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The Silk Road Lyrics
so we were married on the silk road
a thousand giants throwin' rocks
and just as I pulled back your white veil you were struck
we had your funeral in the ocean
off the coast of Mozambique
that's where you said you always wanted to live
so I said, "lay her here so she can always hear the trees calling her name"
and they'll wrap their roots so gently all around her frozen frame
so I carved you into marble
placed you high up in the freeze
so old Heraclitus would write entire books about your glory
I gave your necklace to a poor boy
he didn't thank me he just left
and I heard your ghost playing the organ again
and I said, "play that song that echoed through the church when you were born"
but then the music stopped and I never heard another sound from you
so I was walking on the silk road
heading home for the last time
and you were sitting waiting for me on the side
beneath the tree
I just kept walking
I didn't see
a thousand giants throwin' rocks
and just as I pulled back your white veil you were struck
we had your funeral in the ocean
off the coast of Mozambique
that's where you said you always wanted to live
so I said, "lay her here so she can always hear the trees calling her name"
and they'll wrap their roots so gently all around her frozen frame
so I carved you into marble
placed you high up in the freeze
so old Heraclitus would write entire books about your glory
I gave your necklace to a poor boy
he didn't thank me he just left
and I heard your ghost playing the organ again
and I said, "play that song that echoed through the church when you were born"
but then the music stopped and I never heard another sound from you
so I was walking on the silk road
heading home for the last time
and you were sitting waiting for me on the side
beneath the tree
I just kept walking
I didn't see
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Submitted by
lionhaart On Aug 22, 2009
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Per the "Grandfather" page on SimpleStereo.com:
So we were married on the silk road, A thousand giants throwing rocks And just as I pulled back your white veil you were struck We had your funeral in the ocean Off the coast of Mozambique That's where you said you always wanted to live
So I said, "Lay her here so she can always hear the trees calling her name, And they'll wrap their roots so gently all around her frozen frame"
So I carved you into marble, Placed you high up in the frieze So old Herodotus would write entire books about your glory I gave your necklace to a poor boy He didn't thank me, he just left And I heard your ghost playing the organ again
And I said, "Play that song that echoed through the church when you were born" But then the music stopped and I never heard another sound from you
So I was walking on the silk road, Heading home for the last time And you were sitting waiting for me on the side Beneath a tree I just kept walking I didn't see
I Think it's Herodotus rather than Heraclitus, Herodotus was a history and Heraclitus a philosopher. regardless great song, really great. i must have heard it 1000 times and i'm not tired of it.