Edgar Broughton Band - Evening Over Rooftops

A Song That I Sing Since I Was 10 !
I Used To Sing It Without Understanding The Pure Meaning Of It ... After All These Years , I Finally Made It And That Makes Me Think Better And Faster And Stronger And Harder :-)

Lyrics

The air was thick like honey
Looking from the room
The room had open windows
To let the springtime through
Evening stood by watching
At the side of summer's promise
The flowers in her garden
Were the envy of her friends

How far are we from dying
Is it nearly at an end?
How far are we from dying
Is it nearly at an end?

The smoke hung on the skyline
The city fell in silence
The sunset ripe and mellow
Was the light to write some thoughts by
Her children watched for father
From their window in the wall
Said a prayer for Grandpapa
And maybe many more
Somewhere in the distance
On a road so far away
I heard the sound of life
Though the people left for home

Three birds flew off a building
Standing proud against the sky
Many more flew with them
Spiralled upward like laughter
Faster, harder,
They rose up in a column
Hundreds upon hundreds
Twice that many wings beat
Four miles across
Stretched a million miles high
The living pulsing column
In the lady of the sky
Feathers thrashed together
Locked in that huge one
I knew no-one could see it
And now that it was gone
I rubbed my eyes and tried to find
A reason for the flight
Exodus, escape, or was it just for me to see
Like the mating of the earth and air
Like water is to flowers
The envy of her friends
How far are we from dying
Is it nearly at an end?

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• rooftops
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[celestiall]

GREAT GREAT GREAT ,THANKS A LOT FOR THIS!

[jboomy]

@celestiall Ευχαριστώ πατριωτάκι :-)

[Spiregrain]

I never tire of this song...thanks for posting!! Great accompanying video also.

[jboomy]

@Spiregrain thank you my friend...I feel the same about this song :-)

[grantlollo]

I raised up with this song, thx 4 posting, wonderful CLIP...!!

[jboomy]

@grantlollo thank you Stephan, this was my first clip,which means this is my "first" song!

[H8lag]

kommatara!

[azia70]

τελειο!!!!

[alankingwell]

Its amazing what you can find on youtube ,,,yes I remember it well. I saw them perform many times . I was at one of the concerts when Steve Broughton had a massive electric shock on stage and was knocked out. ...Those were the days;0)

[delamoxica]

Awsome song and beautiful pictures, does anyone know what or where the picture at 1:14 comes from and what it's called? The girl looking out the window with the trees reflecting in the glas.

[moonshinersdaughter1]

I love this song. Thnx, yr presentation is wonderful

[JMBproductions1996]

one of the best songs i have ever heard songs like this are miracles!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[grasshoper7]

i love it !!! thanx a lot!

[TheStevelyons]

one of my all time favourite songs. really like what you've done with it. magical

[SEVFEST]

Not familiar with these guys but they are really good, This song is fantastic