Skellig Lyrics - Clannad

Like mighty ships that sail the Atlantic foam 

The Skellig Isles parade the Kerry Coast 

It's a strange place with the needle's eye 

Where shipwrecks lie 

Where the king of the world rested for a while 

And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time 

Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone 

Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea 

The Vikings came to plunder and destroy 

But to this day the holy relics stand 

In a blind mans cove, where the wailing woman sigh 

And the seagulls cry 

Where the king of the world rested for a while 

And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time 

Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone 

Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea 

A journey to these islands, so rare 

The sound of screaming souls that fill the air 

A thousand wings, against the sky 

And gray seals disguised 

Where the king of the world rested for a while 

And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time 

Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone 

Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea