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Dar Williams This Was Pompeii Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.61/10 [23 votes]Album: Mortal City / Original Release Date: 1996Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 3 min 57 sec
DAR WILLIAMS
- This Was Pompeii Lyrics / with translationsI am thinking about the woman in a century of peace,
On a bright mosaic she is washing on her knees,
And she looks up at the black sky beyond the mountain tall,
She says, "Oh good, the rain is finally going to fall today."
This was Pompeii
And everyone has memories of the night that melted stone,
The neighbor's nightgown, the screaming on the phone,
And the tired man at the station says, "We can't tell who's alive,
All we ever know is that the tourists survive."
"Tra la, tra la," they say, they say,
"Let's Go Pompeii."
And I think about Pompeii when I feel an end is near,
Just before the rain and eveyr time you disappear,
And I think about a teacup, suspended and half served,
And all the scholars know is that it's perfectly preserved.
"Oh, oh," that's all, they say,
"This was Pompeii."
And as for my on kingdom, not a table leg was charred,
I simply lost my kingdom, 'cause I held it much too hard,
Once I had a sadness, the sadness turned to trust,
The trust turned into ashes and to lawyers and dust,
A century, a day,
This was Pompeii.
On a bright mosaic she is washing on her knees,
And she looks up at the black sky beyond the mountain tall,
She says, "Oh good, the rain is finally going to fall today."
This was Pompeii
And everyone has memories of the night that melted stone,
The neighbor's nightgown, the screaming on the phone,
And the tired man at the station says, "We can't tell who's alive,
All we ever know is that the tourists survive."
"Tra la, tra la," they say, they say,
"Let's Go Pompeii."
Just before the rain and eveyr time you disappear,
And I think about a teacup, suspended and half served,
And all the scholars know is that it's perfectly preserved.
"Oh, oh," that's all, they say,
"This was Pompeii."
And as for my on kingdom, not a table leg was charred,
I simply lost my kingdom, 'cause I held it much too hard,
Once I had a sadness, the sadness turned to trust,
The trust turned into ashes and to lawyers and dust,
A century, a day,
This was Pompeii.
Facts about This Was Pompeii
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This Was Pompeii is written and performed by Dar Williams.
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It is first released in 1996 as part of Dar Williams's album "Mortal City" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Dar Williams uses the ancient city of Pompeii as a metaphor through her song 'This Was Pompeii' to show how peopleexperience loss and all types of transformations and their ability to recover from these events. The lyrics match personal events with the historical event because they show how people lose their things and their feelings develop and everything must eventually change. The song This Was Pompeii presents its lyrical content through themes of nostalgia and reflection. The song emphasizes the dual nature of loss and memory together with the need for change and the need to keep things intact and the conflict between trust and betrayal. The lyrics contain themes of loss and historical reflection which may require parental guidance for younger children. The content does not contain any explicit themes or violent language yet it remains unsuitable for very young children.
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This Was Pompeii falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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This Was Pompeii song length is 3 minutes and 57 seconds.
Who wrote This Was Pompeii lyrics?
This Was Pompeii is written and performed by Dar Williams.
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When was This Was Pompeii released?
It is first released in 1996 as part of Dar Williams's album "Mortal City" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind This Was Pompeii lyrics?
When we dive into the story the lyrics are telling, Dar Williams uses the ancient city of Pompeii as a metaphor through her song 'This Was Pompeii' to show how peopleexperience loss and all types of transformations and their ability to recover from these events. The lyrics match personal events with the historical event because they show how people lose their things and their feelings develop and everything must eventually change. The song This Was Pompeii presents its lyrical content through themes of nostalgia and reflection. The song emphasizes the dual nature of loss and memory together with the need for change and the need to keep things intact and the conflict between trust and betrayal. The lyrics contain themes of loss and historical reflection which may require parental guidance for younger children. The content does not contain any explicit themes or violent language yet it remains unsuitable for very young children.
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Which genre is This Was Pompeii?
This Was Pompeii falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song This Was Pompeii?
This Was Pompeii song length is 3 minutes and 57 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Dar WilliamsRecord Label(s): 1997 Razor & Tie
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