The wall across a City fell
We felt then that was all was well, and we were free
It felt like the triumph of democracy
An end to the chaos of a Century 
Finality 

We voted Blair in number ten
Britannia cool again, integrity 
It felt like a rising of civility 
We welcomed the turning of the Century 
Naivety

And I never would have believed our celebration was so remiss 
I never would have believed it would come to this 

In Florida the die was cast
Optimism couldn’t last, reality 
It felt like the start of a conspiracy 
A project made for a new Century 
Hegemony

And when the towers fell
We knew then we’d unleashed Hell, insanity 
Descending and we could feel the gravity 
It felt like a new depth of depravity 
To kill and to die for ideology
To dress up a hatred in theology
The irony 

And I never would have believed we would stare into the abyss 
I never would have believed it would come to this 

The Holy Land’s in flames again
Genocidal Godly men of enmity  
Consumed by unending capacity
For vengeance served cold with mendacity 
They justify acts of atrocity
No conscience to quell their ferocity 
Brutality 

Fascism’s back at Europe’s door 
Threats of thermonuclear war, monstrosity
With egos of boundless voracity 
These tyrants and clowns spell catastrophe
They Ignore the wake-up call to all humanity 
This planet is facing calamity
A tragedy 

And I never would have believed we would stare into the abyss 
I never would have believed it would come to this

No I never would have believed we would stare into the abyss 
I never would have believed it would come to this 

Come to this

Come To This

Kylolus is the web-name of Oxfordshire-based songwriter Murray Edmunds. I am not a performing artist, but write original songs and instrumental music with rock or ethereal influences. I enjoy working with local singers and studio producers to develop these recordings, and I am always happy to hear from other artists seeking to adopt original material, or wanting to collaborate with the origination of melody or lyrics. 
Thank you for visiting my page; I hope that you will find some songs here that connect with you. Most are ballads that describe the everyday challenges, aspirations, regrets or triumphs that life brings to all of us. The lyrics are shown in the info section for each of the songs. Enjoy.