Lyrics
Pillar of Salt
A hot desert wind drives along the sand
She holds her veil across her face with a shaking hand
The smell of sage and cinnamon
Mixed with fear and ash
Sun rises over the burning city
And her daughter says
Don’t look back
Don’t look back
She is a nameless wife and mother, no one hears her voice
She longs to stay but she must follow, she doesn’t have a choice
All she knows was swept away
Now bitter tears roll down their path
The sun blisters her skin as she falls behind
And she hears the words
Don’t look back
Don’t look back
A pillar of salt is all that remains
You will find her frozen on the desert plain
Punished for turning her gaze
Could you have obeyed
Don’t look back
Don’t look back