SHADOW YOU HAVE SEEN

(Leon Rosselson)



Across the hills, black clouds are sweeping

Carry poison far and wide

And the grass has blackened underfoot

And the rose has withered and died



But the rose is still as red love

And the grass is still as green

And it must have been a shadow in the distance you have seen

Yes it must have been a shadow you have seen



But can't you hear the children weeping?

Can't you hear the mournful sound?

And no birds sing in the twisted trees

In the silent streets around



I can hear the children laughing

In the streets as they play

And you must have caught the dying of an echo far away

Yes it must have been an echo far away



But can't you see the white ash falling?

From the hollow of the skies?

And the blood runs red down the blackened walls

Where a ruined city lies



I can see the red sun shining

In the park on the stream

And you must have felt a shiver from the darkness of a dream

Yes it must have been the darkness of a dream



But the rose is still as red, love

And the grass is still as green

And it must have been a shadow you have seen

But the rose is still as red, love

And the grass is still as green

And it must have been a shadow you have seen

And death shall reap a hellish harvest

Make a desert of this land

And it must have been a shadow you have seen



@death @bomb

Copyright Leon Rosselson

recorded by Ian Campbell Folk Group

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