Collo

Lyrics

THE SENTIENT By Collo

INTRO

VERSE 1a
The relentless sun is high overhead
Watching over the vast desert, red
A hot breeze blows in from the north
A sad memorial to all of the dead

VERSE 1b
The heat shimmers above the blood-red sand
Of this barren, wasted land
Where life did teem and grass bloomed green
But it was all changed by one mad-man’s hand

CHORUS 1
On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

VERSE 2a
A memory fleeting is briefly caught
The answer to this desolation is sought
A dream turned sour – unbridled power
With mushrooming clouds the battle was fought

VERSE 2b
The Sentient’s vigil goes on and on
He follows the journey of the stars and the sun
Even if he wanted to he could not fix
All of the evil that has been done

CHORUS 2
On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

BREAKDOWN

VERSE 3
The sky turns black and it begins to rain
This is something that he just can’t explain
He’s never seen the red covered in life
From the ashes the phoenix rises again

CHORUS 3
On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

BRIDGE
The Sentient
His silent watch
It just goes on and on and on

The Sentient
He stands alone
No one to thank him for what he’s done

CHORUS 4
On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

On the shifting sand, a lone man stands
A silent figure, The Sentient
With a tear in his eye he wonders where
Everyone else went

OUTRO