He feels a breeze A cold hand grasps his heart Thrown back into a different time A moment tattooed on his thoughts A vivid memory; hands above the water Trying to find something to clench on Floated away with the stream into their deaths He couldn't save them 60+ years passed him by Back to 1953 Witnessing a tragedy, footnote in history Ploughing water, reaping wind It changed the man, it changed the land The storm came from the north west Combined with spring tide the water broke through The water bashed on and on, flooding the lands People sought refuge in their attic or on their roof Walls couldn't stand the pressure, houses collapsed Doubling the number of casualties Buried and drowned Witnessing a tragedy, footnote in history Ploughing water, reaping winds Changed the man, changed the land I struggle and emerge We cross that bridge and arise Defining moments, defining people Survive a disaster, struggle and emerge Witnessing a tragedy, footnote in history Ploughing water, reaping wind It changed the man, it changed the land Re-living catastrophe, anchored eternally Lost some lives and saved a few Live long struggle guaranteed