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In Another Time

by Skellig

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Cool wind blow upon a desert land Crystal waters flow through thirsty hands In your mercy remember me Spread your wings and encompass me Son shine bright upon an icy plain Melt this snow that earth might breathe again Touch me fire of eternity Burn deep down in the heart of me Break this wall around my heart Tear these barriers apart Love reach out, love reach out, love reach out To the very heart of me To the very heart To the very heart of me Bend the bars around my prison cell Save this sinner from the chains of hell Bread of Heaven bring life to me Feed this dead man security Break these walls around my heart Tear these barriers apart Love reach out, love reach out, love reach out To the the very heart of me Cool wind blow, cool wind blow ...
2.
From the vantage of a hilltop I look down into a world Memories long left behind Veiled in the dimness of time To the lostness of creation Life-giving wine for the soul Red is the cup that you bring Love's bittersweet offering In another time, on another line Vision to the blind, in another mind At the beauty of your wellspring Drinking the river of life Transforming all that I am Newborn to glorified man, Newborn to glory Newborn to glory Newborn to glory
3.
I don't know all that you expect from me You've brought me many miles from home But I'm assured you have the best for me You've never let me down before The heart is willing but the flesh so weak I cannot make it on my own You are the lifeblood running through my veins My very life depends on you So take me by the hand And lead me to the unknown I may not understand But I leave that all to you And if it's where you want to take me Well, that's quite alright by me You are the lover of my soul I trust your perfect plan I do not understand all that I should I struggle on this road of faith But you have all the answers to my needs And so I throw myself on you So take me by the hand ... Lover, lover Take me by the hand, lead me to the unknown
4.
Time moves without breathing on this carousel Infant baby to a fading shell Can the mind of mortal man find reason to it all? Mystery of life, speak to my soul Wars and desolation scar this pleasant land Man's perversion in a bloodied hand Father of creation, when will this destruction end? Mystery of life, speak to my soul In a lifetime, in a threescore year and ten Is it possible to understand the wisdom of salvation's plan? Holy blood is seeping through a gaping wound Crimson lifeline to a people doomed How is there forgiveness in a murder on a tree? Mystery of life, speak to my soul
5.
Dolphin of blue, like a gash in the ocean Softly the silence seals death in a net Morning will come Shed her blood on the seascape It lies like a grave in the calm of regret Breathe on, breathe deep For in the end the tears we weep Will flow into an ocean of the ghosts of our excess You know that we are facing our eternity And who's crying now? Who's crying now? Breathe on What will it read, the epitaph remaining The conquest of man - earth - sin of our sins How will we shout when stood deaf in our blindness To halt the crime when destruction begins Breathe on, breathe deep For in the end the tears we weep will flow into an ocean of the ghosts of our excess You know that we are facing our eternity And who's crying now? Who's crying now? Breathe on
6.
Is it too late to say sorry? Maybe you don't quite understand Your are buried behind the borders Our subconscious has pushed you aside Only the light, only the light Only the light can heal the divide Can you feel a cold wind blowing Through the heat of a thirsty land If it's fear that we keep you locked in Then this fear must be compromised Only the light, only the light Only the light can heal the divide Only the light of the Lord can heal the heartache Only the light of his love Do you see a new beginning In the eyes of our children now? Leave the wastes of our past division Heal the wounds with a holy fire Only the light, only the light Only the light can heal the divide
7.
Burning 04:27
Fire, burning with a heat Sugar to the taste, desire, fire Fire, like a desert wind, feel the skin perspire Fire, melt the man of flesh with a heat, Messiah Fire, burn away the past on a funeral pure Fire, humbled at the cross Fire, burning with a heat Sugar to the taste, desire, fire Fire, holy to the touch, satisfy, inspire FIre, purify the mind, lift the spirit higher Fire, music to the ears, like an angel choir Fire, give me of your love Fire, burning with a heat Sugar to the taste, desire, fire Burn away this frozen corpse Warm me in your fire Blow the cobwebs from my heart Be my pure desire Fire, burning with a heat Sugar to the taste, desire, fire
8.
The Calling 05:11
Glens of Antrim, sweet the calling In my heart to be with thee Green the fields of grass are growing Over hills and river valleys rolling free I have tasted your affection The tenderest of touches on my skin Felt the warmest kiss of Ireland I will never be the same again Silent slumber, dreams of walking In the shadows of your holy shrines Celtic crosses, crumbling castles Stone reflections of a not-so-ancient time Holy words & superstitions Intermingle, leading seeking men astray Still, the hand of God upon you Lends a hope that you will find the narrow way And the yearning grows deep to be under your skies Your desolate beauty bewitching my eyes For mountain tops hidden 'neath mist-covered shrouds Where the sweet light of heaven escapes through the clouds And your passioned embrace is the call of my heart There's an ache in my soul from our being apart Red the colours 'gainst the headland Bloody sunset on the mountainside Wild & rugged shores of Eirann Shaped & beaten by a harsh Atlantic tide I would dive into your ocean To be swallowed up completely by your charms Glens of Ireland, sweet the calling To be wrapped around forever in your arms And the learning grows deep to be under your skies
9.
What For? 04:52
What fading glory is there to a dry nation's tears? When one man signs along the line and sells its Sells its faith for fears We heed the call and feel the pain The world reels from her wounds again And stands against the driving rain of war What holy prayers devout and true Are offered for those blind? Who wouldn't abort life's embryo with one small One small change of mind We heed the call and feel the pain The world reels from her wounds again And stands against the driving rain of war What's the senseless killing for? War! War! Do we really have to kill each other? War! What mother's hope remains alive? Her tears the sad goodbye The child of love a man of war The youth still, youth still in his eyes We heed the call and feel the pain The world reels from her wounds again And stands against the driving rain of war What's the senseless killing for?
10.
Silent Cry 04:11
Warm inside a sheltered world The miracle of life unfurls The breath of God upon this new creation The live or die, you have no say The blinded have their selfish way Your fate is sealed as speaks the executioner They say that we are civilised They tell us this is the progress They say that you don't feel the pain Hey! You're not really human A silent cry, the foetal scream, Earthly hopes a shattered dream A human soul is cast aside as nothing The right to life a broken law The miracle of birth no more Your funeral a convenient disposal Security snatched from the womb Hear whisperings of conscience No loved ones weeping at your tomb On this path of self-destruction
11.
We must learn, we must learn We must learn to live together We must learn to live together ... Many lives have been lost, time to count the cost Where will it all end? Who will pull the parting shot? I feel the strain pulsing in the vein To burst or to survive, the cost of compromise We must learn to live together ... Time to heal the blood-born rain Broken love's refrain Our future lies in each other's eyes We must learn to live together ... Together We can't make it without Jesus' love We must learn to live together ...
12.
Take Me Home 04:14
Born of another land Praying my king to lead me away Come, take me home Come, take me home to you Dreams of a distant shore Soon comes a day that will know no end Lord show your hand Lord show your hand to me

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This album is dedicated to Andy Dunlop for believing in us and in our vision for Skellig. Baai danke! With special love and thanks to Jordan and Caleb for deepening our understanding of both love and conflict; Dave & Beryl, without you this would be impossible; Larry & Mary, Hurn Christian Fellowship, Poole Christian Fellowship, Debbie for letting Aiden come out to play; Mike Newbon; Dave Luckman; Darryl Turner and all who have encouraged us over the last few years.

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released April 15, 1996

All songs written by Chris & Lisa Burness.
Recorded at ICC Studio, Eastbourne, 1996
Engineered by Mike Newbon
Artwork & Design Maria Wills
Photography Derek Millet
Printed at Wessex Print with thanx to Lee & Gray
Maria used many exciting items from Oz's backroom, including a jolly large Pearl Masters and lots of Zildjian cymbals.
Produced by Mike Newbon.

Chris Burness - Lead vocals, backing vocals
Lisa Burness - Violin, vocals, keyboard, percussion
Aidan Emptage - Lead & rhythm guitar
Mark Wade - Bass, keyboard
Maria Wills - Drums, keyboard
Additional guitar, keyboard & percussion by Mike Newbon.
Thanks to Dave Luckman for old bass lines & new recipes.

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Skellig, experienced musicians/ songwriters on the Canadian West Coast.Perhaps best known for their success in the Hard Rock Rising Finals and nominations for the Vancouver Island Awards, they are musicians with a wide variety of live performance experience.They have written and produced many original tracks suitable for radio, TV and film.o ... more

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