05 GvG - A Thousand Tears

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'Forevermore'
A tribute to the brave soldiers who gave their lives during the invasion of Normandy at the end of World War II.
Music composed, produced, mixed, mastered and performed by GRADUS VAN GELDER
https://www.vangelderprogrock.com/
Forevermore

While grey turned black
They stayed behind, forgotten almost
But the wind carries names until it dies
The neverlasting sea floading pain inside
Fear in their eyes and shattered dreams
A desperate journey without an end and flies away
Thousands of names, forevermore
Thousands of dreams no more

Dare to stand still and look around
And think of the ones who lost it all
Even the quiet moments all the people passing by
Helpless screams fade away, we don't want to cry
Proud man who gave their lives away
We got nothing to say

Banners fluttering dipped in blood
Stones of the graves with no names adorned

Thousands of names, forevermore

Leading to graves without a name
Leaving scars on the cold ground
Tears still fresh, waiting for silence
In my head, all remains

The sand turns red, while the stormy wind took their sight
Hate was coming into their minds

Let the silence speak, don't look away
Hear the echoes in mankind
Desperate trying to find some sense
The madness of life is using our time
They didn't want to die

Kiss the ground and drenched with tears
Raise the flag and write their names
Let the guns be silent, for a thousands years
And bury the battlefields with all the pain

They made the promiss of our lives and payed the ultimate price
Words drown in silence

He had a mother, Whose son remained
Did God cry a tear as the angels fell
So why didn't he end this living hell?

Thousands of names, forevermore
The unknown among the endless rows of names
Thousands of dreams no more

Lyrics by Josephine van Gelder
credits
released April 28, 2019
Gradus van Gelder
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Forevermore

ONCE

Broken Wings

PROGRESSIVE ROCK GUITARIST, SONGWRITER, MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, SOUND DESIGNER, RECORDING / SOUND / PRODUCING / MIXING / MASTERING ENGINEER.

https://www.vangelderprogrock.com/

Musical influences Dream Theater, Vanden Plas, Focus, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Rory Gallagher, Black Sabbath, Wishbone Ash, Van Halen, Thin Lizzy, Toto, Gary Moore and many other bands.

Most inspiring band for composing my own songs: Dream Theater.

Inspiring guitarists: John Petrucci, Steve Lukather and many others.

Inspiring drummers: Mike Portnoy, Simon Philips and many others.

Inspiring keyboard players: Jordan Rudess (https://www.jordanrudess.com/), Derek Sherenian (https://www.dereksherinian.com/), Günter Werno (https://www.vandenplas.de/band/) and many others.

Inspiring bass players: Dave LaRue (http://www.davelarue.com/), John Myung ( http://dreamtheater.net/band/john-myung/) and many others.

Inspiring singers: Ronnie James Dio (RIP), (https://www.ronniejamesdio.com/), Jorn Lande (http://www.jornlande.com/) and many others.

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