《This Was Pompeii》歌词

[00:00:00] This Was Pompeii - Dar Williams

[00:00:19] I am thinking about the woman in a century of peace

[00:00:25] On a bright mosaic she is washing on her knees

[00:00:29] And she looks up at the black sky beyond the mountain tall

[00:00:36] She says "Oh good the rain is finally going to fall"

[00:00:45] Today

[00:00:52] This was Pompeii

[00:01:06] Everyone has memories from the night that melted stone

[00:01:11] The neighbors nightgown the screaming on the phone

[00:01:15] And the tired man at the station says "We can't tell who's alive

[00:01:21] All we ever know is that the tourists survive"

[00:01:29] "Tra la tra la let's go" they say

[00:01:39] "Let's go Pompeii"

[00:01:51] And I think about Pompeii when I feel an end is near

[00:01:57] Just before the rain and every time you disappear

[00:02:01] And I think about a teacup suspended and half served

[00:02:07] And all the scholars know is that it's perfectly preserved

[00:02:12] "Oh oh that's all" they say

[00:02:24] "This was Pompeii"

[00:02:44] And as for my on kingdom not a table leg was charred

[00:02:49] I simply lost my kingdom 'cause I held it much too hard

[00:02:54] Once I had a sadness the sadness turned to trust

[00:02:59] The trust turned into ashes and to lawyers and dust

[00:03:07] A century a day

[00:03:16] This was Pompeii

[00:03:26] This was Pompeii

[00:03:35] Oh oh oh oh oh hmm