The Pennies on the Eyes YouTube video is about the creation of my song, Pennies on your Eyes. Back when it was ‘on THE eyes’ (not YOUR eyes). Interesting how songs evolve!
I danced on a moonbeam at the edge of the sky Called to the Owl as they passed me by The Owl cried ‘who’ And I thought ‘I’m not sure’ So I closed my eyes and danced some more
I danced through the dew of a meadow in the morn I spied a sleepy Fox looking all forlorn The Fox cried ‘What’ And then they were gone But I wasn’t sure, so I danced on
I danced through the woods in the head of the day And a Kingly Stag stood right in my way The Stag cried ‘When’ And gave me that stare But I danced on by, still so unaware
I danced through the hills in the sun’s dying glow Right by a Mother Bear standing head to toe The Bear cried ‘Where’ And pounced on her prey But I didn’t hear, and I danced on my way
I danced through the dark of a sky with no moon I heard a baby Cub and thought I’ll be with you soon The Cub cried ‘Why’ And it shook me to my core So I danced deep inside, and I opened my door
I was wandering through the woods on a day When the sun and the moon shared the sky As the clouds and the shadows told the sun stay away My head was stuck on the question of why So I stopped by a clump of pine trees to think And around me they came on the breeze in a blink
There were at least four or five so fair and so tall That I thought I was somehow in a dream They were both here and there held in both light and shade And yet still somewhere quite in between Then one took their hand and drew a long line of light In the air what was day held a doorway made of night
I knew somehow that if I followed them through I would breathe no more beneath this sun and moon And I traced my life as it was from my birth And I found I did not want to die this soon Their laughter rang like music through the trees And it was so sweet it was surely done to please
One stepped through the doorway from night into day And their gaze stabbed me right behind my eyes Their face shone in a way that held me in fear Like they could see me through my everyday disguise Then they reached through my chest and grabbed hold of my heart And they read my true name the one I’ve held right from the start
So I found myself crying out deep in pain As if they poked a wound that never really heals And it seemed to me that they felt the same Yet their eyes told me they would never yield So I found myself turn and start to run As I needed my skin to feel the warmth of the sun
From that moment on my life was contained Like I was held within a magic crystal ball And no matter where I ran or what delight I craved It seemed that I was surrounded by a wall Its shadow cast me deep into the dark It bled me out like a blade right through my heart
While at night I was haunted by their shining face Though distorted and twisted and unreal Their slender fingers reach like daggers of bone Through my flesh around my heart I could feel Till I awoke one day and realized that no more Could I turn my back I could never close that door
Once again I wandered deep into the woods Waiting for the day the sky held sun and moon And I began working at a hole in that wall So that I could squeeze through it sometime soon And then maybe I could travel deep into the night Through a door in the air with its edges made of light
And deep into the river of life I would plunge To be held by its ever-loving arms Until it takes me away high into the hills Where the rainbow of light and water charms This time when they come I will be ready for the sight Cause their call to my heart makes it shatter with delight
With their hand in mine I will at last find my rest Cause their fate and mine are both entwined And when I look with wonder once again into that face I will notice that it is the same as mine I’m not talking about the one that’s flesh and bone But the silver song that we both will know as home
Cause our souls are cords of shining silver light That weave around each other like two snakes No matter how many lives we travel through Our hearts will reach across to ease the ache Though towards the rocks we are hurled every time Like a waterfall we dance through the divine
I know it hurts so much And I can’t set you free But I wanted you to know Just how much you mean to me So I’m sending you a rainbow To brighten up your day Sending you some sunshine To chase those clouds away May love and happiness Always come your way And may that nasty pain Find somewhere else to play
Pan pipes on the wind Calling what ails you back home Feel the breath in your lungs Feel the life in your heart Serpentine kisses down your spine Wrap your spine with their healing dew Drip by drip Let that poison slip From your view From all of you Awake renewed Awake renewed You are loved You are held Remember we believe in you We believe in you Pan pipes on the wind Calling what ails you back home Calling what ails you back home
May the WildWood answer your heartfelt call May Brigid’s flame guide and light your path May Weaver hold you in your darkness May Green Man shelter you if you lose your way May the Guardians wrap you in their Arts May the Watchers protect you all through the night and day May the Maidens share with you their secrets in every space that you care to go May Her Thorny Rose hold you in Her wonder and bless your breath your blood and bless your bones May His Wolf-Fanged Horned Form surround you as you travel your path of pleasure and pain And May He lead you through your shadows until you are home and you are whole again
From behind me green eyes sparkle And he licks his jagged teeth Starts grabbing at my beating heart But it is kept out of his reach For my heart it is well guarded By her blood red thorny rose So back into the ethers His shadowed form does go
As I turn another corner Of my winding crooked way A little faun is following me But he’s being kept at bay For my Guardian is holding me In his huge protective arms And his silken voice keeps telling me To beware of his charms
My feet they keep on wandering Through the darkly lit woodlands Around me eyes are glistening And making hungry plans For the light that glows and shows the way Is a magnet strong and true Towards it are drawn many things That would like to hold it to
For without a light a shadow By the darkness is absorbed So the hungry eyes keep watching me And they take their shadowed form Shrieking cries I hear as music As I walk my crooked path And I find that I am singing with them And share my light of Art
So to me they start their whispering Of their secrets and of skills Of ancient deep pooled knowledge From within these hallowed hills As I work my Art I see them there Holding circles guarding ways They open up such mysteries And spread them for my gaze
But to think they are all friendly Would turn me into a feast The dinner bell would sound aloft And the hungry ones would eat So I share my light with kindred And they protect my fragile form Together we are stronger than The chasm, fire, and storm
From behind me green eyes sparkle And he licks his jagged teeth Starts grabbing at my beating heart But it is kept out of his reach For my heart it is well guarded By her blood red thorny rose So back into the ethers His shadowed form does go
When my body’s tired And my soul seems sore And it feels like I Can dance no more And there’s many rugged miles Just to reach your door I look within I look within And I shed my skin I shed my skin
I see Venus on the horizon I sing my soul to ground Draw down the sparkling starlight To light me all around I clothe myself in moonlight I draw warmth from the dawn Like the ever-expanding universe I delight in my new form Cause Like the ever-expanding universe I am always being born
Green and Grey 
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