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Flood
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This song is a metaphor. I'm still not quite sure what for.
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Singer songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
I'm a songwriter born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. I play bass for my band, This Machine Kills Fascists. My music is pretty much the most important thing in my life.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Rock
Charts
Peak #811
Peak in subgenre #134
Author
Patrick Olson
Rights
2007, by Patrick Olson
Uploaded
November 10, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 4:56
Story behind the song
The literal story is about someone losing a loved one but being capable of preventing it, and subsequently living with the guilt of not doing anything.
Lyrics
Well you could say I love the rain sometimes But 90 days of anything gets tiresome Remember the last time that I held you before the storm washed you away? I wanted to run to higher ground but the flood got in our way I tried to carry you over the rising tide Up to my waist and so afraid of letting go But my legs gave out and my arms shut down and the water pulled you away And it's so unfair to breathe in this air when you're stuck breathing muddy water Well we take what we get And we make what's been left And we can't help the way we've changed, but I'm tired Of water in my lungs Well I've been lost since you were gone And it's been so hard to go on With every step I take, and every breath I make, the regret lingers behind Every time I've wept is just an action at best, because I brought this on myself Well we take what we get And we make what's been left And we can't help the way we've changed, but I'm tired Of water in my lungs And the worst part of it all Is I caused the storm myself You see it was there in my chest But I let the water out And it flowed over the city It sunk into the ground There's something I must admit... I pushed you away, I pushed you away. I was scared of your trust I was scared of your love There are no excuses But apologies aren't enough Throw me in the river now It's the least I can do to make it up
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