Shearwater - A Long Time Away lyrics
[Shearwater - A Long Time Away lyrics]
Shuddering brakes on the road to Jerusalem
It's so easy to drift when
Your eyes are so tired
And in the rush to the scene
You are one of the millions
In a dirty old town that
Some killing made holy
Crying, give us the last rites
Or give us our dreaming
Or give us the thunder's rolling ah ah!
Well, look around, old friend
Nothing is laid to rest
It just grows unattended
And you've been a long time away
You've been a long time away
A break in the clouds like
A crack in a cylinder
But now there's blood on the beach
And a wreck in the water
As the shadow arrives on the
Face of your innocence
You feel the shock in your eyes and
The shaking in your own hands
And look around, old friend
You live under house arrest
And you sleep undefended
And you've been a long time away
Riding a wild life
But, you let go of the reins
And you answer to me now
And you've been a long time away
You've been a long time away!
And it never goes dark under these lights
It never goes cold under fire
Bring the drums bring the lights
Bring the wires
It's so easy to drift when
Your eyes are so tired
And in the rush to the scene
You are one of the millions
In a dirty old town that
Some killing made holy
Crying, give us the last rites
Or give us our dreaming
Or give us the thunder's rolling ah ah!
Well, look around, old friend
Nothing is laid to rest
It just grows unattended
And you've been a long time away
You've been a long time away
A break in the clouds like
A crack in a cylinder
But now there's blood on the beach
And a wreck in the water
As the shadow arrives on the
Face of your innocence
You feel the shock in your eyes and
The shaking in your own hands
And look around, old friend
You live under house arrest
And you sleep undefended
And you've been a long time away
Riding a wild life
But, you let go of the reins
And you answer to me now
And you've been a long time away
You've been a long time away!
And it never goes dark under these lights
It never goes cold under fire
Bring the drums bring the lights
Bring the wires