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Down By The River (Single)

by The Flashback

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Not one of them had the freedom we’re all talking about. So we’re saying 'give peace a chance'. Nobody’s ever done it before. And it’s not a matter of… We are not thinking in terms of 10 years, we are thinking in terms of peace forever. Everybody is thinking about "now", "we want peace now". We can get this now if we want it now. And the left-wing talking about giving the power to the people. Anybody knows that the people have the power, all we have to do is awaken the power in the people. The people are unaware, they are no educated to realize that they have power. They put politicians in power, but the system is so geared that everybody believes the government will fix everything. We are the government. The people are the government and we have the power.”
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Down by the water There's a place that we could hide You just can't reach it if your heart is closed with your soul You can lie, you can cry But you can't take it over time You can rule, you can change the world instead If you try to change your life Down by the river The people singing we all want a fight We won't afraid it We know that history will prove we are right I saw a cat running by the field last night Shouting "please don't come around" You were late wrap away your lonesome tears You'll soon be doing fine If we never hesitate we'll find our way to stay If you lost and you're frustrated I'll take you to the end Our sky won't fall down Down by the shipyard The soldiers walking down the avenue We won’t afraid it Everyone is different but they're bright I heard a girl crying through her phone last night Screaming "stop pressuring on me" You and me, we've all been there before It's a highway to hell If we never hesitate we'll find our way to stay If you lost and you're frustrated I'll take you to the end Their gun can't shoot us down Full of you and full of me All of us will get free Time to trust no time to try No time to ask me why Full of you and full of me All of us will get free Time to trust no time to try No, I won't let you down
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A Love Letter To Hong Kong

Despite the sarcastic criticism from John Lennon about how cliché love song is, Paul McCartney wrote <Silly Love Song> in 1976. Paul responded with his lyric "Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs. And what's wrong with that? "
In the world full of madness and hatred, maybe all we need is a simple song that reminds us of what is important. This song is a love letter for those we love, if we never hesitate, we'll find our way to stay.

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality. – John Lennon

I don't want to survive. I want to live. – 12 Years a Slave

「 這首歌其實是五年前的作品了。大約 2014 年 9 月下旬,當時覺得很多事都很絕望,很想寫一首詩去獻給香港 —— 最後演變成一首歌,是我們少有『 先詞後曲 』的作品。」The Flashback 有種「 很純粹( 天真 )的信念」,希望每一件音樂作品、mv,甚至美術設計都能直截了當的表達訊息,彷彿與聽眾直接對話。

歌曲有著充滿 Britpop 元素,上述的一段歌話,也是整首歌曲的重心。「 感覺就像是情歌對吧?〈 Down By The River 〉表意鼓舞聽眾,寓意是振作自己,是很『 自我 』的一件事。至於為什麼會和水、河流有關係… 其實是一種借喻,我們對於香港的第一印象, 就是水、漁港、維多利亞港,因此有種美好的幻想( Fantasy ),希望香港有一天能成為水上的烏托邦。」

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released May 24, 2019

Art Director:Vicki Wong
Music Produced by Music is Water Studio

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The Flashback is a Hong Kong Indie Rock/Alternative Rock Band formed in 2018.
“Flashback” means recalls in movies or narrate from the end.

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