Cave Paintings - The Vikas
Best track to come from my short-lived band "The Vikas." Originally written for my indie punk band "Dusters?" but then we broke up. I listen to the silence, to hear what once was heard I #39;m being brought to tears but without a single word I stand where once stood others, and immortality was sought What could have gone through his mind when he turned to her and thought I #39;ll draw her cave paintings, horses on the wall Cave paintings, our lives don #39;t matter at all If I could speak I #39;d sing her a song that would last a thousand years But I can #39;t so I #39;ll just draw, focusing my fears When did we learn emotion? When did fear and love come in? Was he living life in sentience, had we yet created sin? Did he think about the future, as his drawing set him free? These questions have no answers, just a painted legacy I #39;ll draw her cave paintings, mammoths on the wall Cave paintings, our lives don #39;t matter at all If I could speak I #39;d sing her a song that would last a million years But I can #39;t so I #39;ll just draw, focusing my fears Standing where a man stood thirty thousand years in the past It #39;s hard to keep composure, for I wonder if I #39;ll last Will what I create remain when our cities fin #39;ly fall He and I are not that different, as I paint upon the wall I #39;ll draw them cave paintings, paintings on the wall Cave paintings, our lives don #39;t matter at all If it would last, I #39;d sing them a song that could be heard in a billion years But I can #39;t so I #39;ll just draw, preserving my hopes and my ...From:Jeff BurgessViews:73 11ratingsTime:04:10More inMusic
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