There was a time when love was raining down
through the streets of this old town
There was a time of great renown
and then the ships came in
The sun would set upon the sound of violin

Now all I knew is gone
These mountains were built before
Your tyranny hit the shore
Now all I knew is gone

We are old men in our prime
Captives of your history
We are old men who've laid in the ground
our next of kin
The seeds we'd plant in line will never grow again

Now all I knew is gone
These mountains were built before
The cavalry hit the shore
Now all I knew is gone

The wars are raging
The wills are breaking
The graves all curse the day
you came to wash our sins away

Now all I knew is gone
These mountains were built before
Your tyranny hit the shore
Now all I knew is gone

The wars are raging
The wills are breaking
The graves all curse the day
you came to wash our sins away