Chords with lyrics
Am G Em Am
When I was a child sat upon my mother's knee
Am Dm C G Am
By firelight she spoke of rights, and ancient history
Am C G Am
And one phrase she repeated though I knew not what it meant
Am Em Am
Be safe, da'len, young lethallan
Am G Dm F Am
May the dread wolf never catch your scent
Am G Em Am
And as I grew I thought I knew the path my life would take
Am Dm C G Am
But when the dream broke open, only I was left awake
Am C G Am
And then you took my hand and taught me how to turn the key
Am Em Am
I held it, how was I to know
Am G Dm F Am
I'd let the wolf catch wind of me?
Am G Em Am
I took up arms
I lead the charge, some called me prophet, blessed
Am Dm C G Am
And by my side you guided, wise and seemingly guileless
Am C G Am
But the truth's not always obvious, not written on the skin
Am Em Am
Sometimes to let the truth come out
Am G Dm F Am
You have to let the dread come in
Am G Em Am
You called me "ma vhenan" and showed me worlds I'd never known
Am Dm C G Am
Lands of mists and memories, of faded sky and stone
Am C G Am
Then with words so soft and sad, you left me in that glen
Am Em Am
And though you brought me low I know
Am G Dm F Am
I'd let the dread wolf in again
Am G Em Am
My love has vanished through the veil so now I'm stark and bare
Am Dm C G Am
At night I go to sleep and dream and hope he'll meet me there
Am C G Am
He wandered from the waking world
I know not where he went
Am Em Am
But I'd be with my dread wolf now
Am G Dm F Am
If I could only catch his scent
