The Valley Of The Shadow
from Real Lives by The Living Archive Band
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From the play 'Days of Pride'.
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The Valley of the Shadow
words & music: Paul Clark
Our great attack had failed, we'd nothing left to give.
Our wounded hanging in the wire had little time to live.
The German shells came screaming down
To shred them where they lay,
Abandoned in the valley of the shadow.
The battle ground at night would look as bright as day,
As Very flares turned blackness into ugly, lifeless grey.
The twisted shapes that once were men in senseless patterns lay, The tenants of the valley of the shadow.
The torn and shattered fields, the bits of wire and steel
No blade of grass, or branch, or leaf, to make the place seem real.
An ancient traveller passing by just couldn't help but say:
“This surely is the valley of the shadow.”
Let paintings of that scene be hung upon the wall
In rooms where governments decide if men should stand or fall.
They'd never go to war again if leaders had their say
While looking at the valley of the shadow.
words & music: Paul Clark
Our great attack had failed, we'd nothing left to give.
Our wounded hanging in the wire had little time to live.
The German shells came screaming down
To shred them where they lay,
Abandoned in the valley of the shadow.
The battle ground at night would look as bright as day,
As Very flares turned blackness into ugly, lifeless grey.
The twisted shapes that once were men in senseless patterns lay, The tenants of the valley of the shadow.
The torn and shattered fields, the bits of wire and steel
No blade of grass, or branch, or leaf, to make the place seem real.
An ancient traveller passing by just couldn't help but say:
“This surely is the valley of the shadow.”
Let paintings of that scene be hung upon the wall
In rooms where governments decide if men should stand or fall.
They'd never go to war again if leaders had their say
While looking at the valley of the shadow.
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from Real Lives,
released February 1, 2000
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The Living Archive Band Milton Keynes, UK
An acoustic quintet with an emphasis on strong vocals to deliver both songs and the spoken word depicting the experiences of the people of North Buckinghamshire past and present. The inhabitants of the towns of Wolverton, Stony Stratford and Bletchley and of course the new city of Milton Keynes all have had something to say, and the Living Archive Band gives them a voice. ... more
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