Albatross Lyrics - Singles - Dan Mccafferty

Blood blood all around 

The land is crying out 

All men are dead underneath the sands 

And noone understands 

Gold gold all is sold 

Ten thousands have been slain 

They stole their gold and destroyed their souls 

The prayers were all in vain 

War war behind the shore 

All men are on the run 

They burned the earth until there 

But a wasteland in the sun 

A wasteland in the sun 

But there's the albatross 

Flying circles through the wind 

The silent master of this land 

Far beyond the southern cross 

Nobody heard his cries 

Wailing sadly through the skies 

Now his voice from up above 

Is slowly dying 

Home home we wanna go home 

The beach is bleak and empty 

All has burnt to ashes 

Nothing will grow 

We wanna go home 

But there's the albatross 

Flying circles through the wind 

The silent master of this land 

Far beyond the southern cross 

Nobody heard his cries 

Wailing sadly through the skies 

Now his voice from up above 

Is slowly dying 

There's just the albatross 

Flying . . . 

September, 20, 1990: early in the morning....