The Cauldron and the Cross Part II Lyrics

(Background lead: Farmer)

It seems my time has come to pass
I see my journey's end
Scattered through the ashes of the past

Am I to believe what is waiting for me?
Is afterlife gracious, eternal and free?
The blood on my hands is the blood of the innocent?

What's left behind is ruins and fear
A vision of death through flames turned to tears
In time this will heal, but the scars will never fade

(Solo: Farmer)

Under cast-iron fist of the Lord
We were ordered to slaughter for His cause
Loving thy neighbour with a sharpened blade

I was told this was part of the plan
Claim the crown and unite the broken lands
All Gods are one, you serve a higher faith

(pre-chorus)
And for this country I did bleed
You gave me the sword to guide and lead
But in the end I led us all astray

Take me to the lake
Part the mists once more and
Guide my soul back home
(end pre-chorus)

(Solo: McNeill)

All the wisdom the Goddess must have
Couldn't keep her from fading into black
Belief is like time, it only moves one way

After all this is how it must be
Nothing lasts in this ever-changing dream
The world will move on, but the past remains the same

(Reprise pre-chorus)

(chorus)
The land I sought to heal forever lost
Caught between the cauldron and the cross
A calling from the mists of Avalon
Caught between the cauldron and the cross!
(end chorus)

(Solo: McNeill)

(Main solos: Farmer 6:56-7:07, McNeill 7:07-19, McNeill-Farmer 7:19-43)

(Reprise chorus)

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