Raven's Child-John Denver

[ti:Raven's Child] [ar:John Denver] [al:The Flower That Shattered The ] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Raven's Child - John Denver (约翰·丹佛) [00:16.57]Raven's child is chasing salvation [00:20.64]Black beak turned white from the crack and the snow [00:27.93]On the streets of despair the answer is simple [00:32.17]A spoonful of mercy can set free the soul [00:38.40]The ** king sits on his arrogant throne [00:42.55]Away and above and apart [00:48.45]Even children are twisted to serve him [00:52.33]And greed has corrupted what once was a heart [01:03.05]Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom [01:06.92]Trades for the arms that once made her strong [01:14.28]With nuclear warheads and lasers in heaven [01:18.19]Fear does the choosing between right and wrong [01:24.91]The arms king sits on his arrogant throne [01:28.85]Away and above and apart [01:34.85]Bankers assure him that he needn't care [01:38.63]And greed makes a stone of what once was a heart [01:49.27]Raven's child is washing the water [01:53.08]All of her wing-feathers blackened with tar [02:00.85]Prince William shoreline's an unwanted highway [02:04.62]Of asphalt and anger an elegant scar [02:11.18]The oil king sits on his arrogant throne [02:15.04]Away and above and apart [02:21.01]Lawyers have warned him he mustn't speak [02:24.74]And greed has made silent what once was a heart [02:31.54]You know there are walls that come tumbling down [02:35.14]For people who yearn to be free [02:39.23]Still there are hearts that long to be opened [02:42.91]And eyes that are longing to see [02:48.76]Raven's child is our constant companion [02:52.62]Sticks like a shadow to all that is done [03:00.44]Try as we may we just can't escape him [03:04.23]The source of our sorrow and shame [03:07.54]We are one [03:11.90]The true King sits on a heavenly throne [03:15.32]Never away nor above nor apart [03:21.38]With wisdom and mercy and constant compassion [03:25.26]He lives in the love that lives in our hearts [03:36.12]Raven's child is washing the water [03:43.83]Raven's child keeps vigil for freedom [03:51.41]Raven's child is chasing salvation [03:59.10]Raven's child is our constant companion