The CD album comes in a beautiful gatefold digipack with a 20 page booklet containing lyrics/credits and exclusive artwork by Paul Tippett (Black Star Riders, It Bites, Twelfth Night, Europe, Inglorious etc.)
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At last 'The Long Goodbye' is now available to purchase on LP.
A beautifully packaged gatefold LP featuring, once again, stunning and poignant artwork from Paul Tippett.
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At last 'The Long Goodbye' is now available to purchase on LP.
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We are also offering an optional free 'The Long Goodbye' CD album with every LP purchase but please email us directly at band@galahadonline.com if you'd like us to send you a CD with your order
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lyrics
The big boys, with their big toys and they’re shooting up the world
They’re looking for a theatre which happens to be close to you
You are part of the performance, you are part of the script
And the scary thing is, there’s nothing you can do
These big boys, these bully boys, will take away your homes
They have no real compassion despite their twisted rhetoric
They’ll squeeze you and they’ll choke you if you show an ounce of dissent
They’ll burn you and they’ll torture you all in the name of peace
Question, question, who drew the random lines in the sand?
Question, question, who divided this sacred land?
Friend become foe and fragile alliances crumble
All hell breaks loose, the power struggles begin
They tell us this, they tell that, it’s all a pack of lies
Greed is rife, life is cheap so many more lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies
They tell us this, they tell that, it’s all a pack of lies
Greed is rife, life is cheap so many more will die
Die, die, die, die
Die, die, die, die
Die, die, die, die, die
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why? Why? Why? Why?
Why so many lies?
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Lies, lies, lies, lies
Why so many lies?
I like to think I’m full of love but I’m no dove and I’ll fight if I have to
The big boys and their big toys, tearing the world apart
The big boys and their big toys and this could just be the start
So many wasted resources
So much wasted time
So much pointless posturing
So many needless war crimes
We reap what we sow
Meddling with the status quo
Will we never learn?
Helpless, as our precious world burns, burns, burns….
Bickering, blaming, shouting, flaming
Question, question, who drew the random lines in the sand?
Question, question, who divided this sacred land?
How about you show some humanitarian traits?
For once in your power crazed lives
So many wasted resources
So much wasted time
So much pointless posturing
So many needless war crimes
All you self-righteous, megalomaniacs you will all be damned
And your dark empires will never last
Long established English Progressive Rock band. Released 12 studio, 5 live (3 of which are a CD/DVD combo) 9 compilation/related project albums up to 2023.
supported by 50 fans who also own “The Righteous and the Damned”
Soothfully a phenomenal prog rock album—an instant classic. What motivates me to say so, is the music’s incredible expressiveness & its wonderfully cinematic song structures. Jargon is a very good fit with this band. It is quite evident that the band’s current lineup have great chemistry together & that they share a common affinity to this vein of music. I look forward to their next creation. Drifting Sun are definitely one of prog rock’s brightest lights. Thank you, DS!
9+/10. Alrihkh
supported by 42 fans who also own “The Righteous and the Damned”
What can I say about Big Big Train that I haven’t said before?
This album took a little while to grow on me but by the time I saw it live I was in love with its humongous, over-egged pomposity! They do it all with such passion, excitement and amazing musicianship.
Essential. Crinklechips
supported by 41 fans who also own “The Righteous and the Damned”
Fell in love with BBT recently, absolutely love the stories they tell and the music.
Very sad to hear about David’s passing, listening now is quite moving, moved to tears from time to time, but we move on as I hope BBT will with David in our hearts. tonyauroristony58
supported by 41 fans who also own “The Righteous and the Damned”
The album takes off nicely with David Longdon's "The Strangest Times", but then gets into immediate free fall and deeply underwater for the next few tracks, quite unexpectedly. Fortunately, it recovers with Nick D'Virgilio's "Apollo" (hey, this guy CAN write good music, although he hides this ability most of the time) and the remaining three tracks, one of which is another Longdon masterpiece. So in the end the final impression is somewhat in the positive range. Sven B. Schreiber (sbs)