Story Behind The Song

Written in Ireland in 1974, just as the secondary phase of the Lebanese civil war was getting under way, instigated and abetted by Israel and its then-defense-minister, Ariel Sharon. The anguish that was felt after the Sabra and Chatila massacres, and th

Song Description

Declaration of solidarity with the suffering people of Lebanon at the hands of their neighbours, specifically the state of Israel and its brutal and racist policies

Lyrics

A long way from Pharoah's hand,
and a quick step from the Promised Land,
a quick step from Palestine,
and a heart-beat from this heart of mine:
rock-fall at the Wailing Wall,
and the temple-keepers fly
to where Time machines those great, green trees
to a holy timber-land.

I was raised in the shade
of the Cedars of Lebanon,
and I've bathed in bay
where sailors burned the sand,
then gave the glass to man
and all his kind;
past the sight of land,
they rode on ships to Spain
for what they'd find.

Big towns, and your hearts are down,
and your eyes burn?your heels get round.
Smoke's up, and the sky turns brown?
there's a place you know, where your fancy grounds.
No dreams on silver screens,
they've found a place to hide:
the Holy Land of gods and man
is where your spirit flies.

I was raised in the shade
of the Cedars of Lebanon,
and I've bathed in bay
where sailors burned the sand,
then gave the glass to man
and all his kind;
past the sight of land,
they rode on ships to Spain
for what they'd find.

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
lolaeire	My Top Songs	2/2/2015
bernadette607	Thom Moore	4/26/2011
dr o	Thom Moore	1/31/2010