Landin' In A Crosswind Title



(Prologue, a capella)
See him standin' on the corner in the mornin' sun,
Talkin' to the people as they pass,
He's tellin' everybody 'bout a vision of grace,
Settin' down in the middle of the empty place,
Some of them cross over to the other side,
Mostly they just never hear his voice,
A few stop and listen to the things he says,
Mainly, he seems... out of his head.

What have they done to you, my brother,
That your name is poison in the mouth of mankind?
How can you tell the truth, my brother,
When your voice is silent on the party line?
The earth is shaken,
Is it the fault,
Of the butterfly who put his foot down at last?
He just...

(Chorus)
Landed in a crosswind,
Takin' the slip from another sin,
Touchin' down to earth and risin' up again,
Landin' in a crosswind,
Landin' in a crosswind.

What do you call your own, my brother,
Beyond the burden of a human fear?
All of the seeds you've sown, my brother,
Will they come to light in a thousand years?
The day you've chosen
Has lost its sun,
Can you see beyond the darkness of the storm?
Or have you...

(Chorus)

Where do you go from here, my brother?
When the times have changed and we've made our choice,
Who will remain to tell your story?
Just an ancient friend with a rusty voice.
The broken pieces,
The end of an age,
Will the poets only sing about the day,
When you...

(Chorus)

What have they done to you, my brother,
That your name is poison in the mouth of mankind?


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