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Weeping

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Weeping was released on 1 June 1988 by EMI Music South Africa (Pty) Ltd as a part of the album The Rising Tide

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Bright Blue

Vocals

Ian Cohen

Bass

Dan Heymann

Keyboards

Peter Cohen

Vocals

Basil Coetzee

Saxophone

Tom & Fox

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Dan Heymann

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Bright Blue

Producer

Richard Mitchell

Richard Mitchell

Mixing Engineer

David Moloele

Mixing Engineer

Phil Audoire

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I knew a man who lived in fear

It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near

Behind his house, a secret place

Was the shadow of the demon he could never face

[Verse 2]

He built a wall of steel and flame

Had men with guns to keep it tame

Then standing back, he made it plain

That the nightmare would never, ever rise again

But the fear, and the fire, and the guns remain

[Verse 3]

It doesn't matter now, it's over anyhow

He tells the world that it's sleeping

But as the night came round, I heard its lonely sound

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

[Verse 4]

And then one day, the neighbors came

They were curious to know about the smoke and flame

They stood around outside the wall

But of course, there was nothing to be heard at all

[Verse 5]

"My friends", he said

"We've reached our goal

The threat is under firm control

As long as peace and order reign

I'll be damned if I see a reason to explain

Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"

[Verse 6]

It doesn't matter now, it's over anyhow

He tells the world that it's sleeping

But as the night came round, I heard its lonely sound

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

[Verse 7]

Ooh, sing loud, sing loud, sing louder

Ooh, sing loud, sing loud, sing louder

Ooh, sing loud, sing loud, sing louder

Ooh, sing loud, sing loud, sing louder

[Verse 8]

It doesn't matter now, it's over anyhow

He tells the world that it's sleeping

But as the night came round, I heard its lonely sound

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

We're on our own now (It wasn't roaring, it was weeping)

We're on our own now

Written by: Dan Heymann, Ian Cohen, Peter Cohen, Tom Fox

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