New Dance

from Ghost of a Crow by Nicholas Breeze Wood

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New Dance

The same old dancers came here once,
And they danced so fine.
The same old dance was danced here once,
Throughout time.
Same old trance caught us once,
Kept us tied.
Same old ties bound us once,
Believe all the lies.

I do not know the new dance,
But it’s not how it was.
I do not know the new dance,
But it’s not how it was.
Not this time.

Kids they watch the old ones come,
And they grow up in their dance.
They learn all their steps so perfectly
Cos their steps were built to last.
They’re tranced,
They old before their time,
Their spark is sent away.
They become what the dancers says,
Till the end of their days.

I do not know the new dance,
But the old one can’t last,
I do not know the new dance,
But the old one can’t last,
Much more time.

I saw a new face in the crowd today
Which seemed to come from another place.
I did not see them look at me,
And I did not see their face.
Just reflections in their mirror,
A glimpse of a new view.
No perfect realisation,
Just a hunch at what to do.

I have a step to a new dance,
The old ones lost.
I have a step to a new dance,
The old ones lost.

My daughter, she’s a princess,
And yours is just the same.
Your son, he is a prince to you,
So long may they reign.
And if we deeply hold to that,
Then why do we accept,
The old ones, the old dance,
Their music and all of their steps.

Teach your kids a new dance,
Today’s the day.

Seize the day

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from Ghost of a Crow, released September 6, 1999

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Nicholas Breeze Wood UK

Multi instrumentalist singer-songwriter drawing on Rock, Arabic and Medieval music, using instruments from all those traditions

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