The Lord Weird Slough Feg - The Red Branch lyrics

When I was young and virile With witches I would run When Cathbad took my arm and said: "Don't stare into the sun, boy Don't stare into the sun The fire will burn your eyes boy Don't stare into the sun" So I was bound upon the walls Inside the burial mound For three long days and three long nights I didn't see the sun, no I didn't see the sun The darkness cloaked my eyes And I couldn't see the sun And then they lifted the stone And Cathbad rose from his throne A branch of red had stung the eyes of Heroes he had known A shaft of shimmering light That burned my eyes with its might Came piercing through the hole upon the roof At winter's height And so the round hall took me in Warped warriors everyone A hero-harness worn by all We fought beneath the sun, yes We fought beneath the sun The fire burned our backs as we Fought beneath the sun I soon decided to stride Across a river so wide To a hut upon the far shore of the King's own chosen bride She took me into her lair We rolled like thunder in there But after several visits the King's guards Became aware They broke down the door And stepped in the room And found us together in her bed They chained me outside Before I could hide And told me the King would have my head I gathered my strength To pull at the chains And slowly the pole began to rise Up out of the ground, not even a sound I broke away fast as lightning Now I run across the plains My fortune is my bane I've nowhere left to hide I'm trembling inside I pray to Mother earth To offer me rebirth But bad tastes in my mouth Turn all my footsteps south Where Drunes abuse her power And turn her soil sour Is where I have to go With Crom Cruach from below And Carnun from above I've wasted all for love But when the King is dead I'll go back to my tribe And claim my rightful bride