Into the Valley
Betrothed and divine
Realisations no virtue
But who can define
Why soldiers go marching
Those masses a line
This disease is catching
From victory to stone
Ahoy! Ahoy! Land, sea and sky
Ahoy! Ahoy! Boy, man and soldier
Ahoy! Ahoy! Deceived and then punctured
Ahoy! Ahoy! Long may they die
Out of concealment
Blank and stark eyed
Why so uncertain
This culture deceives
Prophesised, brainwashed
Tomorrow's demise
All systems failing
The placards unroll
Ahoy! Ahoy! Land, sea and sky
Ahoy! Ahoy! Boy, man and soldier
Ahoy! Ahoy! Deceived and then punctured
Ahoy! Ahoy! Long may they die
Time for the audit
The gathering trial
A collectors dilemma
Charles got a job in a factory
Drilling sheet metal from six till three
Worked extra hours for a better wage
Got lost in his task quite needlessly
I noticed his brain was a plastic box
His work rate improved 'cause he couldn't stop
He couldn't eat lunch with those metal hands
His legs were supports for new inner glands
Next when I saw him his face was gone
A stainless steel spine now instead of bone
His arms became grafted onto the switch
Six months without food made it quite a trip
His wife soon returned from her open grief
She told his employer she had kids to keep
They gave her the scrap price of his machine
It’s gross this loss of jaded sanity
Days are found recalling vanity
The guise the poise serving solitude
Days are found plating gratitude
Arena, I seen her misdemeanour, in the corner
Mural watching children screaming
Running running running running running run
The face, the grace of this atttitude
Make mistakes onto platitudes
The race, the case the boys are innocent
These mistakes buy new testaments
Arena, I seen her misdemeanour, in the corner
Mural watching children screaming
Noble watchmen guard the children
Mural watching children screaming
Running running running running running run
All the boys are innocent, lonely, oh, oh
All the boys are innocent, lonely, oh, oh
The city lights are dying,
Two burning suns cruise west,
Stomachs taught,
With the smack of wine
Left behind the streets of sweat,
Bled a thousand times
Living in the alleys of grime,
Kids made of steel
Who never give,
Muscle and blood
To stay alive
An encounter on the highway,
A woman in an injured machine
Several numbers,
One wave thought
To steal some fun in a single shot,
The screams lost in the distance
No city tears were shed,
The Boss-man sheriff
So far away,
As the car pulled off and
The night turned day...... and CONTUSION...
There's blood on the road,
Car on the motorway
Screaming machine,
Passed by the Red Cross of Agony,
Or victory or Ecstacy
There's blood on the street,
Man in the subway,
Human remain,
Passed by the Red Cross of Agony,
Or victory or Ecstacy
There's blood in the war,
Passage of history,
Only a memory
Passed by the Red Cross of Agony,
Or victory or Ecstacy
There's blood in your brain,
Clot travelling slowly,
Held by a vice,
Passed by the Red Cross of Agony,
Or victory or Ecstacy
There's blood in the sea,
Float so smoothly,
Never to blend
Passed by the Red Cross of Agony,
Or victory or Ecstacy
In a reasonable way the blood gained transfusion
But nothing could block, no nothing could close,
Animation caused the game to close
How we hurried to survive
Animation caused the hanging fire
How we hurried to retire
Disengage time and the body`s on its own
Feel the stagnation and this is where we are thrown
Labour saving days are the ones that can`t recline
Labour saving days are the ones that always shine
Animation was a hidden source
Always seeking a new mind
Animation was a purifier
Always starching a new find
Rejuvenate time and the bodies join the throng
Contact stains but the time it feels so long
Leisure loving days are the ones that can`t decide
Leisure loving days are the ones that can`t provide
Animation was a lying cloud
Pretending to survive
Animation was a solemn heir
Withdrawn from the play
Animate time and the game is on its own
Play at sustaining and this is where we are thrown
Animating days are the ones that can`t recline
Make believe days are the ones that always shine
Leisure loving days are the ones that can`t decide
Leisure loving days are the ones that can`t provide
Labour saving days are the ones that can`t recline
Enemy of your regime
Enemy of your own scheme
Enemy of state
Enemy of your own hate
Reflecting glaze, of your own love
Symbol of peace the white, white dove.
Rescued from a clouded sky
Rescued as a man to die
Rescued from eternal fate
Rescued as a man too late
Obtrusive glance of your own trance
Symbol of peace the white romance
Daring not to deliver
Daring only to consider
Daring not to take a lover
Daring only to have a mother
Restricting glare of blazing glass
Symbol of peace the catholic mass
Remaining part of the unchilled cold
Still life the untold story
Is it me or the Kingdom of Glory
Death was only sleep
Death held no pain
Death was gentle
Death was release
Death was in me
Death was part.
Life was an eternal wake
Life held a choking pain
Life was rough
Life was capture
Life had left me
Life was void
Membrane burst a drowning mass
Securely latched from the past.
of myth
of faith
of heaven and of hell
of life
The sailor shot the dice straight through
As woman cried with birth
And doctors ran from town to town
Resolving every myth
The ones who stayed afire in ice
Cried in winds of change
But winter it just fell some more
And nothing felt so strange
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
The camps and fires lay empty there
Children had flown home
The ones who crossed still were there
As wind re-read each moan
The birthday boys cried out for sun
But no sons reappeared
But winter it just fell some more
Just as they had feared
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I saw this lonely boy
In this other world
With a marble girl
In another face
In another world
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Somewhere said she waits for me
It ran out from my mind
So I sat and watched the winter fall
Pretending to be blind
I watched you darken Kipling's lights
You saw me by his thrown
But winter it just fell some more
And I was still alone
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
I saw this lonely boy. In this other world
With a marble girl. In another face. In another world.
I saw this lonely boy. With a marble girl.
In another face. In another world.
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Is anybody looking for a woman in winter
Is anybody looking for a woman in winter
Never been inside
My passage is close
Boys in the river
Are dying from blows
Say hello to civilian
Say hello to the sail
Always been outside
The reason is here
Boys in the river
The tide's drawing near
Say hello to civilian
Say hello to the sail
Goodbye to the order
Goodbye to the shame
Boys in the river
The absolute game
Who is my mother
Your sweetheart's inside
Boys in the river
Caught in the tide
Say hello to civilian (repeat)
Say hello to the sail
Goodbye to the order
Goodbye to the shame
Boys in the river
The absolute game
Goodbye civilian, civilian (repeat)
Goodbye my friend
Never been living, never been living
As orderlies come, as orderlies come
Boys in the river, boys in the river
Have nowhere to run, nowhere to run
The chateau bursts in seething red
As hour glass waits to count the dead
Knowing, leering and standing by
Enveloped, dwellers await to burn and cry
Thanatos, thanatos
All scruples fell in form aground
While buildings slid without a sound
Charred, smouldering and ridden through
Woman chant in another shrew
Thanatos, thanatos
And shackles met amid the rain
As sandfloors fed into disdain
Singing, chanting and looking on
Haunted hymns from a ballroom throng
Thanatos, thanatos
Thanatos
Can`t you see
Thanatos
I`m so lonely
Thanatos
Can`t you see
Thanatos
Onwards pray the angels
Forward we set sail
Onward through the darkness
Standfast do not fail
Stood by Moses' mantle
He held a new decree
We all heard
We all heard
We all heard, but could not see
Onward praised the godly
Forward forget true
Onward missed the glory
Stoodfast none but few
Sailing was Moses' mantle
he held an old decree
We all seen
We all seen
We all seen, but could not see
Save me!! from disciples
Save me!! without sin
Save me!! from the cluster
Where I've already been
Hurrah no more falling
Hurrah we set sail
Hurrah for the glory
Hurrah we can't fail
Stood by our own decision
We held our own decree
We all held
We all held
We all held the one decree
Save me!! from disciples
Save me!! without sin
Save me!! from the cluster
We thought we`d cross the oceans higher
We thought we`d get to that final line
Now we`ve got these things in our way
I`ve got the feeling that we don`t wanna stay
And all the banners, all the flank
And all the banners, all the flank
Hey, hey, look at this man
Hey, hey, he`s Olympian
Let`s go into the dream that stole
Let us carry on with that fantasy
Until we see other losing posts
Let us carry on with humble boasts
And all the banners, all the flank
And all the banners, all the flank
Hey, hey, look at this man
Hey, hey, he`s Olympian
Now we`ve met the hostility
Now we`ve met the gratitude
Carried the banners and the flank
I casted out the image from my mind
Where did the mission say to leave a sign
On the tables, books of Paris, start to shine
Oh, the world ensembles as we dine
Let`s talk of Jackals and drink sweet wine
Peaceful times, Rome and Paris, are so fine
Oh, I`m sure I`d like to move on soon
Egyptian girls hide by the moon
Stand by monumental toys
Stand by me and cure turmoil
Stand by me exquisite boys
Stand by me and feel new soil
I sacrificed the methods of my dreams
On the latter, these new poets, stole the scene
Oh, I`m sure they feel I can`t betray
Egyptian girls can only say
In peaceful times, new writers flow
In peaceful times, new writers know
In peaceful times, new winds can blow
In peaceful times, new winds can grow
Oh, winter and the palaces and vines
My these messages that sweep the mind
Oh, I`m sure that I must carry on
Egyptian girls don`t last for long
Stand by me, the snow has come
Stand by me, Oh, do not run
Stand by me, the summer is fun
Heavy armour fails
The battle ground affairs
Incitements all around
Defeat shows through but no one cares
Arrange new attacks
Demand a new decree
Listen to the ploys
Destroy them as they flee
Holy to the high masquerade masquerade
Fanfares in the sky masquerade masquerade
Nurture battle scars
Pardon none who dared
Kindle and inspire
Victory shows you cared
Portray amid art
Guernica is plaint
Metal turning sham
no one knows of what we mean
or understand of what we do
don't look for the easy tone
what we draw's a strict out view
open sound, open sound ,open sound, thats how we are
open sound, open sound, open sound, thats how we are
always willing if you try
take as much as you can get
then you'll think above yourself
do we ask to much of you
open sound, open sound ,open sound
thats how we are
open sound, open sound, open sound
thats how we are
are you just a slogan we thought
must you be tempted to excel
what we try is not for you
forgive us it aint nothing new
open sound, open sound ,open sound, thats how we are
open sound, open sound,open sound, thats how we are
open sound, open sound ,open sound, thats how we are
Saw Vietnam as a partisan and wished I'd never been
As I held the rope on through the scope I wish I'd never seen
Where the air turned red as the bodies bled into a schoolboy's dream
But who were there could only stare into this wondrous scene
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
In Germany in the '45, my mind was on the altar
Thought of God the Iron Rod and thought that needed shelter
From 'Tragen' pain and men insane and eyes that got much colder
Saw a German son with a Yankee gun and a uniform much older
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
Working for the Yankee Dollar (4x)
Processions bear that human flare which mark a hero's welcome
For those dead and for those shed it was a big occasion
And all flags and Yankee mags which embroidered all the meaning
In an oversight, forgot the fight, which never bore elation
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
Working for the Yankee Dollar (5x)
Yankee, to war
Yankee, head high,
Yankee, in call
Yankee, we cry
Remnants of the ancient heart remain
Time for one to seek an anti-soak
Bars for 3 and only room for 2
Box and box, a lift for legless hope
Sweet Suburbia
Living on the paper periscope
Hot dog life cold for the antelope
Concrete days and white electric nights
Steel and steel life on the open plain
Sweet Suburbia x 2
Excavate a land for restless days
Contemplate a chance for future ways
Clip and hate to centralise the world
Food and food and cardboard expatriates
Sweet Suburbia x 2
Birth and birth and birth and birth and birth
Live and live and live and live and live
Mate and mate and mate and mate and mate
Die and die and die and die and die
Sweet Suburbia...
Words: Richard Jobson
Oh Iona, winds are blowing
Shall I see you home again
Oh Iona, I remember
Days of beauty, days of pain
I believe you I am with you
To a promise I will keep
No lamenting joy is waiting
I shall see you as I sleep
Oh Iona though divided
All my passion I will save
Oh Iona undecided
Stands by waiting, as I pray
O'er the distance, now between us
Sailing homeward on stormy sea
Speed my message of devotion
Born in flame, forged in steel
Oh Iona, how I miss you
Oh my soul cries out for thee
Oh Iona, Oh Iona,
Mission is a gambler
The Wager, the one card to play
Priest has the burden
He thinks, the right thing, to say
Amid all the honour
He sees, the wrong one, to share
Since child is an angel
The duty, the one card prepare
Jury is a gabler
The wager, the one card, to play
Judge has the burden
He tells, the wrong one, to pay
Amid all the honour
He puts, the wrong one, to trial
Since child is an angel
No jury, but one card, so vile
Come and play circus games
Come and play at circus games
Come and play circus games
Come and play at circus games
Mother is a gambler
The wager, the one card, to play
Birth has the burden
She says no children today
Midst all dishonour
She sees a heavenly noose
Since child is an angel
The mother, one child, set loose
Come and play circus games
Come and play at circus games
Come and play circus games
We missed the boat for home
So scream we can defy
We missed the boat for home
Astute we could not die
Oh this pain inside me now
It throws me to the floor
Oh that pain's outside me now
This is heaven can't you tell
We're so happy to be with you
We're so happy to be here
Yes we're happy to be with you
Yes we're happy to be here
We play the patron's game
And run it through our hair
We play the patron's game
And watch the patron stare
Oh this game we're playing now
Parades around our fun
Oh this game we're playing now
I'm happy to be one
We're so happy to be with you
We're so happy to be here
Yes we're happy to be with you
Yes we're happy to be here
Oh this pain inside me now
It throws me to the floor
Oh that pain's outside me now
This is heaven can't you tell
Oh this game we're playing now
Parades around our fun
Oh this game we're playing now
I'm happy to be one
We're happy that we came today
Could heaven be so near
Oh we're happy to be with you
We're happy to be here
Yes we're happy to be with you
Who fed you to the lions?
When hanging from a tree
It's a case of melancholy
There's no tourists at the sea
Twelve saw decaying monuments
While marching on attack
Eleven watched a single
Thus continued on the march
Oh, oh
Pin point toward horizon
Convalescent to the last
A moment lost of imagery
The last word to the cast
Won't you listen to the danger?
I can't listen any more
Oh, oh
This, oh, oh oh
This, oh, oh oh
This, to march along
This, on indwelt seed
This is a panorama
This is a soldier's creed
From this came a stranger
All the marching seemed to halt
From this came a moment
Then the march led to assault
The dwellers took position
While commanding genocide
The enemy were helpless
And there's lots more besides
Oh, oh
This, to march along
This, on indwelt seed
This is a panorama
This is a soldier's creed
This, oh, oh oh
City grey walled in the distance
Dusty roads white from the sun
Doctors disease has to live here
Nursing the sons
One who can stray from the shepherds
Heralds an outbreak of gloom
Lost from relations unheard of
Show us the tombs
Home for the lonely, home for the new born
Home for the plague, unclean
Please for salvation and mercy
Burn on bureaucracy`s pen
Figure lay waste to the saviours
Blinded again
Virus becomes epidemic
Throats grip with panic and fear
No flight from quarantine stations
Dying is here
Home for the lonely, home for the aged
Home for the plague, unclean
Lookouts lie bare on the ramparts
Cinemas boarded and closed
Immunized peace rests uneasy
Dying is done
Home for the lonely, home for the new born
home for the plague
Home for the lonely, home for the aged
home for the plague
Home of the fetish, home of the hatred,
The band still played
Through the interval
Candle lit but the room was still
While two men dealt amongst the chill
Charade...
The stakes were high but the danger low
Without a friend these risks would grow
This the night their eyes would glow
Charade...
The band played on like a dazzling flame
Another card for the burning game
Selling solitude to ease the blame
Charade...
Then the time came to run or choose
Either way one would fail and lose
Gamble a partner and dim the fuse
Weeping by the river, now watch how it blends
But listen to the ripples, now watch how it descends
Nobody stands by craving, now watch how it ends
Nobody stands by craving, now watch how it ends
Need to run, need to hide
'Cause I'm out of town, out of town, out of town
Out of town, out of town
Reflections on the river, the mirror of my choice
While throwing up delusions, another image without a
voice
Oh standing by awaiting, the gripping of the vice
Oh standing by awaiting when nothing is suffice
Need to run, need to hide
'Cause I'm out of town, out of town, out of town
Out of town, out of town
Preparing next fixation, now watch how it blends
Overflow with desperation, now watch how it descends
Nobody stands by craving, now watch how it ends
Nobody stands by craving, now watch how it ends
Need to run, need to hide
'Cause I'm out of town, out of town, out of town
Oh shift thy feet, oh peasant one
Pull and tug your burden
Even here the sweat will gain
The firm belief so Christian
Evil tide of middle age
The effort and the struggle
Will once again devour you
Carry forth and listen
The work of man upon his land
Guarantees an altar
Of kindred psalm
And flowering spring
Carry on ne'er falter
Carry on, oh carry on
The effort and the struggle
Carry on, oh carry on
The effort and the struggle
So, carry on, so carry on
So, carry on, so carry on
If winter comes unseemingly
Will season mark a rescue
If winter comes approvingly
Will childbirth restore you
If darker days like middle age
Profiteer hard labour
If hunger bites the bible chill
Still these days grow longer
So, carry on, so carry on
So, carry on, so carry on
Carry, carry, carry on
Carry, carry, carry on
Carry, carry, carry on
When fields are clammed in dirty grey
You know how much they hate you
To sing a psalm in suffered calm
Carry on as always
Carry on, oh carry on
The effort and the struggle
Carry on, oh carry on
The effort and the struggle
So, carry on, so carry on
I went to see an old man, I went to hear his story he spoke his voice was trembling, detail I had to know once I was filled with anger we parted with the humble, Our eyes issued compassions, hopes of our kin before
shout brothers unite leave your parents join the fight won't you strengthen the cause of control, we have freedom we have peace no starvation no disease and the land will be yours when we go
Riding across parade ground band of you humans closed off our flag above the palace equality for now you rose a new relations you will by sharing old life, I went home to my family safe from the tyrant's roar
shout brothers unite leave your parents join the fight won't you strengthen the cause of control, we have freedom we have peace no starvation no disease and the land will be yours when exposed
oh my brothers betrayed me you willed for inspiration I seem to spare a memory pleasant was their reply now son you heard the story (woah oh oh oh oh) an old man with faded memoirs (woah oh oh oh oh) I wonder how my friends are (woah oh oh oh oh) he took the will to cry (woah oh oh oh oh)
The master held on edge And dogs are held at bay The climax on its verge As mother's taken away The master looks for land And preachers meet in fire The master meets his land And mother meets her choir Oh tragedian, tragedian of my shame
But the children saw the shame But the children saw the shame
The master cried aloud The children can go home The change is in the crowd Our embassy is thrown The master cried in shame As mother joins her choir The preachers all aflame As mothers in the fire Oh tragedian, tragedian of my shame
Forward go the children Playground full of sadness Forward go the kitchen Mother knew the answer Forward go the children Tragedian of my shame
Holly came from Miami, Florida Hitch-hiked her way across the U.S.A. Plucked her eyebrows on the way Shaved her legs and then he was a she She says, "Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side" She said, "Hey, honey Take a walk on the wild side"
Candy came from out on the Island In the back room she was everybody's darling But she never lost her head Even when she was giving head She says, "Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side" Said, "Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side" And the colored girls go "Doo do doo do doo do do doo ..."
Little Joe never once gave it away Everybody had to pay and pay A hussle here and a hussle there New York City's the place Where they said, "Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side" I said, "Hey, Joe Take a walk on the wild side"
Sugar Plum Fairy came and hit the streets Looking for soul food and a place to eat Went to the Apollo You should've seen them go, go, go They said, "Hey, sugar Take a walk on the wild side" I said, "Hey, babe Take a walk on the wild side" All right, huh
I never said never I only said can't Move over move over It's unjustified romance No more affair It went on too long No more communication Time I was gone Put down receiver. Time I was gone. Move over move over Time I was gone.
The blood lay spilled on the receiving end The wrists were cut unseen to all The blood lay spilled an ancient blend The wrists were cut during this call.
You are such a martyr You leave such a taste You are a disciple You are such a waste No more intimacy Only footage news Rejection of religion Cascaded with blame No stricken conscience Attendance at the ashes Sorry for the family See you at your grave
A situation built round this plight I no longer seem to require my greed All these ambitions severed in flight Just realised love's more than a need
I shot the stage, six times Before you come On equal, silver, grey same
The distortion throbs While mother sobs But all the children And all the men Seem content to be back again
Heat rose from the modules, six times Clench of a fist Could cause this silvery, grey mist...grey mist
The distortion eased While mother dried But all the children And all the men Seem incontent to be free again
Down in the gutter Where white eyes roar A man seeks a lover To keep behind doors Lie in a bedroom Want to make more An ignorant human Can't hear you call
Calling calling, crazy tunes Look all around you Your life is in ruins
A negative husband No love for his wife He lives in an army To kill is his life Along came a bullet That shattered his head Once was a father Now he's just dead
Calling calling, crazy tunes Look all around you Your life is in ruins
A handsome young stallion To make is no pain Corrupt and deceitful He feels no disdain His mission is simple To add to the score Look through his reflection Ah what could be more
Calling calling, crazy tunes Look all around you Your life is in ruins
My body, my body Has taken a shape Dead with no friendship I cannot relate Blinded and deafened They can't see my state Inside is a kick Can this be my fate
From the corner
I bled with dismay
Sight of my victims
It was my judgement day
Walking the street
So subtle and calm
Caught in my pocket
Was an Arian psalm
And the memory shall linger
And the memory shall fall
It was a day in Europa
My regression recalls
Invent the position
I attempt to conceal
Vice of my nature
The intruders can`t steal
Model the guilty
I blame the blamed
Trangressions liable
To cover in shame
And the stainless shall linger
And the guiltless prevail
It was the day of our glory
My righteousness hails
Death the avenger
I kill the unworthy goals
Chase of their evil
Yes, we had control
Assist my mission
Please don`t refrain
Destroy the corruption
Don`t take it in vain
Oh, hear the singing
The churches and the choirs
Chanting hail to the mighty
Oh, they are not lying
Let us hail to mighty, the ritual begins
Let us hail to Apollo, the cleanser of sins
Let us hail to Europa, she always wins
And the memory shall linger
And the memory shall fall
It was a day in Europa
My regression recalls
Hail to the mighty, the ritual begins
Hail to Apollo, the cleanser of sins
Hurry on boys, the show's for free (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Hurry on boys, so we can see (hurry on boys, hurry on boys)
Hurry on boys, while daddy's gone (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Hurry on boys, 'cause boys are strong (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The clown is here, please make way (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The clown is here, come in to play (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The clown is here, to make nights long (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The clown is here, while daddy's gone (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The boys are fed
The child has ran
Daddy's dead
Can't understand
Oh, lucky man
Oh, lucky man
Your child has ran
Your child has ran
Oh, oh, oh
Mum asked you, boys ask me (hurry on boys, hurry on boys)
Mum asked you, is the show for free (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Mum asked you, is something wrong (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Mum asked you, your boys are strong (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The boys are fed
The child has ran
Daddy's dead
Can't understand
Oh, lucky man
Oh, lucky man
Your child has ran
Your child has ran
Oh, oh, oh
Hurry on boys, the show's for free (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Hurry on boys, so we can see (hurry on boys, hurry on boys)
Hurry on boys, while daddy's gone (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
Hurry on boys, 'cause boys are strong (hurry on boys, hurry on
boys)
The boys are fed
The child has ran
Daddy's dead
Can't understand
Oh, lucky man
Oh, lucky man
Your child has ran
Your child has ran
There is a house in new orleans
They call the rising sun
It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And god, i know i'm one
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
How long now
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
The line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Your descent
I cried to my daddy on the telephone
How long now
Until the clouds unroll and you come home
The line went
But the shadows still remain since your descent
Your descent
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how i try, i realise there's no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how i try, i realise there's no reply
New birth to the rebirth
New orleans
Living like birds in magnolia trees
A child on a rooftop, a mother on her knees
Her sign reads
Please, i am an american
A drowning sorrow floods the deepest grief
How long now
Until a weather change condemns belief
How long now
When the night watchman lets in the thief
What's wrong now
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how i try, i realise there's no reply
The saints are coming, the saints are coming
I say no matter how i try, i realise there's no reply
I say no matter how i try, i realise there's no reply
Beware, little one knowledge
Inside, you seem to acknowledge
Traced the case of your family path
A maritime captain escaped the last laugh
Deep little one ponder
Sleep you seem to discover
Meandered the track of a right-angled road
Vesuvius my sheba erupted and gored
Silk little one slender
Certain part of the gender
A mother, a father, a brother, a son
A pyramid of love remembered you are the one
Beware little one knowledge
I never seen December
Look this bad before
The paper mill is closing
Death is on our shore
Mines are slowly turning
Brothers don't come home
Father lies still coughing
Releasing us a moan
Oh mother of mine
Release us from evil, oh show us a sign
Oh mother of mine
Your children are bleeding, please show us a sign
We stood by our union
Holding up the flag
The union stood by watching
While we buried dad
Mother doesn't talk now
Only to her soul
Children hungry children
Let the people know
Oh mother of mine
Release us from evil, oh show us a sign
Oh mother of mine
Your children are bleeding, please show us a sign
Oh mother of mine
Release us from evil, oh show us a sign
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Christmas was upon us
Everyone was there
Christmas was upon us
We've nothing left to share
The church was holding sermon
Ringing out a bell
We all prayed for mercy
Take us from this hell
Oh mother of mine
Release us from evil, oh show us a sign
Oh mother of mine
Your children are bleeding, please show us a sign
Oh mother of mine
Release us from evil, oh show us a sign
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Your face in the corner
Like some statue of gold
I want you to walk home
I want you to hold
But I'm scared to dance
Said I'm scared to dance
Well, I'm scared to dance
I've seen you before, girl
And I've held your wrist
But I can't jive girl
No, I cannot twist
Said I'm scared to dance
Well, I'm scared to dance
So now I walk behind you
And you don't hear
Until I'm right beside you
Until you bleed
(Ha ha ha)
But I'm scared to dance
Said I'm scared to dance
Cars - whistling through the blood rain Lies - always gonna live in sin People - flying to the highway
Smile - sucking in the glory Tears - sucking in some more Emotion - mission in the story
Caught in a crowded line of fire Brother roll in your desire
Ch. Another emotion.....x4
Who said the bearer was not coming here? Who said the jailer had already been? What do I see when I'm finding the truth?
Ch. Another emotion.....x4
Reasons - I like staying lonely Respect - always wanna poke it in The Cry - or one thing is missing
Love - In danger of redemption Touch - cold and endless trail Sigh - a natural emotion
Caught in a crowded line of fire Brother roll in your desire
Are you alone
You stand by the tree
Which holds only an opening
With nothing but sea
Why do you cry
Do you hide from the sneers
Which darken the pathways
And hold only tears
Is there no end
To these buzzards` attacks
Which approach unexpected
With nothing but facts
Where is the love
Restricted from view
Hides in the chambers
Will solitude do
Is it a crime
To hold such a task
Where only one person
Takes off the mask
Who is to say
Way up in the sky
Can there be room
With nobody to lie
Pro and the cons
Take the pro and the cons
Bullet, needle or blade
Guess I knew all long
Oh the summertime is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming
And the wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather
Will ye go, Lassie go?
Chorus
And we'll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will ye go, Lassie go?
I will build my love a tower
Near yon' pure crystal fountain
And on it I will build
All the flowers of the mountain
Will ye go, Lassie go?
If my true love she were gone
I would surely find another
Where wild mountain thyme
Grows around the blooming heather