Ben Bulben (For My Father)

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Aidan Hyland

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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

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