Loreena Mckennit The Old Ways Lyrics

The Old Ways Lyrics

The thundering waves are calling me home to you



The pounding sea is calling me home to you







On a dark new year's night 



On the west coast of Clare



I heard your voice singing



Your eyes danced the song



Your hands played the tune



T'was a vision before me.







We left the music behind and the dance carried on



As we stole away to the seashore



We smelt the brine, felt the wind in our hair 



And with sadness you paused.







Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go



My world was not yours, your eyes told me so



Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time



And I wondered why.







As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea



A vision came o'er me



Of thundering hooves and beating wings



In clouds above.







As you turned to go I heard you call my name,



You were like a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly



"The old ways are lost," you sang as you flew



And I wondered why.







The thundering waves are calling me home to you



The pounding sea is calling me home to you







The thundering waves are calling me home to you



The pounding sea is calling me home to you