Song Of Sand

Song Of Sand

If sand waves were sound waves
What song would be in the air now
What stinging tune
Could split this endless noon
And make the sky swell with rain
If war were a game that a man or a child
Could think of winning
What kind of rule
Can overthrow a fool
And leave the land with no stain.

Lyrics :	Suzanne Vega
Copyright :	© 1992 WB Music Corp. / Waifersongs Ltd. (ASCAP)
Album :	99.9° F
"99.9° F" - tracklist : Rock In This Pocket (Song Of David) Blood Makes Noise In Liverpool 99.9° F Blood Sings Fat Man & Dancing Girl (If You Were) In My Movie As A Child Bad Wisdom When Heroes Go Down As Girls Go Song Of Sand Private Goes Public* * Available on the European Release only

Notes:

This song was inspired by Kobo Abe's book "Woman in the Dunes", as Suzanne's states in "The Passionate Eye". [Ed.]

"It was intended to be about the Gulf War. It was probably as close to a political song as I'll ever get." Suzanne Vega at The Learning Annex - TranscriptLearning Annex Discussion January 1995 http://www.suzannevega.com/about/1995/lannex1.htm