Down On Our Knees

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Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970 in Dublin, Ireland) is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the BAFTA winning film The Commitments, as well as starring in the film Once. His song, "Falling Slowly", from Once, co-written with his co-star Markéta Irglová, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007, and earned him ten other major awards or nominations between 2007-08. He currently owns a summer house in Wexford, Ireland. more »

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I hear them coming, day and night I hear them drumming
They’re drawing nearer, coming to take over
And we’ll all go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
A new call to prayer in every town and every square
All blown to hell, death to the infidel
And we’ll all go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
Death knells are tolling, seven seals are broken open
The end is nigh, blood streaked across the sky
And we’ll all go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
Markets collapsing, damn your one begotten son,
Bad imitators, Holy Joes and space invaders
All go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
I took the way open to drowning men
Drawn by the currents, blown by the wind
Armed to the teeth, here come the holy men
 
Pandemic, famine, war, privation, mass migration
Four horsemen riding, knights of the apocalypse
We’ll all go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
Hijabs are burning, Roe V. Wade keeps overturning,
It’s women’s hour, storm the mighty halls of power
We’ll all go down on our knees
Won’t we, all go down on our knees
Eventually
 
I took the way open to drowning men
Drawn by the currents, blown by the wind
Only nature rules with an iron hand
 
Throw your alms to heaven, throw your arms ‘round me
Throw your alms to heaven, give and you will receive
 
Throw your alms to heaven, throw your arms ‘round me
Throw your alms to heaven, die for what we believe

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