Angelus Novus

[Verse 1]

An army charges upon the land

To the sound of retreat

This is bigger than us

A stronger wind is blowing

[Verse 2]

Blowing from paradise

Into the world to come

Progress is its name

Death nods its head

[Chorus]

First the dead

Then the living

Call their names

Like a legion

[Verse 3]

Their steps are retreating

Out of the earth and the sea

Back to the beginning of time

An endless beach

[Verse 4]

Where a table has been set for one

With salt and water

Lay down the kid

And turn around and leave

[Chorus]

First the dead

Then the living

Call their names

Like a legion