The Tower
Words and music: Chris de Burgh
Album: Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)
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A great Lord came walking through the forest one morning with a weapon in his hand
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Rich was his castle, he lacked for nothing, killing was his plan
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When a white bird flew by, she fell from the sky
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Nothing was found, only blood on the ground
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She was gone
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Cursing his fortune, he turned to the forest to kill once again
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Standing before him was a lovely young woman with her hand hung in pain
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When he saw her, his eyes were filled with desire
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He said "I must have her, she must be mine.
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She will be mine."
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He offered her silver, he offered her gold but she threw it on the ground
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He fell to his knees and he begged her, "Oh please come with me, what you wish will be found"
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She said, "Sire, I'll go if you'll put up your bow
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And spare these creatures, leave them in peace
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You have no need"
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But her words were lost in the wind
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His eyes were fixed on a queen
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And all he saw was a woman but all she was, was a dream
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All he saw was a woman and all she was, was a dream
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He took her and bound her with ropes tied around her, to his castle he did ride
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In the wood was a bower where stood an old tower and he threw her deep inside
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And the birds left the sky and a terrible cry
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Brought thunder and lightning, rain falling down
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Tears on the ground
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All through the days on her face he would gaze for she was lovely as the spring
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No words would she speak but "Leave them in peace" and some sad lament she would sing
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One day by the door, through the window he saw a single white feather lying on the floor
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She was there no more
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Now that great Lord is dying, his cold heart is crying for the love of the girl
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For many an hour he has wept on the Tower, for she meant more than the world
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One day in the sky a white bird flew by, he lifted his hands, he cried out in pain
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Come back again
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But his words were lost in the wind
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His castle was built upon sand
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All he has is a memory and all he yearns is her hand
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Oh Oh Ah Ah DaDaDa DaDaDa Da
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All he has is a memory and all he yearns is her hand.
