David Gilmour - A Great Day for Freedom lyrics

On the day the wall came down They threw the locks onto the ground And with gla**es high we raised a cry For freedom had arrived On the day the wall came down The Ship of Fools had finally ran aground Promises lit up the night Like 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 neighbors 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 grey 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 bitter residues slipped away...slipped away