Dominion (song)
Dominion/Mother Russia was first released in November 1987 on The Sisters of Mercy's second album Floodland,
Later on, it formed the A-Side of the Dominion (single), which was issued in February 1988
and soon followed by an according video to that song.
Only the title of the first part of this song is Dominion, however, it has often been referred to as Dominion/Mother Russia.
Maybe because Mother Russia has never been played live or recorded without Dominion.
In addition, although separately listed on the cover of the Floodland album, the inside lyrics sheet
lists both parts of the song together as Dominion/Mother Russia.
The whole of the song can also be found on the compilation A Slight Case Of Overbombing
Lyrics
( Dominion )
In the heat of the night
In the heat of the day
When I close my eyes
When I look your way
When I meet the fear that lies inside
When I hear you say
In the heat of the moment
Say, say, say:
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Come a time
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Some say prayers
I say mine
In the light of the fact
On the lone and level
Sand stretch far away
In the heat of the action
In the settled dust
Hold hold and sway
In the meeting of mind
Down in the streets of shame
In the betting of names on gold to rust
In the land of the blind
Be king, king, king, king
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Come a time
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Some say prayers
I say mine
( Mother Russia )
We serve an old man in a dry season
A lighthouse keeper in the desert sun
Dreamers of sleepers and white treason
We dream of rain and the history of the gun
There's a lighthouse in the middle of Prussia
A white house in a red square
I'm living in films for the sake of Russia
A kino runner for the DDR
And the fifty-two daughters of the revolution
Turn the gold to chrome
Gift, nothing to lose
Stuck inside of Memphis with the mobile home, sing:
Mother Russia, Mother Russia, Mother Russia rain down down down
Mother Russia, Mother Russia, Mother Russia rain down
Music & Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch.
Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes.
