Distant Harmony

They came from a distant land
Where once prevailed peace and harmony.

They came for reasons diverse
For better and for worse,
The old from roots torn
Dependent and forlorn
Wishing they'd rather be gone.
The young to ply their trade and
worship at the foot of Mt.Mammon.
The middle misfits with closed eyes
To roll the dice and hope galore,
Still others propeled by a force they
understand no more.

They came from a distant land
where once prevailed peace and harmony.

They arrived quite unlike in the Ark
Not two by two and not for lark,
Some single O so solitary,
Some soon aft swift matrimony,
Daddies, mommies, kiddies, kit caboodle
The whole family tree you see.

They came from a distant land
Where once prevailed peace and harmony.

They set foot on a foreign land
Gave each other a loving hand.
In the new country,
They longed for old world " machchan " brand of company.
Clinging to one another
Like mountain climbers
They strived together,
Sheltered each other
Come winter or warm weather.

They came from a distant land
Where once prevailed peace and harmony.

The dark clouds have rolled by,
Storm followed by a clear sky
The toils and travails a receding memory.
So they now carp and cant and holler
'Cause they no longer need the other.
Like butterflies from cockoons they flee
Fie. Fie. Tweedle - Dum cares not for Tweedle-Dee.

They came from a distant land
Where once prevailed peace and harmony.

This dear friends is nothing new,
It all happened before,
It happened to them waspie
Happened to them from Sicily,
Will happen long after you and me.

They all came from a distant land
Where once prevailed peace and harmony.
They came leaving behind to stew
Alas..Alas.. Abel, Cain and country too.

Composed by. K.B. Chandra Raj