Staffordshire quiet waters rolling slow
A monument of stone from ages long ago
Master hands carved the Shepherd's face and frame
Guarding hidden letters carved in wild terrain
Four at the base and eight beneath the line
A riddle wrapped in marble frozen deep in time

Every stone is watching
Every answer hiding
Can we read what's written
In the shadowed writing

O-U-O-S-V-A-V-V
Letters carved in stone a silent mystery
D and M stand guard at every corner frame
Are you a map to treasure or a sacred name
Shugborough inscription locked inside the past
Will we ever find the truth or will the silence last

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Silence last
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Keep it fast

Templars might have marked a pathway for the quest
Holy grail beneath the ground where weary spirits rest
Anson sailed the seven seas and brought the silver home
Did he bury fortune here beneath the quiet loam
Darwin to the crown they all attempted to decode
Every wall comes tumbling down along that lonely road

Every stone is watching
Every answer hiding
Can we read what's written
In the shadowed writing

O-U-O-S-V-A-V-V
Letters carved in stone a silent mystery
D and M stand guard at every corner frame
Are you a map to treasure or a sacred name
Shugborough inscription locked inside the past
Will we ever find the truth or will the silence last

Ooh, ooh, ooh
Silence last
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Keep it fast

Optimae Uxoris some began to speak
A tribute to a loving wife a memory so sweet
Or maybe something deeper burning through the night
A path for the initiated shining with the light

Come on now
Work it out
Come on now
Shout it out

O-U-O-S-V-A-V-V
Letters carved in stone a silent mystery
D and M stand guard at every corner frame
Are you a map to treasure or a sacred name
Shugborough inscription locked inside the past
Will we ever find the truth or will the silence last

Ten letters in the dark
Leaving their eternal mark
Shepherds turn away
Secrets turning gray
Shugborough keep your code
On this lonely road
Keep your code
Keep your code
Ah