The Ancient Way Lyrics

we walk in cold and desolate lands
we talk of wonders that have passed

like finely wrought steel in a circle of stone
or freshly spilt blood that dries in the snow
through forests we walk in the tallest oak groves
but all doth now pass to the new from the old

for all that once was, to the gods we do pray
by breath and by blood for the Ancient Way
the call of our time we feel on the wind
with heart and with soul for the old ways we sing

from heaven to mountain top - ocean to vale - it's calling but slipping away
from forest to rolling plain - river to stone - it's falling and so now we pray

oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain
oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain

the fire that once did burn so bright fades to embers and casts no light
the wind that once did boldly roar slowly dies and blows no more
the waves that once did beat the land run so dry against the sand
the stones that once did stand so tall slowly break, topple and fall

the fire that once did burn so bright fades to embers and casts no light
the wind that once did boldly roar slowly dies and blows no more
the waves that once did beat the land run so dry against the sand
the stones that once did stand so tall slowly break, topple and fall

we walk in cold and desolate lands
we talk of wonders that have passed

like the breath of the Gods that soars in the sky
or the crossing of souls of those who have died
through rivers we walked in spray and in tide
but all that has passed we hold in our minds

for all that once was will pass out of sight
by dusk and by death it falls into night
the loss of our age we hear on the wind
with sorrow and tears of the old ways we sing

from heaven to mountain top - ocean to vale - it's calling but slipping away
from forest to rolling plain - river to stone - it's falling and so now we pray

oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain
oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain

oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain
oh, for the Ancient Way - all that is gone and one day forgotten
oh, for the Ancient Way - falling like leaves or like blood in the rain