Samhain, Samhain

[Verse 1]
On Samhain night I met you there,
By the ditch and the yew tree bare.
Your boots were wet with orchard mud,
Your hands were red like pounded blood.

You said, “Come close, love, warm your bones.”
I heard the church bell through the stones.
The moon hung low like a split white seal,
And the road behind us turned to steel.

[Pre-Chorus]
You took my arm, then took my name,
The crows all learned me in the flame.
One kiss was salt, one kiss was fire,
And the black bog laughed up higher.

[Chorus]
Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name
(oh, Samhain, Samhain)
I walked in with a beating flame
(and never came home)

Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight
(hold me tight)
The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night
(the dead don’t sleep)

[Verse 2]
You led me down where the nettles grew,
Past the cairn stones slick with dew.
A silver knife in your left sleeve,
A ring of ash beneath the eaves.

You swore my heart was yours alone,
Then set my mouth on a river stone.
I saw your mother in the thorn,
I saw my own face, pale and worn.

[Pre-Chorus]
The hounds went still, the wind went thin,
The graveyard gate let both of us in.
You smiled like winter, clean and grave,
And kissed the dirt I was to save.

[Chorus]
Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name
(oh, Samhain, Samhain)
I walked in with a beating flame
(and never came home)

Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight
(hold me tight)
The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night
(the dead don’t sleep)

[Bridge]
Now I hang in the rowan tree,
A pale small thing for all to see.
Children pass with lanterns bright,
And spit three times into the night.

If you hear soft knocking low,
Don’t open wide, don’t let it go.
For every love that drank my blood
Still walks the road through ash and mud.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name
(oh, Samhain, Samhain)
I walked in with a beating flame
(and never came home)

Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight
(hold me tight)
The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night
(the dead don’t sleep)

Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name
(call my name)
I loved you once, and paid in pain
(and paid in pain)

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[Verse 1] On Samhain night I met you there, By the ditch and the yew tree bare. Your boots were wet with orchard mud, Your hands were red like pounded blood. You said, “Come close, love, warm your bones.” I heard the church bell through the stones. The moon hung low like a split white seal, And the road behind us turned to steel. [Pre-Chorus] You took my arm, then took my name, The crows all learned me in the flame. One kiss was salt, one kiss was fire, And the black bog laughed up higher. [Chorus] Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name (oh, Samhain, Samhain) I walked in with a beating flame (and never came home) Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight (hold me tight) The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night (the dead don’t sleep) [Verse 2] You led me down where the nettles grew, Past the cairn stones slick with dew. A silver knife in your left sleeve, A ring of ash beneath the eaves. You swore my heart was yours alone, Then set my mouth on a river stone. I saw your mother in the thorn, I saw my own face, pale and worn. [Pre-Chorus] The hounds went still, the wind went thin, The graveyard gate let both of us in. You smiled like winter, clean and grave, And kissed the dirt I was to save. [Chorus] Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name (oh, Samhain, Samhain) I walked in with a beating flame (and never came home) Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight (hold me tight) The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night (the dead don’t sleep) [Bridge] Now I hang in the rowan tree, A pale small thing for all to see. Children pass with lanterns bright, And spit three times into the night. If you hear soft knocking low, Don’t open wide, don’t let it go. For every love that drank my blood Still walks the road through ash and mud. [Final Chorus] Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name (oh, Samhain, Samhain) I walked in with a beating flame (and never came home) Oh, Samhain, Samhain, hold me tight (hold me tight) The dead don’t sleep on an Irish night (the dead don’t sleep) Oh, Samhain, Samhain, call my name (call my name) I loved you once, and paid in pain (and paid in pain)

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