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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Lost Words: Spell Songs
The Lost Words: Spell Songs
Performer
Kris Drever
Kris Drever
Lead Vocals
Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart
Lead Vocals
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Lead Vocals
Rachel Newton
Rachel Newton
Lead Vocals
Bethany Porter
Bethany Porter
Lead Vocals
Jim Molyneux
Jim Molyneux
Lead Vocals
Seckou Keita
Seckou Keita
Lead Vocals
Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane
Lead Vocals
Jackie Morris
Jackie Morris
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kris Drever
Kris Drever
Songwriter
Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart
Songwriter
Julie Fowlis
Julie Fowlis
Songwriter
Rachel Newton
Rachel Newton
Songwriter
Bethany Porter
Bethany Porter
Songwriter
Jim Molyneux
Jim Molyneux
Songwriter
Seckou Keita
Seckou Keita
Songwriter
Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane
Songwriter
Jackie Morris
Jackie Morris
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Andy Bell
Andy Bell
Producer
Sam Proctor
Sam Proctor
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

The hull of the ship that clouds the sea
The ink that keeps our history
The axes half that fells the tree
That fells the tree
The poplar is the whispering tree
And the rowan is the sheltering tree
The willow is the weeping tree
And the oak is waiting
The fire burns and it makes this home
Built around these seasoned bones
The chair pulled up beside the hearth
And the sleepers of the iron path
The poplar is the whispering tree
And the rowan is the sheltering tree
The willow is the weeping tree
And the oak is waiting
The poplar is the whispering tree
And the rowan is the sheltering tree
The willow is the weeping tree
And the oak is waiting
The wheel that makes the seasons turn
The beasts that shelter in the barn
This table that we sing around
And the casket we put in the ground
The poplar is the whispering tree
And the rowan is the sheltering tree
The willow is the weeping tree
And the oak is waiting
The poplar is the whispering tree
And the rowan is the sheltering tree
The willow is the weeping tree
And the oak is waiting
Three hundred years to grow
Three hundred more to thrive
Three hundred years to die
Nine hundred years go by
Three hundred years to grow
Three hundred more to thrive
Three hundred years to die
Nine hundred years go by
Three hundred years to grow
Three hundred more to thrive
Three hundred years to die
Nine hundred years alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Written by: Bethany Porter, Jackie Morris, Jim Molyneux, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Robert Macfarlane, Seckou Keita

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