The Old Man
from Veil by Drifting Sun
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Veil
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumDrifting Sun's long-awaited new album "Veil", now available on pre-order.
Official release date March 22nd, 2024.
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Jargon - Vocals
Ralph Cardall - Guitars, Mandolin
Pat Sanders - Keyboards
John Jowitt - Bass
Fudge Smith - Drums
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'The Old Man'
Taken from forthcoming album "Veil", releasing on March 22nd.
Taken from forthcoming album "Veil", releasing on March 22nd.
lyrics
The old man sitting on a stone
knows his time is short
Through stifling, suffocating pain
his dry lips reaching for
one last taste of bygone days
A scarred hand wipes his feathered brow
with soft anxiety
He stands still, bruised and broken-hearted
when the hour strikes
and an ill wind robs his life
Never surrender concern to reality
We are as one through the dark veil
The young man ponders what life may
in his golden fortress lies there
a darker tale untold, a sour fate unfolds
Heading for shattered promises
Never surrender your care to reality
We are as one through the blind screen
The old man weeping on the floor
knows his time has come
He stands still, bruised and broken-hearted
when the hour strikes
One more taste of bygone days
Never surrender concern to reality
may all our dreams come together
Lest we lose track of each other
we are as one through the blind screen
One last taste of bygone days
knows his time is short
Through stifling, suffocating pain
his dry lips reaching for
one last taste of bygone days
A scarred hand wipes his feathered brow
with soft anxiety
He stands still, bruised and broken-hearted
when the hour strikes
and an ill wind robs his life
Never surrender concern to reality
We are as one through the dark veil
The young man ponders what life may
in his golden fortress lies there
a darker tale untold, a sour fate unfolds
Heading for shattered promises
Never surrender your care to reality
We are as one through the blind screen
The old man weeping on the floor
knows his time has come
He stands still, bruised and broken-hearted
when the hour strikes
One more taste of bygone days
Never surrender concern to reality
may all our dreams come together
Lest we lose track of each other
we are as one through the blind screen
One last taste of bygone days
credits
from Veil,
track released March 18, 2024
Jargon - Vocals
Ralph Cardall - Guitars
Pat Sanders - Keyboards
John Jowitt - Bass
Fudge Smith - Drums
Jargon - Vocals
Ralph Cardall - Guitars
Pat Sanders - Keyboards
John Jowitt - Bass
Fudge Smith - Drums
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Drifting Sun Sturminster Newton, UK
Drifting Sun are a UK-based Progressive Rock band. Their music has been described as dramatic, theatrical, and atmospheric, in the true style of Progressive Rock giants such as Dream Theater, Queensryche, Genesis and Jethro Tull, to name but a few of the bands that influenced their sound. ... more
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Nov 2019 -
Sep 2019
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