Sunset at the Northpole 9

THE ROAD HOME

OPENING CHORUS

WHERE’S THE SACRIFICE MY FRIEND?

WHAT’S THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN?

HAVE WE LET THE ANGELS DOWN?

HAVE WE CURSED THE HALLOWED GROUND?

I

IT’S TIME FOR US TO LEAVE, THERE’S NOTHING FOR US THERE

WE’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A RAY OF HOPE, YET THE PATH IS VERY CLEAR

IN A WORLD OF SOLEMN DANGER, WHERE WE’VE TAKEN ALL THE RISK

IT’S TIME TO END THE MADNESS, TIME TO OPEN UP THE FIST

BRIDGE

ARE WE MORE SECURE?  CAN WE SLEEP AT NIGHTS?

WAS IT WORTH THE ANGUISH?  WHEN WILL WE GET IT RIGHT?

I CAN’T TELL THE REASONS WHY OR WHEN WE CROSSED THE LINE

DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWER?  IS THERE NO BETTER TIME?

II

HE LIES THERE IN A FIELD, EYES TURNED MILKY WHITE

ALONE IN THE RESTLESS NIGHT, BOUND FOR ETERNAL FLIGHT

THERE WAITS AN EMPTY CHAIR, THE FIELDS HE WILL NOT TILL

IS HIS WOMAN LONELY, A CHILD LOST ON THE HILL

IT’S TIME TO BRING THEM HOME

REPEAT BRIDGE

III

IT’S TIME FOR US TO LEAVE, WE’VE SQUANDERED BLOOD TOO MUCH

DO WE NEED A SIGN FROM HEAVEN, LIKE A TABLET OR A BURNING BUSH?

WE’VE STUMBLED IN THE DESERT, STAGGERED TO THE BRINK

WE’VE LOST OUR WAY IN THE DARKNESS, LET’S RISE AND SHOW THE WAY

IT’S TIME TO BRING THEM HOME

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE

CLOSING CHORUS

WHERE’S THE SACRIFICE MY FRIEND?

WHAT’S THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN?

HAVE WE LET THE ANGELS DOWN?

July 2007
Phoenix