Scott Walker - The Old Man's Back Again Lyrics






I seen a hand, I seen a vision
It was reaching through the clouds, To risk a dream

A shadow crossed the sky
And it crushed into the ground, Just like a beast

The old man's back again
The old man's back again

I seen a woman, standing in the snow
She was silent as she watched them take her man

Teardrops burned her cheeks
for she thought she'd heard, The shadow had left this land

The old man's back again
The old man's back again

The crowds just gathered, their faces turned away
And they queue all day like dragons of disgust

All the women whispering
Wondering just what these young hot-heads want of us
And entres vie he cries

with eyes that ring like chimes
His anti-worlds go spinning through his head
He burns them in his dreams
for half awake they may as well be dead

The old man's back again
I see he's back again

I see a soldier, He's standing in the rain
For him there's no old man to walk behind

Devoured by his pain
bewildered by the faces who pass him by

He'd like another name the one he's got's a curse
These people cried
Why can't they understand
His mother called him Ivan then she died

The old man's back again
The old man's back again
I can see him back again





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  1. N.... G....

    Transformers MTMTE anyone

  2. J.... o....

    Killer bassline ❤

  3. H.... W....

    *clive koch entered the class*

  4. w.... j....

    Beautiful man beautiful voice ❤️ RIP Scott 💔 If only you could come back again 👍😢

  5. H.... ....

    The Blacklist brought me here (s06e12). And I'm pretty grateful, it is a nice song.

  6. L.... S....

    Mikael Akerfeldt got me here

  7. Y.... Y....

    What brought me here? This was used in an add for the for the penultimate or last season of Burn Notice in the UK some years ago. I shazam'd it and have been listening to it on and off ever since...

  8. u.... ....

    I came here sometimes because i still miss the great scott, not some shitty netflix show

  9. A.... W....

    This is Tony Soprano's theme tune

  10. A.... A....

    Accidentally put the song at 1.25 and... well see for yourself 😂

  11. N.... ....

    CLIVE KOCH !!!!!!

  12. T.... ....

    Holy fuck!! This is fucking magick!! Boss man! That voice...that bass..those strings & choir! Oh my fucking god!! Life affirming shit right here!

  13. g.... t....

    Fuck you Netflix. Fuck your TEOTFW

  14. A.... W....

    Proper mafia vibes

  15. S.... T....

    Cross between David Bowie and a white Gil Scott-Heron

  16. O.... D....

    I cant resist my self...…...thanks "the end of f***ing world".

  17. N.... S....

    This is a perfect song for the entry of the Teacher. ( EOTFW) 💓

  18. N.... F....

    The en... ah ok.

  19. L.... i....

    Oh no it's on a Netflix show

  20. D.... ....

    Megatron in the Lost Light IDW comics

  21. A.... T....

    Too bad many are here after watching TEOFW2 . This is a masterpiece

  22. J.... A....

    The end of the f***ing world is back again

  23. P.... F....

    Why does this guy remind me of Michael Cera?

  24. H.... K....

    Fucking World🐎🦄

  25. T.... M....

    Muito bom

  26. G.... P....

    I can't find the bass tab, anyone here knows where i can find it ? This bass line is crazy !

  27. D.... M....

    THE END OF THE FUCKIN WORLDDDD

  28. L.... W....

    La verdad... ¿Quién no vino aquí por THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD?

  29. C.... ....

    Teotfw has great soundtracis

  30. y.... z....

    Teotfw's song lover ??

  31. M.... ....

    The end of the fucking world 🤧I love it

  32. S.... J....

    Gemme me fivee if you're here after first episode of the end of the fucking world!!!!💯💯🥂🥂

  33. T.... B....

    :)) Nhạc phim TEOTFW đỉnh thật sự

  34. m.... k....

    The end of the f***ing world brought me here comments are on the way.

    m.... k....

    misha koranga yup lol

  35. K.... J....

    Look at u just watched "the end of f***ing world"
    Am I lying😂?

    K.... J....

    yes you're lying

    K.... J....

    This is clive koch song used teotfw

    K.... J....

    King Jane's yes

    K.... J....

    He was hot in this scene

  36. S.... C....

    The end of the fucking world 2.. 🎶🎶the old man's back again 🎶🎶

  37. R.... A....

    TEOFW🖤

  38. M.... f....

    Who's here after The End of the F* World?

    M.... f....

    Macadamia fever great program.

  39. g.... t....

    Mmmmm, what have i discovered

  40. R.... D....

    A tribute to comrade Stalin

  41. F.... B....

    I’m here thanks to the blacklist

  42. F.... M....

    Fuck me like you mean it this time, Isaac

  43. g.... ....

    "Raymond Reddington" finale season 6. Anyone else?

  44. B.... D....

    Megatron's theme song! 💙🖤🤖 I will forever adore the ones who understand this reference

  45. b.... m....

    brilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliant..

  46. M.... R....

    Fuck commies

  47. E.... K....

    blessed

  48. P.... V....

    This would be a perfect intro song for a hbo series

    P.... V....

    I was thinking about an intro for a new series much similar to Django unchained.. A bit of a western with some sergio leone style and Tarrintino intertwined.. Toss some ennio morricone music and we have a great western series.

  49. C.... ....

    This song is fucking immense. Why haven't I heard this before?

  50. O.... S....

    I seen a hand, I seen a vision
    It was reaching through the clouds
    To risk a dream, the shadow crossed the sky
    And it crushed it to the ground, just like a beast
    The old man's back again
    The old man's back again
    I seen a woman, standing in the snow
    She was silent as she watched them take her man
    Teardrops burned her cheeks
    For she'd thought she'd heard the shadow had left this land
    The old man's back again
    The old man's back again
    The crowds just gathered, their faces turned away
    And they queue all day, like dragons of disgust
    Older women whispering
    Wondering just what these young hot-heads want of us
    And Andrei V. he cries, with eyes that ring like chimes
    His anti-worlds go spinning through his head
    He burns them in his dreams
    For half-awake, they may as well be dead
    The old man's back again
    I see he's back again
    I see a soldier, he's standing in the rain
    For him there's no old man to walk behind
    Devoured by his pain
    Bewildered by the faces who pass him by
    He'd like another name, the one he's got's a curse
    These people cried
    Why can't they understand?
    His mother called him Ivan, then she died
    The old man's back again
    The old man's back again
    I can see him back again
    Da da da da da da da da

  51. v.... ....

    Someone should do an isolated bass on this..I assume it's scott playing or a session player.

  52. B.... S....

    Cachitos de Hierro y cromo me trajo aquí.

  53. M.... D....

    Quelle belle voix ! Je suis bouleversée.

  54. B.... T....

    Absolutely breathtaking.

  55. r.... ....

    Oh, how.....?

  56. r.... ....

    Absolute nº 1. Death can nothing against this.

  57. F.... J....

    The old man is the death itself.

  58. N.... F....

    R.I.P. Scott Engel

  59. M.... R....

    An amazing talent with an incredible voice. RIP Scott and thanks for the gift of the music you've left us with to enjoy.

  60. s.... ....

    WHo produced this?

  61. M.... F....

    I can see how young the people is here, as the only reference of this beautiful song for most of you is actually Megatron!!!!!! pretty poor, because if you just dig a little bit in Internet, the truth is that this song was "dedicated" to Stalin (if you know who he was) and the invasion of Czechoslovakia...

    M.... F....

    whatever gets people's attention imo, I actually found out bout Scott Walker through the tf comics like most of the other people that commented here. The writer of MTMTE, James Roberts put together an Soundtrack for the Comic. This song included with other songs Scott Walker did, including a ton of other fantastic, yet very Niche songwriters and bands. This is associated with Megatron for that reason. I'm glad me and many others found Walker and all those other musicians at the very least lol

  62. N.... ....

    Primera vez en mi vida que lo escucho y se de el, pero me parece que fue un adelantado en su epoca, demasiado, y como soy muy oreja, me fascinó, este tema es espectacular.

  63. s.... ....

    Noel Scott Engel; there's a tree that will never grow back.

  64. R.... ....

    RIP Scott

  65. A.... B....

    Que coisa linda ... Grato por ouvir isso

  66. H.... ....

    Wow just wow. I just discovered this artist thru a friend who told me Scott had recently died.

  67. b.... ....

    I really never heard of Scott before this week.  This is a great song, great bass part. Reminds me of Deep Purple MK 1 for some reason.

  68. R.... C....

    Used at end of last Blacklist episode.

  69. v.... ....

    R.I.P scott...another legend gone.

  70. D.... M....

    Sound quality from the future.

  71. S.... ....

    reminds me of gil scott heron. veryy coool

  72. m.... s....

    RIP scott x

  73. G.... S....

    R.I.P. legend!

  74. j.... ....

    R.I.P. Always great!!!

  75. J.... J....

    My favorite Scott Walker song. Rest in peace

  76. R.... C....

    fabulous vouce will celebrate his life this weekend with all Scott Walker music crazy about the boy

  77. L.... C....

    rip to this legend..

  78. S.... A....

    RIP Scott. Wonderful song

  79. D.... B....

    RIP They'll be using him as an example of what it means to have integrity as an artist for one century at least!

  80. J.... A....

    Long live to Scott Walker !

  81. T.... R....

    I just discovered him due to Blacklist now hes gone..damn

  82. O.... F....

    RIP Scott !!!

  83. P.... -....

    (Dedicated to the Neo-Stalinist Regime) Best voice of the last fifty years crooning about the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, they don't make them like this anymore. RIP.

  84. P.... T....

    Brilliant voice, great song.... sorry you have departed Sir!

  85. T.... S....

    Great Song! God Speed Scott!
    I can picture this song playing at the end of a Quentin Tarantino film!

  86. b.... ....

    that Pop string arrangement....what a lost art....This song, so effortlessly cool. That voice, will we ever hear another like it? Highly doubtful.

  87. R.... ....

    Scott changed the way i currently see arts. Rip the Titan.

  88. i.... ....

    Rest In Peace ❤️

  89. M.... T....

    Oh, man, what a song, what a voice. RIP, Scott.