[Intro] (Low, atmospheric drone of a hurdy-gurdy) (Sound of wind whistling through hollow stone) Stone circle still warm from their feet Ring of mushrooms crushed under heel Air tastes of iron and crushed rowan [Verse 1] Her fingers left frost on the gate latch Milk soured sweet in the pail overnight Every thorn on the blackberry bush Now carries my name in tiny cuts [Refrain] Blessed beyond, blessed beyond The bargain sealed with a laugh like bells Blessed beyond, blessed beyond Their gift sits heavy as wet river stones [Verse 2] Bread rises twice as high in the oven But the loaf always has one bite missing Cows give cream thick enough to stand a spoon Yet the calves are born with eyes too bright [Pre-Chorus] (Whispered, layered vocals) Check the salt line, check the beam Nothing is quite what it seems Copper coin for a lock of hair They are here, they are everywhere [Chorus] I see the path between the hazel roots Where no mortal foot should fall Their blessing coils round my ribs Like ivy grown overnight [Verse 3] The shadow in the corner has a heartbeat The hearth fire burns a flickering blue I traded the weight of my shadow For a hunger I never once knew [Bridge] (Building intensity, rhythmic folk-stomp) They danced me under the hawthorn Till my soles split and bled silver Promised the moon would answer my name Now it does, every cloudless night! [Instrumental Break] (Frenetic fiddle solo, sharp and slightly out of tune) (Heavy, driving percussion) [Chorus] I see the path between the hazel roots Where no mortal foot should fall Their blessing coils round my ribs Like ivy grown overnight [Outro] Blessed beyond what the heart can hold The Fair Folk keep what they own Milk on the doorstep turns to wine And the doorstep is no longer mine [Ending] (Fading into ambient reverb) The hill is calling... The hill is open... (Sudden silence) [Fade to Silence]
