Story Behind The Song
prepare yourself
Song Description
Drawing parallels to a natural flood and a finacial flood. Not pretty for anyone!
| Song Length |
4:45 |
Genre |
Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Depressing |
Subject |
Capitalism, Water |
| Similar Artists |
Neil Young, Bob Dylan |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Americana Folk Rock/Medium Tempo
AFTER THE FLOOD
©BROOKS/PETERSON
©1992
Three Candles and a Cross Music (BMI)
Falken Music (BMI)
Gather the children and the women too.
You cover me and I'll cover you.
Throw me a lifeline, send me a rope.
I'm treading water and starting to choke.
These rains have carried our dreams away.
The work of a lifetime lost in a day.
The temple of money that towered so high
Tumbles before me in the blink of an eye.
Say goodbye to our fair city
and to all, all we head dear.
Can't hold on to the old religion.
After the flood, it'll all disappear.
Marshalls and captains robbed of their rank.
No one laughing on the way to the bank.
Bloated bellies left in the wake
of brokers and bankers who lived on the take.
Say goodbye to our fair city
and to all, all we head dear.
Can't hold on to the old religion.
After the flood, it'll all disappear.
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