barren sky, sifting cloth is weeping red The mourning veil is waving high a field of stars and tears we've shed In the sky a broken flag, children wave
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a barren sky. Sifting cloth is weeping red. The mourning veil is waving high a field of stars and tears we've shed. In the sky a broken flag, children
Translation: Smith, Patti. Broken Flag.
Translation: Red Flag. Broken Heart.
true It claimed on every thoroughfare and avenue Chorus: Peace has broken out In every heart In every house Peace has broken out It started small It drew a crowd Peace has broken
We're adrift on a sailboat My love is the sea Yours is the horizon Constant and steady You set my limbs locked hard afloat Lifted my lonesome sails The
wind knows What we are Orphans, kingdoms Orphans, kingdoms Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die We will look our waker in the eye Raise a flag and then
It was the year The crows and the locusts came The fields drained dry the rain The fields are bleeding "Daddy don't cry, it'll be alright" She puts some
Do do do do do do do do do do I wear a demeanor made of bright pretty things What she wears, what she wears, what she wears Birds singing on my shoulder
The lone woman stands in the turning December She's got ice on her lashes, white at her winter coat The trees stand like soldiers around her Dutiful wooden
You got a quick snap lock on your cold, cold heart You got your YSL kicks and a red birthmark In the shape of Canada that you try to keep a secret You
