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Carry My Name

V6

[Intro] Mmm—mm—ah, mmm—mm—ah Mmm—mm—ah, turning slow [Verse 1] You found me where the rowan bends Beside the stone that keeps old rain Your hand was warm, the valley hushed A silver thread ran through the grain [Pre-Chorus] Mmm—mm—ah, I hear you near Mmm—mm—ah, the path is clear [Chorus] Carry my name through the heather air Hold it softly, hold it there When the dark folds over the hill Your quiet promise follows still Mmm—mm—ah, we rise, we sway Mmm—mm—ah, then drift away [Verse 2] A harp-string trembled under dawn The blackbird answered from the thorn You turned and smiled beside the well As if you knew the tale to tell [Pre-Chorus] Mmm—mm—ah, beneath the stone Mmm—mm—ah, I’m not alone [Chorus] Carry my name through the heather air Hold it softly, hold it there When the dark folds over the hill Your quiet promise follows still Mmm—mm—ah, we rise, we sway Mmm—mm—ah, then drift away [Bridge] [Single intimate voice] If I lose the road at evening Leave one candle by the door [Layered response] Mmm—mm—ah, we know the way Mmm—mm—ah, we know the way Mmm—mm—ah, beneath the clay [Bridge Bloom] You are the bell beneath the water You are the breath inside the reed Every voice I gather from you Becomes the shelter that I need [Final Chorus] Carry my name through the heather air Hold it softly, hold it there Though the valley turns and changes Something tender remains here Mmm—mm—ah, in falling rain Mmm—mm—ah, we meet again Mmm—mm—ah, we meet again [Outro] Mmm—mm—ah, softer now Mmm—mm—ah, beneath the bough Mmm—mm—ah