Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Gathering , by - Fish. Song from the album A Feast of Consequences, in the genre Иностранный рокRelease date: 03.09.2013
Record label: Derek W Dick
Song language: English
The Gathering |
| The newspaper headlines were big and bold; |
| Our country was going to war |
| To fight for the freedom of nationhood |
| To defend us from invading hordes |
| The general pointed with steely glare |
| Delivered the rallying call |
| We signed off our lives with a stroke of a pen |
| Joined our pals in the line |
| We took the King’s shilling with pride |
| From the towns and the cities we came |
| From the fields and the countryside |
| The mines and the factories |
| Volunteers on the square, labourers and unemployed |
| Clerks and delivery boys |
| Skirling pipes charge the air, raising the cheering crowd |
| Casting out any doubts |
| Victory will soon be assured |
| We know God’s on our side at the heart of the gathering |
| Farewell to our homes and our families |
| Farewell to the lives we once knew |
| Farewell to our youth and our innocence |
| We marched off with the band to the promise of a brave new world |
| And I’ll write you a letter each passing day |
| And I’ll cherish your every reply |
| I’ll tie them with ribbons and Flanders lace; |
| Hold them close to my heart in a sweet embrace |
| Tell the children that I shall return |
| Laden with medals and dripping with garlands |
| We’ll sit by the banks of the Tyne |
| And I’ll regale you with stories of honour and glory |
| We’ll make up for all the lost time, jig to the fiddles |
| And weave the White Willow |
| In the evening like ferns we’ll entwine |
| Our bodies surrender we give to the gathering |
| I’ll long for my home and my family |
| I will long for the life I once knew |
| I’ll long for my youth and my innocence |
| I’ll long for a brave new world |
| In the holds of the ships out of training camps |
| From the railheads to trudge open roads |
| Shouldered rifles on heavy souls |
| Our fears will add to our load |
| Farewell to our homes and our families |
| Farewell to the lives we once knew |
| Farewell to our youth and our innocence |
| We marched off with the band |
| Pals in battalions to the promise of a brave new world |
| Joining the gathering |
| Pals in battalions to fight for a brave new world |
| Pals in battalions, we took the King’s shilling |
| And paid for a brave new world |