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Lyrics for This Was Pompeii by Dar Williams:
| | | Artist: | Dar Williams |
| | Album: | Mortal City | | Track: | This Was Pompeii | | | | Date Added: | 18/10/2007 | | Views: | 88 | | | | Lyrics: | I am thinking about a woman in the century of peace
On a bright mosaic she is washing on her
knees
And she looks up at the black sky beyond the mountain tall
She says "oh good, the
rain is finally going to fall today"
This was Pompeii
And everyone has memories from
the night that melted stone
The neighbour's nightgown, the screaming on the phone
And the
tired man at the station says "we can't tell who's alive
All we ever know is that the tourists
survive"
"Tra la la, tra la la, let's go" they say
"Let's go Pompeii"
And I
think about Pompeii when I feel an end is near
Just before the rain and everytime you
disappear
And I think about a teacup suspended and half-served
ANd all the scholars know
is that it's perfectly preserved
"Oh, oh, oh, oh" that's all they say
This was
Pompeii
And as for my own kingdom, not a table leg was charred
I simply lost my
kingdom cause I held it much too hard
Once I had a sadness, the sadness turned to
trust
The trust turned into ashes and to lawyers and to dust
A century, a day
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