A Great Day For Freedom (Live In Gdansk - Audio) - David Gilmour
On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks
Onto the ground
And with glasses as high
We raised a cry
For freedom had arrived
And on the day the wall came down
The ship of fools had
Finally run aground
Promises lit up the night
Paper doves in flight
I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth not even pride
Remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that I could not do
A thing for you
Now life devalues day by day
As friends and neighbours turn away
And there's a change
That even with regret
Cannot be undone
Now frontiers shift like desert sands
While nations wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty of history
In shades of gray
I woke to the sound of drums
The music played
The morning sun
Streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitted residue
Slipped away
Slipped away