[Intro] [Instrumental] [Verse 1] [Intimate] Five of us down in the clearing, a ring of pots above the flame, the moon climbed up behind the old stones and found us at the work again, a pinch of lavender, a twist of root, a chip of violet stone, one holds the cat against her heart, the raven counts us one by one. [Pre-Chorus] [Building] Only one of us is looking up, the rest keep their eyes low, the turning's in the wrist, my dear, the way the old ones showed. [Chorus] [Anthemic] And we stir the sky, round and round and round, every hand that ever held the spoon is turning with us now, let her reach up for the stars, we keep the fire high, it was never one alone, we stir the sky. [Verse 2] [Hushed] The youngest one is learning, red hair falling in her eyes, she sprinkles in the golden sparks and watches how they rise, the eldest stirs with silver hair, she could do it in her sleep, she taught the one who taught the one who taught the turn we keep. [Pre-Chorus] [Building] Only one of us is looking up, the rest keep their eyes low, the turning's in the wrist, my dear, the way the old ones showed. [Chorus] [Anthemic] And we stir the sky, round and round and round, every hand that ever held the spoon is turning with us now, let her reach up for the stars, we keep the fire high, it was never one alone, we stir the sky. [Instrumental Break] [Driving] [Bridge] [Stripped back] And under the stones behind us the old ones gather near, this is the night the door stands open and every hand that stirred is here, so if you're working with your head down while somebody else gets the light, you're the reason that it's turning, you are stirring up the night. [Final Chorus] [Full band] [Anthemic] And we stir the sky, round and round and round, every hand that ever held the spoon is turning with us now, let her reach up for the stars, we keep the fire high, it was never one alone, we stir the sky, we stir the sky. [Outro] [Fading] (round and round) the spoon goes on, (round and round) we stir the sky. [End]
