Greta Van Fleet - Anthem of the Peaceful Army Album Lyrics

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Age Of Man

In an age of darkness light appears
And it wards away the ancient fears
March to the anthem of the heart
To a brand new day, a brand new start

To wonderlands of ice and snow
In the desert heat where nothing grows
A tree of life in rain and sun
To reach the sky it’s just begun

And as we came into the clear
To find ourselves where we are here
Who is the wiser to help us steer
And will we know when the end is near?

Beauty lives in every soul
The more you love the more you know
They pass the torch and it still burns
Once children then it’s now our turn

And as we came into the clear
To find ourselves where we are here
Who is the wiser to help us steer
And will we know when the end is near?

And as we came into the clear
To find ourselves where we are here
Who is the wiser to help us steer
And will we know when the end is near?

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The Cold Wind

Oh sweet mama, lay me down in my grave
Leave me baby, I’m too far gone to save
The snow is comin’, all the village folk know
This wicked shiver, chills me down to my soul

Only time will tell
Take the ox to town and you can sell
And leave me in my bed
Today

The Yankee peddler bargains with you on his way
Woe sweet mama’s gotten herself a new dray
Keep the children snug as the wagon rolls on
When the cold wind blows most of them will be gone

Only time can tell
Take the ox to town and I’ll get well
And leave me in my bed
Today

Only time will tell
You take the ox to town and you can sell
And leave me in my bed
Today

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When The Curtain Falls

Well you’re so great and I love you so
You know I’m your biggest fan
I saw your picture and it’s the best
The finest in the land

Camera lights and action
And words you know so well
You’re in and out of fashion
In Hollywood of hell

When the curtain falls
Walk the hollow halls babe
Once a valley doll
Now you’re not at all
No

Well I love you in that movie show
Can I have your autograph
It’s so funny you have such charm
And whole thing made me laugh

Obetral and cocktails
You’re counting all your rings
They all said they loved you
(Didn’t they darlin’)
Well they’ve taken all your things

When the curtain falls
Walk the hollow halls babe
Once a valley doll
Now you’re not at all
No

Well listen darlin
It’s been real swell
What can I say
You’ve got it all
You’re a one woman show
But I’m not gonna’ lie
You could use a little work
Well at your age

What’ve you got baby

When the curtain falls
Walk the hollow halls babe
Once a valley doll
Now you’re not at all

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Watching Over

Many long years amongst the trees
Many long years in the ground
To be with one that’s never seen
The one that stands and watches over

I wonder when we’ll realize
This is what we got left
And it’s our demise
With the water rising
And the air so thin
Still the children smiling
Can we see no sin

This is what we all have seen
Too many years tearing down
Even though we couldn’t believe
It’s only clearer in a mirror
Now

I wonder when we’ll realize
This is what we got left
And it’s our demise
With the water rising
And the air so thin
Still the children smiling
Can we see no sin

See no sin
Say no sin

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Lover, Leaver

Oh my holy lord
Sets my soul on fire
Flames of love and sweet perfume
She's my heart's desire
She's an angel straight from hell
Draws me to the deep
In the darkness way below
It's my heart she'll keep

Thunder underground
Watch the castle fall
Sound of wind it takes the sky
And winter takes us all
Mountain high against the sky
Watches as we pray
Laughing loud and smiling proud
This is where we lay

Lover
Leaver
Taker
Believer

Oh God, hellfire
With your hand'll raze
So he'll fall to his knees
Watch the fire blaze
Satan plays his flute for him
The sound it burns his ears
Watch his eyes
The peace of mind
Slips and disappears

Lover
Leaver
Taker
Believer

Believer

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You're The One

Babe, ain’t no denying
That I’ve got you in my head
Girl, I’d be flying
If you stood yourself and said

You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me

Babe, you’re so young and pretty
But you’re evil, you oughta know
Darling, ain’t that a pity
Won't you stand yourself and show

You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me
Yeah

See, where we’ve been
Won’t you hold my hand and stay awhile

You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me

You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I, you’re the one I had
So come on back to me
Yeah, come on baby

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The New Day

Let the new day shine its light on me
Shake the old way, nights too dark to see
Free tomorrow, it’s bright with something new
Believe the righteous, and it will come true

You’re a child in the garden
You’re growing up I’ll watch you bloom
And your dreams are not forgotten
You’ll be a woman soon

Love isn’t greed, it’s a need that goes unspoken
Love doesn’t leave when you fade away
Pain isn’t vain if it means your heart’s been broken
Pain is the same as a means to heal

Let me try love, you know I’m only one
Live or die love, I tried and to me won
We’re the future, it’s hard to say we know
And the suture is what we have to sow

You are a child in the garden
You’re growing up I’ll watch you bloom
And your dreams are not forgotten
You’ll be a woman soon

Love isn’t greed it’s a need that goes unspoken
Love doesn’t leave when you fade away
Pain isn’t vain if it means your heart’s been broken
Pain is the same as means to heal

Love doesn’t fade away
Love doesn’t fade away

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Mountain Of The Sun

The sun shines brighter from above
And you’re the woman that I love
Climb the mountain even higher
To kiss the sun, fight the fire
Oh, well

I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine
I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine

Take me with you when you go
To be with you is all I know
As we ride, we light the fire
The second sun’s our loves desire
Oh, well

I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine
I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine

Oh, well

The sun shines brighter from above
And you’re the woman that I love
We climb the mountain even higher
Kiss the sun, fight the fire

I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine
I’ll make you mine
You’re my sunshine

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Brave New World

As to the drifters of the high rift plains
They can see the ashes, and the acid rain
It turns to dust before their very eyes
And it chokes to death within the smog it lies

​Take one look at your skies
And in the darkness realize
Kill fear, the power of lies
For we will not be hypnotized

Turn back the clock within your glass of sand
To a time of love within this blackened land
A silent child climbs a mound of char
Where he plants a seed that grows beyond the stars

Take one look at your skies
And in the darkness realize
Kill fear, the power of lies
For we will not be hypnotized

Take one look at your skies
And in the darkness realize
Kill fear, the power of lies
For we will not be hypnotized

Oh no no no
Oh

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Anthem

With the news there's something every day
So many people thinking different ways, you say
Where is the music?
A tune to free the soul
A simple lyric to unite us all, you know

Your opinion only knows
The one thing that you seem to want to have most
And you chose
To save yourself in your own time
You'll have to stay and open up your own mind

And every glow in the twilight knows
That the world is only what the world is made of
Just you and me can agree to disagree
And the world is only what the world is made of

In all the noise facing every day
The colored world has turned into a grey, you say
And from the void, the place in which we came
Can we step back and see we want the same
Oh lord

Your opinion only knows
The one thing that you seem to want to have most
And you chose
To save yourself in your own time
You'll have to stay and open up your own mind (Hey)

And every glow in the twilight knows
That the world is only what the world is made of
Just you and me can agree to disagree
And the world is only what the world is made of

And every glow in the twilight knows
That the world is only what the world is made of
Just you and me can agree to disagree
And the world is only what the world is made of

And every glow in the twilight knows
That the world is only what the world is made of
Just you and me can agree to disagree
And the world is only what the world is made of

And every glow in the twilight knows
That the world is only what the world is made of
Just you and me can agree to disagree
That the world is only what the world is made of

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Lover, Leaver (Taker, Believer)

Oh my holy lord
Sets my soul on fire
Flames of love and sweet perfume
She's my heart's desire
She's an angel straight from hell
Draws me to the deep
In the darkness way below
It's my heart she'll keep

Thunder underground
Watch the castle fall
Sound of wind it takes the sky
And winter takes us all
Mountain high against the sky
Watches as we pray
Laughing loud and smiling proud
This is where we lay

Lover
Leaver
Taker
Believer

Oh God, hellfire
With your hand'll raze
So he'll fall to his knees
Watch the fire blaze
Satan plays his flute for him
The sound it burns his ears
Watch his eyes
The peace of mind
Slips and disappears

Lover
Leaver
Taker
Believer

Believer