Aidan Hyland - Ben Bulben (For My Father) Lyrics

The ripples in the water settle to a gentle hum
So delicately retreating from the center of violence
No longer do the bursts of lifeblood lift off
Leaping from the surface in quantum defiance
Something just came over me and now I feel at home
Found a way of living buried in Kerry deep in a catacomb
Now up the west coast
Father, son, and holy ghost
Lingering, I'm caught somewhere between dusk and dawn
Stranded on the shore of the ocean of my mind
Metaphor and allegory riddle me a dream
And the scene plays a baffling, theatrical design
Every morning, I awaken to the memory of the mountain
Consecrated ink on canvas, past and future, one horizon
Ben Bulben an invitation to complete the rite of passage
I need not disturb the waters, for I have arrived
I've been saved
Branches on the family tree will keep me safe
Landing in the hands of love, the arms of hope and grace
I am not finding an outlet
Gotta keep climbing the mountain
The irony of being part of something overgrown is
The higher you climb, the world seems so much bigger and foreign
You're alive now, so pay close attention
"It's a magical world, Hobbes, ol' buddy... let's go exploring!"
Every morning, reawaken to the memory of the mountain
Colors vivid as a painting, harmonized in perfect silence
Ben Bulben, the Sabbath, and the sacred land of generation
I need not rewrite the annals, I can start anew
Gotta keep climbing the mountain
Starlight, star bright, only guide I need tonight
Illuminate the way to the beginning from the end
Heroes go to Sovngarde and join the ranks of
Ancestors and forces too preeminent to comprehend
Summit scaler, you are not a fraud or failure
Reconcile your past mistakes, get up, and make amends
Part of you is waiting for the rest of you
So pull it all together, resurrect, and try again
And if you trip and stumble, catch a different pace
Carry on and finish up the race
The view is beautiful, so stop and take a glance
You may not get a second chance
Adalyn, the life you're living's just beginning
Overcome all obstacles, for this is not the end
You are worth the trials of your hell on earth
Something new awaits you, and it's just around the bend
And if you start to feel you'll never make it out
Calm your mind and cast away all doubt
You are more powerful than you could ever know
And you don't have to be alone
Each fall is not an error
It's just the next step
And you are not your failures
So take the next breath
Every morning, reawaken to the canvas of the mountain
Ave sacred ink of scripture
Once you know, there's no forgetting
Ben Bulben, a mighty fortress in the wake of ancient spirits
Just another obstacle ahead of me to climb
Yet another nameless wonder left to rediscover
And a mountain left to climb
A mountain left to climb
Gotta keep climbing the mountain
Just another obstacle ahead of me to climb
Yet another nameless wonder left to rediscover
And a mountain left to climb
A mountain left to climb
Gotta keep climbing the mountain
Father, you have given sight
Blind by nature and design
You have given me my breath
Love more powerful than powerful
Father, you have given sight
Blind by nature and design
You have given me my breath
Love more powerful than death