Lyrics

Shivers of light, fragments of sun
Dance, dance on the ground
Paths of the demons, ways of the world
Dance, dance to the round
Drawn are the figures
The quickstep of time unwinds
Tell me why, why do the marigolds cry?

Slivers of gold, handfuls of earth
Spin, spin on the wheel
Roots are the devil, roots keep you sane
Spin, spin to the real
Faint are the figures
The quickstep of time unwinds
Tell me why, why do the marigolds cry?

One day to find the steps are not always in time
You swing to the left and you sway to the right
You rock and you roll and you waltz away on through the night

Lost are the figures
Dancing the old three time
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why,
Why, oh why must the marigolds cry?