Yeah i can see that smiling bay full of green boys young and tall
The sons of men made guns out of sticks that fall
I will be powerless
I'll be the one that tills the ground
Before i laugh again, before i listen to that sound
And will you beat our drum, cause god is on our side
Will you be my son cause all of mine have died
On this cold unholy night, now i cleanse my heathen insides
Forgotten what i was
Forgotten what i cried
A mother who warms her chest with the flags of all mankind
She is waiting for peace, she is waiting for children to be born
While jesus wrecks his mind with whisky and cain's revenge
But the trees are a-callin the fields are rejoicing for our return
Yeah will you beat our drum cause god is on our side
Will you be my son cause all of mine have died
On this cold unholy night now i cleanse my heathen insides
Forgotten what i was
Forgotten what i cried
I wave to the guard and he waves a flag of flapping skin
To hide his darkest fears and find a way back home
The green knight says to him "in my advancing years
I know there'll be an end to all these palindromes"
Ideas and they inspire a perfect vision and a secret fire
It's a new way, i say it's a new way
Will you beat our drum cause god is on our side
Will you be my son cause all of mine have died
On this cold unholy night i cleanse my heathen sighs
Forgotten what i was
Forgotten what i cried