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Track #5 from The Mountain Goats‘ eleventh studio album Heretic Pride.
For the 2008 Mountain Goats album “Heretic Pride”, Mountain Goats songwriter John Darnielle wrote descriptions of each song on the album for Jeff to illustrate.
Transcription: “How come we never hear about religious cults anymo...
[Verse 1]
There were signs up in the sky
When we gathered by the garden wall
Everybody on his best behavior
Listening for the altar call
[Verse 2]
High priest of Salem in his robes
Ranting at the coming of the day
Ravens at the gates
Frightening all the visitors away
[Chorus]
I laid down by the water
Dreamed a dream of where I come from
Old things made new
Waiting for you
[Verse 3]
There were wooden wind chimes rustling
In the trees above the anthills on the dunes
On the high winds we could hear them
Old familiar tunes
[Verse 4]
The little bit of faith we had once
Like the memory of a movie
They got burned up in the great fire
Reassembling itself slowly but surely
[Chorus]
I laid down by the water
Dreamed a dream of where I come from
Old things made new
Waiting for you
New Zion was written by John Darnielle.
New Zion was produced by Scott Solter & John Vanderslice.
The Mountain Goats released New Zion on Tue Feb 19 2008.