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Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities In Dust Lyrics



Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities In Dust Lyrics




Water was running
Children were running
You were running out of time

Under the mountain
A golden fountain
Were you praying at the Lares shrine?

But, oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend

We found you hiding
We found you lying
Choking on the dirt and sand

Your former glories
And all the stories
Dragged and washed with eager hands

But, oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend
Your city lies in dust

Water was running
Children were running
We found you hiding
We found you lying
Water was running
Children were running
We found you hiding
We found you lying

Your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend

Hot and burning in your nostrils
Pouring down your gaping mouth
Your molten bodies, blanket of cinders
Caught in the throes, and

Woah oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend
Your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
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Water was running
Children were running
You were running out of time

Under the mountain
A golden fountain
Were you praying at the Lares shrine?

But, oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend

We found you hiding
We found you lying
Choking on the dirt and sand

Your former glories
And all the stories
Dragged and washed with eager hands

But, oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend
Your city lies in dust

Water was running
Children were running
We found you hiding
We found you lying
Water was running
Children were running
We found you hiding
We found you lying

Your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend

Hot and burning in your nostrils
Pouring down your gaping mouth
Your molten bodies, blanket of cinders
Caught in the throes, and

Woah oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust... my friend
Your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Oh - oh your city lies in dust, my friend
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Writer: Peter Clarke, Steven Bailey, Susan Ballion
Copyright: Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management





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"Cities in Dust" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees from their album Tinderbox (1986). It was released on 18 October 1985 as the album's lead single.

"Cities in Dust" is a dance-rock, and dance-pop song. The lyrics describe the city of Pompeii, destroyed in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Imagery describing the volcano and its magma chamber, the condition of the victims of the eruption, and the subsequent discovery and excavation of the city comprises the bulk of the lyrics. The lyrics mention a shrine to Lares Familiares.
Performed By: Siouxsie and the Banshees
From Album: Tinderbox
Genre(s): Dance-rock, dance-pop
Written by: Peter Clarke, Steven Bailey, Susan Ballion
Produced by: Siouxsie and the Banshees
Released: October 18th, 1985
Year: 1985

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