Dana Lyons

Drying Tears Lyrics

From the cold blue, to the pale gray

Spreading orange, fire red

Melting yellows, rising whiteness

Fading colors, quiet blue



There's a time in every era

When the rock tears flesh from the bone

Comes a wave of persecution

Driving people away from their homes



Comes the cold wind, come the hard times

Come the genеrals, comes the war

Closing bridges, closing classrooms

Closing еyes and closing doors



Burdened women, bundled children

Bursting baggage, tired men

Trudging roadways, sailing long days

Leaving family, leaving friends



Changing landscape, changing language

Changing seasons, mark the years

Leaving photos, yellow clippings

Fading memories, drying tears