Purity

The rains move in eastwards, in waves of succession<br>Drawing lines of grey across the sky<br>With history just as close as a hand on the shoulder<br>In hunger and impatience we cry<br>The battle against corruption rages in each corner<br>There must be something better, something pure<br>And the call it is answered from the caves to the cities<br>Come the dealers of Salvation on Earth <br>We`ve seen the restless children at the head of the columns<br>Come to purify the future with the arrogance of youth<br>Nothing is as cruel as the righteousness of innocents<br>With automatic weapons and a gospel of the truth <br><br>Chorus:<br>Revolution for ever, succession of the seasons<br>Within the blood of Nature, all raised to rot and die<br>This purity is a lie <br><br>Now immaculate conception in sterilised laboratories<br>How the vanity goes on<br>Or in the message of the preacher with his morals and obsessions<br>The wars that we wage upon ourselves<br>Purity is a virtue, purity is an angel<br>Purity is for madmen to make fools of us all<br>So forgive yourself my friend, all this will soon be over<br>What happened here tonight is nothing at all <br><br>Chorus:<br>Revolution for ever . . . <br><br>I will always see Brendan at that broken down piano<br>His fingers thick and red, shaking on the keys<br>Battered by the years of alcohol and working<br>Still playing with the faith that never leaves<br>So sit us down, buy us a drink, tell us a good story<br>Sing us a song we know to be true<br>I don`t give a damn that I never will be worthy<br>Fear is the only enemy that I still know