In a Broken Promise Land - Big Country

In a Broken Promise Land Lyrics

The past is a foreign country
Two sides tore apartIn the great scheme of tomorrow
What no one really knows
The blood line has diverted
Like a river that overflowsOh, where there's temptation
Oh, there is revelation
Oh-oh, across a thousand nations
Is this the rise or is this the fall?Of the broken promise land
Roses and ashes lie
Where your shadow fallsIn a broken promise land
It takes an honest man to heed the call
A storm blows up in the desert
A hurricane hits the shore
There's a thousand stars in the night sky
I wonder which one could be yours?Oh, I'm not going backwards
Oh, I'm only facing forwards
Oh-oh, be it left or right
Be it right or wrong

The time has comeFor the broken promise land
Roses and ashes lie
Where your shadow fallsIn a broken promise land
All that you had to give
You gave for us allThe past is a foreign country
Two sides tore apart
Tore apart
In a broken promise landIn a broken promise land
Where your shadow lies
Roses and ashes will fallIn a broken promise land
Roses and ashes lie
Where your shadow falls
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