Lyrics to
The Road To Babylon

This version of The Road To Babylon was released by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976.

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By the waters of Babylon
We lay down and wept and
Wept for these I am
We remember, we remember, we
Remember these I am

A golden helmet blinded minds
Among ten thousand swords
Along the road to Babylon
A golden thunder silenced songs
Among ten thousand voices
On the road to Babylon

Well, well, well, beware that golden helmet
Well, well, well
There’s no easy way to go
Well, well, well
No easy road to follow
Well, well, well

A golden ocean turned to fire
And burned ten thousand ships
Along the road to Babylon
Golden dreamer touched the sky
Alone in empty silence
On the road to Babylon

Well, well, well
Beware that golden thunder
Well, well, well
That dreamed and sang the song
Well, well, well
The empty sound of sorrow

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The lyrics to The Road To Babylon are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Manfred Mann's Earth Band in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to The Road To Babylon are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Manfred Mann's Earth Band and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Road To Babylon back when it was created.

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