Nothing Lyrics

Once, I flew under a banner that opened up the sky

As I drew my breath I sang

I knew no different

And I knew not why

Above the clouds

Above the rain

By the light of day

I could see as far as the earth curving away

But then the times changed

And the war came

Oh, what's in a name

Only everything

When the salt sits in the soil

When the forum floods with oil

When there's not a song to sing

Just a constant plodding beat

There's nothing

Went to steal a spell of silence

In the tunnels underground

From overhead their heels fade from thunder out

As I made my way down

And in the quiet came an image that remained

A wind blew in from somewhere

A memory of taste

Before the times changed

And the war came

Oh, what's in a name

Only everything

When in the dark a standard's raised

Beyond guards and barricades

To be nothing but a tune

On lips that whisper soon

It's nothing, it's nothing