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Sorrow [Live at Knebworth 1990]

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[02:42.60] The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
[02:47.83] Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky
[02:53.17] A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers
[02:57.96] But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking
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[03:08.26] He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
[03:12.61] In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
[03:18.04] He's chained forever to a world that's departed
[03:23.22] It's not enough, it's not enough
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[03:51.27] His blood has frozen and curdled with fright
[03:58.51] His knees have trembled and given way in the night
[04:03.55] His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
[04:08.48] His step has faltered
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[04:18.93] One world, one soul
[04:28.59] Time pass, the river roll
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[05:39.15] And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
[05:44.76] And silent replies that swirl invitation
[05:49.81] Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
[05:54.98] A grim intimation of what is to be
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[06:04.37] There's an unceasing wind that blows through this night
[06:09.99] And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
[06:14.81] And silence that speaks so much louder than words
[06:19.90] Of promises broken
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