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Van Der Graaf Generator Refugees Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.33/10 [3 votes]Album: The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other / Original Release Date: 1970-02Genre: RockSong Duration: 6 min 25 sec
Refugees
Van Der Graaf Generator
Van Der Graaf Generator
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
- Refugees LyricsN. was somewhere years ago and cold:
ice locked the people's hearts and made them old.
S. was birth to pleasant lands, but dry:
I walked the waters' depths and played my mind.
E. was dawn, coming alive in the golden sun:
the winds came gently, several
heads became one
in the summertime, though august people sneered...
we were at peace, and we cheered
We walked along, sometimes hand in hand,
between the thin lines marking sea and sand;
smiling very peacefully,
we began to notice that we could be free,
and we moved together to the West.
W. is where all days shall someday end;
where the colours turn from grey to gold,
and you can be with the friends.
And light flakes the golden clouds above:
West is Mike and Susie,
West is where I love.
There we shall spend the final days of our lives...
tell the same old stories: well, at least we tried.
So into the West, smiles on our faces, we'll go;
oh! yes, and our apologies to those
who'll never really know the Way....
We're refugees, walking away from the life we've known and loved...
nothing to do nor say, nowhere to stay; now we are alone.
We're refugees, carrying all we own in brown bags, tied up with string...
nothing to think, it doesn't mean a thing, but we'll be happy on our own.
West is Mike and Susie;
West is Mike and Susie;
West is where I love,
West is refugees' home.
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ice locked the people's hearts and made them old.
S. was birth to pleasant lands, but dry:
I walked the waters' depths and played my mind.
E. was dawn, coming alive in the golden sun:
the winds came gently, several
heads became one
in the summertime, though august people sneered...
we were at peace, and we cheered
We walked along, sometimes hand in hand,
between the thin lines marking sea and sand;
smiling very peacefully,
we began to notice that we could be free,
and we moved together to the West.
W. is where all days shall someday end;
where the colours turn from grey to gold,
and you can be with the friends.
And light flakes the golden clouds above:
West is where I love.
There we shall spend the final days of our lives...
tell the same old stories: well, at least we tried.
So into the West, smiles on our faces, we'll go;
oh! yes, and our apologies to those
who'll never really know the Way....
We're refugees, walking away from the life we've known and loved...
nothing to do nor say, nowhere to stay; now we are alone.
We're refugees, carrying all we own in brown bags, tied up with string...
nothing to think, it doesn't mean a thing, but we'll be happy on our own.
West is Mike and Susie;
West is Mike and Susie;
West is where I love,
West is refugees' home.
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Facts about Refugees
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Refugees is written by Peter Hammill.
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It is first released on February 01, 1970 as part of Van Der Graaf Generator's album "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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When we explore how the lyrics were meant to make us feel, 'Refugees', the song of Van Der Graaf Generator, shows the way from the East to the West as the quest for freedom and love. The West is a metaphor for a new beginning where one can cleanse the past and start afresh with the hope of the future. So, the main topics of Refugees are love, peace, reflection, freedom, and joy. However, the song still indirectly mentions the full vista of human experience with emotions like angst and despair, empathy and sharing, longing and love, acceptance, and letting go and so on. The lyrics are depicting journey, freedom, and time which might be more appealing to mature audience. The vocabulary is simple, there are no references to violence, nudity, or drugs, but the notions of quitting a familiar life and looking for a new one still might be more understandable by the older listeners.
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Refugees falls under the genre Rock.
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Refugees song length is 6 minutes and 25 seconds.
Who wrote Refugees lyrics?
Refugees is written by Peter Hammill.
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When was Refugees released?
It is first released on February 01, 1970 as part of Van Der Graaf Generator's album "The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 1st track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Refugees lyrics?
When we explore how the lyrics were meant to make us feel, 'Refugees', the song of Van Der Graaf Generator, shows the way from the East to the West as the quest for freedom and love. The West is a metaphor for a new beginning where one can cleanse the past and start afresh with the hope of the future. So, the main topics of Refugees are love, peace, reflection, freedom, and joy. However, the song still indirectly mentions the full vista of human experience with emotions like angst and despair, empathy and sharing, longing and love, acceptance, and letting go and so on. The lyrics are depicting journey, freedom, and time which might be more appealing to mature audience. The vocabulary is simple, there are no references to violence, nudity, or drugs, but the notions of quitting a familiar life and looking for a new one still might be more understandable by the older listeners.
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Which genre is Refugees?
Refugees falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Refugees?
Refugees song length is 6 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Peter Hammill
Record Label(s): 2005 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
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