《Helen And Cassandra》歌词

歌曲： Helen And Cassandra

所属专辑：Last Days Of The Century

歌手： Al Stewart

时长： 04:43

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Helen And Cassandra - Al Stewart[00:00:01]

According to the myths and legends[00:00:14]

At the fringes of our memory[00:00:17]

Paris stole the queen of Sparta[00:00:21]

And carried her across the sea[00:00:25]

As they fled he never dreamt[00:00:28]

That he held the world in his grip[00:00:32]

Helen the face that[00:00:37]

Launched a thousand ships[00:00:40]

Helen the face that[00:00:44]

Launched a thousand ships[00:00:47]

From Mycenae comes Agamemnon[00:00:55]

And the Greeks of the city-states[00:00:58]

Laden with their bronzen weapons[00:01:02]

They're waiting at the Trojan Gates[00:01:05]

As the arrow flies and Achilles falls[00:01:09]

Does she raise the wind to her lips [00:01:12]

Helen the face that[00:01:18]

Launched a thousand ships[00:01:20]

Helen the face that[00:01:25]

Launched a thousand ships[00:01:27]

It's funny how the story lingers[00:01:32]

It's probably a myth of course[00:01:35]

A whisper in the ear of Homer[00:01:39]

Perhaps there never was a horse[00:01:42]

She could have turned[00:01:46]

The head of Paris[00:01:47]

With the gentle sway of her hips[00:01:49]

Helen the face[00:01:55]

That launched a thousand ships[00:01:57]

Oh Cassandra what did you know[00:02:05]

You who bring bad news wherever you go[00:02:12]

You had the gift to see the future[00:02:19]

From Apollo so it's said[00:02:23]

And he made no one believe you[00:02:26]

When you would not share his bed[00:02:30]

Oh Cassandra what did you see[00:02:33]

As you walked the lonely[00:02:40]

Road of your certainty[00:02:42]

Gazing at the ruined city[00:02:43]

That your warnings could not save[00:02:48]

Oh Cassandra [00:02:54]

So still and so grave Cassandra[00:02:57]

The Bronze Age kingdoms tumble[00:03:49]

The cities fade one by one[00:03:53]

The walls of Mycenae crumble[00:03:56]

The Dark Age has begun[00:04:00]

And the truth is lost[00:04:03]

In the ancient dust[00:04:05]

Yet the memory forever persists[00:04:07]

Of Helen the face that[00:04:12]

Launched a thousand ships[00:04:15]

Helen [00:04:20]

The face that launched a thousand ships[00:04:21]