Àrsaidh - Roots
Original Version Saor CD Version LP Version 1. Roots 16:35 1. Roots 16:35 1. Roots 16:35 2. Carved in Stone 13:33 2. Carved in Stone 13:33 2. Carved in Stone 13:33 3. Saorsa 2:17 3. Saorsa 2:17 3. Saorsa 2:17 4. A Highland Lament 17:32 4. A Highland Lament 17:32 4. A Highland Lament 17:32 5. Pictish Pride (Ainshval cover) 6:31 5. Pictish Pride (Ainshval cover) 6:31 6. Yearning (unreleased demo track) 4:26 total time 49:57 total time 56:44 total time 61:10 LP Rerelease Version 1. Roots 16:35 2. Carved in Stone 13:33 3. Saorsa 2:17 4. A Highland Lament 17:32 5. Pictish Pride (Ainshval cover) 6:31 6. Yearning (unreleased demo track) 4:26 total time 61:10
1. Roots Buried in this soil Are roots that go deep Like scars etched in the earth Ancient wounds, a reminder Of a distant age When the heart of the mountain Pounded in every proud mans chest Of forgotten oath When blood and honour Spoke to every true man's soul "Scotia's thistle guards the grave Where repose her dauntless brave Never yet the foot of a slave Has trod the wilds of Scotia" * Never forget Their sacrifice [* Verse from the poem "Scotia's Thistle" by Henry Scott Riddell] 2. Carved In Stone When day fades into night Stars ignite the sky Illuminating sacred stones Mysterious carvings glimmer Revealing archaic prophecies Ghostly whispers haunt the air Evoking ancestral wisdom I stand hypnotised My destiny unfolds before me As I ascend to a higher purpose Beyond this life Now awake I stand free 3. Saorsa [Instrumental] 4. A Highland Lament We are sorrow's children Torn from Alba's womb A reflection of fallen martyrs The lifeblood of this land We are the mountains of heather And the desolate moorland below Aurora and darkness The pathos of the afterglow We are the forsaken Ancient echoes in the breeze The fallen leaves of autumn Withering away A. – All instruments, Vocals Lyrics in plain text format