Dark Victory™'s most ambitious song to date. This is the second and most extended of three sections.

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Dedicated with love and respect to the innocents lost in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. Never forget.

VALE OF TEARS
Lyrics by Mark Yanko
Music by Scott Barton & Kevin Dallas
Copyright 2004-2007 Mark Yanko, Scott Barton &
Kevin Dallas
All Rights Reserved.


Oh what an evil day,
How can this be?
Someone cut the heart out
Of freedom and sweet liberty
Talk about virtue,
Talk about peace,
When it's just a question of
Political expediency.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Healing rains come washing down,
Don't panic now.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Silver rains come splashing down,
Don't tremble now,
Don't tremble now.


There nothing new about these fears,
Living in this Vale Of Tears.

There's nothing new about these fears,
Living in this Vale Of Tears.

Oh what a sunny day,
How can this be?
Suicide bombers,
Heading for the east
Talk about Allah,
Talk about creed,
When it falls down to
Not like you, not like me.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Healing rains come washing down
Don't panic now.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Silver rains come splashing down
Don't tremble now,
Don't tremble now.

There nothing new about these fears,
Living in this Vale Of Tears.

There's nothing new about these fears,
Living in this Vale Of Tears.

We can try to understand
Evil that lives on in man
But we'll never, ever know
Where do frightened people go?

Where do people go?

Oh what a Terrorday,
How can this be?
Someone cut the heart out
Of freedom and all decency
Talk about jihad,
Heaven in a day,
And if we lose our courage
Then we're lost along the way.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Buildings crashing to the ground,
Don't panic now.

Don't worry
These things have always been around
Silver rains come splashing down
Don't tremble now,
Don't tremble now.

There nothing new about these fears,
Living in this Vale Of Tears.

There's nothing new about these fears,
Passing through this Vale Of Tears

Passing through this Vale Of Tears.