Story Behind The Song
This song is about my mother, Anna Rose.
Song Description
How much does one person do to placate the god/God she has chosen to follow and obey? How much complacency can one person endure. How is it that she doesn't feel herself a victim of her own mind?
| Song Length |
5:12 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Conformity, Judgement |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Armageddon Waltz
© Marie Swan Black
She lives her life in chains; she dare not go too far
Though her mind is still wild and free
Her smile lights up the sun but her life?s a tragic one
Here?s the saga of the bell of the ball
She was a little girl; a very pretty little girl
You know what they say in the small towns
Factories and smoke buzzing with the railcar?s steam
Playing mother to her mother and dad
Her daddy took her pride and left her crying in the rain
It?s too hard for her; all this pain.
Now she lives not for today but in a cozy dream state
Of tommorrows and God and no pain.
Ch: Oh! Dance with me Anna; Dance with me Anna Rose
The Armageddon Waltz
Dance with me Anna; Sing! Your voice is clear
The Armageddon Waltz
She lives her life in shackles and the chains sweep up the dirt
That she covers so nobody sees
Now her god must have his way and she waits only for judgment day
Will she be what he wants to receive?
Ch: Oh! Dance with me Anna; Dance with me Anna Rose
The Armageddon Waltz
Dance with me Anna; Sing! Your voice is clear
The Armageddon Waltz
(solo)
She lives her life in chains; she dare not go too far
And her smile lights up the sun
Ch: Oh! Dance with me Anna; Sing the end is near
The Armageddon Waltz
Dance with me Anna; Dance with me Anna Rose
The Armageddon Waltz
The Armageddon Waltz