Masada Blown Away

Dm F Dm F Dm F Dm Gm Dm F Dm F where the desert meets the salted sea Dm F Gm F on a lonely rock Masada stands Dm F Dm Gm memorial of the grievous scene Dm Gm A Gm when the Romans forced Judea’s hand Dm F Dm F here the dagger-wielding zealots fled Dm F Dm Gm for three long years they held the fortress fast Dm F Dm Gm in freedom’s name they left a trail of dead Bb A A5 G5 they knew the might of Roman swords would come at last Dm F Dm F to blow them away Dm F Dm Gm to blow them away, hey Dm F Dm F now Lucius Silva led the legion’s might Dm F Dm G the conquerors of Jerusalem Dm F Dm Gm nine thousand men all fit to fight A Gm F Gm to end resistance there and then Dm F Dm F Elazar ben Ya’ir, he led the rebel men Dm F Dm Gm he saw the forces set against their walls Dm F Dm Gm he watched those same walls burn and he saw the coming end Bb A A5 G5 the chains of slavery should they be living for the fall Dm F Dm F to blow them away Dm F Dm Gm to blow them away, hey Dm F Dm F so he gathered all his fellows round Dm Gm A Gm and he said: "Let us die with freedom heaven-sent; Dm F Dm Gm Let our children not be slaves, though Hashem has cast us down!" Dm Gm A Gm and the zealots loosed their swords and shouted their assent; Dm F Dm F but some still held their doubts and shed their tears Dm Gm F Gm to them he said: "Are you men, or rats who still fear death? Dm F Dm Gm Our souls will rise, though our bodies suffer here Bb A Lest the nations think us shameful, with our final breath Dm F Dm F we'll blow them away" Dm F Dm Gm we'll blow them away, hey Dm F Dm F now wives and sons and daughters met the sword Dm F Dm Gm and all the wealth of Herod’s ancient palace met the flames Dm F Dm Gm of soldiers who believe that they were chosen by the Lord F Gm A Gm not even brotherhood’s bonds will stay their blades Dm F Dm F by the time the flames and swords had stopped Dm Gm A Gm only the names of the chosen remained to testify their sins Dm F Dm Gm and when the Romans breached that vaulted mountaintop Bb A all that greeted them was ashes in the wind Dm F Dm F just blowin' away Dm F Dm Gm just blowin' away, hey Dm F Dm F now as you walk among these stones Dm F Dm Gm the ages groan under the weight of zealotry Dm F Dm F hear oaths of violence sworn upon their bones Dm Gm A Gm the remnants of a glory jeweled with misery Dm F Dm Gm and this is the truth that echoes through these walls A Gm F Gm hear the cry as long as you are able: Dm F Gm A l’dor va dor, we will not fall! C Bb A Gm G5 F5 from a single seed that's left behind shall grow the might of a people Dm F Dm F and we’ll blow them away Dm F Dm Gm we'll blow them away, hey Dm F Dm F we'll blow them away Dm F Dm Gm we'll blow them away, hey