Loreena Mccennitt Moon Cradle Lyrics

Moon Cradle Lyrics

They're gathered in circles

the lamps light their faces

the crescent
moon rocks in the sky

The poets of drumming

keep heartbeats
suspended

The smoke swirls up and then it dies



Would you
like my mask?

would you like my mirror?

cries the man in the
shadowing hood

You can look at yourself

you can look at each
other

or you can look at the face of your god



The stories
are woven

and fortunes are told

The truth is measured by the weight
of your gold

The magic lies scattered

on rugs on the ground

Faith is conjured in the night market's sound



Would you like my
mask?

would you like my mirror?

cries the man in the shadowing
hood

You can look at yourself

you can look at each other

or
you can look at the face of your god



The lessons are written

on parchments of paper

They're carried by horse from the river Nile

says the shadowy voice

In the firelight, the cobra

is casting the
flame a winsome smile



Would you like my mask?

would you like
my mirror?

cries the man in the shadowing hood

You cna look at
yourself

you can look at each other

or you can look at the face of
your god