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Al Stewart On The Border Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [1 vote]Album: Year of the Cat / Original Release Date: 1976-07Genre: PopSong Duration: 3 min 23 sec
On The Border
Al Stewart
Al Stewart
AL STEWART
- On The Border LyricsThe fishing boats go out across the evening water
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On my wall the colours of the maps are running
From Africa the winds they talk of changes coming
The torches flare up in the night
The hand that sets the farms alight
Has spread the word to those who're waiting on the border
In the village where I grew up
Nothing seems the same
Still you never see the change from day to day
And no-one notices the customs slip away
Late last night the rain was knocking at my window
I moved across the darkened room and in the lampglow
I thought I saw down in the street
The spirit of the century
Telling us that we're all standing on the border
In the islands where I grew up
Nothing seems the same
It's just the patterns that remain
An empty shell
But there's a strangeness in the air you feel too well
The fishing boats go out across the evening water
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On the border
On the border
On the border
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On my wall the colours of the maps are running
From Africa the winds they talk of changes coming
The torches flare up in the night
The hand that sets the farms alight
Has spread the word to those who're waiting on the border
In the village where I grew up
Nothing seems the same
Still you never see the change from day to day
And no-one notices the customs slip away
Late last night the rain was knocking at my window
I thought I saw down in the street
The spirit of the century
Telling us that we're all standing on the border
In the islands where I grew up
Nothing seems the same
It's just the patterns that remain
An empty shell
But there's a strangeness in the air you feel too well
The fishing boats go out across the evening water
Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border
The wind whips up the waves so loud
The ghost moon sails among the clouds
Turns the rifles into silver on the border
On the border
On the border
On the border
Facts about On The Border
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On The Border is written by Alistair Ian Stewart.
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It is first released on July 01, 1976 as part of Al Stewart's album "Year of the Cat" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Al Stewart's 'On The Border' presents a borderland where, besides the depicted smuggling, violence, and so on, the political and social turmoil of the period was indicated. The lyricist meditates on the transition of the world, the retirement of customs, and the standing on a doorstep between the past and a no man's land of an uncertain future. Mostly the border lyrics bring up topics like social commentary, reflection, nostalgia, angst, and solitude. The same time, the song points out the necessity of change and transformation, conflict and struggle, and nostalgia and memory. The lyrics literally include within them smuggling and violence themes that can be themed unsuitable for younger children. The subject matter may not require parental guidance, though there is no explicit language or graphic content.
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On The Border falls under the genre Pop.
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On The Border song length is 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
Who wrote On The Border lyrics?
On The Border is written by Alistair Ian Stewart.
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When was On The Border released?
It is first released on July 01, 1976 as part of Al Stewart's album "Year of the Cat" which includes 9 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind On The Border lyrics?
When we delve into what the artist truly meant to convey, Al Stewart's 'On The Border' presents a borderland where, besides the depicted smuggling, violence, and so on, the political and social turmoil of the period was indicated. The lyricist meditates on the transition of the world, the retirement of customs, and the standing on a doorstep between the past and a no man's land of an uncertain future. Mostly the border lyrics bring up topics like social commentary, reflection, nostalgia, angst, and solitude. The same time, the song points out the necessity of change and transformation, conflict and struggle, and nostalgia and memory. The lyrics literally include within them smuggling and violence themes that can be themed unsuitable for younger children. The subject matter may not require parental guidance, though there is no explicit language or graphic content.
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Which genre is On The Border?
On The Border falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song On The Border?
On The Border song length is 3 minutes and 23 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Alistair Ian Stewart
Record Label(s): 1976 Al Stewart
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