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Solas Ne​ò​nach

from Samhainn by Hand of Kalliach

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    The tales from Scottish mythology say the shape-shifting Each Uisge lives in the sea and lakes of Scotland, disguising itself as a fine stallion. If a human mounts it in view of the sea or a lake, the Each Uisge's skin becomes bonded to the rider and the creature gallops into the deepest part of the loch to drown it's hapless victim, before devouring it's corpse... Behold the legendary demon!

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    The tales from Scottish mythology say the shape-shifting Each Uisge lives in the sea and lochs of Scotland, disguising itself as a fine stallion. If a human mounts it in view of the sea or a loch, the Each Uisge's skin becomes bonded to the rider and the creature gallops into the deepest part of the loch to drown it's hapless victim, before devouring it's corpse... Behold the legendary demon!

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    High quality print metallic Hand of Kalliach logo on 100% cotton shirt. Available in mens and womens cuts and sizes. If we're out of your size, let us know and we'll get in touch when we have new stock in! Please note that this design is matt printed and not reflective.
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lyrics

Wake
From dreaming
The warmth departs these shores
From eightfold crones the chants are heard
The sand inverted once again

The grace unseen
As paper fingers snap
The night encroaching all too fast
A blink, a moment, lifetime spanned

Held tight
By bone, and in fur clad
A mourning bell tolled slow by shades
Who came before, now looking in

Weighed down
Cast to the silent deep, and found her there
Now cast in stone with hammer forged
From shards of stars

Eyes high
Transcending this mortal veil
Let it go
Strength now
Pull free from the waters hold
Return me
Reach out
Where hearts lie in anchored rest
Keep it near
Let go
Of these ashes
Set them free from you

Lights
Now waning
And soon to be undone
As silvered eyes to winter sun
The interlopers earned their ends

A cast that falls
On frost to fill a glen
The sign of darker days, an omen
Sent by emissaries cold

The time a stream
Escaping from your grasp
The bloodied waters fill the cup
Now filled with hate of seasons past

The world is changed
The warmth that fades with time
The iron turns the earth again
And this strange light now fills the sky

Eyes high
Transcending this mortal veil
Let it go
Strength now
Pull free from the waters hold
Return me
Reach out
Where hearts lie in anchored rest
Keep it near
Let go
Of these ashes
Set them free from you

But all this
So dreadfully in vain
The truths of the unknown
The staring at the void
Bored through the core
The revelations
That cannot be reversed
The answers now regrets
A book that should remain forever closed

The knowledge that is held
As I watch that star descend
To mark the close of these long days
I will bury this in iron
At the bottom of a loch
Under skies of silver grey
To the nothing I'll become
These ashes over eyes that fade

The journey at an end
The writings go unread
The marks now left in sand and earth
The strangest light to end the page
A beauty clasped in teal
Beneath the morning waves
The light enchanting in this dawn
A bone white face that stared to shore

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from Samhainn, released October 22, 2021

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Hand of Kalliach Edinburgh, UK

Hand of Kalliach play a blend of melodic death metal with atmospheric Gaelic and Celtic influences, inspired by Scottish folk music.

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