before her
Reminds me of…
A different ocean and a warmer sea
Many crossings in our history
The pipes are calling but they're not for me
I'm where I want to be
There's flotsam on the strandline
Washed from a distant shore
Tales from another lifetime
Now treasures to explore
Beyond the blue horizon
Ghost faces from the past
Would they still recognise me
For that was…
A different ocean and a warmer sea
Many crossings in our history
The pipes are calling but they're not for me
I'm where I want to be
And should I take the boat out
And sit upon the sea
The world will slowly come to me
Dreaming of…
A different ocean and a warmer sea
Many crossings in our history
The pipes are calling but they're not for me
I'm where I want to be
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Anam Danu Victoria, British Columbia
Anam Danu is a collaboration between long-standing musicians – Siobhan Monaghan, Adrienne Dyer and Andy Dawson Reid - who
share a Celtic heritage – setting out to create original, unusual and innovative adult-oriented pop music on the west coast of Canada.
We gratefully acknowledge that we create on the traditional, unceded territories of the Lekwungen and WSÁNEĆ peoples.
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