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Sacred Earth

by Simon de Voil

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1.
Folk song 03:43
You’re the folk song's hero the girl with her hair blowing in the breeze come to climb the mountain see if you can catch a glimpse of me today Cause our love is Golden light strong enough to last the strongest night I’m a long lost sailor stranded out at sea pining for my homeland and the girl waiting for me, back home Cause our love is Golden light strong enough to last the strongest night And I miss my homeland far across the seas misty mountains and the rain just waiting for me, back home Cause our love is golden light strong enough to make the distance seem alright.
2.
Forgotten to remember (free) 02:54
I'd forgotten to remember to lay her to rest A comfort to take with me And hold close to my chest And i breath for us both now and grief is the way of the world a tragic tale for us all She said she was so lonely wrapped up in the fabric of my past i'd kept her in a bubble and taken away her light She was so brave the girl from which i grew Choices that we make Sacrifices we take The gravestone is a maker of those who give us life And your heart beat it continues the love that fills your life And i breath for us both now and grief is the way of the world a tragic tale for us all I'd forgotten to remember to lay her to rest A comfort to take with me And hold close to my chest
3.
Sacred Earth 04:17
Here on this island you are free Free to see it all more clearly You’re standing all alone with the view stretched out before you Go wrap this sacred place around you The river flows downward it will reach the sea And, the river flows it is pure and clear and running free Oh but I can hardly swim I’ll wrap this sacred place around me. And tears sit waiting like the sky before the rain The space between us is so dense it weighs down on my skin And oh but I can hardly breath I’ll wrap this sacred Earth around me. The river flows downward it will reach the sea And, she has climbed up to a rock and it’s too high for me And Oh what happens if I fall? I’ll wrap this sacred Earth around me. The Earth she sleeps And the wind blows you off your feet The rain seeps deeply Into the ground beneath my feet The burn it flows downward it will reach the sea The burn it flows, it is brown and cool and running free Oh it flows on to the sea Always downward to the sea Here on this island you are free Free to see it all more clearly You’re standing all alone with the view stretched out before you Go wrap this sacred place around you
4.
Deep Peace 03:15
Deep peace of the running wave to you Deep peace of the flowing air to you Deep peace of the quiet earth to you Deep peace of the shining stars to you Deep peace of the son of peace to you
5.
Prayer of St Francis (free) 03:09
Lord make me a channel of your peace grant that I can see through my human pain and still feel loved And in the darkness let light be found in there Lord make me a channel of your peace we all need to learn to forgive a few more hundred times Melt our hatred let love take root in our hearts Lord make me a channel of your peace through my own pain and need let me learn to understand Reach through our sadness let it be joy Lord make me a channel of your peace.
6.
Bobby's song 03:41
He'll cross the sea today beautiful blue today ferry's rolling in To the croft that waits and the cows who stand and look for him every day. Watch the Burg today waterfalls giving way to the sea below. The sea it's wild today ferry's kept at bay safe in the Bullhole And the croft that waits and the cows who stand and look won't see him today. A touch of frost today watch it slowly melt away and the moon high in the afternoon sky To the croft that waits and the cows who stand and look for him every day.
7.
Lovers 04:15
Come kiss me my love How I long for you And I long for me too Watching her sleep So gentle and sweet My only lover I trace with my eyes The touch of her skin And softly she breathes on me But she had no words able to reach me. Beautiful and tall Sensual and slight Our lovers they watch us Watching us fall Stumble and crawl With this dis-ease But there were no words I had to tell you this. Come kiss me my love How I long for you But longed for me more My heart it was full Broken and full And gently it beats for you But there were no tears able to flow on you, my love. Beautiful and tall Sensual and slight Our lovers they watch us Watching us try Fumble and shy So fragile to hold I followed the tears they lead to my wings.
8.
Unfolding (free) 01:51
I hold this dream so tenderly I cup this fire so carefully I breathe in life so lovingly The light it grows so beautifully I hold this dream so tenderly I hold this dream so carefully I hold this dream so tearfully The light it grows so beautifully
9.
Storyteller 05:20
Hey storyteller can you tell me why you chose such a sad song? And storyteller can you tell me what happens to your words after they’re heard? Cause there’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than we could ever know. Hey teacher can you tell me why you chose to work late tonight? Hey teacher can you tell me how did you know what he never said? Cause there’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than we could ever know. Hey counsellor can you tell me what made you laugh just then? Hey counsellor can you tell me how did you know what not to say? Cause there’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than still to be. Hey gardener can you tell me what makes this plant here grow? Hey gardener can you tell me why did you sow your seeds today? Because there’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than you could ever know. Cause there’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than we could ever know. Hey bird can you tell me how you knew to fly south today? Hey bird can you tell me what makes you know the right way to go? There’s so much more than we could know. There’s so much more than we could feel in this world of ours I know, there’s more than we could ever know.
10.
Piano Tune (free) 03:11

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Simon de Voil's first solo album,
Sacred Earth was recorded on Iona in the middle of winter. The songs paint musical pictures of his 3 years living in an Abbey on the small Scottish island of Iona.

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released August 1, 2008

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Simon de Voil UK

Simon de Voil is a Scottish singer/songwriter and sacred musician, now living in Vermont. Known for soulful, often haunting songs that invoke the spirit of his homeland, as well as his own personal story, Simon pairs thoughtful and inspiring lyrics with compelling piano melodies, and a rich, tender vocal style. ... more

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