[Intro] [Uilleann pipes and violin play a slow, modal melody in 7/8. Tabla enters softly] [Am G C F] [Verse 1] [Tempo picks up. Acoustic guitar joins in with a driving rhythm] [Am] Across the emerald isle, the saint did stride, [G] With a crozier in his hand, and faith as his guide. [C] He banished the serpents, drove them to the sea, [F] But what of the whispers, lost for you and me? [Chorus] [Electric guitar enters with a soaring melody, drums become more prominent] [C G Am F] Oh, the serpent and the saint, a battle of old, [C G Am F] A story retold, in silver and gold. [Verse 2] [Uilleann pipes return with a counter-melody] [Am] In realms of the Indus, where temples rise high, [G] The Nagas are guardians, beneath the blue sky. [C] They coil around Shiva, protectors of might, [F] A different perspective, on darkness and light. [Chorus] [Electric guitar with distortion, drums become heavier] [C G Am F] Oh, the serpent and the saint, a battle of old, [C G Am F] A story retold, in silver and gold. [Bridge] [Tempo slows down. Spoken word] (Did St. Patrick truly understand what he was banishing? Or did he simply replace one belief with another? The Nagas offer a different perspective, a reminder that not all serpents are evil.) [Instrumental Break] [Violin and electric guitar trade solos in a high-energy, improvisational section in 11/8. Complex rhythmic patterns from the drums and tabla.] [Tihais] [Tempo picks up dramatically. Uilleann pipes and violin play a rapid, intricate melody, ending with a powerful crescendo.] [Chorus] [Full band, with soaring vocals] [C G Am F] Oh, the serpent and the saint, a battle of old, [C G Am F] A story retold, in silver and gold. [Outro] [The music fades out with the uilleann pipes and violin playing the original melody from the intro.]
