Lyrics Broken Flag - Recorded At Electric Lady Studios - Patti Smith

Nodding, though, the lamp's lit low
Nod for persons underground
To and fro, she's darning, and
The land is weeping, red and pale

And we're marching for Algiers
Forward marching for Algiers

Weaving, though, the eyes are pale
What will rend will also mend
The sifting cloth is binding, and
The dream she weaves will never end

For we're marching for Algiers
For we're marching for Algiers

Lullaby, though, baby's gone
Lullaby, a broken song
Oh, the cradle was our call
When it rocked, we carried on

And we're marching toward Algiers
Marching, marching for Algiers
We're still marching for Algiers
Marching, marching for Algiers

Not to hail a barren sky
A sifting cloth is weeping red
The mourning veil is waving high
A field of stars and tears we've shed

In the sky, a broken flag
Children rise and raise their arms
We'll be gone, but they'll go on
And on, and on, and on, and on