big country Flame of the West birmingham 25/3/1989

big country Flame of the West birmingham 25/3/1989
A stranger came by traveling
He went to every door
He said he'd lost his people
He had come to look for more
And many did believe him
As he talked upon the square
The spell he wove upon us
Fills my body with despair
And in his eyes
Was the flame of the west
Until it burns
He never rests
He had the voice of an angel
And the face of a saint
And though they fell behind him
I knew what it was he meant
His eyes were full of demons
As he made the message clear
He strode the world like Caesar
With a trident held his fear
And in his eyes
Was the flame of the west
Until it burns
He never rests
It's just how its always been
One man with a ruling dream
And everyone falls for him
Heroines in an ancient film
It's just how its always been
One man with a ruling dream
And everyone falls for him
Heroines in an ancient film
Called the flame of the west
Look out for that stranger
If you pass him on your way
He never sees a danger,
In the darkening of the day
There will be dollars in his hand
He has all hell to pay
And he will pass them to you
If you promise you will stay
And in his eyes
Was the flame of the west
Until it burns
He never rests

[@IqbalHamid]

I was at that gig ❤. I remember getting stuck in London after missing the last train back to Canterbury. Totally worth it, though.

[@ascent7]

superb

[@regaffairs]

Tony Butler is driving this bus

[@vfxtutswithdan1893]

And I think he's speeding.

[@aarlevanbram]

1986 bootlegs Flame of the West never heard it live. 1989 was it on any setlist? for me this song was something like In A Big Country. 1984 Falklands War still fresh. Poor economy. This song puts the blame on both sides. It still has something timeless. That trident... Moscow, Peking & Washington...

[@MM0IMC]

I think Trident refers to the nuclear missiles that Ronnie Reagan brought with him...

[@BC1000Stars]

hiya Paul! This would be 1986 not 1989 no?