Waifs (The)

I Won't Go Down
Silver dagger lightning slashed the sky Its Crooked tongue was telling crooked lies Blood flowed down in a bitter driving rain As I stand upon the sand I feel the pain Savage ocean pounded patient shore Like a jealous lover trying to feel secure But the sand withstands it don't admit defeat And on the turning tide The angry waves retreat I won't go down I won't go down I won't go do-o-wn Demon wind was howling threats and hate It's salty spray was spitting in my face Without something firm to stand upon I'd be here one minute and the next be gone I won't go down I won't go down I won't go do-o-wn Storm as big as a mountain range Coming down - heavy, strange SongtexteI perish Lord you know I will A voice it whispers "Peace, be still" The dying sun was all but laid to rest But for the remnant of Some gunfight in the west Goodbye's never easy don't I know But these fingernails are finally letting go I won't go down I won't go down I won't go do-o-wn Without a fight Fading distant fireworks display Is growing silent as the fury rolls away Shooting stars are dancing up on high They ask me "May I have this dance before we die?" I won't go down I won't go down I won't go do-o-wn Without a fight Aus Songtexte Mania