Tom Fairnie

Lyrics

In The Turning Of Our Time

In the turning of our time
If I could see you when the snow lies
Down by willow bank and burn side
I would taste you as the snow melts on my tongue
In the turning of our time
Or in the scented breath of sweet spring
‘midst the primrose and the columbine
I would bind you as the blood unto the thorn
In the turning of our time

And if our time could turn again
If our time could turn again
Turn the stars to salt and sand
Turn them back by heaven’s hand
Turn the raven into dove
Turn this longing into love

In the turning of our time
If I could hear you in the ash grove
Where mavis song and leaves lie
Loving words would find a pure and nameless voice
In the turning of our time
Or I might hold you as the day ends
Curved within its slow and falling line
A river stretching free from icy winter’s sleep
In the turning of our time

And if our time could turn again
If our time could turn again
Turn the stars to salt and sand
Turn them back by heaven’s hand
Turn the raven into dove
Turn this longing into love

In the turning of our time
In the turning of our time

© In The Turning Of Our Time words & music by Thomas Yule Fairnie, Robert McGregor Shields & Martin Boland January 2002