Misc Originals – David Emery - Ashes And Angels (Guitar)

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In the summer of 68, the devil came to call.

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He rattled at the windows, and he shook the sturdy walls.

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But the old cathedral stood its ground, built of stone and faith untold,

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Till the spark struck the roofing tar and the fire took its hold.

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Ashes and Angels, drifting thru smoke and flames,

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A testament to heroes, their forgotten names.

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The bells came crashing down, a sound no hymn could quell,

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A chorus from the inferno, a bitter, fiery hell.

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The smoke it choked the graveyard air, swirling around Riel's tomb,

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Beneath the simple marker, could he feel a sense of doom?

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Did he dream the smoke was battle haze, did he hear the timbers snap?

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While the town watched helpless, caught in history's cruel trap.

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Ashes and Angels, drifting thru smoke and flames,

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A testament to heroes, their forgotten names.

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The bells came crashing down, a sound no hymn could quell,

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A chorus from the inferno, a bitter, fiery hell.

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The Bishop fell to his knees, his face a silent plea,

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Saw the shell of what was holy, for all the world to see,

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He spoke of grace and resurrection, as the embers softly died,

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But the people just heard silence, with nothing left inside.

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Ashes and Angels, drifting thru smoke and flames,

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A testament to heroes, their forgotten names.

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The bells came crashing down, a sound no hymn could quell,

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A chorus from the inferno, a bitter, fiery hell.

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The ghost of that old cathedral still stands, a monument of stone and sand,

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A quiet angel watching, where the bell towers used to stand.

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Where the bell towers used to stand.