Song Lyrics

“Otherworld Paths” Lyrics

The Calling - This is where It Begins

Welcome, wanderer
You have reached the crossroads
Breathe. Listen. Feel.
All of these paths
Lead into the unknown
This is why we travel them

This is where it begins

Got my feet on the ground
Got my head in the sky
Spinning ‘round and around
As the ages pass by

Feeling young Feeling old
Feeling wild, feeling free
All the stories we’ve told
All the stories will be

This is where it begins

Walk the path of the old
Walk the path walk it strong
Where the stories unfold
This is where you belong

 

Wander under the trees
Let the earth be your ground
Feel the rain feel the breeze
Own the fire you found

This is where it begins

With our roots in the ground
And our wings open wide
We are no longer bound 
As the eagle takes flight

And we stand here as one
With our roots in the ground
As the journey goes on
Own the fire you found

This is where it begins

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

On Wings Of Vision

You’re the one on the run
You’re the one who was done
You’re the one who got lost
Chasing the sun
You’re the one who was gone
Gone to where you were drawn
To the edge of the road
That no one walked on

Walk on, walk on, walk on 
To the edge of the road
That no one walked on

From the ash of the past
A dream has risen
On wings of vision
From all the quests on the path
A dream has risen
On wings of vision

 

 

You are one in a few
One who knew it was true
We become what we think
We become what we do
What we give power to
Is creating our view  
We become what we think 
And so do you

Break through, break through 
All that you knew
We become what we think 
And so do you

From the ash of the past
A dream has risen
On wings of vision
From all the quests on the path
A dream has risen
On wings of vision

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Sacred Grove

This forest you entered
Is a temple
Where thoughts move into existence 
And emotions send ripples 
Through  the fabric of reality

From here and now
Back to the beginning
The portal is open
The guardians by your side

Fire within you
Water within you
Earth within you
Air within you

 

 

Spirit within you
Spirit within all
Everything is sacred

Where you stand is sacred
Sacred is the ground
Forest mountain river
Listen to the sound
One spirit circles all around you

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Into The Earth

I’m just a wanderer on a journey
Traveling to the world below
My heart is worn, my soul is burning
And deep into the earth I go

I’m going there with all I gathered 
On this long road forever on
Between the roots there lie the answers
Inside the earth where I belong

Forever deeper through the layers
Of all that I fought hard to be 
Through all illusions and betrayals
Through all the lies I failed to see

The hardest thing that I let go of
In all the battles won and lost
The hardest thing that I let go of
Was who I thought I really was 

 

And on on the spiral path goes
It leads me deep into the core
A darkened hall with dancing echoes
Of wisdom spoken long before

And one by one they stand beside me
What long seemed lost was never gone
And all that matters is the journey
On this long road that takes me home

And all that matters is the journey
On this long road that takes me home

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Follow The Rhythm

There is a sacred rhythm
Guiding you to deeper understanding

Under the old trees, go within
By the fireside, go within
Among the singing winds, go within
By the rolling waves, go within

May your journey bring knowledge
May your insights bring healing

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Shadow Dance

This is your dance, the shadows await
This is your chance now enter the gate
Feel the rhythm from deep in the ground
Let your heart trust the music you found

Dance in circles round and round to echoes of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If there ever was a piece of wisdom it is this:
You cannot know the light if you don't know the abyss

This is your dance, the shadows await
Reconnecting the threads of your fate
And you know you have been here before
Will you dance with the darkness once more

Dance in circles round and round to echoes of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If you ever asked yourself what it takes to grow
You can not rise above if you did not dance below

Dance in circles round and round to rhythms of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If you ever asked yourself what it takes to grow
You can not rise above if you did not dance below

 

Drum drum beating words repeating 
On the other side of the light
Drum drum beating words repeating
Echoes from the other side

Dance in circles round and round to echoes of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If there ever was a piece of wisdom it is this:
You cannot know the light if you don't know the abyss

Dance in circles round and round to echoes of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If there ever was a piece of wisdom it is this:
You cannot see the light if you won't see the abyss

Dance in circles round and round to echoes of old
Look within and listen to the stories that unfold
If there ever was a piece of wisdom it is this:
You cannot know yourself until you dance in the abyss

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Unforget

You are a seed
Buried a long time ago
Old cold ashes feed 
The roots as they regrow

You are a seed 
Buried a long time ago
Old cold ashes feed 
Your roots as they regrow

Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said
Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said

You are here once more
Sheltered by the trees
You are here once more
Timeless as the seas

You are here once more
Protected by the stones
You are here once more
This land inside your bones

 

Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said
Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said

You are here once more
To grow forever on
Stronger than before
All that is, is one.

You are here once more
To grow forever on
Wiser than before
All that is, is one.

Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said
Unforget!
The path behind is the path ahead
Heed the words that the wise ones said:

All that is, is one.

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

Reconnect

Open your eyes
And open them again
Don’t ask what the earth can give to you
Ask what you can give to the earth

I called - You answered
You called - I answered
We find - each other
To find out who we are

Behind you lies a long road 
Walked by all went before
Inside you are their traces
Deep within your core

Their stories guide your footsteps
You breathe the words they spoke
They gathered all around you 
The moment you awoke

We are connected, we are one
Sacred threads won’t come undone
We are the flow we are the ebb
We are the weavers and the web  

We are the tribes under the sun
We are the tribes that join as one
We are the visions we create
We are the weavers of our fate 

 

Inside us lies a secret
That we chose to forget
So we can rediscover 
The road that lies ahead

The treasure we remembered 
Was buried in our bones
And all throughout these journeys
We never walked alone

We are connected, we are one
Sacred threads won’t come undone
We are the flow we are the ebb
We are the weavers and the web

We are the tribes under the sun
We are the tribes that join as one
We are the visions we create
We are the weavers of our fate

We are the tribes under the sun
We are the tribes that join as one 
We are the visions we create
We are the weavers of our fate

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

One

The beginning of the ending of self
True mastery is always learned within the storm

While we resist the winds, we suffer
All power blown away by shadows and illusions

Truth be learned:
Let go of your borders
Let go of restriction
Let go of your constructs
Let it go, the imprisoned self within its shell.

Breathe. Listen. Feel.
This moment is eternal.
Breathe. Connect. Create.
There are no limitations to your beingness.

Tabula Rasa.
Spacious is the awakened one.

(Selkie Anderson 2020)

“Spirits, Tales and Fire” Lyrics

Alt wie die Erde

Alt wie die Erde
Alt wie die See
Alt ist das Land auf dem ich steh’

Alt wie die Erde
Alt wie die See
Alt is der Weg auf dem ich geh’

Alt wie die Erde
Alt wie die See
Alt ist der Berg auf dem ich steh’

Alt wie die Erde
Alt wie die See
Alt is der Weg auf dem ich geh’

(Selkie Anderson 2016)

English Translation

Old as earth
Old as the sea
Old is the land on which I stand

Old as the earth
Old as the sea
Old is the path on which I walk

Old as the earth
Old as the sea
Old is the mountain on which I stand

Old as the earth
Old as the sea
Old is the path on which I walk

Old Ashes - New Flames

There they lie amongst our midst
Ashes in the fireplace
Can you hear the tale they tell
A tale for those who listen

Memories in the ashes
Ashes to remember
Wind blows through the ashes
Ashes to remember

Seasons come and seasons turn
Sparks fly as the fires burn
There are many things to learn
If you choose to listen

 

 

Shall we spread more ashes
Or shall we light a new flame
Shall we spread more ashes
Or shall we light a new flame

We are here and we are one
Cycles of the moon and sun
Threads of fate once more are spun
As we stand and listen

Blow away the ashes
Time to light a new flame
Blow away the ashes
Time to light a new flame

(Selkie Anderson 2017)

We Are One Tribe

We’re on this journey
Leaving footprints on our own
Isolated  disconnected
We forget that we are not alone

We’re all the same life
Different pathways ever meeting
We’re all the same life
Our blood is red our hearts are beating

We are one Tribe
We are one tribe
We are one tribe we are
We are one tribe

Our lives before us
The past so far behind
So many stories
Interwoven in the threads of time

We’re all the same life
Different pathways ever meeting
We’re all the same life
Our blood is red our hearts are beating

 

We are one Tribe
We are one tribe
We are one tribe we are
We are one tribe

And it won’t be long until we meet again
We walk this road together leaving footprints in the sand
We are alive in our fire keeps burning - keep it burning
As the wheels of time keep turning

We are one Tribe
We are one tribe
We are one tribe we are
We are one tribe

(Selkie Anderson 2017)

The Morríghan

Within the wind
The distant breeze
I hear you

Beneath the earth
Beyond the seas
I hear - I hear you

You are the voice
Within the storm
I’m calling you

You are the crow
In changing form
I’m calling - calling you


Morríghan!
The one, the one the three, the one 

You are the voice
Within the Storm
I know you

You are the crow
In changing form

I know you.

(Selkie Anderson 2017)

Fading to Stardust

I’ve lately been flirting with the reaper
Enchanted by his smile
I know that this one’s a keeper
He’ll be turning my hourglass
Once in a while

And the truth can be found in the silence
The canvas for joy and for pain
The Life that we’re breathing is all that ever counts
As we’re fading to stardust again

Allow me to file these confessions
Away in the unprocessed pile
And set them on fire with passion
And watch them burn down with a smile


The truth can be found in the silence
The canvas for joy and for pain
The life that we’re breathing is all that ever counts
As we’re fading to stardust again

It seems like we’re all on a mission
To finding a better way
Tell me do you share my vision?
Then make your decision today

And the truth can be found in the silence
The canvas for joy and for pain
The Life that we’re breathing is all that ever counts
As we’re fading to stardust again

(Selkie Anderson 2016)

Neverending Tale

Our lives are spinning round and round
Between eternities
Inside a world so frail
Welcome to our neverending tale
Welcome to our neverending tale

We move through time and space
Between eternities
Past lives behind a veil
Welcome to our neverending tale
Welcome to our neverending tale

Our lives are spinning round and round
Between eternities
Inside a world so frail
Welcome to our neverending tale
Welcome to your neverending tale


(Selkie Anderson 2010)

Onward Journey

On the backs of horses unborn
Into the earth we go
On the backs of horses unborn
Into the earth we go
Lamplight gleaming
Shadows on the ceiling
We go

On the backs of horses unborn
Into the sky we ride
On the backs of horses unborn
To the other side
Starlight gleaming
Awake while we’re dreaming
We ride, we ride

On the wings of eagles unknown
Into the storm we fly
On the wings of eagles unknown
Looking ourselves in the eye
Veils are lifting
Borders are drifting 
Away, fading away


On the tracks of those who have gone
Remembering who we are
In the echoes of ancient songs
We hear them calling from far
Calling singing
Back to the beginning
We are, we are

In the arms of an old willow tree
We finally find our way home
Roots in the soil and mind flying free
Never to wander alone
Distant laughter
Into the hereafter
back home, going back home

(Selkie Anderson 2010)

Aus dem Feuer

Aus dem Feuer, aus der Erde
Aus dem Wind und aus der See
Bin ich jetzt und bin ich immer
Wie ich durch die Zeiten geh’

Durch das Feuer, durch die Erde
Durch den Wind und durch de See
Geh’ ich jetzt und geh’ ich immer
Wie ich durch die Zeiten geh’

English Translation

From the fire, from the earth
From the wind and from the sea
I am now and I am forever
How I wander through the ages

Through the fire, through the earth
Though the wind and through the sea
I go now and I go forever
How I wander through the ages

(Selkie Anderson 2008)

Beltane

Deep in the forest and out in the fields
The fires are burning tonight
Dancing our way through the wheel of the year
Come with us, this is the night

Hail to the earth and hail to the fire
Hail to the sea and the rain
Hail to the air and hail to the spirits
Hail to all life on Beltane

Round and around the fire we go
The stars above sing their song
The beat of the drums is our heartbeat tonight
Dance with the flames, come along

Hail to the earth and hail to the fire
Hail to the sea and the rain
Hail to the air and hail to the spirits
Hail to all life on Beltane

 

Let’s join our hands and join our souls
Through this dimensional veil
Raise your horns and drink to the Gods
Be part of this ongoing tale

Hail to the earth and hail to the fire
Hail to the sea and the rain
Hail to the air and hail to the spirits
Hail to all life on Beltane

Hail to the earth and hail to the fire
Hail to the sea and the rain
Hail to the air and hail to the spirits
Hail to all life on Beltane  

Hail to all life on Beltane 

(Selkie Anderson 2010)

Away with the Leanan Sídhe

How frozen that smile
Sad poet, let me dry
That stream of salty sorrow

Rest in an all-embracing promise
Of yesterday
Until we meet again
Between the worlds
Like last autumn's leaves
Within a winter memory

The gates of mind are closing in on you
Dance with me 
Through the fields of never ending Ice
Where nothing lives and nothing dies
The die is cast
How frozen that smile
Sad poet, let me escape that gaze of solitude


Mirror, reflection of our masquerade
My thirst, your lie
My thoughts, your words
Into this door to everwinter
Forget me not, sad souls, when I devour you
That key of ice melting away inside my hand
Into a dark lake
Where the streams of your life end
A tear of ice inside my hand

Rest now on your bed of ruby snow
So beautiful, so pale, so pale
You tasted of sweet summer berries
And I, I drank it all
You tasted of sweet summer berries
And I, I drank it all

(Selkie Anderson 2009)