Thistle Breath

[Verse 1] Distant smells move through me Woolen flocks on the rise Pastures cut by stone and weather Rock-fleshed land in my eyes Thistle sprigs on my sleeves Old smoke under the rain I read the ground like a story I keep the whole thing plain [Pre-Chorus] Hear them calling through the heather Old clans in a single breath I hold the hide like a promise I hold my tongue against the west [Chorus] For peace in the lands of Skye For peace, let the hard days lie For peace in the lands of Skye I sing it once, I sing it right (Skye) I sing it once, I sing it right [Verse 2] Tanned hide warm under my weight Hill wind pulling at my back Names pass by like river water Some are lost, some come back Color on the woven border Ash and gold, red and blue Every mark a living answer Every scar a path I knew [Pre-Chorus] Hear them calling through the heather Old clans in a single breath I hold the hide like a promise I hold my tongue against the west [Chorus] For peace in the lands of Skye For peace, let the hard days lie For peace in the lands of Skye I sing it once, I sing it right (Skye) I sing it once, I sing it right [Bridge] If the borders bite and harden If the old wrongs learn my face I will not return that hunger I will build a softer place Stone to stone and breath to breath Hand to hand, let mercy stay Let the cliff keep all its thunder Let my voice choose another way [Final Chorus] For peace in the lands of Skye For peace, let the hard days lie For peace in the lands of Skye I sing it once, I sing it right (Skye) I sing it once, I sing it right For peace in the lands of Skye For peace in the lands of Skye