Jericho Songtext
von David Knopfler

′Twas long ago near Jericho
Where Joshua lit the spark
A soldier from a holy war
Lay dying in the dark
And he heard the final trumpet
Through the sacred killing ground
He heard a sound like thunder
As walls came tumbling down

Jericho
Jericho

And he prayed to find redemption
Prayed for inner peace
He preyed upon the innocents
Searching for release
He traveled far behind the lines
Cut the sacred wire
Put his lips against the steel
Like a symbol of his ire


Jericho
Jericho
Jericho

The lifeline was his holy cross
A giver of sweet gifts
Small mercies for the dying
On a final graveyard shift

Jericho
Jericho

There was a final consecration
A final calling card
A lifetime's culmination
For the words that came so hard
The blood was coursing through his veins
He knew the final score
Sorely in the sky but
And death was at the door

Jericho
Jericho
Jericho