Across The Hills
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ACROSS THE HILLS (Words and music by Leon Rosselson)

Across the hills black clouds are sweeping

Carrying poison far and wide

And the grass has blackened underfoot

And the rose has withered and died

But the rose is still as red love and the grass is still as green

And it must have been a shadow in the distance you have seen

Yes, it must have been a shadow you have seen

Can't you hear the children weeping

Can't you hear that mournful sound

And no birds sing in the twisted trees

In the silent streets around

I can hear the children laughing in the streets as they play

And you must have caught the dying of an echo far away

Yes, it must have been an echo far away

Can't you see the white ash falling

From the hollow of the skies

And blood runs red down blackened walls

Where a ruined city lies

I can see the red sun shining in the park on the stream

And you must have felt a shiver from the darkness of a dream

Yes it must have been the darkness of a dream

And death shall reap a hellish harvest

Make a desert of this land

But the rose is still as red love and the grass is still as green

And It must have been a shadow you have seen