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Artist: Queensrÿche
Canonical path: /queensryche/promised-land
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Promised Land
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Promised Land
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Watching the sand fall
Listening for the knock
Upon my door
And waiting
For promised land
Standing neck deep in life
My ring of brass
Lay rusting on the floor
Is this all?
Because it’s not what I expected
Somewhere along the way
Friends I once held close
Fled the fast lane
I didn’t notice
I just had to make it
Head down, nose to the grindstone
The kiss of life
Place on my brow
Somehow slid to the ground
And lies buried six feet under
Preaching from the floor again
The same old sad song
Bartender, bing another drink for their favorite son
Where did it all go wrong?
What¹s the use in even holding on?
Here’s to love, hate and promises and lies
Almost called it today
Turned to face the void
Numb with the suffering
And the question
Why am I?
So many times I’ve
Tried and failed to
Gather my courage, reach again for that nail
Life’s been like
Dragging feet through sand
And never finding promised land
Preaching from the floor again
The same old sad song
Bartender, bring another drink for their favorite son
Where did it all go wrong?
I feel like I'm dying
Here’s to love, here’s to hate
To promises and promised land lies
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