Big Country

[fox69]

"Ring Out Bells"

"Ring Out Bells"



Ring out bells
To guide the fallen
Ring out bells
To turn the heads
Cities crumble
At your calling
Into dreams that flow like sand

Here where the sky spills secrets
Just as the mist rolls home
The taste of your blood means nothing
To the beast who holds the bone

Ring out bells
To guide the fallen
Ring out bells
To turn the heads
Cities crumble
At your calling
Into dreams that flow like sand

Look how the flag is tattered
No trace of color left
Hopes have faded with it
And all the dreams we never met

Ring out bells
To guide the fallen
Ring out bells
To turn the heads
Cities crumble
At your calling
Into dreams that flow like sand

Outside a war is raging
Inside a tempest boils
How can you tell your children
Only victors share the spoils

Ring out bells
To guide the fallen
Ring out bells
To turn the heads
Cities crumble
At your calling
Into dreams that flow like sand

Ring out bells
To guide the fallen
Ring out bells
To turn the heads
Cities crumble
At your calling
Into dreams that flow like sand

 

[fox69]

"River Of Hope"

"River Of Hope"



High above the forest in an unseen place
Where the clouds will gather on another race
In the dungeon depths of an unknown cave
There’s a stream that springs with a world to save

And it gathers up strength as it rolls along
And it gathers up hope for everyone
But it runs to plains where the farmlands weep
Through the brand new gardens where rich men sleep

I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
And show the whole damned world how to use it
When I find it, when I prove it
I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years

Past the chemical plant where the junk flows in
By the nuclear project where the children swim
Under bridges in a city where the bodies float
And the summer smell keeps the flies remote

I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
And show the whole damned world how to use it
When I find it, when I prove it
I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it
For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years

Through the swamp of a ghetto where the mission was lost
Where the dope is king and the silver boss
Past the trash and wreckage from the garbage trucks
Past the oil slick where the jail boat docks

To a home in some sea at the nations end
Where the submarine is freedom’s friend
If we need that river like we did before
There can be no need for it lives no more

I’m gonna find it, I’m gonna prove it
And show the whole damned world how to use it
When I find it, when I prove it
I know that some damned fool is gonna lose it

For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years

For it’s the river of hope, from the pool of tears
It’s the river of hope, it’s the river we lost for years

 

[fox69]

"Sail Into Nothing"

"Sail Into Nothing"



When I am tired, tired of the fight
You come to me and it’s alright
If I am weary ,weary of my sins
You lie with me when I’m fallen

And we, we sail into nothing
Sail on crystal wings
We sail into nothing
And never need these ships again, no

When I am lonely, lonely in the night
Take hold of me and I’m alright
If I am waiting, fallen out of line
You take me in, make it all fine

And we, we sail into nothing
Sail on crystal wings
We sail into nothing
And never need these ships again, no

And we, we sail into nothing
Sail on crystal wings
We sail into nothing
And never need these ships again, no

If I am beaten down and on my knees
You pick me up, set my soul free

We sail into nothing
Sail on crystal wings
We sail into nothing
And never need these ships again, no

We sail into nothing
Sail on crystal wings
We sail into nothing
And never need these ships again, no

 

[fox69]

"Sailor"

"Sailor"



What would you be if the waves set you free
And the wind in your hair brought you sailing to me
Tied up on the shore would you weary no more?
When will it be, when will it be

What would I be if a hurricane came
Would I be clever, would I be shamed
Would I lie helpless, cast up on the flames
What will I be, what will I be

I will be here forever
Till the river runs into the sea
I will always be silent
And hold my head up
And we will be sailors no more

Where would we go
To the sand or the snow
Wander in memories or let them all go
Would we be dreamers, helplessly so
Where would we go, where would we go

I will be here forever
Till the river runs into the sea
I will always be silent
And hold my head up
Till we will be sailors no more

Let's run right out of the city tonight
With our hair tied up and lips sealed tight
I will cry no more, I said I will cry no more

Like an empty tourist at the world fair
I could only stand and stare
And let it pass by me, let it pass me by

I never should have said out loud
That I wanted to save the world
But I let it slip away, I just let it slip away

The only thing I wanted to be
Was the perfect one who killed for free
And I will try no more, I say I will try no more

But now we are together we won't turn back
Where the boats are burned and the ties are black
And I will cry no more, I will cry no more

 

[fox69]

"Save Me"

"Save Me"



No turning back
No looking around
I wasn’t searching
See what I found
Inside the spaces
Inside of me
If there’s a reason
What will it be

Come on and save me
Come on and save me
I want to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to change me
Go on and change me
Hey rearrange me
I need to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to save me

I thought I knew
I had my hope
Swing in the changes
Ring out the old
I’m happy chasing
What I can’t reach
I’m still embracing
Secrets I meet

Come on and save me
Come on and save me
I want to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to change me
Go on and change me
Hey rearrange me
I need to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to save me

I wasted time
That wasn’t mine
I hung the jury
I fled the crime
Shake off tomorrow
Break off the past
I know that sorrow
It never lasts

Come on and save me
Come on and save me
I want to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to change me
Go on and change me
Hey rearrange me
I need to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to save me

Come on and save me
Come on and save me
I want to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to change me
Go on and change me
Hey rearrange me
I need to know if you’re the one that’s gonna to save me

 

[fox69]

"Secret Angel Man"

"Secret Angel Man"


No Momma
Is there something going on
I’ve been sleeping far too long
Why don’t you wake me.

Too late
All the time has come and gone
And the whole thing will be wrong
If you don’t wake me.

Listen
Son, it hasn’t rained in years
And the sky looks far too clear
To run (defensive/the fences[?])

Look out
All the torches are ablaze
Burning off the evening haze
Pure defensive.

Be my angel
And guide me through the night
My secret angel
Be my second sight

Be my angel
What else can I do
Wrap your wings around my head
And put my trust in you.

Momma
I must run the riverbank
California in my head
I’m not dreaming

Momma
Will you pray for me tonight
Will you guide me on my flight
To know its meaning.

Be my angel
Guide me through the night
My secret angel
Be my second sight

Be my angel
What else can I do
Wrap your wings around my head
And put my trust in you.

 

[fox69]

"See You"

"See You"



Lori says to Billy
We’ve been working for a long time on this story
Trying to find a happy ending
We looked so long and hard for it
Maybe there just isn’t one… See you

She says I made excuses all the time
They filled up half my life
But there weren’t any reasons
For the way you treated me
Now if you’ll excuse me please… See you

All the dreams I thought we shared
Were mine alone
And if only you could see in you
The things I see in you
But you’re too scared to look… See you

She says compatibility is people who communicate
Who share their hopes and fears
And co-exist in harmony
That doesn’t sound like you and me… See you

All the dreams I thought we shared
Were mine alone
And if only you could see in you
The things I see in you
But you’re too scared to look… See you

Billy says I don’t know why
I took so long to listen to you
Guess I’m stubborn with my heart
I’m sorry you were right all along
You’re not what I want… See you

And if only you could see in you
The things I see in you
But you’re too scared to look

I said if only you could see in you
The things I see in you
But you’re too scared to look

I guess I’ll see you
Bye bye
I guess I’ll see you

 

[fox69]

"Send You"

"Send You"



There’s a place where all roads end
A place where we can meet again
If things begin to end
I hope that I can make amends

Hey kid there’s nothing wrong with you
There’s nothing wrong
Hey kid the circus comes to town
But must move on

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

There’s a time when all things slow
When no one else will come or go
When it’s time I hope to know
The strength to let me let it go

You know there’s nothing wrong with you
There’s nothing wrong
You know the show will come to town
But must move on

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

Hey kid there’s nothing wrong with you
There’s nothing wrong
Hey kid the circus comes to town
But moves along

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

I will send you a lullaby
You may not weep, you may not cry
What else am I gonna do
To keep this world from hurting you

 

[fox69]

"Seven Waves"

"Seven Waves"



I don’t think too much, I don’t look inside
For the things I hid away for all those years
Have faded now or died

So don’t you look through me, with those strangers eyes
For the world keeps turning underneath my feet
If I go on with the lies

Hey baby just you go out tonight, it’s only me that cries

And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away

That’s me down here, shining up your shoes
Keeping my head down like I always do
When you walk in with the blues

There’s nothing to be said, nothing to be done
For I laid my head down at your most famous feet
When you said I was the one

Hey baby don’t you stay out tonight, and say it isn’t fun

And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away
And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away

And the sound that comes from you sleeping
In the darkness is a doorway
And the sun that beats on the window
In the morning is a doorway
And the sun that calls through the window
Every morning is a doorway

It doesn’t hurt anymore, It doesn’t get me down
But I might just swim out on the waves tonight
And lay right down and drown

Do you really want to be here tonight, or are you just around

And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away
And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away
And love is waves away, we are waves away
And love is waves away, seven waves away

 

[fox69]

"Shattered Cross"

"Shattered Cross"



You don’t mess around with a man in black
You say something wrong that you can’t take back
You go for a ride in his automobile
The spot in the woods just over the hill
No, you don’t mess around with a man in black

You don’t fool around with a woman in red
You wake up alone in a cold barren bed
She’ll empty your pockets and rip out your heart
And leave you with ruins of a life torn apart
No, you don’t fool around with a woman in red

You never make deals with a guy named Doc
You’ll have a gun in your hands by 12 o’clock
And if the sodium lights with your heart in your throat
Your life won’t amount to a bottle of smoke
No, you never make deals with a guy named doc

Don’t bring me your tales of temptation and loss
The rags of your dreams, your shattered cross
I’ve heard your confession, I know who you blame
If you had it all back you’d just lose it again
You can bank on redemption if you’re insane

So don’t bring me your tales of temptation and loss
Oh don’t bring me the pieces of your shattered cross