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Shards in the Sand​-​Redux

from Damage Done Redux by New Sun

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Chaco Canyon . . . civilizations come and go

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Once you close your eyes
And open your mind to what you see
At your feet evidence
Sands of time

Grand cities built
Upon grander dreams
Built to withstand
Time’s eroding sands
All the king’s men
And all of his money
Made it stand
With their bare hands

Here in this place
Set aside by decree
Built on this earth
A sight never before seen
Stone by stone
Fit together
By labor of power

Grand cities built
Upon grander dreams
Could not withstand
The eroding sands
All the king’s men
And all of his money
Could not put it
Together again

The son beats down in a brilliant wash
As my feet kick up the dry red dust
Stumbled there on a faded shard
The pieces of a life apart
Reflections from the canyon walls
Are the echoes of forgotten calls
Tumbled walls and stones abound
Reminders that all things come crashing down
What I would give to have seen
A day of life amongst these scattered shards
These empty walls

A people leave a legacy
Their way of life a distant memory
So many scenes so many lives
So many dreams lost in the sands of time

Here in this place, put upon by decrees
Here in this place, power has become a disease
Soul by soul
Free to decide, more like the freedom to do as your told
Human ideals, liberties bought and then sold
Soul by soul
Standing together . . . with all of their power

Cities were built
Upon grander dreams
They could not withstood
Time’s eroding sands
All the king’s men
With everyone’s money
Could not hold them
Together again

Grand cities fall
Upon grander dreams
They could not withstand
People’s eroding stance
Now there’s no king’s men
And no more money
Could not make it stand
Could not make it stand

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from Damage Done Redux, track released April 27, 2020
Christopher Scott Cooper - gtrs/vocals
Chris Trujillo - Drums/Backing Vocals
Alex Kley - Bass

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New Sun California

Dynamic odd metered progrock with emotive themes designed to shake your mind and rattle your bones. Cinema for the ears.
New Sun embarked on this journey in 1993, and we're still at it 30 years later.

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