Name: Dying to Live
Duration: P00H10M36S
Description: A song about Cuba, contrasting revolutionary Cuba with Cuba today. It is an observation and not a political statement.

Dying to Live

from RETURN OF THE LYDIA by The Tirith

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Alrihkh I really like the flow of this song and the lyrical observation that it is. It really captures the feel of a people’s ongoing situation & the wearisome frustration that goes along with it. The song seems somewhat anthemic and does a good job of expressing the sense of the lyrics. Good job, The Tirith! Thanks!
7.5+/10. Favorite track: Dying to Live.

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A song about Cuba, contrasting revolutionary Cuba with Cuba today. It is an observation and not a political statement.

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Hastening to battle glory
This is now our nation’s story
You will die in freedom now
But only so we can live
Stepping on the arduous road
Your fate will live in song forever

The rumbling of the distant guns
Together we will overcome
Your path laid out before you
As you bravely march along
You can hear the trumpet call
Patriotic to the cause

We cannot live in chains forever
Overcoming all together
You must struggle on
And the people will be free
Glory to the revolution
It is now the one solution
Some of you may not survive
Because we are dying to live

She stood there smiling in the Spanish square
Decaying architecture of another age
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”

Diving boats and government yachts
Partying with the tourists for all they’ve got
And though they’re proud but poor
They’re stuck in a glorious past, now the people want more

Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live

Symbols of power in the midday sun
Banners of the leaders of the revolution
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”

Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live

She stood there smiling in the Spanish square
Decaying architecture of another age
But these are the words she said
“The trouble with this country is all of its heroes are dead”

Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live
Now that we are free, why can’t we be free
We’re stranded in our land, and we’re dying to live

Hastening to battle glory
This is now our nation’s story
You will die in freedom now
But only so we can live
Stepping on the arduous road
Your fate will live in song forever

We cannot live in chains forever
Overcoming all together
You must struggle on
And the people will be free
Glory to the revolution
It is now the one solution
Some of you may not survive
Because we are dying to live

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from RETURN OF THE LYDIA, released October 21, 2022
Music and lyrics Tim Cox and Richard Cory

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The Tirith London, UK

The Tirith are one of the new UK-based Progressive / Classic Rock Bands. The band has a long history stretching back to the 70s, the present band reformed in 2010 and have been playing festivals and select gigs since 2011. The band is known for playing a wide variety of music within the Progressive genre and beyond. ... more

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