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When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone
I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost You showed me your love in the light of the stars
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me
Then the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and the fire
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me
Though we share this humble path, alone How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To touch the face of the stars
Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears We'll rise above these earthly cares
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me
Loreena McKinnitt
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TEA AND ZEN - THREADS — Dante's Prayer. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00Dante's prayer. When the dark wood fell before me, and all the paths were overgrown, when the priests of pride say there is no other way, I tilled the sorrows of stone. I did not believe because I could not see, though you came to me in the night, when the dawn seemed forever lost, you showed me your love in the light of the stars. Costurize on the ocean, cost your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless, please remember me. Then the mountain rose before me by the deep well of desire, from the fountain of forgiveness , beyond the ice and the fire.
1:05Costurize on the ocean, cost your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless, please remember me. Though we share this humble path, alone how fragile is the heart, O give these clay feet wings to fly, to touch the face of the stars. Breathe life into this feeble heart, lift this mortal veil of fear. Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears, will rise above these earthly cares. Costurize on the ocean, cost your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless, please remember me.
2:25Costurize on the ocean, cost your soul to the sea. Costurize on the ocean, cost your soul to the sea.
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