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Down By The Waterside
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Taken from a vivid dream I had one night back in 1986 of a terrifying scene of urban devastation, but then new hope sprung up from the ruins ...
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Butterfly Island is a musical story, setting out to display something of the human condition. It poses 'the questions of life in song' from early childhood to t
Butterfly Island is a musical story, setting out to display something of the human condition. It poses 'the questions of life in song' from early childhood to the 'sunset years', as each generation moves slowly but surely towards the finishing line ...
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Genre
Alternative • Alternative General
Charts
Peak #135
Peak in subgenre #49
Author
Paul Lane
Rights
Butterfly Island Music Ltd (2011)
Uploaded
January 11, 2017
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MP3 6.0 MB • 160 kbps • 5:14
Story behind the song
Taken from a vivid dream I had one night back in 1986 of a terrifying scene of urban devastation, but then new hope sprung up from the ruins ...
Lyrics
Down By The Waterside Baby I know you're crying I can see the towers falling Streets ablaze the city's crumbling Down by the waterside Down by the waterside Baby I know you're dying In your father eyes fires are burning Your mother's tears tell me the story Down By the waterside Down by the waterside Someday they'll be no more killing It's a dream no one believes in Someday we'll all be singing Down by the waterside Down by the waterside Baby I know you're crying I can see those towers falling But don't tell me there's no point in trying Down by the waterside Down by the waterside As I sleep through the night In my dreams I run and hide From the boy with the gun Who tries to hunt me down I turn my head as he calls There's a shot then he falls Down by the waterside (repeat) Someday they'll be no more killing It's a dream no one believes in Someday we'll all be singing
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