Thunder Child-Jeff Wayne/Jerry Wayne Longmire

[ti:Thunder Child] [ar:Jeff Wayne] [al:Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds - The New Generation] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Thunder Child - Jeff Wayne/Jerry Wayne Longmire [00:23.29]The steamer began to move slowly away [00:24.90] [00:25.83]But on the landward horizon [00:27.01]Appeared the silhouette of [00:29.71]A fighting machine [00:30.05] [00:30.91]Another came And another Striding [00:33.36]Over hills and trees [00:35.27]Plunging far out to sea and [00:37.14]Blocking the exit of the steamer [00:38.41] [00:39.23]Between them lay the [00:39.98]Silent grey ironclad Thunder child [00:42.35] [00:43.14]Slowly it moved [00:44.04]Towards shore then [00:45.50]With a deafening roar and whoosh of spray [00:48.03]It swung about and drove at full speed towards [00:50.72]The waiting Martians [00:51.32] [00:55.01]There were ships of shapes and sizes [00:57.20] [00:58.22]Scattered out along the bay [01:00.15] [01:01.42]And I thought I heard her calling [01:03.28] [01:04.50]As the steamer pulled away [01:06.67] [01:07.90]The invaders must have seen them [01:10.17] [01:10.88]As across the coast they filed [01:13.04] [01:14.63]Standin' firm between them [01:16.47] [01:18.63]There lay Thunder Child [01:20.99] [01:26.47]Moving swiftly through the waters [01:28.46] [01:29.51]Cannons blazing as she came [01:31.53] [01:32.71]Brought a mighty metal warlord [01:34.74] [01:35.93]Crashing down in sheets of flame [01:37.86] [01:39.12]Sensing victory was nearing [01:41.12] [01:42.28]Thinkin' fortune must have smiled [01:44.21] [01:46.05]People started cheering [01:46.92] [01:49.75]Come on Thunder child [01:52.27] [01:53.42]Come on thunder child [01:55.40] [02:01.91]The Martians released their black [02:03.35]Smoke but the ship sped on [02:05.50] [02:06.11]Cutting down one of the [02:07.36]Tripod figures Instantly [02:09.77]The others raised their heat rays [02:11.16] [02:11.81]And melted the Thunder child's valiant heart [02:14.46] [03:19.62]Lashing ropes and smashing timbers [03:21.60] [03:22.74]Flashing heat rays pierce the deck [03:25.07] [03:25.92]Dashing hopes for our deliverence [03:27.60] [03:28.83]As we watched the sinking wreck [03:31.04] [03:32.24]With the smoke of battle clearing [03:34.39] [03:35.50]Over graves in waves defiled [03:37.25] [03:39.03]Slowly disappearing [03:40.14] [03:43.23]Farewell Thunder child [03:45.70] [03:47.78]Slowly disappearing [03:48.63] [03:51.95]Farewell Thunder child [03:55.89] [04:01.90]Farewell Thunder child [04:03.61] [04:08.20]Farewell Thunder Child [04:11.84] [04:18.63]When the smoke cleared the little [04:20.03]Steamer had reached the misty horizon and Carrie was [04:23.49]Safe But the Thunderchild had vanished forever taking [04:27.15]With her Man's last hope for victory The leaden sky [04:30.39]Was lit by green flashes cylinder following cylinder [04:33.32] [04:34.31]And no one and nothing was left [04:35.89]Now to fight them The [04:37.26]Earth belonged to the Martians