What a Strange Thought

[Verse 1]
What a strange thought
That a life be tied to gold
Deep in the mines, out of sight
The gulf and the grave
The home of the brave
Where the balance is held with fright

[Chorus]
All our dreams are frozen in deceit
Left us wedded to a warning we will not heed
All a white island frozen in a black sea
The cost is too dear when life is so damn cheap

[Verse 2]
What a strange thought
That a church would own a deed
Or that a church would own anything at all
To invest in the scheme
Of the imperial dream
And then turn their backs on it all

[Chorus]
All our dreams are frozen in deceit
Left us wedded to a warning we will not heed
All a white island frozen in a black sea
The cost is too dear when life is so damn cheap

[Verse 3]
What a strange thought
That a party of free men
Would be a party to endorse this plan
To buy and sell the gold
They buy and sell the man
And buy and sell the soul to their land

[Chorus]
All our dreams are frozen in deceit
Left us wedded to a warning we will not heed
All a white island frozen in a black sea
The cost is too dear when life is so damn cheap