Peter Gabriel
here comes the flood
Here Comes the Flood
When the night showsthe signals grow on radiosAll the strange thingsthey come and go, as early warningsStranded starfish have no place to hidestill waiting for the swollen Easter tide
There’s no point in direction we cannot even choose a side.
I took the old trackthe hollow shoulder, across the watersOn the tall cliffsthey were getting older, sons and daughtersThe jaded underworld was riding highWaves of steel hurled metal at the sky
and as the nail sunk in the cloud, the rain was warm and soaked the crowd.
Lord, here comes the floodWe’ll say goodbye to flesh and bloodIf again the seas are silentin any still aliveIt’ll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you’re running dry.
When the flood calls, You have no home, you have no wallsIn the thunder crashYou’re a thousand minds, within a flashDon’t be afraid to cry at what you seeThe actors gone, there’s only you and me
And if we break before the dawn, they’ll use up what we used to be.
Lord, here comes the floodWe’ll say goodbye to flesh and bloodIf again, the seas are silentin any still aliveIt’ll be those who gave their island to survive
Drink up, dreamers, you’re running dry.