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A weep or a weep-brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly. Weeps are located at the bottom of the object to allow for drainage; the weep hole must be sized adequately to overcome surface tension.
In building construction, weeps are typically found in a masonry cavity wall, just above the flashing. Weeps may take several forms, including:
Weeps may also be necessary in a retaining wall, so water can escape from the retained earth, thus lessening the hydrostatic load on the wall and preventing moisture damage from freeze/thaw cycles. In such cases the weeps consist of small-diameter plastic, clay or metal pipes extending through the wall to a layer of porous backfill.
Typically, weeps are arranged to direct water which may have entered an assembly from outside back to the outside. Weeps may also be found in metal windows and glazed curtain walls to permit internal condensation to escape.
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor. He is noted for the Bat Out of Hell album trilogy consisting of Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose. Bat Out of Hell has sold more than 43 million copies. After more than 30 years, it still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
Although he enjoyed success with Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and earned a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Solo for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" on the latter album, Meat Loaf experienced some initial difficulty establishing a steady career within his native US. However, he has retained iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the UK, where he ranks 23rd for the number of weeks overall spent on the charts. He ranked 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".
Here down we taste the angels' tears
Here down where angels weep
It's getting late
I should move on
This is the darkest of all the nights
I've seen before
So take my hand
Your lips so cold
This is the last farewell
Is it too late now
as I lay down and weep
For all saviors killed
that died for me
Here down... The sun's gone, were all asleep
Here down where angels weep
Whispers in the woods at night
You look so pale
I think I hear them now...
The angels weep
You must have died long before
The sun went away
But please darling... weep again...
Now I'm here the last ever chance
for a last... a last farewell
Now I'm here for a last shimmering...
for a last... a last farewell
The angels weep
The angels...
Is it too late now
as I lay down and weep
For all saviors killed
that died for me...
The sun went down
The lights go out
She's cold...
The sun went down
The lights go out