Where The Sky is Darkest
(Kirkup/Denyer)
"I wrote this and thought it would be in a
similar vein to Ash's 'A Life Less Ordinary'. Al had other ideas
and re-wrote most of the lyrics when he did the music. In
particular, I'd like to know how the bit about Jesus fits in."
My mind slips away upon the breeze this summer's day
My thoughts drift away to fantasy, infinity
You lay in the sun feelings I don't betray
Just gaze upon your face, watch your eyes
Chorus:
You know nothing of this
Nor shall I confess
But I can't endure
This loneliness
Loneliness...
I sit in this field and watch the trees as they sway
Black clouds coming down seem ever urban grey
Chorus & Solo
I would say I do believe in Jesus Christ my friend
She's no goddess, just a selfish ghost like me
And in me she lays all her hopes
You see I've touched negativity
Chorus
Loneliness...
Loneliness...
Loneliness...
Loneliness...
Bereft of success...
Yeah, life is a mess...
Destiny...
(Denyer)
"We haven't done this one in a while—but
hey, Pete's getting better at drumming all the time so we could
probably pull it off now. There's some good song underneath the
shallow chorus."
Resistance is futile, don'tcha know
It's all *decided* for us
By a man in a cloud with a fat cigar
We're all good friends on the happy bus
Chorus:
On parole? Take control!
Throw it all up, let the good times roll!
Take control! You're losing your soul!
To the scum-sucking molluscs who can't see your role!
...
It's our destiny
It's our destiny
Life spent bowing to fate is cheap
Easy way out for the whores that weep
No will of their own, just praying to keep
A hellish existence in pits so deep
Chorus
(Solo)
What'll ya do when they bust ya ass
For rippin' off Hendrix and smokin' grass?
Yeah! we got a diff'rent kinda class
Life's a test... we ain't gonna pass
Chorus
It's our destiny
It's our destiny
Sunsets
(Kirkup)
"Al changes the words virtually every time he
sings this, so these isn't definitive by any stretch of the
imagination. Quite an upbeat song, which is odd for us."
This tower high above the rest of the world
This tower high above the filth of the earth
Looking down on clouds and mists as they fade and swirl
No-one will see my face or touch my skin
NO hands that reach, caress to draw me in
Chorus:
So cry alone when the sun sets
I feel so high when the sun sets
Watch for me in the sun's rays
Death scares no-one up here
Not up here
The day seems faint, but still in sight
Hour after hour, drink after drink until night
I want to walk dark streets, walk in the fields
They say that the saddest time of the day could be now
Chorus
(Solo)
Chorus
Only Seem To Bleed
(Williams/Kirkup)
"This song is nowhere near as bitter as it might
seem by the words. For once, I really like one of Darryl's
solos—it's the only one where the guitars really mesh
together."
I saw you talking, laughing, walking
But you never acknowledged me
Chorus:
Sometimes I'm blind, I've tried, I've cried in shame
I walk down this empty road I've come to call my own
I send postcards to myself - so lonely
I try to speak but no-one would hear
Chorus
I keep thinking about what might have been
I the world had been just a little different
I shot the planes out of the skies
Chorus
(Solo)
I always tried to be like you
But I only seem... to bleed like you
I always tried to be like you
But I only seem to bleed like you
Chorus
Where You
Are
(Macleod)
"Darryl never shuts up about how this song was
written in half an hour on the back of a bus. He claims that it's
about no-one in particular, which must mean that it's just an
excuse for him to do a really long guitar solo at the end,
presumably."
It's been a long... lonely time...
Since your love... was mine...
Verse One:
Now I'm standing in the rain
Things have never been the same
Can't comprehend the cost
Never realised what I lost
Chorus One:
If you can forget the past
I know we can make it last
Don't make it too far
I'm going where you are
Verse Two:
Ain't got much to say
Don't let it end this way
Well I was just a kid
Can't condone what I did
Chorus Two:
So I'll say a prayer
That you'll still be there
I'm not going too far
'Cause I'm going you are
(instrumental the length of a chorus)
Both Choruses again & a Big Solo
Fallen
Victim
(Denyer)
"The only song I've ever written that's meant
something personal to me. A slow builder with a kick-ass solo which
can be sung up- or down-beat."
The rain keeps right on falling but it's me that hits the ground
Tried to scream a warning but you couldn't make a sound
Now I'm falling, I don't think I'm ever gonna stop
Climbed the stupid tower steps, jumped right from the top
Chorus:
Falling, falling, falling down, I can't help myself,
A lazy little spiral that goes all the way to Hell
We're the same, I told myself I fell in love with you
But in my mind you're just a stupid bitch without a clue
My life shoots down a dark pit I can't see hope anymore
Keep on praying that I'll wake up when I hit the floor
Chorus
You just think I've lost control and I just can't let go
Well, teenage angst has no substance, it's just a gutless show
My feelings best just quietly whined or better left unsaid
Surely this'll come back to remind me that I'm dead
(Solo)
Falling, falling, falling down, and I'll end up in Hell,
Or am I there already and are you in there as well?
Chorus
Waiting To
Die
(Kirkup)
"Distinctly moving in performance—I don't
think that Al is suicidal, but he certainly sounds it on this.
Anyone want to let us in on what's going on in this guy's head?"
You saw the rain in me
So I'll be leaving
We know the killing started here
It's always best to leave while they're still sleeping
Your tears won't bring us back to you...
Chorus:
Waiting, we are waiting
We are dying in the flame
Burning, we are burning
In the cold and in the rain
I am a negative destructive force
For me love is so unreal
Reminders of the sadness you forget
In death there'll be no emptiness
You pray
Chorus (x2)
Faithless
(Macleod)
"If Darryl doesn't shut up about songwriting in
the back of buses, we're gonna hang him with one of his guitar
leads. Somewhat derivative of Metallica."
It's too late
Got a direct date
I've gotta hold out for my fate
You battle through life
Disillusion is rife
Is there a reason? I'll wait and see
I wanna go
I need to know
Take me to a higher place
Probe my mind
Tell me what you find
Do you see that? There's no shame in me
Am I losing my soul?
I'll wander alone
Ain't got no place to be
I need to go
I wanna know
Take me to a higher place
(Instrumental)
I need to believe
Don't try to deceive
You can see there's
You know there's
You see there's
No faith in me
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