brainbox - the 3rd flood
Not an edit. A song from the 2011 album "The 3rd Flood" by the Dutch band "Brainbox". Members in 2011: Kaz Lux (lead & backing vocals, guitars, dobro). Rudy de Queljoe (electric guitar), Joh Schuursma (6-string and 12-string electric & acoustic guitars), Cees van der Laarse (basses, backing vocals), Pierre van der Linden (drums), Marlies Helder (backing vocals), Geert Scheijgrond (keyboards). A lot of the art in the video is to show in what a world we lived in the fifties and the sixties... some simply beautiful, some plain stupid...<br /><br />THE 3RD FLOOD<br />(Kaz Lux)<br /><br />we're dancing in the belly of the beast<br />waiting for your disapproval<br />you take the wind out of our sails<br />don't blame us for not moving<br />it's raining tears on Wall Street<br />too much greed is taking its toll<br />although there's a lot of debating<br />a lot of sad stories will remain untold<br />we're sinking<br /><br />you know I'm near you<br />your lips are moving, but I can't hear you<br />we're sinking, you know I'm near you<br />hold your head up, bring the walls down<br />and don't ever stop to love the people around<br /><br />the circus has left the city<br />there's much good love close at hand<br />the clowns are waving goodbye<br />let the architect's wish be our command<br />crown of creation<br />new flowers are finding their way<br />no limitation<br />I can see more grass grow every day<br />we're sinking<br /><br />you know I'm near you<br />your lips are moving, but I can't hear you<br />we're sinking, you know I'm near you<br />hold your head up, bring the walls down<br />and don't ever stop love the people around, around<br /><br />though you slept during my nighmare<br />I want to know more about you<br />will our love live forever<br />will this love finally be true<br />no fragmentation<br />surrounded by the new-born sun<br />no separation, we'll stay together as one<br />we're sinking<br /><br />you know I'm near you<br />your lips are moving, but I can't hear you<br />we're sinking, you know I'm near you<br />hold your head up, bring the walls down<br />and don't ever stop, love the people around, around<br /><br />hold your head up, bring the walls down<br />don't ever stop, love the people around<br />love the people, love the people<br />love the people around<br />love the people, love the people<br />love the people around<br />ahhh hold your head up<br />hold your head up<br />hold your head up<br />hold your head up<br />up up up up<br />hold your head up<br />head up<br /><br />®© UMG on behalf of EMI Music Netherlands BV<br />®© Muserk Rights Management<br />®© therock&rollingsixties