Runrig Lyrics
"Protect and Survive"

The red hot sun burns up the hill
The winter's bride,
The summer's king
I tramp these acres and I feel
Once upon a time
Then it seemed that everything
You saw and touched
And felt was real
You turned the tap
And you turned the wheel
Breathing free

Once in a lifetime
You live and love
Once in a lifetime
You die
Once in a moment
The sun goes down
Protect and survive

Now you search
The open evening sky
Trace the memory in your eyes
For the prophet's hard rain
And the deluge lie
In tears around your door
Once there were trees
And livestock here
A mother's love,
The warnings clear
But you chose to turn
Away from fear
Breathing free

Once in a lifetime
You live and love
Once in a lifetime
You die
Once in a moment
The sun goes down
Protect and survive

Protect and survive
Protect and survive

Now there's a faceless cross
On a distant hill
A wasted voice, a silent scream
Where the lovers love
And the dreamers dream
You stand and dream alone
You took your sacrifice
To the gods of war
Traded your children's lives
For a mess of gold
And you beat your plough-shares
Into swords
Breathing free

Once in a lifetime
You live and love
Once in a lifetime
You die
Once in a moment
The sun goes down
Protect and survive