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Song «Bang the Drum Slowly» von Emmylou Harris.
Fakten
Veröffentlichungsdaten: 2000 09 12 (Album)
Label: Nonesuch 79616
Songwriter Guy Clark & Emmylou Harris
Produktion: Malcolm Burn
Genre: Alternativerock - Alternativecountry
Annotationen
Eine Elegie für den vater von Emmylou Harris.
Personen und Querverweise
Emmylou Harris
Guy Clark
Emmylou Harris
Malcolm Burn
Lyrics
[Verse 1] I meant to ask you how to fix that car I always meant to ask you about the war And what you saw across a bridge too far Did it leave a scar? Or how you navigated wings of fire and steel Up where heaven had no more secrets to conceal And still you found the ground beneath your wheels How did it feel? [Chorus] Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly To dust be returning, from dust we begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy Above and below me, a world without end [Verse 2] I meant to ask you how when everything seemed lost Your fate was in a game of dice they tossed There was still that line that you would never cross At any cost I meant to ask you how you lived what you believed With nothing but your heart up your sleeve And if you ever really were deceived By the likes of me [Chorus] Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly To dust be returning, from dust we begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy Above and below me, a world without end [Verse 3] Gone now is the day and gone the sun There is peace tonight all over Arlington But the song of my life will still be sung By the light of the moon you hung I meant to ask you how to plow that field I meant to bring you water from the well And be the one beside you when you fell Could you tell? [Chorus] Bang the drum slowly, play the pipe lowly To dust be returning, from dust we begin Bang the drum slowly I'll speak of things holy Above and below me, a world without end