always the cause

bad news over the great divide

comes in from every side

still hope won't be denied

there was always the cause

there was always the cause

oh la pasionara sang

this day

no pasaran!

it echoed out in catalan

there was always the cause

there was always the cause

mariposa

late nights waiting on the via dolorosa

hold me closer

not long now

oh ma bella hermosa

there was always the cause

setbacks come at every turn

new ways are hard to learn

tonight i saw guernica burn

there was always the cause

there was always the cause

mariposa

late nights waiting on the via dolorosa

hold me closer

not long now

oh ma bella hermosa

there was always the cause

three years gone in the heart of spain

he brings home a quiet pain

he'll never be that young again

there was always the cause

there was always the cause