Blood Upon The Rose

from Blood Upon The Rose by The ascension

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lyrics

Long gone those halcyon days
survivors left to scavenge on the waste
come follow the faithless shepherd
selling hope to the hopeless
step into their realm of dying dreams
where the dead march on to the beat of the war machine

chorus:
Living in the shadow of a fallen nation
there's blood upon the rose
message from the new world
the private eye knows
(repeat)

The world seen through imperial eyes
sift through a history of lies
let's make believe a better land
or take one over and call it all God's plan
march over deserts, bloody the sand
new western structures built by the victors hand

(chorus)

Counterfeit money made by counterfeit people
in the name of a counterfeit God for a counterfeit reason
death, sin, money, power, wealth and corruption
there's a place for your blackened hearts in our manmade heaven
those who talk peace accuse them of treason
diluting your lies makes pale all good reason
pale all good reason

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from Blood Upon The Rose, released May 9, 2012
Music by The ascension.
Words by Doug.
Recording by The ascension.
Mixing and mastering by Ding at 6db studios, Salford

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The ascension Salford, UK

'The ascension'…..a band in and also out of time in a sense due to the obvious influence of socially conscious and ardently non conformist bands and writers of the past. Described as "brutally frank, angry, and politically astute" by Bob Osborne (Salford radio) and "Sounding like a modern day Joy Division and The Cure" by website 'The Manc Review'. ... more

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