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When The Levee Breaks
A Perfect Circle

A PERFECT CIRCLE

- When The Levee Breaks Lyrics

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And the water gonna come in, have no place to stay

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break
And all these people have no place to stay

Now look here mama what am I to do
Now look here mama what am I to do
I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to

I works on the levee mama both night and day
I works on the levee mama both night and day
I ain't got nobody, keep the water away

Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to lose

I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works on the levee, mama both night and day
I works so hard, to keep the water away

I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me
I'm goin' back to my used to be

I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home

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Who wrote When The Levee Breaks lyrics?


When The Levee Breaks is written by William L. Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan.
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When was When The Levee Breaks released?


It is first released on November 01, 2004 as part of A Perfect Circle's album "Emotive" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind When The Levee Breaks lyrics?


When we think about what all of this might truly mean, A Perfect Circle uses a breaking levee metaphor in their song 'When the Levee Breaks' to show how people experience overwhelming despair when their traditional coping methods which include crying and praying prove to be ineffective. The lyrics of When the levee breaks show characters who experience despair and angst and heartbreak and anger and reflection. The song shows how people reach their breaking point because of their desperate situation and their feeling of hopelessness, which results in their complete neglect of everything until they meet their inevitable disaster. The lyrics contain themes of despair and hopelessness, which may be concerning for younger audiences. The presence of repeated phrases throughout the text creates a pattern of repetition, which produces a sound that becomes uninteresting, thus making it challenging for children to listen without their parents' assistance.
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Which genre is When The Levee Breaks?


When The Levee Breaks falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song When The Levee Breaks?


When The Levee Breaks song length is 5 minutes and 55 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): William L. Howerdel, Maynard James Keenan
Record Label(s): 2004 Virgin Records America, Inc
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