Standing, on the edge of forever
At the start of whatever
Shouting love at the world
Back then, we were like cavemen
But we map the moon and the stars
Then we forgave them

We will meet you where the lights are
The defenders, of the faith we are
Where the thunder turns around
They'll run so hard we'll tear the ground away

You know no one dies
In these love drowned eyes
Through our love drowned eyes
We'll watch you sleep tonight

Although no one understood
We were holding back the flood
Learning how to dance the rain
We were holding back the flood
They said we'd never dance again

Bleeding, but none of us leaving
Watch your mouth son or you'll find yourself floating home
Here we come now on a dark star
Seeing demons, not what we are

Tiny minds and eager hands
Will try to strike but now will end today

There's progress now where there once was none
Where there once was none, then everything came along

Although no one understood
We were holding back the flood learning how to dance the rain
There was more of them than us now they'll never dance again

Although no one understood
There was more of them than us learning how to dance the rain
We were holding back the flood they said we'd never dance again

We will meet you where the lights are
The defenders, of the faith we are
Where the thunder turns around
They'll run so hard we'll tear the ground away

Although no one understood
There was more of them than us learning how to dance the rain
(learning how to dance the rain)
There was more of them than us now they'll never dance again

Now we'll never dance again

Oh ah
Oh ah
Oh ah
Oh ah
Oh ah
Oh ah
Oh ah


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The Flood Lyrics as written by Robert Peter Williams Mark Anthony Owen

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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    Beeing the first release with Robbie Williams back and the studio album as well as the boat in the video named "Progress" I believe to see many reflectional elements in this song.

    All in all it plays with the idea of Take That being THE boy group back then (when they were cavemen), galvanizing all the attention. Of course, there were Caught in the Act, Boyzone, I believe the Backstreet Boys existed, too, but compared to now, there were just a few (learning to dance the rain) back then.

    Being the focus of attention, didn't allow those many other boygroups to flood the market (hence, the name of the song.)

    In the video they are portrayed as the elders, compared to a group of younger guys racing them on the river. While the others win the actual race and rejoice, the band rows on, into the Thames and out into the sea. I think those younger guys represent the younger boygroup competition, whose stars burn out soon (There was more of them than us now they'll never dance again). TT on the other hand, may have suffered some bruises but everyone of them stayed in the business (Bleeding, but none of us leaving).

    With "Progress" they are starting something new (start of whatever). They distance themselves from other boygroups (The defenders, of the faith we are.)

    I think it has more to do with all those casting shows worldwide, that boybands sprout everywhere, than with Take That singlehandedly holding them back and they really did get on my nerves back then, but this song does have a nice tune to it :-)

    flyover81on January 14, 2011   Link

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