Evening Over Rooftops Lyrics - Singles - Edgar Broughton Band

The air was thick like honey 

Looking from a room 

The room had open windows 

To let this springtime through 

Evening stood by watchin' 

At the side of summer's promise 

The flowers in her garden 

Were the envy of her friends 

How far are we from dying 

Is it nearly at an end? 

How far are we from dying 

Is it nearly at an end? 

The smoke hung on the skyline 

The city fell in silence 

The sunset, ripe and mellow 

Was the light to write some thoughts by 

Her children watched for father 

From a window in the wall 

Said a prayer for grandpapa 

And maybe many more 

Somewhere in the distance 

On the road so far away 

I heard the sound of life 

Though the people left for home 

Three birds flew off a building 

Standing proud against the sky 

Many more flew with them 

Spiralled up like laughter 

Faster, harder 

They rose up in a column 

Hundreds upon hundreds 

And twice that many wingspeed 

Four miles across 

Stretched a million miles high 

The living pulsing column 

In the lady of the sky 

Feathers thrashed together 

locked in that huge swarm 

I knew no-one could see it 

And now that it was gone 

I rubbed my eyes and tried to find 

A reason for the flight 

Exodus, escape 

Or was it just for me to see? 

Like the mating of the earth and air 

Like water is to flowers 

The envy of her friends 

How far are we from dying, is it nearly at an end? 

How far are we from dying 

Is it nearly at an end? 

How far are we from dying 

Is it nearly at an end? ....