Church - The Dead Man's Dream lyrics

rate me

Once I had a name, forgotten now<br />

I breathed the air in a century of wonder<br />

I can hear it now in the darkness of the earth<br />

Gorgeous machines, the sound they made like thunder<br />

Great gardens drip honey-jewels and bright birds<br />

The pageants pass down avenues of splendor<br />

Ah, long afternoons by enchanted lakes<br />

Upon elephants, so well I do remember<br />

Lords and priests and talking beasts<br />

Golden calves and telepaths<br />

Crystal skulls and screaming gulls<br />

Women glowed tattooed with woad<br />

Colored mists and amethysts<br />

Men were strong and days were long<br />

Dragons glide on mountainside<br />

Mandrake root and angel fruit<br />

Sighing winds on silver skin<br />

Creation transubstantiation<br />

Unicorns, electric storms<br />

Tunes and runes, we laughed till noon<br />

Sweet release, eternal peace