AS YOUR SOUL DRIPS FROM THE PLATE
TO THE FLOOR WHERE SHE IS STANDING
HER EYES LIT BY THE FIRE
FROM THE TORCH YOU ARE BURNING
MANY YEARS BROUGHT MANY TEARS
AND MANY MORE WILL SOON BE ARRIVING
BUT I’LL DRINK THIS FINAL DROP
TO ENTER YOUR FRONT DOOR
GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN I POURED FROM THE RAIN
WHERE ONCE, ONCE WASHED A MAN
GOIN’ DOWN LIFE’S DRAIN
IN TIME, IN TIME YOU WILL SEE
JUST WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
FOR I HAVE LET AN ANGEL
CLIP MY WINGS
COME BACK YOUNG VOLUNTEER
FOR YOUR WAR NOW IT IS OVER
LAY DOWN YOUR BLACKENED GUN
NOT ANOTHER BAD WORD SPOKEN
COME TELL OF ALL YOU’VE SEEN
TO THE SOUL YOU’RE NO LONGER KILLING
AND REST YOUR WEARY VOICE
THE LAST BATTLE SONG HAS CRIED
GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN I POURED FROM THE RAIN
WHERE ONCE, ONCE WASHED A MAN
GOIN’ DOWN LIFE’S DRAIN
IN TIME, IN TIME YOU WILL SEE
JUST WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
FOR I HAVE LET AN ANGEL
CLIP MY WINGS
Chorus
AN ANGEL CLIPPED MY WINGS
FROM THE BACK OF THIS BROKEN DREAM
SO NO GROUND NEED EVER BREAK MY FALL AGAIN
FOR I RETURN TO SING THIS TUNE
FROM THE BACK OF A BROKEN DREAM
TIME WON’T HURRY BACK
TIME WON’T STALL
TIME TO FORGET THE PAST
BRUSH THE COBWEBS FROM THE WALL
FOR I SURVIVED TO SING THIS TUNE
FROM THE BACK OF A BROKEN DREAM
supported by 9 fans who also own “From The Back Of A Broken Dream”
Best sea shanty album of all time bar none. I remember when I first heard it; became my favorite album of all time. I was astounded cause... I liked every song! Martin Flaherty
supported by 8 fans who also own “From The Back Of A Broken Dream”
It's childhood. It's a beautiful soundtrack. It's nostalgia. It's still getting jumpscared by cave noises at 2AM, because you're still playing this damn game 10 years later. It's Minecraft! devin_s
Irish singer-songwriter Sarah E. Cullen bares her heart over pastoral folk arrangements enshrouded in a dream-pop haze. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 29, 2021
Irish act Perlee used lockdown time to develop demos into this raw, but lovely collection of tuneful alternative folk songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 27, 2020
supported by 8 fans who also own “From The Back Of A Broken Dream”
An album that originally I didn't take a liking to; until I heard the lyrics. It slowly has grown on me to the point where I have ordered the vinyl. Lovely way to remember those 100 years ago. Martin Flaherty