Echoes of Siam

Title: "Echoes of Siam" Verse 1 Long before the border lines were drawn, Golden temples faced the morning dawn. Battambang, Siem Reap, Sisophon stood, Under Siam's crown, where history once could. Kings and people shared the same old land, Built their dreams with heart and steady hands. Time would change what no one could foresee, The winds of empire crossed the endless sea. Pre-Chorus The maps were changed by foreign hands, Not by the hearts upon the land. A silent page, a different name, But memories still remain. Chorus Echoes of Siam call tonight, Through ancient stones beneath the light. Though borders changed and years have flown, History whispers, "You were home." No matter where the rivers run, The past still lives beneath the sun. Echoes never fade away, They live inside today. Verse 2 Nineteen hundred and seven came, Treaties signed would change the names. France took lands that Siam knew, A chapter closed, another grew. Angkor watched the centuries pass, Empires rose like blades of grass. People stayed though flags were new, Holding memories strong and true. Bridge History is more than war, More than kingdoms keeping score. Every stone and every tree Keeps a tale for all to see. Chorus Echoes of Siam call tonight, Through ancient stones beneath the light. Though borders changed and years have flown, History whispers, "You were home." No matter where the rivers run, The past still lives beneath the sun. Echoes never fade away, They live inside today. Final Chorus Echoes of Siam sing once more, Across the mountains to the shore. Though nations grow and times must change, The past remains beyond our names. May we learn and understand, Every heart, every land. History's voice will always say, Remember yesterday. Outro Echoes... never fade away. They live... in yesterday.