"Can't Understand" - A song composed about the devastating earthquake in Christchurch in New Zealand - where with stringent building codes and the early morning timing when city streets were empty, there was major property damage and some injuries, but nobody died. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUmov1ElyTY At 4:36am on September the 4th 2010 Christchurch was woken by a huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake, causing buildings to collapse, roads to crack and power and water outages right throughout Christchurch and neighbouring areas. CAN'T UNDERSTAND (written and sung by Jeremy Cooper) (Levin, New Zealand) On the 4th of September 2010 4:35 in the morning Christchurch New Zealand began to shake Earthquake came without warning Throughout the region new fault lines appeared Cracks in the earth were alarming Soil turned to mud, And bricks tumbled down Flooding and horror abounding x2 I can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died. Some people gave thanks to their God And some, oh.... the tears they cried Bob Parker the mayor was quick to the scene Calm and cool as cucumber John Key the leader of the land Said to the queen: "Can't make it" No time for tea 'cos Canterbury's Recovery needs funding. Both were surprised, no-one was killed Having viewed the quake's devastation (NZ Prime Minister was due to fly to the UK to attend an afternoon tea function in London with the queen cancelled it) We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died Some people gave thanks to their god And some, oh...... the tears they cried Sad to say looters came the next day But alongside heroes a-plenty Some gave their money, some gave their time Some with love did their duty Many worked hour upon hour Depriving the sandman his bounty All of them had a cry in their hearts, A question they kept on repeating, A question they kept on repeating We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died Some people gave thanks to their God And some, oh...... the tears they cried We can't understand in the darkness that day How nobody died.. How nobody died....How nobody died
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