For gold his sword the hireling ruffian draws, For gold the hireling judge distorts the laws; Wealth heap’d on wealth, nor truth nor safety buys, The dangers gather as the treasures rise.

Let hist’ry tell where rival kings command, And dubious title shakes the madded land, When statutes glean the refuse of the sword, How much more safe the vassal than the lord,

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Money For Nothing Live in Montserrat
Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Sting & Phil Collins

Legendary band plays - Money For Nothing - Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Sting & Phil Collins

A Different World

The world has changed, I see it now,
No direction, lost somehow.
Battles heavy, scars remain,
Loss is carved into my name.

Something in me fell apart,
A broken soul, a shattered heart.
Half of me has died inside,
Purpose gone, nowhere to hide.

The sky is different,
The air is thin.
The essence fading,
It pulls me in.
I feel so broken,
I feel so weak,
Exhaustion drowning,
No strength to speak.

I feel sick, I feel lost,
I feel confused, I pay the cost.
I feel the end of suffering,
But the consequences never stop with him.

The sky is broken,
The air won’t heal.
The essence bleeding,
I can’t conceal.
I’m lost and broken,
Still searching through,
A shattered vision,
Of what is true.

I feel sick…
I feel sick…
I feel sick…

A Different World

An ancient longing, rising from the ocean's depth
Where all our fears and all our hopes are kept
This feels like Atlantis, the climax of a time
A fleeting wonder, our culture’s fragile climb

We trade in wisdom, and we speak in light
But our own shadows turn the day to night
A promised land, right here beneath our feet
But still our souls feel hollow and incomplete

We are Atlantis. The clashing of the spires.
We are Atlantis. Burning in our fears and our desires.
We are Atlantis. A final, fleeting breath.
We are Atlantis. Celebrating our own death.

The promises of heavens, cold and bare
This feels like Atlantis, an orphan’s whispered prayer
Our shared possession, this fragile, wounded planet
We search for warmth in a world of cold granite

Our highest art, our most profound design
A bitter farewell on this final line
We’re all connected, yet we stand alone
On a global island we’ve come to disown

We are Atlantis. The clashing of the spires.
We are Atlantis. Burning in our fears and our desires.
We are Atlantis. A final, fleeting breath.
We are Atlantis. Celebrating our own death.

And an angel waits, a hand that longs to guide
The lonely spirits with nowhere left to hide
A distant shout, a sound you can’t ignore
A call that’s been forgotten on the shore
The silent cries of a world that lost its way
Lost on the tide, to a final, tragic day

We are Atlantis. A planet on the brink.
We are Atlantis. Let us fight, instead of sink.
We are Atlantis. The effort is worthwhile.
We are Atlantis. The final, sacred trial.

We stand so high, but we’re a world away
From all the beauty that we throw away

We are Atlantis. We choose the path of grace.
We are Atlantis. And claim our rightful place.
We are Atlantis. We won't just stand and watch.
We are Atlantis. We'll stay alive on our last watch.

We are Atlantis.

—
Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Ozone 11, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Photoshop, FLUXpro

We Are Atlantis

Here's "The Sound of Silence" for the new live album from Paul Simon, LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY, which will be available in North America September 18th, 2012. LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY is also available internationally the week of October 8th, 2012. 

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Mark Knopfler - Speedway At Nazareth (Floriana, Malta, 17.07.2013)

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