《Helen And Cassandra》歌词

[00:00:01] Helen And Cassandra - Al Stewart

[00:00:14] According to the myths and legends

[00:00:17] At the fringes of our memory

[00:00:21] Paris stole the queen of Sparta

[00:00:25] And carried her across the sea

[00:00:28] As they fled he never dreamt

[00:00:32] That he held the world in his grip

[00:00:37] Helen the face that

[00:00:40] Launched a thousand ships

[00:00:44] Helen the face that

[00:00:47] Launched a thousand ships

[00:00:55] From Mycenae comes Agamemnon

[00:00:58] And the Greeks of the city-states

[00:01:02] Laden with their bronzen weapons

[00:01:05] They're waiting at the Trojan Gates

[00:01:09] As the arrow flies and Achilles falls

[00:01:12] Does she raise the wind to her lips

[00:01:18] Helen the face that

[00:01:20] Launched a thousand ships

[00:01:25] Helen the face that

[00:01:27] Launched a thousand ships

[00:01:32] It's funny how the story lingers

[00:01:35] It's probably a myth of course

[00:01:39] A whisper in the ear of Homer

[00:01:42] Perhaps there never was a horse

[00:01:46] She could have turned

[00:01:47] The head of Paris

[00:01:49] With the gentle sway of her hips

[00:01:55] Helen the face

[00:01:57] That launched a thousand ships

[00:02:05] Oh Cassandra what did you know

[00:02:12] You who bring bad news wherever you go

[00:02:19] You had the gift to see the future

[00:02:23] From Apollo so it's said

[00:02:26] And he made no one believe you

[00:02:30] When you would not share his bed

[00:02:33] Oh Cassandra what did you see

[00:02:40] As you walked the lonely

[00:02:42] Road of your certainty

[00:02:43] Gazing at the ruined city

[00:02:48] That your warnings could not save

[00:02:54] Oh Cassandra

[00:02:57] So still and so grave Cassandra

[00:03:49] The Bronze Age kingdoms tumble

[00:03:53] The cities fade one by one

[00:03:56] The walls of Mycenae crumble

[00:04:00] The Dark Age has begun

[00:04:03] And the truth is lost

[00:04:05] In the ancient dust

[00:04:07] Yet the memory forever persists

[00:04:12] Of Helen the face that

[00:04:15] Launched a thousand ships

[00:04:20] Helen

[00:04:21] The face that launched a thousand ships