Sweet Sounds Of Heaven

Album: Hackney Diamonds (2023)
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  • I hear the sweet, sweet sounds of Heaven
    Fallin' down, fallin' down to this earth
    I hear the sweet, sweetest sounds of Heaven
    Driftin' down, driftin' down to this earth
    Bless the Father, bless the Son, hear the sound of the drums
    As it echoes through the valley and it bursts, yeah
    Let no woman or child go hungry tonight
    Please protect us from the pain and the hurt, yeah

    I smell the sweet scents (sweet)
    Sweet scents of Heaven (Heaven)
    Tumblin' down (tumblin' down)
    Tumblin' down to the earth (oh)
    I hear the sweet sounds (sweet sounds)
    The sweet sounds (ooh, the sweet sounds) of children
    And they're praisin' (praisin')
    The land of their birth

    (No) no, I'm not (not) going to hell
    In some dusty motel
    And I'm not, not goin' down
    In the dirt (yes, yes, yes)
    I'm gonna laugh (I'm gonna laugh)
    I'm gonna cry (I'm gonna cry)
    Eat the bread, drink the wine
    'Cause I'm finally, (finally) quenchin' my thirst (yeah)

    You can't have a light without a little shadow, yeah
    Always need a target for your bow and arrow
    I want to be drenched in the rain
    Of your heavenly love, oh, yeah, c'mon

    Let the music (let the music) play loud (play loud)
    Let it burst (let it burst) through the clouds (through the clouds)
    And we all feel the heat
    Of the sun, yeah
    Yeah, let us sing
    Let us shout (let us shout)
    Let us all stand up proud (all stand up proud)
    Let the old still believe that they're young, yeah

    Sweet, sweet sound
    Sounds so sweet (oh, so sweet)
    Sounds so sweet (so sweet)
    (Heaven, Heaven)
    Down, falling down (falling down) to this earth

    (I hear the sweet sounds of Heaven)
    Play me somethin', Stevie

    I smell the sweet, sweet scents of Heaven
    Comin' down (comin' down), comin' down (comin' down)
    To the earth (from the earth)
    (Oh yeah) oh yeah
    (Oh yeah) oh yeah
    (Oh yeah) oh yea-yeah
    (Yes, c'mon)
    Ooh (c'mon)
    C'mon, ooh (c'mon)
    Come, ooh-ooh-ooh (yeah, yeah)

    Hear the gods laughing from above
    (Of Heaven)
    Fallin' down, fallin' down
    (To this earth) oh, oh, oh, oh
    Let me lay down and sleep
    Ohh-oh, ohh-oh, Heaven (Heaven)
    Ooh, ooh, ooh Writer/s: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Special K from UsaAlexa played this song tonight (10/5/23) as a part of shuffle. I had not heard it before since it was released only last week. I knew it was The Stones by the third note. Great song, instantly recognizable as a probable Stones hit.
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