Floyd Pink A Great Day For Freedom Lyrics

A Great Day For Freedom Lyrics

On the day the wall came down  

 They threw the locks onto the ground  

 And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived  

  

 On the day the wall came down  

 The Ship of Fools had finally run aground  

 Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight  

  

 I dreamed you had left my side  

 No warmth  not even pride remained  

 And even though you needed me  

 It was clear that I could not do a thing for you  

  

 Now life devalues day by day  

 As friends and neighbours turn away  

 And there's a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone  

  

 Now frontiers shift like desert sands  

 While nations wash their bloodied hands  

 Of loyalty, of history, in shades of gray  

  

 I woke to the sound of drums  

 The music played, the morning sun streamed in  

 I turned and I looked at you  

 And all but the bitted residue slipped away...slipped away