Ashes to Ashes

Album: Jerusalem (2002)
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  • Ashes to ashes, dust to dust
    Ashes to ashes, dust to dust

    A long time ago before the ice and the snow
    Giants walked this land each step they took
    The mighty mountains shook and the trees took
    A knee and the seas rolled in
    Then one day they say the sky gave way
    And death rained down, and made a terrible sound
    There was fire everywhere and nothing was spared
    That walked on the land or flew through the air
    When all was over the slate wiped clean with a touch
    There God stood and He saw it was good
    And He said, "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust"

    The sea gave birth and it crawled up on the dirt
    And stood up and took a look around
    Said, "I'm the next big thing and the gift that I bring
    Comes directly from God, so there ain't no holding me down"
    So he crowned himself king now no one remembers his name
    But the seed that he sowed took the show on the road
    There was blood on their hands and a plague on the land
    They drew a line in the sand and made their last stand
    God made us in His image and it's in God that we trust
    When asked about the men that had died by their hands
    They said, "Ashes to ashes and dust to dust"

    Now, nobody lives forever nothing stands the test of time
    Oh, you heard 'em say, "Never say never"
    But it's always best to keep it in mind that every tower ever built tumbles
    And no matter how strong, no matter how tall
    Someday even great walls will crumble and every idol ever raised falls
    Someday even man's best laid plans will lie twisted and covered in rust
    We've done all that we can but it slipped through our hands
    And it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust Writer/s: Stephen F Earle
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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