Lyrics
The red hot sun burns up the hill
The intense sun rises over the hill.
The winter's bride, the summer's king
Metaphorical references to the changing seasons.
I tramp these acres and I feel
The singer walks across these lands and experiences a connection.
Once upon a time
Referring to a past era.
Then it seemed that everything
In the past, everything perceived was considered real.
You saw and touched and felt was real
Senses were reliable indicators of reality.
You turned the tap and you turned the wheel
Everyday actions like turning on taps and wheels were commonplace.
Breathing free
Enjoying freedom, possibly before a significant change.
Now you search the open evening sky
Searching the vast evening sky for meaning.
Trace the memory in your eyes
Reflecting on memories through the eyes.
For the prophet's hard rain and the deluge
Seeking signs of hardship and a flood of emotions predicted by prophets.
Lie in tears around your door
Grief surrounds the listener's dwelling.
Once there were trees and livestock here
Describing a time when nature and life were abundant.
A mother's love, the warnings clear
Motherly warnings ignored.
But you chose to turn away from fear
Choosing to ignore fear and warnings.
Breathing free
Returning to the theme of breathing freely, possibly before consequences.
Now there's a faceless cross on a distant hill
A symbol of sacrifice on a distant hill.
A wasted voice, a silent scream
A lost voice and unexpressed pain.
Where the lovers love and the dreamers dream
Where love and dreams once thrived, now a solitary dreamer remains.
You stand and dream alone
Standing alone with one's thoughts and choices.
You took your sacrifice to the gods of war
Having made sacrifices for war, possibly regretted.
Traded your children's lives for a mess of gold
Trading lives for material gain.
And you beat your ploughshares into swords
Metaphorically turning peaceful tools into weapons.
Breathing free
Reiterating the theme of breathing freely, possibly with a changed meaning.
Once in a lifetime
Emphasizing a unique, irreplaceable moment in life.
You live and love
Capturing the essence of living and loving in a lifetime.
Once in a lifetime
Highlighting the inevitability of death in a lifetime.
You die
Repeating the acknowledgment of mortality.
Once in a lifetime
Underlining the fleeting nature of specific moments.
The sun goes down
The sun setting, possibly signifying the end or change.
Protect and survive
An imperative statement emphasizing the need to protect and survive.
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