B i o g r a p h y (by David Peter Wesolowski)
Necessity, so they say, is the mother of invention. Its a sentiment with which Zero 7, one of this decades musical sculptors par excellence, would doubtless concur. Having spent the best part of a year touring their last album, When It Falls, which, along the way, saw them transformed into a vast, super slick, group-like behemoth, Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker felt the need to create a new reality for their third album of beatific tales, The Garden. It wasnt that the When It Falls experience was a particularly negative one far from it, as Sam is at pains to point out, neither of us wants to cast a shadow over that record, but having done the extensive group thing, they both felt it was time to draw a line under that stage of their evolution and get back to basics. What this meant in essence was returning to the days of just Henry and Sam in a studio, bodging things a bit, and those things sticking on the record rather than being replaced by somebody else (Sam). This simpler, more relaxed and less pressured environment was also informed by Henrys move out of Londons sprawling metropolis. Having got twitchy in the capital, Henry upped sticks to the relative calm of Glastonbury the town, not the festival, he quickly states. There he built a studio (It was good not to think about music for a while) and kept in contact with Sam back in London. Hed call me every now and again, Sam recollects, and say, We havent got room for a vocal booth so well shut this door and therell be a curtain and whatever. And then last spring, with the pair of them cleansed and refreshed, work began in earnest on their third album when the last nail was hammered into the wall. Or was there no nails? asks Sam, mindful of the fact that it was chiefly Henrys DIY skills that pre-empted the venture. No, there were plenty of nails, Henry deadpans. Having mapped out rough ideas on the piano and guitar (I thought wed mess about and get some demos, explains Sam, but we just did it. Once you start, you start.), the music soon flowed. Unlike on When It Falls where they could call on the services of everything and anything, only having a limited amount of material at their disposal seemed to fire Zero 7s imagination. You get what you can out of it, they both agree. It was a mood which would begin to shape the records bountiful flavours. And whereas the last record was perhaps a slight shift towards introspection lest we forget they were reacting to the inordinate success of their glorious, era-defining debut set, Simple Things planted firmly in The Garden was lots of vibrant light. The result is an unqualified success: instantly recognisable, and yet, beguilingly fresh, The Garden is a freewheeling and evocative piece of music. Benefiting from a more focused approach theres only two collaborators, long-time cohort Sia, and future folk sensation Jose Gonzales it clearly serves notice of Zero 7s talent for eking out sunshine-soaked ambient soul. From the gentle British folk tones of Left Behind to the mesmeric sonic tonic of This Fine Social Scene, there are thrills and spills aplenty at every turn. Your Place betrays a sly nod to the symphonic grandeur of David Axelrod and the jazz stylings of Roy Budd; the instrumental Seeing Things is all woozy, cinematic French electronica and the exotically titled The Pageant Of The Bizarre is nostalgic chamber pop. These are headed off by the opening assault of Futures (featuring Gonzales) all shimmering acoustics and Throw It All Away (featuring Sia) exuberant bluesy psychedelia which set the mood perfectly. It was just good being out of London, explains Sam. It was done during the summer; Sia and Jose would come and stay for a few days and there was no music biz bullshit. I was back on forth on the train every couple of days; it was expensive, although not as expensive as lunch in Notting Hill." I loved it. It all sounds like a nice hippy set up, and it was really. Thered always be a few people showing up, having BBQs two cats in the yard, laughs Henry. The Garden is also notable in that it marks the vocal debut of one Henry Binns. And while he doesnt want the record to be defined by such a fact I dont want to be talking about that for the next year it does add another personality to the mix. Thats him duetting on Throw It All Away, This Fine Social Scene and Waiting To Die, while he sings solo on Your Place. However, if theres one thing Henry and Sam dont want people to be confused by, its the albums title. Taken from the album artwork, which is a series of collages designed by a friend of theirs, entitled, spookily enough, The Garden, the duo are keen for the albums meaning not to get lost in translation. The collage is made up of old bits of wallpaper and other stuff thats been left behind or thrown away, its an overgrown and kind of mysterious garden I think maybe its about experience, Henry suggests. I think it makes something beautiful as well nothing to do with gardening though.
I have seen Polaris (Instrumental) Destiny Give it away (Instrumental) Simple things Red dust (Instrumental) Distractions Waiting line Out of town (Instrumental) This world Likufanele (Instrumental) End theme (Instrumental) Salt water sound (Instrumental) Spinning
Warm Sound Home Somersault Passing By Over Our Heads When It Falls (Instrumental) The Space Between Speed dial N°2 Look Up (Instrumental) In Time Morning Song
Futures Throw It All Away Seeing Things (Instrumental) The Pageant Of The Bizarre You're My Flame Left Behind Today This Fine Social Scene Your Place If I Can't Have You Crosses Waiting To Die Dreaming Thistles
Simple things
*** Thanx a lot to Emma from Solarmanagement for all these lyrics ***
I Have Seen
(Featuring Mozez) Old man there people stare Thinking back to God knows where Always back to where he’s been I have seen I have seen Time goes so slow Days come and go But I know, yes I know New born son Life has won Take this turn then he’ll run Run away from all that’s been I have done, I have seen Time goes so slow Days come and go But I know, yes I know
Destiny
(Featuring Sia & Sophie Barker) I lie awake I’ve gone to ground I’m watching porn In my hotel dressing gown Now I dream of you But I still believe There’s only enough for one in this Lonely hotel suite The journey’s long And it feels so bad I’m thinking back to the last day we had. Old moon fades into the new Soon I know I’ll be back with you I’m nearly with you I’m nearly with you When I’m weak I draw strength from you And when you’re lost I know how to change your mood And when I’m down you breathe life over me Even though we’re miles apart we are each other’s destiny On a clear day I’ll fly home to you I’m bending time getting back to you Old moon fades into the new Soon I know I’ll be back with you I’m nearly with you I’m nearly with you When I’m weak I draw strength from you And when you’re lost I know how to change your mood And when I’m down you breathe life over me Even though we’re miles apart we are each other’s destiny When I’m weak I draw strength from you And when you’re lost I know how to change your mood And when I’m down you breathe life over me Even though we’re miles apart we are each other’s destiny I’ll fly, I’ll fly home I’ll fly home and I’ll fly home
Simple Things
(Featuring Mozez) It’s an easy ride to roam You’ll never walk alone Natuarally we blew Simple things we say Everyday we find the way Seems like we’ve opened up the door Feels like we’ve walked this way before Natuarally we blew Simple things you say Everyday you'll find the way It amazes Everyday
Distractions
(Featuring Sia) Fancy a big house Some kids and a horse I can not quite, but nearly Guarantee, a divorce I think that I love you I think that I do So go on mister, make Miss me Mrs you. I love you, I love you, I love you, I do I only make jokes to distract myself From the truth, from the truth. Fancy a fast car A bag full of loot I can nearly guarantee You’ll end up with the boot I love you, I love you, I love you , I do I only make jokes to distract myself From the truth, from the truth. I love you, I love you, I love you , I do I only make jokes to distract myself From the truth, from the truth.
In the waiting line
(Featuring Sophie Barker)
Wait in line ‘Till your time Ticking clock Everyone stop Everyone's saying different things to me Different things to me Everyone's saying different things to me Different things to me Woooohh Do you believe In what you see There doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me Do you believe In what you see Motionless wheel Nothing is real Wasting my time In the waiting line Do you believe in What you see Nine to five Living lies Everyday Stealing time Everyone's taking everything they can Everything they can Everyone's taking everything they can Everything they can Woooohh Do you believe In what you feel It doesn't seem to be anybody else who agrees with me Do you believe In what you see Motionless wheel Nothing is real Wasting my time In the waiting line Do you believe In what you see Ah and I’ll shout and I’ll scream But I’d rather not have seen And i'll hide away for another day Do you believe In what you see Motionless wheel Nothing is real Wasting my time In the waiting line Do you believe In what you see Everyone's saying different things to me Different things to me Different things to me Different things to me Different things to me Everyone's taking everything they can Everything they can
This World
(Featuring Mozez) Another child is born Another race is won Another dream is shattered Another day has begun This world is still afloat No not in Noah’s boat We’ve only lost the vision Of the stars we’re meant to be Another broken heart Another lesson learnt Another harvest eaten Another night is gone A new day’s begun Even your dreams they can be real This world is still afloat No not in Noah’s boat We’ve only lost the vision Of the stars we’re meant to be This world is still afloat No not in Noah’s boat We’ve only lost the vision Of the stars we’re meant to be This world is full of love We still have hope This world is full of love We still have hope This world is full of love We still have hope This world is full of love We still have hope This world is full of love We still have hope This world is full of love We still have hope
Spinning
(Featuring Sophie Barker) Was it loneliness that brought you here Broken and weak Was it tiredness that made you sleep Have you lost your will to speak Was the earth spinning round Were you falling through the ground As the world came tumbling down You prayed to God what have we done Free me from these chains I need to change my way Heal these broken wings I need to fly far away, far away, far away Was it emptiness that made you weep No more secrets to keep Was it bitterness that gave you time To forgive your sins Was the earth spinning round Were you falling through the ground As the world came tumbling down You prayed to God what have we done Free me from these chains I need to change my way Heal these broken wings I need to fly far away Free me from these thoughts long forgotten down below Take these angel’s words give them life to carry on, carry on, carry on Free me from these chains…
When it falls
Warms sound
(Featuring Mozez)
Faith sealer I don't feel you Don't hear you speak Maybe Someone else will Help you to see Warm sounds Falling slowly Takes the time away from me Warm sounds Feeling no pain Taking the time away from me Fake feeler I see through you With my eyes closed Warm sounds Falling slowly Takes the time away from me Warm sounds Feeling no pain Taking the time away from me They can't tell me What they can't see How it feels here Just how it feels here Just how it feels here ...
Home
(Featuring Tina Dickow)
Lost in cheap delirium Searching the neon lights I move carefully Sink in the city aquarium Sing in the key of night As they're watching me Take me somewhere we can be alone Make me somewhere I can call a home 'Cause lately I've been losing my own Wrapped in silent elegance Beautifully broken down As illusions burst Too late to learn from experience Too late to wonder how To finish first Take me somewhere we can be alone Make me somewhere I can call a home 'Cause lately I've been losing my own Take me somewhere we can be alone Make me somewhere I can call a home Won't you take me home Won't you take me home 'Cause lately I've been losing my own Won't you take me home
Somersault
(Featuring Sia)
You're the prince to my ballerina You feed other people's parking meters You encourage the eating of ice cream You would somersault in sand with me You talk to loners, you ask how's your week You give love to all and give love to me You're obsessed with hiding the sticks and stones When I feel the unknown You feel like home, you feel like home You put my feet back on the ground Did you know you brought me around You were sweet and you were sound You saved me You're the warmth in my summer breeze You're the ivory to my ebony keys You would share your last jelly bean You would somersault in sand with me You put my feet back on the ground Did you know you brought me around You were sweet and you were sound You saved me You put my feet back on the ground Did you know you brought me around You were sweet and you were sound See I had shrunk yet still you wore me around And 'round and 'round
Passing by
I don't think you love me Confusion settling in I don't think I'll be staying Around here, anymore There's no question that I love you But I'm living in my own time And here I am debating Whether I'm wrong, or right Who am I To make a judgement of Your life I'm only Passing by Passing by All the promises I gave you Helped me to survive And all the times I wished you'd save me You were the love of my life Who am I To make a judgement of Your life I'm only Passing by Passing by Who am I To make a judgement of Your life I'm only Passing by Passing by Who am I To make a judgement of Your life I'm only Passing by Passing by I'm only passing by ...
Over our heads
Close your eyes Can't you see it's burning slow Fading down the sparks of fire earth bound Space in two Warm beyond the love below Close your eyes It's time for us to go Over our heads Lightkeeps passing through Over our heads Lite from me to you Falling down Way beneath the healing skies Rise and shine The crying times left behind Over our heads All we see is true Over our heads Can't you see it too Over our heads Lightkeeps passing through Over our heads Lite from me to you
The space between
Now that you're older Taking the time to look Back over your shoulder On the days confusion took Now that you're wiser Surely you've learned to read it You should know No surface shines brighter Than the light that burns beneath it Never so sure We always take more Though we still don't know what it's for Now that I've seen you Stripped to the very core I know that I need you Less than I did before Never so sure We always take more Though we still don't know what it's for
Speed Dial N°2
I don't need you anymore I'm okay and I am sure I don't need you anymore Yeah I'm ok, I'm reassured And I don't need you not today I promise I'll call I promise I'll say I don't need you not to stay And if you ever need me I'll reciprocate Your shoulders in my pocket Speed dial N°2 See you when I need you See you when I do See you when I do Do you need me, I am here Can you ask, can you be clear Yes you need me, I appear Now you are me, I am here My shoulders in your pocket Speed dial N°2 Call it when you need me See you when I do See you when I do Call me when you need me Just call me when you need me Call me when you need me See you when I do
In time
All the words are calling Got time on my own There's no destination Wondering whether I'll feel it again Keep my hands off the wheel 'Cause there's nowhere else to go Take some time Just hang around awhile Like to sit this silent moment out I don't want to lose or let you down Time's just gonna change itself around The autumn leaves are falling Falling down on me And there's nothing I can do And there's nothing I can say That's gonna change the way I feel Keep my hands off the wheel 'Cause there's nowhere else to go Take some time Just hang around awhile Like to sit this silent moment out I don't want to lose or let you down Time's just gonna change itself around Take this time Just hang around awhile Like to sit this silent moment out I don't wanna lose or let you down Time's just gonna change itself Change itself around I feel it's true All alone without you I feel it's true 'Cause you're running with the wind And you're running with your life Won't you come inside Keep my hands off the wheel 'Cause there's nowhere else to go Take some time Just hang around awhile Like to sit this silent moment out I don't want to lose or let you down Time's just gonna change itself around
Morning song
Days behold lives unfold Can't move on so much untold Shades of gold we've been sold Been deceived while we believe If today is all we see Then tomorrow seems to me Is just an elusion we believe Strive to see hope to be To be some small part of eternity If today is all we see Then tomorrow seems to me is Just an elusion we believe
The Garden
Futures
(Featuring José Gonzales)
Made a note of it Did you write it on your hand Put a name on it To help you understand Well do you see The futures holidays are for me Just let me know Where we go after the fall Like the sound of it Gonna hang it on your wall Turn and run with it For the sake of one and all Where you go, nobody knows Well do you see The futures holidays are for me Just let me know Where to go Where you go after the fall
Throw It All Away
(Featuring Sia) Try talking to you While you do, while you do I swap places with you Just to see things through Just sing me the tune And you'll see I'll keep it here for you I'll wait for your cue You wrote down all the words Black and white On a wall Just keepin' it so Yeah you know how it goes No plans for a change, nothing strange No not today no way Now sing me the tune Cash it in and throw it all away Never needed any of it anyway So you twist and you turn Uncomfortable fool, you'll never learn But you can take a stand Forget all about the plans california rose Side one track two On a record of you I've even stuck on a groove That I don't wanna lose Just play it again, as a friend It's your favorite worn-in shoes Now sing me the tune Cash it in and throw it all away, yeah Never needed any of it anyway So you crash, and you burn Sometimes the road will twist and turn Some of this, less of that Forget all about the map california road Cash it in and throw it all away Never needed any of it anyway Cash it in and throw it all away, yeah Never needed any of it anyway Cash it in and throw it all away Never needed any of it anyway Cash it in and throw it all away Never needed any of it anyway
The Pageant Of The Bizarre
(Featuring Sia) It's never gonna be Normal, you and me What you're signing on for Is a storm at sea So if you think you're tough Give me all your love And I'll give you every little piece of me Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart We will never be a nuclear family But a rainbow will begin at our feet And if you take my hand Beware that this boat can Run aground making the ocean floor weep Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart Catch a falling star you'll go far In the pageant of the bizarre And tonight I give you my heart Take a chance on me, yeah You're my remedy, yeah You may fall indeed, yeah You'll find peace with me, yeah Take a chance on me, yeah You're my remedy, yeah You may fall indeed, yeah You'll find peace with me, yeah Peace with me, yeah Take a chance on me, yeah You're my remedy, yeah You may fall indeed, yeah You'll find peace with me, yeah
You're My Flame
(Featuring Sia) You take a stroll into the morning sun You make a Happy Meal a portion for one You steal the wallet of a man with a gun You make this seem like a whole lot of fun Yeah you do You'll make new shapes with your hands on a wall You're driving a nail while you're taking a call You wouldn't care if you had nothing at all Instead of chasing the dream You're just chasing a ball Yeah you are You're just dodging all the friendly fire You're never dressed in the right attire You miss the start of every game You're my flame You make hay when the sun don't shine You don't need a dollar, you don't need a dime You burn at both ends yet still you're fine You're my flame Teach me to haggle I'll teach you to swim Get right back on the saddle Push me on a swing Take me to Rio I'll take you to Berlin I'll give you some yarn And you'll give it some spin Yes you will Now you're sitting sure, yes, in an old tree You've tied our legs, and so now we have three You dip your toes into the ice cold sea I see your reflection, your reflection is me Yes I am You're just dodging all the friendly fire You're never dressed in the right attire You miss the start of every game You're my flame You make hay when the sun don't shine You don't need a dollar, you don't need a dime You burn at both ends yet still you're fine You're my flame You're my flame You're my flame You're my flame You're my flame You're my flame You're my flame
Left Behind
Cleaning up the things she left behind Are you on to find some peace of mind Are you aware of the mess you left behind Scared to think away the cheer Looking back in a mirror It all becomes clear The views are not the same I see sun, you see rain Cleaning up the mess you left behind
Today
(Featuring José Gonzales) Sirens sounding out, are we going to war A film of yesterday on a broken down door Send me something real to ignore or explore And I'll show you all the things that I saw Today The words don't mean enough for us to say For us to say Today To steal the moment that we gave away We gave away Gave it away Can't remember when, but it's happened before Saw it all played out through a crack in the door Send me something good for the way that I feel And I'll show you all the things that I've seen Today The words don't mean enough for us to say For us to say Today To steal the moment that we gave away We gave away Today We are the light that travels into space Into space We are the light that travels into space We are the light that travels into space We are the light that travels into space We are the light that travels into space We are the light that travels into space
This Fine Social Scene
(Featuring Sia) Blossom lipped ladies and men with a gleam in their eyes Fat happy babies sit on their born thin mother's thighs Picture a vow Picture well I couldn't see the cracks in this fine social scene I couldn't find the fault with this whole pantomime All others laughing the jokes by the host He's no man All others dancing in couples to these session bands Wearing smiles Hot colt 45s I couldn't see the cracks in this fine social scene I couldn't find the fault with this whole pantomime
Your Place What do you do when you're in your place What's going through your whirling mind I wish I could see inside of your place It looks like a better place than mine Numbers divine You have to find
If I Can't Have You
(Featuring Sia) Have you ever wondered If it smarts when you've hurt and ignored Oh, the sort that goes away Even though I waited for you Oh, how I adore you You never saw my face I traced your path each day We could be always together Now I watch you bleed You had all I need How I love you so Now we'll never know If I can't have you I even did the research Went to work, learned to flirt Wore a skirt and faced dirt And, ah, still you didn't notice You never focused on me You never saw my face I traced your path each day You never lifted your eyes to me, ah Now I watch you bleed You had all I need How I love you so Now we'll never know If I can't have you If I can't have you If I can't have you If I can't have you
Crosses
(Featuring José Gonzales) Don't you know that I'll be around to guide you Through your weakest moments to leave them behind you Returning nightmares, only shadows We'll cast some light and you'll be alright We'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now Crosses all over, heavy on your shoulders The sirens inside me waiting to step forward Disturbing silence darkens your sight We'll cast some light and you'll be alright We'll cast some light and you'll be alright for now Crosses all over the boulevard Crosses all over the boulevard Crosses all over the boulevard Crosses all over the boulevard The streets outside your window overflooded People staring, they know you've been broken Repeatedly reminded by the looks on their faces Ignore them tonight and you'll be alright We'll cast some light and you'll be alright Waiting To Die
(Featuring Sia) It's just a day like any other day A beautiful day for an accident, let's say Yes it's just a day, like any other day Just one step closer to the end of the buffet La la la la la la La la la la, 'cause we're waiting to die Now it's a good time for a tasty glass of wine Let's not burden our minds with carbon dioxide And everyone hurry, don't sit and abide Yes, everyone stand up, we're running out of time La la la la la la La la la la, 'cause we're waiting here to die Look what a terrible mess that we've made The sun beats us down as we search for the shade And, yes, it is true, death is everyone's fate But we've made it this far, it's time to celebrate La la la la la La la la la, 'cause we're waiting here to die La la la la la La la la la, 'cause we're waiting here to die
Dreaming (Featuring Sia) I've sworn, my love I've been reborn, my love Don't be forlorn, my love I've torn my heart Do not mourn my depart I've been reborn, my love I'm watching you There's nothing they can do Now, I'm reborn, my love Yeah, you must believe You'll live on without me I'm leaving all my love I am awake and you are only dreaming You'll be okay and you will find some meaning You will not break, though, you'll buckle with feelings I am awake and you are only dreaming Don't fear my friend 'cause there is no real end I've been reborn, my love I'm happy here, I have nothing to fear I'm getting all the love, oh, yeah So, shed a tear for all the happy years And just move on, my love I'll ride this crowd and when your time comes 'round We'll need all our love I am awake and you are only dreaming You'll be okay and you will find some meaning You will not break, though, you'll buckle with feelings I am awake and you are only dreaming I am awake and you are only dreaming You'll be okay and you will find some meaning You will not break, though, you'll buckle with feelings I am awake and you are only dreaming
Thistles (Featuring Sia) You've been around making no sound Me and your mind my child You're getting stressed about passing the test That make up the days of your life You gotta change turn the page and upstage All of your days starting now Well you heard the girl, it's your world And you get your way Girl, she's telling you now this is how You can get her to stay You gotta get on board, that's all Desire and inspire You gotta get on board, tonight that's war Until you find you walked I will carry you I will carry you You gotta make your move Careful how you choose And I'll be here if you fall Well you got some fight You just might be alright If you stay I've started to listen You're missing the best share of days 'Cause here is your big chance you can blow this romance Strike while the iron is hot Tell her the truth, tell her all about you Tell her you know what you've got 'Cause you write the book, just tell her with a look She'll run straight into your arms 'Cause you are the man she made plans to be with in this life And you make her happy, yes you can You gotta trust that she's right Cause you are the man she made plans to be with in this life
Yeah Ghost
Mr McGee I made my head touch my hands And it's right on me, yeah I touched the night now it's gone Felt it right on me, yeah I'm running hard and the dust Now it's right on me, yeah I'm riding blind And these words are all over me, yeah Oh, lost them in a forest Oh, dawn is almost on us Oh, spell is getting stronger Oh 'Cause my mama's and my daddy's The wishing that I'm wishing too Down the well there's nothing that wet And it's all in my head Hear what I heard If I didn't dream I don't care I'm thinking of your style I know that spell even the way that you You gimme what I want That kinda think and that feeling So right Feels good Still feel it On me I feel It's on me Sorry I've worked these hands And prepared now it's right on me Oh, lost them in a forest Oh, dawn is almost on us Oh, spell is getting stronger Oh 'Cause my mama's and my daddy's The wishing that I'm wishing too Down the well there's nothing that wet And it's all in my head Hear what I heard If I didn't dream I don't care That kinda think and that feeling So right Feels good Still feel it On me I feel It's on me Sorry
Swing Thought you'd be forever the same When did you become so easy to change Can't elect who I want No, that's not true I do know Just can't figure out how to pin him down There will be no unguarded kisses Let go of my hand when they're around They say I'm unsound, but what do they know They can't figure out how to get us down Soon enough I won't care So stay in my arms if you dare You can't romanticize the crazy We'll only let you down And try to figure out How to keep you down They're all alone I will keep you down
Everything Up Mauritania to Wilsden Green The truth is faster than a lazer beam Cross the table and the Seven Seas It's colouring, colouring everything With a mirror and a steady hand We can remedy a broken band Turn it round like Zinedine Zidane Yes we can imagine if you can Well, well, well... Spot the difference if you can, come on Catch a fire inside your hand It's burning deeper like moody man One oh one oh one oh one come on Murakami would've told you so If you catch him will you let me know I'm bobbing apples in the studio Aikido, aikido si-do Parties in full swing Turn up everything Cross the table and the Seven Seas It's coming faster than a Lazer Beam Spot the difference if you can It's colouring, colouring everything Turn it round if you can Yes we can, imagine if we can Yes we can, imagine if we can Turn it round like Zinedine Zidane Yes we can, imagine if we can Yes we can, imagine if we can...
Pop Art Blue Yeah we are running and how we are running Across the hills in the pop art blue Buzzers fly above the car Circling us as if they knew If I fall down if I fall down Darling will you reel me in If I lose it, if I lose it Will you remind where we've been So we were climbing and how we were climbing The cartoon trees up to the sky As the sun drops off the page Goldy flew into my eye Well it's all up from here It's like I can taste opportunity near I cut myself on barbwire getting wood for the fire I was too busy staring at you You So then we were floating up We were floating like particles into the night High above the factories We hitched a lift on a satellite Lover will you spin me round May we never fall back to ground Well it's all up from here It's like I can taste opportunity near I cut myself on barbwire Getting wood for the fire I was too busy staring at you Well it's all up from here It's like I can taste opportunity near I cut myself on barbwire Getting wood for the fire I was too busy staring at you I was too busy staring at you ??? Getting wood for the fire Into your eyes I was too busy staring at you...
Medicine man Keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on... Underrated, overrated up and down in here I always thought I was the one who got to run the bill Now I can't seem to get it off of my mind Losing my grip because I think about it all the time Making up the stories is the type of thing that you do Outrageous, simply outrageous Forget about your merits or the methods that you're used to Outrageous, simply outrageous Fixing up the potions like a medicine man Stirring my emotions ‘cause I know when you know love you can Leave me open, halfway maybe I can heal myself You just seem to keeping on keep it up Keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on You just keep on Keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on You just keep on Keep on keeping on Keep on keeping on I must admit that I've been up and down just like a yo-yo Roller coaster of love, didn't know where the heck did I go Feels like you're under my skin Man said love, couldn't remember how it all began Making up the stories is the type of thing that you do Outrageous, simply outrageous Forget about your merits or the methods that you're used to Contagious, simply outrageous Fixing up the potions like a medicine man Stirring my emotions ‘cause I know with your love you can Baby, open halfway maybe I can heal myself Keep on, keep it up Forget about it, forget about it, the medicine you're used to Fixing up the potions, that's your miracle babe Stirring my emotions ‘cause I know that you know you can Leave me hoping, halfway baby I can heal myself You just keep on, doing what you do Keep on, keeping on I'm onto your plan mister medicine man I'm onto your plan mister medicine man I'm onto your plan mister medicine man Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Ghost symbol Wherever i'm staying, you're going away I learned to part with a smile on my face Now I'm too good at letting go Too easy to say no
*** Thanx a lot to Alexey for this one ***
Sleeper Hey! Ho! How you been Got my second wind I see, what they're in Hello, hey out there Be sure, what you hear Check your eyes Check your ears TV will disguise Radio never lies I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on I've seen the audio visual trying to make up my mind for me I won't sleep, I keep the radio on Giving me something so familiar wanna turn off the light, alright I won't sleep, I keep the radio on Will you be my friend until the middle of night I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on Heard it close In the night But I know Deep inside I'm painting pictures in my mind Radio on, the radio off, the radio on Radio on, the radio off, the radio on Switch Radio on, the radio off, the radio on Radio on, the radio off, the radio on Keep the radio on, keep the stereo on, keep the radio on I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on Will you be my friend until the middle of the night I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on I won't sleep, k-keep the radio on Heard it close In the night But I know Deep inside I'm painting pictures in my mind
The Road Oh dawn broke Heavy rains made it hard to load Is it time for the road I don't know, don't know Father has gone So let's go home to baby's head And I won't let go of your hand Child of mine When it's time to let go Then we'll be up in heaven's ground Every dream that I dream Let you have more than mine Spirits will climb into a time of your design All that I know never will be told Oh child of mine After the flight, dead of the night Oh we'll be peaceful Sweet laughter goes, all of a sudden No time for waiting So I'm off on the road that I see might be coming And those dreams that I hold, all for this child of mine All that I know, never will it show, sweet child of mine All that I know, never will be told, oh child of mine Sweet child of mine Oh, child
IN THE HALF LIGHT The Crowd In the morning In the half light I can see you Trace the skyline Everchanging And I wait for you Why, why do I wait for you Why, why do I wait for you Wait for you When I'm walking In-between them I can feel you Never leaving Or arriving Everlasting blue Why, why do I wait for you Why, why do I wait for you Wait for you I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me Invisible, I pass you by Don't need to hide, I'm in disguise I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me, yeah I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me I'm safe in the crowd I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me, yeah I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me Invisible, I pass you by Don't need to hide, I'm in disguise I know, I know, I know, I know You're running right through me, yeah Bloom The sequel was cheap and nobody cared We were fading, cause and effect You're my way back Let's catch some lightning Any moment can bloom With the slightest of touch A fantasy change Could magically save us It can feel like starting over We can cross the small divide Every end's a new beginning Can we just try one more time Kicking the dream, making it real The sea is changing We paid for it all, it's time to move on A new beginning Feel the truth getting closer As I walk by your side The mystery dissolves And radically changes us It can feel like starting over (like starting over) We can cross the small divide (divide) Every end's a new beginning (new beginning) Can we just try (can we just try) Singing miracles and wonder (miracles and wonder) We can cross the small divide Every end's a new beginning Can we just try one more time One more time Time for new beginnings Time for things to change 'Cause it's time for us to make a change Yeah it's time for new beginnings Yeah it's time for us to make a change 'Cause it's time for us (time) to make a change Yeah it's time for new beginnings Yeah it's time for us to make a change
Say Nothing In a little while In a little while, you'll be gone In a little while In a little while, same old song And we walked right into the eye of the storm You smiled like I didn't know Say nothing Gonna say nothing Turn around and walk away Say nothing Gotta save something Save it for another day No way Was it ever gone Does it ever really go Does it change your heart Is it stronger than you know And we walked right into the eye of the storm You smiled like I didn't know Say nothing Gonna say nothing Turn around and walk away Say nothing Gonna save something Save it for another day No way, no way Gonna say nothing, yeah Say nothing Gonna say nothing Turn round and walk away Say nothing Gotta save something Save it for another day No way Just say nothing Just say nothing Just say nothing Gonna say, gonna say nothing Gonna say, gonna say nothing No way, no way Don't Call It Love Blame it on the street light The fingernail moonlight The way that she kissed me How your face hid the moon Blame it on the twilight Waning on the daylight The way you held my hand How you never would let go But, baby, don't get caught up Don't surrender to the touch You can say anything Your heart's dreaming of But don't call it love Call it a longing Call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream Just don't say nothing It's like a beautiful car crash Where two people collide Nobody gets hurt and No one's left behind And when I dive into your light And swim past the rip tide Maybe this is everything That we've been waiting for But, baby, don't get caught up Don't surrender to the touch You can say anything Your heart's dreaming of But don't call it love Call it a longing Call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream Just don't say nothing But don't call it love Call it a longing Call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream And don't say nothing Don't say nothing at all Don't say nothing at all Don't say nothing, nothing Don't call it love
Back To Earth Dysphoria On a clear blue day Poisoned my world Why am I lost In the right place I know, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah You say, "Take your time" Need courage to change, I know My aim is true, still carrying on Long after the dream has flown Cry in the summer sun Falling back to the earth Freaked out by blue skies, oh no Cry in the summer sun How do I get to you Demons and butterflies No great escape No way, no way, yeah No great escape No way, no way Stepping out What happens now Nobody knows So many gifts Still so heavy Oh yeah They say, "It's only life" The twist and the turns Yeah I know Give it all my heart Turn off my mind Face it one more time One more time Cry in the summer sun Falling back to the earth Freaked out by blue skies, oh no Cry in the summer sun How do I get to you Demons and butterflies Cry in the summer sun Falling back to the earth Freaked out by blue skies Cry in the summer sun How do I get to you Demons and butterflies, oh no No great escape No way, no way, yeah No great escape No way, no way, no way There's no No great escape No way, no way There's no great escape No way, no way No great escape No way, no way There's no great escape No great escape No way, no way, no way There's no great escape No way, no way There's no great escape No way, no way Masquerade (Feat. Lou Stone) We used to do it back then We pushed the limits for so long I wanted nothing but you In the night We used to do it for fun Not pulling over for no one Those neon moments we shared In the night No, I'll never go back again But I'm never really far away from that place I got lost in the masquerade But now I'm getting out I tore through heaven with you It haunts my memory the deepest But now I'm walking alone Stepping out No, I'll never go back again But I'm never really far away from that place I got lost in the masquerade But now I'm getting out No, I'll never go back again But I'm never really far away from that place I got lost in the masquerade But now I'm getting out Exile Meantime Have you found your white knight Moonlight Miami Vice Your third prize Feel good You do anything just to feel good That's why you always lose High five Tell me what can I do What can I say The vanishing point The lightning speed of sweet relief Now that you're gone I don't need anything Laugh out loud The lightning speed of sweet relief Love life It was never very life-like A festival of fools Capsized White light You'd sell your soul for a little white light Moonlighting out of town Your last dance So what can I do What can I say The vanishing point The lightning speed of sweet relief Now that you're gone I don't need anything Laugh out loud The lightning speed of sweet relief In exile An ocean in between us is not far enough Stay gone Stay gone An ocean in between us is not far enough Stay gone Stay gone An ocean in between us is not far enough Stay gone Stay gone Stay gone An ocean in between us is not far enough Stay gone An Endless Wave The end is a beginning A pilgrim brings a gift To heal a wounded soldier Walking through the mist The challenges are many more Will he be released All of us are struggling here To find a missing piece The stillness of a moment came And shared a common truth Painful is our history And we are living proof The challenges are many more And it will always be this way So tell me that you understand And we can walk away Along the coastline, in the driving rain Through powder softness of days It keeps on coming like an endless wave Into us all It goes on, now we're forgiven Surrender is the gift I see you in the dancing water Down beneath the cliffs The challenges are many more And it will always be this way But the stillness of the morning came And took some pain And took some pain away Beside the ocean, in the driving rain Through powder softness of days It keeps on coming like an endless wave Into us all Into us all
Non Albums Tracks
400 Blows (EP3 EP) Danny Pratt: Hiding from finding your young heart hurt You ? on us to the colour of your own And I felt every blow Felt every blow It's not a way to take away your pain It's not a way to take away what is hard And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace The thickest stitch to our soul Living with this will wither us both And I felt every blow Felt every blow It's not a way to take away your pain It's not a way to take away what is hard And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace And you still won't leave me in peace
Aurora José Gonzalez: Stumbling backwards in the dark Digging up rituals from the past Orbiting satellites that pass Sending us all into the light If I told you what you don't know Could you work it out We are history dying to be free And I don't know what to hope for As you take my hand We are a mystery about to be released Onto Aurora we're bound Watching the distance explode Faraway things out there exposed For nights that I told myself this song If I told you what you don't know Could you work it out We are history dying to be free And I don't know what to hope for As you take my hand We are a mystery about to be released About to be released About to be released
Don't Call It Love (12" version / On My Own EP) Tom Leonard: Blame it on the streetlights The fingernail moonlight The way that you kissed me How your face hid the moon Blame it on the twilight The waning of the daylight The way you held my hand How you never would let go But, baby, don't get caught up Don't surrender to touch You can say anything Your heart's dreaming of But don't call it love Call it a longing call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream Don't say nothing It's like a beautiful car crash Where two people collide and Nobody gets hurt and Noone's left behind And when I dive into your light We swim past the riptide And maybe this is everything Yeah, that we've been waiting for But, baby, don't get caught up Don't surrender to touch You can say anything Your heart's dreaming of But don't call it love Call it a longing Call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream Don't say nothing Don't call it love Call it a longing Call it a yearning Don't call it love Call it a sweet dream And don't say nothing Don't say nothing Don't say nothing at all Don't, don't say nothing Nothing Don't call it love Don't say nothing at all Don't say nothing, nothing Don't call it love
Last Light (EP3 EP) José González: Tunnels and corridors Sound of joy breathing Bridges to nowhere Sound of love leaving Last light, first fall To be born, to die alone Earthquakes, hurricanes White doves flying Old fears, new hope To know what matters most I'll keep you safe and sound Keep you safe and sound Keep you safe and sound Safe and sound Keep you safe and sound Safe and sound
Mono Hidden: Gravity will win I'll just keep on falling I'm losing all my sense You're pulling me back in Fear in my heart Feeling all this dark But I've been dreaming of this fear of flying And it's real violent Walk a thousand times Tasting bitter morning Ultramarine Feel my fate rush in Fear in my heart Feeling all this dark But I've been dreaming of this fear of flying And it's real violent Fear in my heart Feeling all this dark Fear in my heart Feeling all this dark Fear in my heart Feeling all this dark On My Own (12" version / On My Own EP) Danny Pratt: Imporous and she hides her pores She'd sing my voice to anyone She bore my teeth in lover's creed Differently to anyone There's just no way of leaving It's midnight in a perfect world Stay with me And we can have it all She flatters to deceive me While lonely creatures gather round Hand in hand Trying not to fall What will it take for me to learn From my mistakes Before this reputation takes me down When will I learn to go home To my fears Before this reputation takes me down I'm in love I'm in love On my own I'm in love In love On my own I'm in love I'm in love On my own I'm in love In love On my own I fell in love in a bathroom stall I said I've never felt like this before Like the night was ours, the wolves had gone She grinned at me and said I'm yours She needs me, I'm not leaving Speaks to me in perfumed words Indiscrete Echos from the walls If only you could see me Dancing with the perfect girl Cheek to cheek, Trying not to fall What will it take for me to learn From my mistakes Before this reputation takes me down When will I learn to go home To my fears Before this reputation takes me down I'm in love I'm in love On my own On my own I'm in love In love On my own I'm in love I'm in love On my own On my own I'm in love In love On my own In love I'm in love On my own I'm in love I'm in love On my own I'm in love In love On my own I'm in love I'm in love On my own I'm in love In love On my own I'm in love On my own On my own On my own On my own On my own
Outline (Feat. Lou Stone / Shadows EP) So what is it when we both know What is it when we both know Oh what have we become Oh I keep forgetting Oh I'm waiting for nothing I can trace my outline On the city down below A part of you is leaving And we both know, we both know I figured it would change Forget our golden age Oh it never was Now you're a foreign land I don't understand Oh what have we become Oh I keep forgetting Oh I'm waiting for nothing I can trace my outline On the city down below A part of you is leaving And we both know, we both know
Shadows (Feat. Lou Stone) A thousand eyes And still no sight The people I know They won't let it show As we dance on the edge The people I know They don't let it show When we fall from the edge Now there's a sword above my head There's a monster in my bed now for the longest time And I've been waiting in my room I've been whistling a tune now that I can't describe And I don't know why So if you really wanna know I don't think I'm gonna go and venture out 'Cause they keep running through my head Words I cannot find and, no, I can't deny But I'm still far from the edge These shadows cloud my good side They leave no room for me The people I know (people I know) They won't let it show (won't let it show) We dance on the edge Now there's a sword above my head There's a monster in my bed now for the longest time And I've been waiting in my room I've been whistling a tune now that I can't describe And I don't know why So if you really wanna know I don't think I'm gonna go and venture out 'Cause they keep running through my head Words I cannot find and, no, I can't deny But I'm still far from the edge
Swimmers (Feat. Jem Cooke) Do you know We are the young ghosts In reverse Our stories unfold Moving slow We're just killing time And we know This fear is a crime Surrender to your love Surrender to your heart Surrender We are swimmers Caught in the tide Pitch black river Shadows and light Into the night Beautiful swimmers Losing the fight A constant river Shadows and light Into the night ??? Coming home We're shaking the grass All alone So far from the path Do you know I see you so clear Yes, I know It's happening here Surrender to your love Surrender to your heart Surrender We are swimmers Caught in the tide Pitch black river Shadows and light Into the night Beautiful swimmers Losing the fight A constant river Shadows and light Into the night We are swimmers Caught in the tide Pitch black river Shadows and light Into the night Beautiful swimmers Losing the fight A constant river Shadows and light Into the night Take Me Away (12" version) Only Girl: Hold me and never let go Love me, I'm ready to show Love, let me hold you Love, let me hold you Heart beat Don't ever slow Falling and flying I'm flying and falling I'm not afraid Long as you never leave me Long as you stay So take me away Take me away Take me away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Search me and I'll let you see You hold the best part of me Love, let me breathe you Love, let me breathe you Heart beat Don't ever slow Falling and flying I'm flying and falling I'm not afraid Long as you never leave me Long as you stay So take me away Take me away Take me away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah So take me away Take me away Take me away Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Love me Heart beat Don't ever slow Love me I'm ready to show Heart beat Don't ever slow Love me The Colour Of Spring (Talk Talk cover / Spirit Of Talk Talk LP) Only Girl: Forget our fate The pedlar sings Set up to sell my soul I've lived a life for wealth to bring And yet I'll gaze The colour of spring Immerse in that one moment Left in love to everything Soar the bridges That I burnt before One song among us all Truth & Rights (Johnny Osbourne cover / Late Night Tales: Another Late Night LP) Yvonne John Lewis: Children, run come the truths and rights That's what I'm about You know the truths and rights Teach it to the children Run come the truths and rights That's what I'm about You know the truths and rights Teach it to the children