Song For Montserrat

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Your twilight began five years ago

Death of your light caused by volcano

From the Tar River area

Was this unfolding tragic drama

Your people gone like faded shadows

You went away like a withered rose

Ghost isle of rubble and ash is left

As a stone in silent grave you nest

A wreckage ship sank beneath the sea

Prisoner of tragic activity

 

(Chorus)

You died like a setting sun

Oh please resurrect like dawn

So we pray Montserrat

So we pray for you to come back

 

You changed like day changes to night

Soufriere Hills, the funeral of your light

From the heat flows of ninety six

You were battered with volcanic bricks

Erupted blood in ninety seven

You lived the years like a mournful tune

Your ashes rained upon Antigua

With the scream, a rolling of thunder

Like a candle burning, you melted

With the hot tears of wax your eyes shed

 

(Chorus)

 

You need the prayers to save the valley

Phantom in the isle of the rosary

With body explosive as bomb

Forced your people to seek asylum

Unpredictable as the weather

Please do not be as weak as water

Caribbean don’t want you to die

Dear England, hear the sunflower’s cry

Arise with strength we want you to keep

Like the morning waking up from sleep

 

(Chorus)

 

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