Skupina bola založená pôvodne v roku 1989 bratmi Hansom a René Ruttenovcami a Bartom Smitsom. Čoskoro sa pridali Hugo Prinsen Geerligs, Jelmer Wiersma a Frank Boeijen. Od členov iných začínajúcich skupín sa The Gathering líšili najmä tým, že ich...

Píseň: The Blue Vessel

Interpret:
Gathering, The
Album:
Almost a Dance
Its quest around the sun
Mankind on the run
Overwhelming indifference
Destruction fills my eyes


Blue and full of life
Wandering through time
Being outer space
It looks ya right in the face


The Vessel on its way
Saving the grace
Bright gentle face
A life saving case


Propulsion a mistery
Science, the missing link


But damage they cause
By inventing machinery
Inventing my greatest fear


There's so much to discover
Blaming each other tomorrow
Hurting each other today
Fading away


Denying the facts
Turning the Vessel into a wreck
Blowing prospect away
Not trying to save the day
Tomorrow fading away
Following time makes me afraid