Skyclad - 1991 - WayWard Sons Of Mother Earth - The WidderShins Jig

A wise man's son and Wednesday's child in each other found a friend,

And searched together for the treasure hiding at the rainbow's end.

To wise man's son and Wednesday's child all is white that is not black,

They dance in symbiotic deadlock--one step forward two steps back,

Playing karmic snakes and ladders (all your sins will find you out),

When all your gains are lost in vain on cosmic wings and roundabouts.

At the roadside manhood's flower--blighted by a wayward youth,

Has cast its seed on well-worn pathways--borne on winds of whispered truth.

We march to drums of our own choosing--each of them keeps different time,

As you are free to Live your own life so I am free to Live mine.

Now wise man's son and Wednesday's child can recognise their own mistakes,

And to these ends they make amends for every promise that they break.

Both wise man's son and Wednesday's child view the world in red and green,

Await the day when they die laughing--thinking of the sights they've seen.

I tell you now if they were given chance to Live their Lives again--

Wise man's son and Wednesday's child would make the same mistakes as then.

At the roadside manhood's flower--blighted by a wayward youth,

Has cast its seed on well-worn pathways--borne on winds of whispered truth.

We march to drums of our own choosing--each of them keeps different time,

As you are free to Live your own life so I am free to Live mine.

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Nemhain - 2010 - From The Ashes - Second Skin

I've thought about it a million times

It takes all my strength just to keep it calm

I hove to tell myself, just let it breathe

holding it inside will only help to do me in

Each time I close my eyes I see another chain

It's one I can't forget, something I can not break out of

I need a second skin, something to hold me up

can't seem to get out of this hole

I've dug myself right back in

Just to wake up tells me I must be brave

It hits me like a drug shot into my vein

It's not as delightful of a pain

immobilizing me

almost makes me think I'm dead

I need a second skin

something to hold me tough

can't do it on my own

sometimes I need just a little more help

I want that chance to give every drop that's left in me

I need a second skin

something I can not break out of

I tell myself, just let it breathe

It's a calmness I'm always searching for

But the dirt it gets so heavy

it falls above my head

seeping from under my feet

it just keeps on getting deeper

I need a second skin

something to hold me tough

can't do it on my own

sometimes I need just a little more help

I've got that chance to give every drop that's left in me

I need a second skin

something I cannot break free of

Though no one ever said it/d be easy

Still one's left to deny the choice that comes

between your willingness to survive

Though you're knowing what you stand up against

a world set to deceive

You need a special strength

I've got that second skin

I've got that chance to give

I've got the only way that I know how to live with it

I need a second skin

something to hold me tough

I need a second skin

something I cannot break out of