Out of Exile


When I first came to this islandthat I called by my own nameI was happy in this fortress,in my exile I remainedBut the hours grew so emptyand the ocean sent her wavesIn the figure of a womanand she pulled me out to sea
[Chorus]When you come down to take me homesend my soul awayWhen you come round you'll make me wholesend my soul away
On the altar of a sunrisewas a wedding in the wavesAnd inside her shown a young lightfrom her labor I was savedThough I've traveled long in darknessin her harvest I'm embraced
[Chorus]When you come down to take me homesend my soul awayWhen you come round you'll make me wholesend my soul away
Now the spires and the gablesgrow in orchards to the skyAnd the blessings on my tablemultiply and divide
[Chorus]When you come down to take me homesend my soul awayYeah when you come round you'll make me wholesend my soul awayYeah when you come down to take me homewhen you come round you'll make me wholeYeah when you come round to take me homeSend my soul awaysend my soul awaySend my soul awaysend my soul away







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