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Thread #59190   Message #3973910
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-Jan-19 - 03:15 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Stone Circles (Anne Lister)
Subject: ADD: Stone Circles (Anne Lister)
Gee, I'm embarrassed that we haven't been able to come up with an answer to this question until today. Anne Lister has been a wonderful presence here at Mudcat, and I've really enjoyed listening to her music. The song is indeed by Anne Lister, and it's on her wonderful A Twist in the Story CD. There's a YouTube recording here:The song seems to be a favorite with high school choral groups. You can find several high school performances on YouTube. Here's a nice one:

Here's my transcription from Anne's recording:

STONE CIRCLES
(Anne Lister)

Nobody is an island, there's no way you can cut free;
Nobody is an island, there's no way you can be cut off by sea;
And everything I do touches you,
And everything I am, you hold in your hand.

CHORUS
And it seems to me that we are standing stones;
There's no way that we can ever be on our own;
And even if at times it seems that we are all alone,
We're in stone circles,
Marking time, as standing stones.

Nobody's an outsider, there's no way you can cut loose;
Nobody's an outsider, there's always some way to pay your dues;
And everything I do touches you,
And everything I am, you hold in your hand.
CHORUS

The circle stands forever, there's no angle there to chip or break;
The circle stands forever, there's no straight line to show a slight mistake;
And everything I do touches you,
And everything I am, you hold in your hand.
CHORUS

The wind blows from the hillside, but we stand firm and we do not bend;
The wind blows from the hillside, the circle is a pan with no hand [pan with no handle????]
And everything I do touches you,
And everything I am, you hold in your hand.
CHORUS

You mustn't break the circle, there's no easy way to be released;
You mustn't break the circle, and if we stand together we'll find peace;
And everything I do touches you,
And everything I am, you hold in your hand.
CHORUS



What a lovely song, Anne!

-Joe-