Where Have All The Angels Flown? Lyrics - Dean Friedman

by Dean Friedman 

Sprawling spired skylines, sparkle in the night 

Sprinkling angel dust on everything in sight. 

In the shadows far below, nestled deep within, 

Lies a cardboard shanty town shaking in the wind. 

Huddled in the darkness, strays outside the fold 

Citizens of nowhere seeking shelter from the cold 

Where have all the angels flown? 

To their father's golden throne? 

Leaving we of merely flesh and blood and bone 

Stranded on the surface of this our fragile home. 

Kings in crystal castles, feast on fortune's fare 

While surly subjects seem to vanish in thin air 

Red ripe rivers rise on falsely fertile fields. 

While we all watch in wonder at the weapons wisemen wield. 

Friends all but forgotten; memories grow dim 

Prayers no more than whispers; sing a silent hymm 

Where have all the angels flown? 

To their father's golden throne? 

Leaving we of merely flesh and blood and bone 

Stranded on the surface of this our fragile home. 

Somewhere in some city sprawled on some factory floor. 

Tiny fingers spinning silken patterns for 

Princes and Princesses, debutantes and heirs 

Under some illusion that what they have is theirs 

Whiled tethered to their stations lesser souls do yearn 

Perchance to buy their freedom with the pennies that they earn. 

Where have all the angels flown? 

To their father's golden throne? 

Leaving we of merely flesh and blood and bone 

Stranded on the surface of this our fragile home.