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TITLE. LYRICS

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Passover

This is a crisis I knew had to come, destroying the balance I'd kept
Doubting, unsettling and turning around, wondering what will come next
Is this the role that you wanted to live? I was foolish to ask for so much
Without the protection and infancy's guard, It all falls apart at first touch

Watching the reel as it comes to a close, brutally taking its time
People who change for no reason at all, it's happening all of the time
Can I go on with this train of events disturbing and purging my mind?
Back out of my duties, when all's said and done, I know that I'll lose every time

Moving along in our god-given ways, safety is sat by the fire
Sanctuary from these feverish smiles left with a mark on the door
Is this the gift that I wanted to give? Forgive and forget's what they teach
Or pass through the deserts and wastelands once more and watch as they drop by the beach

This is the crisis I knew had to come, destroying the balance I'd kept
Turning around to the next set of lives, wondering what will come next

	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
	Passover is a Jewish feast commemorating the night when the Lord, smiting the first-born of the Egyptians, "passed over" the houses of the children of Israel

	STUDIO RECORDING. NOTES	Live recordings
	Date: Monday 18–Sunday 30 March 1980 Studio: Britannia Row Studios – London (UK) Duration: 4.43 Availability on record: Closer \| Heart And Soul \| Permanent

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