Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
We Came Through is the fifth track on Scott Walkers third album Scott 3.
About the track Walker commented: “Brel’s influence at its strongest, I use it to refer to people who put themselves on pedestals. I saw a picture of a gargoyle. It summed up the ‘Holier Than Thou’ attitude, I wanted it to sou...
[Verse 1]
We came through
We came riding through like warriors from afar
Our black horses danced upon the graves of yesterday's desires
Haunted by our visions framed in fire
I greet you, for you still believe in what's behind a door
You've seen the children freeze upon their knees
And praying to the wind
Descend their grey madonnas back again
[Verse 2]
Fire the guns, and salute the men who died for freedom's sake
And we'll weep tonight, but we won't lie awake
Gazing up at statues dressed in stars
We won't dream, for they don't come true for us, not anymore
They've run far away to hide in caves with haggard, burning eyes
Their icy voices tear our hearts like knives
[Verse 3]
We came through
Like the Gothic monsters perched on Notre Dame
We observe the naked souls of gutters pouring forth mankind
Smothered in an avalanche of time
And we're giants
As we watch our kings and countries raise their shields
And Guevara dies encased in his ideals
And as Luther King's predictions fade from view
[Outro]
We came through
We came through
We came through
We came riding through
We Came Through was written by Scott Walker.
We Came Through was produced by John Franz.
Scott Walker released We Came Through on Sat Mar 01 1969.