Saturday, 22 February 2014

Song 11: Die Another Day (Day 22)

Madonna has written some truly iconic pop songs. Her theme song to the 2002 Bond movie, Die Another Day, was sadly not one of them. It was a crime against Bond themes and the legacy of John Barry.

My long list of song ideas had "Bond theme" on it, so, I decided I would write an alternative theme for this great movie, using the film's plot to shape the lyrics. Here is (another) Die Another Day!

(Also, I'm back on schedule: 11 songs in 22 days. Three to go...




Die Another Day

A diamond that's paid for with blood,
Can buy you a sword.
But you're making a deal with the devil,
That you can't afford.

A spy for a spy,
The whole world goes blind,
As Icarus flies,
Into the sun's rays.
Fire from the sky,
Can't cut through these lines,
You live to die another day.

A palace that's built out of ice,
Will soon melt away.
A virtue that's built on a vice,
Will soon be betrayed.

A man who thinks all is lost,
Has nothing to lose,
You can run, you can hide from the past,
But you can't hide the truth.

A fight to the death,
With a familiar stranger,
No time to rest,
You're in grave danger.

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