A Star Was Born

from Gilded Tunes From The Winged Horse Of Melody by Andrew Bond

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lyrics

Something came flying through the night sky
A visitor sent from the heavens
A prophecy straight from the good book
But the wise men were all caught sleeping

A nativity most unexpected
That didn’t bear the divine postmark
I had a three-minute warning
I left holding what I was carrying

And in that moment the earth was lit up
As man reaped what he’d sewn
And in that moment, scenes of mass panic
As a star was born

Now we’re all underground
And we’re never coming out
Yes we’re all underground
And we’re never opening up
Yes we’re all underground, watching lights, watching dials

I can remember the good times
Sat with my friends in the park
Staring up at the wonderful blue sky
We felt caressed by the sunshine

Going and buying an ice-cream
Throwing a stick for my pet dog
Driving out to a pub for lunch
Wondering where to go on my holidays (but in that moment…)

All the faces I knew and cared for
And all the places I used to visit
Got erased in a sudden flash of light
Burning white like napalm

Every single blade of green grass
And all the little birds in the trees
Got deleted like computer documents
And scattered on the wind like fine dust (cos in that moment…)

Scores of workers burrowed like tiny ants
Biting a chunk from the topsoil
Filling it up with concrete
Filling it with miles of pipes and wires

Neon tubes simulate daylight
As we glimpse the real thing through our periscope
Mountains and mountains of tinned food
Fill the cavern like tower blocks

And maybe one day the threat will diminish
As the building blocks crumble down
Then the roaches and our grandkids
Will join together to inherit the earth (but we’re all…)

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from Gilded Tunes From The Winged Horse Of Melody, released June 23, 2012

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Andrew Bond Perth, Australia

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