[Verse 1] Braided heather in your hands Salt on lace and candle wax By the old stone, we stand Barefoot on the river track Pipes are sleeping in the dawn Moss and velvet on the chair You and I have come along To leave our names in the air [Pre-Chorus] Lift the ribbon, lift the ring Hear the steady heartbeats ring One by one, we come to sing One by one, we bring the spring [Chorus] Handfast, handfast Tie us tight tonight (handfast) Handfast, handfast Under moon and light Fire keeper, bless the vow Speak it once and speak it now Handfast, handfast We are one somehow (one somehow) [Verse 2] Barley bread and blackberry wine Ashen bowls and brazen gold Your mother smiles across the line Your father’s laugh is brave and old Thistle crowns and woven thread Rain on stone and silver flame Every step we take ahead Writes the world in your name [Pre-Chorus] Lift the ribbon, lift the ring Hear the steady heartbeats ring One by one, we come to sing One by one, we bring the spring [Chorus] Handfast, handfast Tie us tight tonight (handfast) Handfast, handfast Under moon and light Fire keeper, bless the vow Speak it once and speak it now Handfast, handfast We are one somehow (one somehow) [Bridge] [Female Spoken] Come closer. Let the ribbon remember your wrists. Let the old earth keep what your mouths have promised. When the bells go quiet, I will still hear you. [Chorus] Handfast, handfast Tie us tight tonight (handfast) Handfast, handfast Under moon and light Fire keeper, bless the vow Speak it once and speak it now Handfast, handfast We are one somehow (one somehow)
