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Peak #263
Peak in subgenre #78
Author
Tim de Ferrars
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Tim de Ferrars
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July 18, 2007
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MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 4:54
Lyrics
10 Bringing Down Babel
VERSE 1
As I sail on the seas by the light of the stars
And turn gladly away from dark art,
The machines in my hand, the deck under my feet,
Are prophetic and heavy with meaning.
VERSE 2
As I travel the world and meet humankind
The print of this mould - class, Empire and church -
Em
Must fade with the heat of the tropical sun
A Bm
And open my heart to new teaching.
CHORUS
A
There were too many voices
And not enough done.
Too many choices
As we lay in the sun.
We are pulling down Babel with our bare fists and hands,
Turning God back into Man.
We have toppled the tower,
We have pulled Babel down.
And this is our hour
This is the crown.
We are pulling down Babel with our bare fists and hands,
Dashing God back into sand.
VERSE 3
Iron will bring suffering, riches and joy.
Steam will drive folly, greatness and toil.
Coal will spark light on the darkest of shores
And silicon bind all our futures.
VERSE 4
The gun and the bomb will speak mightily still
As nations convulse and noble bloods spill.
But the curse will stay with us from cradle to grave
The curse of the Tower of Babel.
BRIDGE
I dream and I dream
Of a perfect machine
That touches us with its web
As if plucking at a string.
We play musical dreams
Dress as knaves and knights and queens.
Noughts and crosses on a checkerboard
Invading without a Navy.
CHORUS
We have toppled the tower,
We have pulled Babel down.
And this is our hour
This is the crown.
We are pulling down Babel with our bare fists and hands,
Dashing God back into sand.
Nothing is left
Nothing remains
Nothing is lost
But everything gained.
We walk in the garden
You turn and I smile.
We look and we know
That God told a lie.
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