Crumbling Land Lyrics
In a smile I saw a single eagle in the sky
Wheeling, soaring, gliding by
On a hill there lived a man with many shining things
Shiny gold, shiny car and shiny diamond rings
Wining, dining, shining king
Now the eagle flies in clear blue skies
Dreaming in the clear blue air
Back here on the ground another dealer coughs and dies
But fifty more come rolling off the Ford production line
Then a man appearing like a mirage on the sand
In his hand a moving picture of the crumbling land
Screaming, dealing, movie man
Here we go, hold your nose to see if something blows
Close your eyes, count to ten and see the sunrise rise
Gliding high into the sky
By the ornamental lake a diamond lies
Upon the finger of the king
On high the eagle spies the glitter of a gun
Then wheeling in a climbing turn, he flies into the sun

How come no one commented on this song? Most people probbly havent heard it. It was off of the Zabriskie Point Movie Soundtrack. Awesome song, doesnt even sound Floyd-ish.

Very unlike floyd....awesome though.

A song that's very hard to get, but it's worth searching for!

It's actually not too hard to get, it's right there on the i-tunes music store. I'm not sure what it's about, but it's pretty good. Not Floyd's prime, though.

You could try www.allofmp3.com, too. It's cheaper there.

This is a highly underrated song easily the best on Zabriskie Point.
And lyrically, it does sound Floydish.

Amazing

I may be wrong...but this is what I hear:
In a while I'll find the time to make the sunshine mine in a smile I saw a single eagle in the sky wheeling, soaring, gliding high
On a hill there lived a man with many shining things shiny pool, shiny car and shiny diamond rings wining, dining, shining king
Now the eagle flies in clear blue skies breathing in the clear blue air back here on the ground another dealer coughs and dies but fifty more come rolling off the thought/Ford production line
Then a man commuting like a mirage on the sand in his hand a moving picture of the crumbling land screaming, dealing, movie man
Here we go, hold your nose and see if something blows close your eyes, count to ten and see the sunrise rise climbing high into the sky
By the old [unintelligible uhmaytul lake a darkened lies] upon the finger of the king on high the eagle spies, that glitter of a gun then wheeling in a climbing turn, he flies into the sun
By the ornamental lake a diamond lies upon the finger of the king
By the ornamental lake a diamond lies upon the finger of the king
Generally I think this is the song about the people who lost the sense of freedom and ultimately life in the search for glory and wealth
Generally I think this is the song about the people who lost the sense of freedom and ultimately life in the search for glory and wealth