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Axis of Logic Salutes Cat Stevens: "Ruins"
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By Cat Stevens
Ruins (Album)
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2004
- Ruins
- It's so quiet in the ruins walking though the old town
- Stones crumbling under my feet I see smoke for miles around
- Oh it's enough to make you weep, all that remains of the main street
- Up in the park on Sunday, dogs chasing and the children played
- Old man with his head down, can't see nothing more around...no
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- But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
- So nice to see you coming back in this town again
- It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through having tea
- In the afternoon, so nice to see you coming back in this town again...
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- Ah but it's all changed winter turned on a man
- Came down on day when no-one was looking and it
- Stole away the land, people running scared, losing hands
- Dodging shadows of falling sand, buildings standing like empty shells
- And nobody...helping no-one else
- Young child with his hands high, ain't able to see no reason why...no
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- But he remembers how it used to be, back in the old days,
- So nice to see you coming back in this town again
- It's nice to see a friendly face come peeping through
- You'd better know what you're going through now
- You came back here to find your home is a black horizon
- That you don't recognize, evil destruction has taken everything
- You'd better walk on the side while you're still walking
- Just keep on walking on down the street keep your distance
- From the people you meet. Oh Lord and you'd better watch your eyes
- 'Cause if smoke gets in them, baby you won't rise again.
- Where's it leading to freedom at what cost
- People needing more and more and it's all getting lost
- I want back, I want back
- Back to the time when the earth was green
- And there was no high walls and the sea was clean
- Don't stop that sun to shine, it's not yours or mine...no.
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