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One morn I awakened
A new sun was shining
The sky was a Kingdom
All covered in blood
The moon and the stars
Where the troops that lay conquered
Like fruit left to wither
Poor spiritual food
And the spears of bright sun
All brave with it conquest
Did hover unearthly
In banners of fire
I kneit in the garden
Awash with the dawning
And a voice came so brightly
I covered my eyes
Thank you for giving
This bright new morning
So steeped seemed the evening
In darkness and blood
There'll be no sadness
There'll be no sorrow
There'll be no road too narrow
There'll be a new day
And it's today
For us
A new sun was shining
The sky was a Kingdom
All covered in blood
The moon and the stars
Where the troops that lay conquered
Like fruit left to wither
Poor spiritual food
All brave with it conquest
Did hover unearthly
In banners of fire
I kneit in the garden
Awash with the dawning
And a voice came so brightly
I covered my eyes
This bright new morning
So steeped seemed the evening
In darkness and blood
There'll be no sadness
There'll be no sorrow
There'll be no road too narrow
There'll be a new day
And it's today
For us
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Submitted by
dressed2depress On Jun 26, 2006
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A very optimistic song with self-expanatory lyrics. Nick Cave sees the arrival of a beautiful new morning as a symbol of brighter things to come in his life.
But there's also the recognition that entering the light entails some terrible sacrifice. It seems he views the new dawn as inevitable and ultimately beneficial but still with a sense of melancholy.
Basically a sort of hymn or benediction. The music itself mimics an Afro-American spiritual. But, of course, with that unique Bad Seeds touch...