CAER SIDI

  Em                  D      
The stars, a throne, the sky, a dance
Em            D 
We imitate to catch its flame
 Em                    D
And build with stone and strive to glean
 Em        G        C
The remedy of air and light

G              D      Em
My home is in the summer stars
D                   B7
Between the throne and fortress gates
Em                D
A heartbeat past the memory
C                          Em
Of all that's flown with yesterday

   Em         D        C
	Three full boatloads we went down
        D            Em
  	Save seven, none returned

Here stranded on the island shore
I mend my sails with the wind	
Each stitch the pain of trust betrayed
A child's eyes, a woman's rage

Of darkness I have seen too much
And founded broken walls thereon
But should I ever reach that land
Though love may call, I'll not come back

	Three full boatloads we went down
	Save seven, none returned

The journey's perils haunt my dreams
My home and prison, haven, snare
Chased by the hounds of red and white
The hues of pain yet unassuaged

A child's footsteps etched in stars
I flee from memory, locked in stone
As fragile as a spider's thread
The stepping stones to Caer Sidi

	Three full boatloads we went down
	Save seven, none returned

"CAER SIDI" AUDIO FILE
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