Levellers Forgotten Ground

Forgotten Ground by the Levellers, taken from the album Zeitgeist.

Come onto me, it's easy for a long life
Don't be denied forever under the night
Come along
To be this free
Is what you want to

Breaking the line forever under the sun
It will be done together for each to be one
Come along
To be is easy
Taking the stars

Across the road at the end of this place
It's not far and anyone can go there
It's waste ground
There's no name on this place
But it always has and always will be there

There's no fence, no walls, no fools
Just the summer sun
And what you choose
But was it only yesterday
Tomorrow came
And handed you the tools
To burn it down
Your forgotten ground

The golden bough with a rope
Lies there for you to climb
Higher and higher
But by this rope you can hang
If you've forgotten why it was
You came there
And you burn it down
Your forgotten ground

When you are old and see this
Know this is cold
That when the sun rises
Tall shadows will hold
The ground you loved
To you is broken
Taken from you

And I carve my name
And then you wrote yours
The black smoke
Will rise up to cover the stars
Nothing said to be forever
Except for the night
That will come
When we burn you down

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Levellers
• Forgotten
• Ground

[H2Ohexagon]

Oh I still know the lyrics!

[tommo900]

Yeah - damn catchy violin part!

[somonelse666]

forget guitar riffs, this is a bloody catchy fiddle riff (at 0:48)

[lajlahjon]

This song made me get a speeding ticket, I was just following the music :)

[myrtlesage]

I just found an old casette tape of mine with The Levellers. The songs still sound great.

[DkHZeRa]

godlike song. nothing more to add.

[TheFreeman35]

always was and always will be there,our forgotten ground...no fence no walls no fools,just the summer sun and what you choose..so many happy memories of forgotten ground/s...ahh levs,you guys absofknlutely RAWK.!

always inspiring,forever fortuitous of meeting you.

nuff love.

[dowzyget999]

Me and me mate travelled round west Scotland and the only flippin tape we had was

Zeitgheist .This song on the cliffs of Sky is brill .

[m1ddy28]

@sectsession Shouldnt need to sneak mate. Ive seen quite a few young kids at their gigs. Maybe try sending them an email and just asking for a favour :)

[zorbonauthor]

just makes me wanna cry, they are the most moving band in the world, their music is haunting and i,ll love em till the day i die, breathtaking beyond beyond, long live and god bless the levs and their stunning musicxxx

[nickcarl123]

Oh god when i was young....songs are NOT Written like this no more...Fact!!!