NoMeansNo - Youth Lyrics
Youth, I seeIn your heart the red blood flowsDown like a river to the sea it goesYouth, I seeThrough all the trouble, the work and painYou laugh like a child in a warm spring rainYouth, I SeeFrom the heavens the moon looks downAnd the lapping of the tide is the only soundThe jungle lurks where the firelight fadesThe stars are swimming in a moonlit bayWomen cry in their native tongueSinging of the days when they were youngHear the black eyed women prayFor all their lovers who have sailed awayOn the altar the incense burnsFor all the men who will never returnYouth, I seeMuscles ripple across your back As you grab the rope and hold it fast Youth, I see Laughing faces at the end of the day Hands that clap as the music plays Youth, I SeeSee the temple on the hill aboveA black bird circling a nesting doveSee the monks in their crimson robesWalking single file down a dusty roadIn the market the hawkers singOf aromatic spice and copper ringsDice are thrown and rattling fallAt the feet of the soldiers on er) ancient wallAnd the bones of those who climbed and diedLie gleaming in the sand on the other sideSee all of them dreamYouth, I seeA clear horizon the colour of leadThe sea is green like a blanket spreadOver theeOn the sheltering shore the breezes singBut here the wind like a big bell ringsOver theeA white-haired King with a withered handBowed to the youth from a foreign landBehind the curtains a young girl sighedBasking in the light of his deep, blue eyesThe King decreed that the youth should knowAlt the secrets
