Standing Stones

from Seeds I Didn't Sow by The Quiggs

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

£1 GBP or more
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

Standing Stones (Pernille R. Quigg)

Inspired by my dad's sense of wonder during a visit to the standing stones on Machrie Moor, Arran – one of those moments when the link between our past and present becomes almost tangible.

lyrics

Standing Stones

We walked across the moor that day in heatherscented sun
to see the giants rising from the earth
frozen in a circle in a game of pass the time
symbols of eternity forever in their prime.

Chorus: He stands beside the standing stone
and thinks on all to us unknown
it seems we are never completely alone
when standing beside a standing stone.

A hand upon the rusty red rock reaching to the sky
he wonders who they were and what they thought
did they love, did they fight and were their hands like yours and mine
weathered from the years of work but the gentle loving kind.

Today we have our monuments our churches and our towers
we're building up and tearing down again
since the life of man began we've had a need to make our mark
but on midsummer morning the same sun lights up the dark

We walked away that afternoon from stones upon a hill
a breeze of time swept lightly on our brow
at once so full of life we are yet closer to the ground
a never-ending circle of stones to which we are all bound.

credits

from Seeds I Didn't Sow, released September 1, 2017

license

about

The Quiggs Scotland, UK

The Quiggs are a Scottish/Danish folk duo consisting of the married couple Stephen and Pernille Quigg. Their preferred style of folk music keeps the accompaniment simple allowing the song to take centre stage. The duo has recorded 3 albums together and tour regular in the UK and Europe. ... more

thequiggs.com

contact / help

Contact The Quiggs

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like The Quiggs, you may also like:

Wealth of Sorrow
by Cahalen Morrison

Bright and skipping songs that foreground the sound of the banjo and fingerstyle guitar in music that feels timeless. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 5, 2020
go to album
Too Many Souls
by Avi C. Engel

The haunting new record from Canadian folk artist Avi C. Engel bridges old and new traditions with a minimalist approach. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 24, 2024
go to album
Steady Away
by Chris Brain

The latest from the UK’s Chris Brain is a gorgeously wrought album of tender acoustic folk music. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 17, 2023
go to album
they only talk about the weather
by Arny Margret

The Icelandic songwriter packs her stunning debut with sweeping melodies delivered via intimate, folky arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 12, 2023
go to album
Holy Omen
by Greta Ruth

Ruth's sophomore release explores sacred signs against a backdrop of folk melodies and acoustic guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 12, 2023
go to album
Fool Me As Many Times As You Like
by Daudi Matsiko

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 29, 2023
go to album
Manzanita
by Shana Cleveland

The latest from Shana Cleveland is a Californian fantasia that conjures worlds both real and surreal. Bandcamp Album of the Day Mar 13, 2023
go to album