‘Rose Beyond The Wall’ [3:40] (Macdonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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Out come the flags and banners again The memorial band plays on Lloyd George my fathers friend And light breaks on the streets Where no sun shines Where my fathers lived and died But time moves on in this my town The sound of the wind is blowing Rushing over hill and vale As the new day dawns And a rose A rose beyond the wall And I, I walk away from you And everyone who knew me well Oh my valley For pastures new There's cruel in this innocent world I've known Oh I don't want to go Oh no from this my town The sound of the wind is blowing Rushing over hill and vale As the new day dawns And a rose A rose beyond the wall There comes a time in my life When I have to take a chance To find myself find my way Oh I've got to find a way in life In this my town you never let me down But time moves on In this my town The sound of the wind is blowing Rushing over hill and vale As the new day dawns And a rose A rose beyond the wall The sound of the wind is blowing Rushing over hill and vale As the new day dawns And a rose A rose beyond the wall
Notes
:Produced by Eddie MacDonald for the Suicide Squad.
Mike Peters Notes
:This song was originally going to be called “Memorial Day” until Eddie MacDonald came across a sympathy card his mother had purchased which contained a reference to a “rose beyond the wall”. “Rose” flowered at the end of the “Hurricane” sessions and unfortunately came too late to be considered for the album. It did however make the ‘B’ side of the “Rain In The Summertime” single.
(Second Generation album notes, 1995)
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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