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A Thousand Burning Suns (2010)

by Arch Stanton

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1.
Oh endless day, get on your way Set down your restlessness and all your hurried ways I put on my boots, and break out into Those winter hills we find and try to make our way See, living life with a view I don't mind if we do I know we might , break through the ice Tell me why we are not the ones to think things twice The farther we climb, the further we slide Trying to wipe the falling flakes out of our eyes In the middle of the winter night The wind sweeps in and heaves a ghostly sigh See, living life with a view I don't mind if we do From the high, highest breeze We are fine, we are free Oh endless day, get on your way Set down your restlessness and all your hurried ways In the middle of the winter night The wind sweeps in and heaves a ghostly sigh In the middle of the winter night The wind sweeps in and heaves a ghostly sigh
2.
I fall so freely, in time To the nudge of the flashing screen Bright light and dry ice Wide eyes make a mess out of what I see White noise from all sides, think twice It's the eye from the ministry Well pretenders don't remember Summer rain or cool Septembers And we all go along for the ride I know its easy to hide Till the sun starts to beckon the dawn I know I'm easy to pull along Stop, finish, now repeat Don't miss that beat, don't break formation Under the record needle Plays your tune of instigation Well in another life, I'll try much harder then What am I trying to hide, who am I trying to kid And we all go along for the ride I know its easy to hide Till the sun starts to beckon the dawn I know I'm easy to pull along Sing, sing truth to light Sing light to life Sing life to love And we all go along for the ride I know its easy to hide Till the sun starts to beckon the dawn I know I'm easy to pull along
3.
Waking up my window faces east Time resets then rises bright and free Turn the faucet watch the window steam Water every day till wither cease Lets give it all another try Standing up we praise the sky Still we all fall down, yeah we all fall down Talk is louder when our wisdom sleeps What I said to you I meant for me Cross the water through the morning leaves I'll show you how to let the landmarks be Still I swear I heard you call Feeling mighty walking tall Still we all fall down Yeah we all fall down Still we all fall down Yeah we all fall down
4.
Saint Maria 04:49
Under a thousand burning suns We sow along and wait for one But even the soil is owned by man So we sell the seed and forfeit the land Driven beyond the rake and plow Giving our best years to feed our mouths Ever so carefully entwined Weaving the needle through rye Looming over, through the field it calls Night blends with the fire Oh Saint Maria You're the morning Under a dark and callous sky You shine your light through painted glass Under the rise of wind and dust Sever the skies from earth and rust Pick up the plow and plant again Settle the seed into the land On top of the bails the lilies climb Leave us a sign you're on top of the pile You're on top of the pile Great to see ya Saint Maria You are the moment, You're the solvent, yeah The sun shines through the fire Oh Saint Maria You're the morning Under a dark and callous sky Though harm and tears All's forgiven Into the quick dissolving rye You shine your light through painted glass, yeah yeah Reach out, reach out, reach out!
5.
No need to look over your shoulder, It doesn't matter The ships passing while we're treading water, Far away from shore A swan and dragon pepper the black sky, But don't show sympathy We yell out as loud as our lungs can gather, There's no echo on the waves From the scaffolding in the quarters, A steady dripping The merchant checks his compass and orders, Dagger gripping The ship hand settles into the corner, Fast asleep now And soon the waves will pick up and throw them, Unannounced, cause we... We recognize all this independent light We give it our honor and our lives And only when the four winds merge You will set the sail and turn When the hell on water does settle A stream of sun beams down A dove flies in an a lands on the rudder Now their fast approaching We, we recognize all this independent light We give it our honor and our lives But only when the four winds merge You will set the sail and turn
6.
We're headed up to the north far away from the heat Smell the pine in the breeze We can sleep in the grass, in the morning looking out to the east Dew on the leaves like diamonds on hands Fan the soft dying smoke till the smoldering is free Reach and dance with your flame Oh I don't know where I'll go But I'll be home with you We're headed down to the coast with a balance and a dream feel the waxing moon's glow yeah we can run we can glide we can roll until we slide in the sea whatever we'll be, wherever we go Oh I don't know where I'll go But I'll be home with you Into the sun lifting off from the cradle of the free see the patterns expand into fast moving maps, chasing after these material things but down deep beats the heart of us all
7.
All along the outer banks Washing up from streams and lakes On the mighty panama you fall The tree’s own residents reply And blaze across the eastern sky To form a flock the tailwind pushes on Dredge along the harbor lines Deep inside the canyon mines That caught the blood and sweat you left behind Hush the screaming gears that grind Silence all the fears that bind Leave your labor on the other side So we forge the night In jet-set paradise It’s so Byzantine To leave our remnants for the king Sinking boats with water log Weakened shouts in heavy fog Spark a fire and light this water up Straight through luminescent crown Are fields of trees on solid ground You belong, we all belong right here You belong, we all belong right here So we forge the night Under the harbor lights And quench the firing lines That leave us bleeding ‘till there's No more war to fight No epic battle cries It’s so byzantine To leave our remnants for the king
8.
Silver and spinning It caught my eye from the distance Don’t look down, don’t look down I shot every second The white hot lights gliding over Through the clouds, through the clouds Minds and history break free Oh to be true and finally see Under the radar From satellites to missile silos Don't hold back, don't hold back The mystery handles A decades secret unraveled They fooled us all, fooled us all The crash of Nephilim that fall Oh to be true, and know The rise of lies and vitriol Oh to be peace and show Fake reprieve and silent waters Save your life, your sons and daughters Empty out the clouds into the streets Blackened sky and flashing saucers Paradigm transcendent transfer Olive branches, sun springs into peace The sound of Nephilim that fly Oh to be true, and know Flashing saucers fill the skies Oh to be peace and show
9.
There was a time we measured every night in landslides Scaled the rugged ridge with every step to divide Dissipate and dissolve the smoky haze Creeping down the snowy spine into the plain And we’re finding the natural order of low flying clouds And we’re feeding the birds and the wolves on the quarantine grounds There’ll be a time when heaven opens up a gold mine Señora borealis, let your hair down tonight Spin across and grace these empty arms of mine Pull together the space between the frost and fire And we’re finding the natural order of low flying clouds And we’re feeding the birds and the wolves on the quarantine grounds We’re headed back to town to take the pearls from the swine Walking hand in hand with a fire in our eyes And we’re finding the natural order of low flying clouds And we’re feeding the birds and the wolves on the quarantine grounds
10.
Well I finally find You asleep at the front of the battle line Close to enemy hands With your feet to the fire of the great I Am Still love will level this land And besiege every strait where the darkness stands Oh my soul Oh my mind Nothing is ever as easy as falling in line Well I’ve grown to despise Every smash from the hammer that fastens time Well no more daily advice From the drone of the drums that will close my eyes Oh my soul Oh my mind Nothing is ever as easy as falling in line

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released June 15, 2010

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