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Neda
525
Alternative
Neda was released on January 1, 2010 by Island Records as a part of the album Neda - Single
album cover
Release DateJanuary 1, 2010
LabelIsland Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM109

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Airborne Toxic Event
The Airborne Toxic Event
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mikel Jollett
Mikel Jollett
Composer
Noah Harmon
Noah Harmon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mikel Jollett
Mikel Jollett
Producer
David Spreng
David Spreng
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I held my head in my hands and I trembled
The cries from the crowd and the girl in the camera
I said in a prayer, a kind of surrender
I wished her peace, wondered what she rendered
Neda, you made a place for the innocents
A prayer for the dissidents, afraid I gave up
I never thought the world could be so small
And the loss of your innocence wasn't enough, I guess
The cost of what you're holding in wasn't everything
All the leaders say, "They'll forget someday"
But what you'd live to see would take their breath away
These ragged smoldering lines and these embers
The cries in the night to say they remember the face of a girl
Who faithful and tender, wanted only peace and not to surrender
Neda, your mother can't cry for your memory
Or mourn for the tragedy, they tore your grave up
I never thought the world could be so small
And the loss of your innocence wasn't enough, I guess
The cost of what you're holding in wasn't everything
All the leaders say, "They'll forget someday"
But what you'd live to see would take their breath away
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the things you gave away were another kind that day
And the flowers on your grave
And the flowers on your grave
And the loss of your innocence wasn't enough, I guess
The cost of what you're holding in wasn't everything
But all the people say, "We won't forget the day
And what you lived to see takes our breath away"
Neda, you made a place for the innocents
A place for the dissidents, we nearly gave up
I never thought the world could be so small
Written by: Mikel Jollett, Noah Harmon
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