İngiliz alternatif rock grubu Siouxsie and the Banshees 'in 1985 yılında yayınladığı yedinci stüdyo albümü 'Tinderbox' da yer alan şarkı , M.Ö 79 yılında volkanik patlama sonucunda yanıp kül olan şehir Pompei hakkındadır. Şarkının sözleri hayali olarak patlamayı , insanların patlamadan sonraki durumunu ve şehrin bulunuşunu konu alır.
Cities in dust , grubun diğer şarkılarına göre post-punk türüyle daha ilişkilidir ve sözleriyleylede
The Cure yada The Sister Of Mercy gibi dönemin gotik gruplarıyla benzerlik gösteren tarzdadır .
Şarkı Sözleri ( Lyrics )
Water was running; children were running
You were running out of time
Under the mountain, a golden fountain
Were you praying at the Lares shrine?
But ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
We found you hiding, we found you lying
Choking on the dirt and sand
Your former glories and all the stories
Dragged and washed with eager hands
But ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
your city lies in dust
Water was running; children were running
We found you hiding, we found you lying
Water was running; children were running
We found you hiding, we found you lying
your city lies in dust
ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Hot and burning in your nostrils
Pouring down your gaping mouth
Your molten bodies blanket of cinders
Caught in the throes .......
Ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Ohh oh your city lies in dust, my friend
Your city lies in dust
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