This song is about the battle that was to end in ruin for Eilean Donan castle, centred on a fictional story of an ancient version of Bonnie and Clyde - a case of "wrong place at the wrong time"...


Eilean (Radio Edit)

Verse 1

Here’s what we’re gonna do
We’re gonna take all the money and the old lochabers 
They’re gonna look like fools
‘Cos we’ll be runnin’ down the mountainside they’ll never find us

Bridge 1

Oh my Queen
With you here by my side I will be your King
Together we can run to the sun and sea
Oh come on! 
It’s just the greatest situation, don’t you wanna live forever?

Chorus 1

Oh my Eilean
You are my rock, my chi, my island, nec curo careo
Oh my Eilean, my Eilean, (I never wanted anything)
Oh my Eilean, my Eilean 
Nec curo, nec careo!

Verse 2  
Here’s what we’re gonna do
We’re gonna wait for the reload and do it silent
Take only what we’ll use
We’re gonna leave them with the powder, get off this island

Bridge 2

Oh my Queen
With you here by my side I will be your King
Together we can run to the sun and sea
Oh come on! 
It’s just the greatest situation, don’t you wanna live forever?

Chorus 2

Oh my Eilean
You are my rock, my chi, my island, nec curo careo
Oh my Eilean, my Eilean, (I never wanted anything) 
(My rock, my chi, my island, nec curo careo) 
Oh my Eilean, (I never wanted anything)
And I don’t care for anything, my Eilean
Nec curo, nec careo!

Solo

Chorus 3

Eilean!
Oh my Eilean, my Eilean
You are my rock, my chi, my island, nec curo careo
Oh my Eilean, my Eilean, (I never wanted anything)
(My rock, my chi, my island, nec curo careo) 
You are my rock, my chi, my island
You are my rock, my chi, my island
You are my rock, my chi
And I don’t care for anything, my Eilean
Nec curo, nec careo!

Lament

Oh my Queen
With you here by my side, I will be your King
Together we can run to the sun and sea... 

“Eilean” - © 2021 - Rick Flahant - All Rights Reserved

Eilean (Radio Edit)

My humble homage to Hans Zimmer. This is one of my all-time favourite movie themes..

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