Uploaded by Coutionor on Mar 20, 2008
From the 'Cutter & The Clan' album - 1987. Now with better sound than my previous upload.
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The red hot sun burns up the hill
The winter's bride, the summer's king
I tramp these acres and I feel
Once upon a time
Then it seemed that everything
You saw and touched and felt was real
You turned the tap and you turned the wheel
Breathing free
Once in a lifetime
You live and love
Once in a lifetime
You die
Once in a moment
The sun goes down
Protect and survive
Now you search the open evening skies
Trace the memory in your eyes
For the prophet's hard rain and the deluge
Lie in tears around your door
Once there were trees and livestock here
A mother's love, the warnings clear
But you chose to turn away from fear
Breathing free
(Chorus)
Protect and survive
Protect and survive
Now there's a faceless cross on a distant hill
A wasted voice, a silent scream
Where the lovers love and the dreamers dream
You stand and dream alone
You took your sacrifice to the gods of war
Traded your children's lives for a mess of gold
And you beat your ploughshares into swords
Breathing free
(Chorus)
Top Comments
All Comments (29)
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thanks to Youtube i went out and brought their greatest hits album which includes this song. I love this song now, guess playing it over and over and over and over helps.
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@tse8302 Briliant band!
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A far superior band without Munro bashing that tambourine.
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1st heard this song wen they sung it at Stirling castle
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@Duncanish41 I'm 28 and have seen them live 3 times. Awesome band to see in concert, everybody is on there feet!
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@tse8302 Uh oh. You're hooked now. :) Only about 20 more to go and you'll have them all. :)
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just got my first runrig cd1
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think this was the best album ever
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HAHA this video is from the old version of the danish broadcasting company DR1 (danmarks radio) Denmarks radio.
You can see the logo at the top right corner :D proud to be danish!
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