Текст (слова) песни: Van Der Graaf Generator - Scorched Earth

(Hammill - Jackson)

Just one crazy moment while the dice are cast,
he looks into the future and remembers what is past,
wonders what he`s doing on this battlefield,
shrugs to his shadow, impatient, too proud yet to kneel.

In his wake he leaves scorched earth and work in vain;
smoke drifts up behind him - he is free again,
free to run before the onslaught of a deadly foe,
leaving nothing fit for pillage, hardly leaving home.
It`s far too late to turn, unless it`s to stone.
Charging madly forward, tracks across the snow,
wind screams madness to him, ever on he goes
leaving spoor to mark his passage, trace his weary climb.
Cross the moor and make the headland -
stumbling, wayward, blind.
In the end his footprints extend as one single line.

This latest exponent of heresy is goaded into an attack,
persuaded to charge at his enemy.
Too late, he knows it is, too late now to turn back,
too soon by far to falter.
The past sits uneasily at his rear,
he`s walking right into the trap,
surrounded, but striving through will and fear.
Ahead of him he knows there waits an ambuscade
but the dice slip through his fingers
and he`s living from day to day,
carrying his world around upon his back,
leaving nothing behind but the tell-tale of his track.

He will not be hostage, he will not be slave,
no snare of past can trap him, though the future may.
Still he runs and burns behind him in advanced retreat;
still his life remains unfettered - he denies defeat.
It`s far too late to turn, unless it`s to stone.
Leave the past to burn - at least that`s been his own.

Scorched earth, that`s all that`s left when he`s done;
holding nothing but beholden to no-one,
claiming nothing, out of no false pride, he survives.
Snow tracks are all that`s left to be seen
of a man who entered the course of a dream,
claiming nothing but the life he`s known
- this, at least, has been his own.

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Меню » Главная » Музыка » Правила » В избранное	Музыка RU: 0-9 А Б В Г Д Е Ж З И К Л М Н О П Р С Т У Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Щ Э Ю Я EN: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Текст (слова) песни: Van Der Graaf Generator - Scorched Earth (Hammill - Jackson) Just one crazy moment while the dice are cast, he looks into the future and remembers what is past, wonders what he`s doing on this battlefield, shrugs to his shadow, impatient, too proud yet to kneel. In his wake he leaves scorched earth and work in vain; smoke drifts up behind him - he is free again, free to run before the onslaught of a deadly foe, leaving nothing fit for pillage, hardly leaving home. It`s far too late to turn, unless it`s to stone. Charging madly forward, tracks across the snow, wind screams madness to him, ever on he goes leaving spoor to mark his passage, trace his weary climb. Cross the moor and make the headland - stumbling, wayward, blind. In the end his footprints extend as one single line. This latest exponent of heresy is goaded into an attack, persuaded to charge at his enemy. Too late, he knows it is, too late now to turn back, too soon by far to falter. The past sits uneasily at his rear, he`s walking right into the trap, surrounded, but striving through will and fear. Ahead of him he knows there waits an ambuscade but the dice slip through his fingers and he`s living from day to day, carrying his world around upon his back, leaving nothing behind but the tell-tale of his track. He will not be hostage, he will not be slave, no snare of past can trap him, though the future may. Still he runs and burns behind him in advanced retreat; still his life remains unfettered - he denies defeat. It`s far too late to turn, unless it`s to stone. Leave the past to burn - at least that`s been his own. Scorched earth, that`s all that`s left when he`s done; holding nothing but beholden to no-one, claiming nothing, out of no false pride, he survives. Snow tracks are all that`s left to be seen of a man who entered the course of a dream, claiming nothing but the life he`s known - this, at least, has been his own. Нравится песня? Расскажи о ней друзьям: Прямая ссылка на текст песни Scorched Earth: http://musworld.ru/music/eng/121/1/330.html Все тексты песен: Van Der Graaf Generator » Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers » Van Der Graaf Generator - Orthenthian Street (Part Ii) » Van Der Graaf Generator - Into A Game » Van Der Graaf Generator - The Pioneers Over C » Van Der Graaf Generator - Ship Of Fools » Van Der Graaf Generator - The Pioneers Over C » Van Der Graaf Generator - The Sleepwalkers » Van Der Graaf Generator - The Wave » Van Der Graaf Generator - Nadir`s Big Chance » Van Der Graaf Generator - Lost » Van Der Graaf Generator - After The Flood » Van Der Graaf Generator - Killer » Van Der Graaf Generator - Orthenthian Street (Part I) » Van Der Graaf Generator - The Siren Song » Van Der Graaf Generator - Lost » Van Der Graaf Generator - Childlike Faith In Childhood`s End » Van Der Graaf Generator - Whatever Would Robert Have Said? » Van Der Graaf Generator - Afterwards » Van Der Graaf Generator - Running Back » Van Der Graaf Generator - Pilgrims Рекомендуем скачать: » Борис Вайханский - Хор котов и детей в Гайд-парке (Песня протеста) » Богдан Титомир - Чукча » Браво - Замок из песка » Банда - Мне нужен ты один » Би-2 Brainstorm - Скользкие улицы (Иномарки) » Борис Бурда - Мир Фенимора Купера (мечты гимназиста) » Борис Вайханский - Испанская история » Борис Гребенщиков - Песня о звёздах (Б.Гребенщиков + А.Васил » Беломорканал - ЧЕЛОВЕК ИЗ ТЮРЬМЫ » Булат Окуджава - Песенка об арбатских ребятах » Борис Вайханский - Баллада про интервенцию » Борис Бурда - Грустная шуточная песенка выпускника физматшколы о престижных профессиях » Блестящие - Пальмы парами » Борис Вайханский - Мещанский романс, или Песня Мыши » Борис Вячеславов - Полина » Белый Орел - С высоких гор » Борис Вайханский - (первоначальное название Романс поручика Мышлаевского к спектаклю по роману М. Булгакова Белая гвард » Борис Есипов - Давай поговорим » Б.Моисеев - Аты-баты » Братья Грим - Раненое сердце
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