Where I came from were no hills at all
The land was flat, the highway straight and wide
My brother and I, we'd drive for hours, like we'd years instead of days
Our faces as pale as the dirty snow

Once I knew there was a love divine
Then came a time I thought it knew me not
Who can forgive forgiveness when forgiveness is not?
Only the land as white as snow

And the water it was icy
As it washed over me
And the moon shined above me
Now this dry ground it bears no fruit at all
Only poppies laugh under the crescent moon
The road refuses strangers
The land the seeds we sow
Where might we find the lamb as white as snow

As boys we would go hunting in the woods
To sleep, the night shun out the stars
Now the wolves are every passing stranger
Every face we cannot know

For only a heart could be as white as snow
For only a heart could be as white as snow


Lyrics submitted by young_jables, edited by SamuellMarquez, Scath, LibertyMark

White As Snow Lyrics as written by Adam Clayton Brian Peter George Eno

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    Wow! I think this is about how man has destroyed everything, and his heart is no longer pure, He's greedy and selfish.

    young_jableson February 18, 2009   Link

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