Forevermore

by Van Gelder

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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.

www.vangelderprogrock.com
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Vocals by Hadi Kiani (www.instagram.com/hadi.kiani/)
Lyrics by Josephine van Gelder

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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
www.vangelderprogrock.com

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Van Gelder The Netherlands

I am a Prog Rock Metal guitarist, multi instrumentalist, composer, song writer, sound/recording/producer/master/sound engineer in the Netherlands.
www.vangelderprogrock.com

discography

All that's Good

date unknown
No Consolation

date unknown
Once (remastered)

date unknown
Last Call

May 2021
Fading Away

Mar 2021
Ode to the Brave

Aug 2020
Broken Wings

Dec 2019
Forevermore (short version)

Aug 2019
Once

Aug 2019
Forevermore

Apr 2019
'The Vow' (2014)

Feb 2014

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