Purity (Live)

The rains move in eastwards

In waves of succession

Drawing lines of grey across the sky

With history just as close

As a hand on the shoulder

In hunger and impatience we cry

The battle against corruption rages in each corner

There must be something better something pure

And the call it is answered from the caves to

The cities

Come the dealers of salvation on earth

We've seen the restless children

At the head of the columns

Come to purify the future

With the arrogance of youth

Nothing is as cruel as the

Righteousness of innocence

With automatic weapons

And a gospel of the truth

Revolution forever succession of the seasons

Within the blood of nature

All raised to rot and die

This purity purity is a lie

Now immaculate conception in sterilised laboratories

How the vanity goes on

Or in the message of the preacher

With his morals and obsessions

The wars that we wage upon ourselves

Purity is a virtue

Purity is an angel

Purity is for madmen to make fools of us all

So forgive yourself my friend

All this will soon be over

What happened here tonight

Is nothing at all

Revolution forever

Succession of the seasons

Within the blood of nature

All raised to rot and die

This purity purity is a lie

I will always see Brendan

At that broken down piano

His fingers thick and red

Shaking on the keys

Battered by the years of alcohol and working

Still playing with the faith that never leaves

So sit us down

Buy us a drink

Tell us a good story

Sing us a song

We all know to be true

I don't give a damn

That I never will be worthy

Fear is the only enemy

Oh that I still know