They walked and sang the earth and sky They named the blades of grass Spoke softly as they passed Their footsteps shaped the darkest lakes They breathed the ocean tides Left mountains in their stride Their words were woven into song They named the names they passed along The ancient story of the earth Songlines. We walk and sing the names they gave We name the grains of sand We whisper to the land Raising voices to the sky We celebrate the earth As she was sung at birth The spirit lives within the song In naming names in passing on The stories told in sacred rhyme Songlines. And if the Songlines should be broken Man and earth would be estranged If the dreamtime be forgotten Who would sing the wind and rain? As caretakers who guard the flame In sacred trust we sing the names Our lives are short Our time is long We are her voice She is our song We walk and sing the earth and sky (We walk and sing the earth and sky ) We name the blades of grass (We name the blades of grass) Speak softly as we pass ... (Speak softly as we pass ...) Our footsteps shaped the darkest lakes We breathed the ocean tides The mountains in our stride Our words were woven into song We named the names we passed along The ancient story of the earth Songlines. As caretakers who guard the flame In sacred trust we sing the names Our lives are short Our time is long We are her voice We are her voice We are her voice She is our song….