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The Natural
04:00
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Waving from your gate, Sunday evening 1988
And I never loved you more than I did then
Running down the lane, looking back trying to miss my train,
'Cause that would be good reason to stay
The start of the summer not everything changing
But my friendships were starting to fade
And I, I dreamt about you, it was the natural thing to do
And who needs friendships anyway
Moving in with me, paid our rent and we got the key
And I never loved you more than I did then
Drinking summer wine, we hung our hopes on a lovers line
And never threw our tickets away
The height of the summer not everything changing
But my friendships were falling away
And I spent all my time with you, it was the natural thing to do
And who needs friendships anyway
Single little room, where we made love in the afternoons
And I never loved you more than I did then
Keeping to ourselves, never needing anybody else
And kicking all the rain clouds away
June July, August, nobody saw us
The height of the summer not everything changing
But my friendship have melted away
And I spent all my time with you, it was the natural thing to do
Who needs friendships anyway
And I spent everyday with you, it was the natural thing to do
Who needs friendships anyway
Waving from your gate, Sunday evening 1988
And I never loved you more than I do now
Drinking summer wine, we've hung our hopes on a lovers line
And never found good reason to play
Though the summer is over
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2. |
Safe & Sanguine
03:56
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How can I express on you
These feelings are platonic
Fair weather friends may come and go
Let me be something constant
And we'll be friends for life
Because something happened to bring us together
Safe and sanguine I'll be there
For you someone to turn to whenever
Put away those jealousies
I never liked you sister
And I never kissed her, no
We'll be friends for life
Because something happened to bring us together
Safe and sanguine I'll be there
For you someone to turn to whenever
You feel that life has let you down
Gets worse as you get older, I'll be your shoulder
Let me, help you out
Let me, help you out
We'll be friends for life
Because something happened to bring us together
Safe and sanguine I'll be there
For you someone to turn to whenever
Safe and sanguine I'll be there for you whatever else I may be
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You walked out of my dreams through the kitchen to me
Said, "Don't you find this quite existential"
I was hardly impressed but liked the way that you dressed
And your girl about town credentials
We kissed by the old parish church
And though I still can't believe it myself
You quoted Camille Paglia
Sang American songs in a voice that was almost praying
Night and day
Didn't see you for weeks, went through loves cold-turkey
In a sense yes I was addicted
Then right out of the blue, picked the phone up to you
Felt your horoscope had insisted
We met by the Charrington Pier
And though I still can't believe it myself
You quoted early Germaine Greer
Sang American songs in a voice that was hardly there
All my cards were aces hearts were wild in clubs we danced
All our time was spent discussing Hardy's sense of chance
Or instead, in my bed
You went travelling to Rome but in a year you were home
With a coin from the Trevi Fountain
We met by the old parish church
And though I still can't believe it myself
You were quoting Camille Paglia
When someone started ringing the bells
We kissed by the old parish church
Said the things that we'd known all along
Both quoting the simplest of words
You made me promise to write you a song
Or you'd be upset
And that's some threat
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4. |
All's Well
02:47
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Midnight and all's well
Though he couldn't be more out or sorts with himself
How many secrets to cover the lie
Is the pain worth the pitch or a single betrayal
That ruined a life
All for the sake of a moments desire
Midnight and all's well
Though she couldn't be more out of sorts with herself
How many memories make up a love
Will they all disappear like the spectre of someone
That's no longer there
Hold out your hands and find nothing but air
Drawn in guilt lines
But in the world's eyes
Nothing's changed
What inside is broken outside looks the same
Just the same
Just the same
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5. |
Carla
04:49
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Carla is the name of my girl
She holds me together like a rubber band
I run my fingers through her auburn kiss curls
Kiss her in a language I don't understand
I know it's hard to feel a part of someone else's love affair
But this is one secret that you can share
When we walk out together wow, the sky is full of stars
And though some of them are clichés we'll let it pass 'cause
Carla is the name of my girl
She holds me together like a rubber band
I run my fingers through her auburn kiss curls
Kiss her in a language I don't understand
The exhaust fumes of previous loves dissolve to nothing when she smiles
Now all those tragicomic failures seem worth while
My abstract thoughts of love have found some one to give them form
Now I can see and touch and wish that we'd met before
Oh Carla is the name of my girl
She holds me together like a rubber band
I run my fingers through her auburn kiss curls
Kiss her in a language I don't understand
The first of all my dreams was of two lovers mind in mind
Embracing doubts and facing compromises
Until my second dream begins the sky is wild with leaves
A girl holds out her life to a boy upon his knees
Carla is the name of my girl
She holds me together like a rubber band
I run my fingers through her auburn kiss curls
Kiss her in a language I don't understand
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6. |
Darkness Visible
04:05
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So you think you've got a dark side
Well how do you know
You think you've got a dark side
But just how far will you go
You'll smile when the frame crashes laugh when the car loses control
And welcome this depression in this darkness visible
But there's no excuse for being flippant about the life we're living
We'll give an inch but will you take a mile of what we're giving
And is this real, 'cause I can't really be sure
What kind of senseless world have I been born into
Do you know, it just gets harder to see how to be
Aren't you Ill at ease with
A world that wants your dark side and well how do you know
And if they really want your dark side, just how far are you willing to go
All dressed in black and hair and forced to quote the blindest people
Who welcome this depression in this darkness visible
But there's no for being flippant about the life we're living
We'll give an inch but you will take a mile of what we're giving
Are you for real, 'cause I can't really be sure
What kind of foolish world have I been born into
Do you know, 'cause it just gets harder to see how to be
And if your Ill at ease then
Mourir c'est facile
You'll smile when the frame crashes, laugh when the car loses control
And welcome this depression in this darkness visible
But there's no excuse for being flippant about the life we're living
We'll give an inch but will you take a mile of what we're giving
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7. |
Anthony Days
05:22
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Your mother or madness, your father so straight laced
Your soft way of speaking, your little boy hurt face
It charmed the girls
You gave up your studies, said you just couldn't think straight
Washed restaurant dishes, and became my flat mate
And charmed the girls
Eighty-nine Anthony days
And every one of them still showing
Rig lights from the beach esplanade
I wonder if they're all still going
We share the same birthday but your style is ground breaking
Like hiding in wardrobes, to hear her love making
I never laughed so much as when you got caught
Eighty-nine Anthony days
And every one of them still showing
Rig lights from the beach esplanade
To this party we're all going
But you sassenachs, keep to yourselves
And think you know much more than anybody else
But you sassenachs, keep to yourselves
And think you know much more than everybody else
I hear you got married, to a French-Canadian
You met by some river, it sounds so arcadian
But you always were a proper charmer
Eighty-nine Anthony days
And every one of them still showing
Rig lights from the beach esplanade
Are coincidences growing
But you sassenachs, keep to yourselves
And think you know much more than anybody else
Eighty-nine Anthony days
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8. |
Tricks
03:27
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There are so many ways to get you to take notice
And this is just one of them
A handful of words wrapped up in a tune
A clumsy attempt at a refrain, that goes like...
See yourself in my imagination framed
Hear the kind of world that I'm suggesting
Don't you recognise yourself in what I say
Am I being a little too subjective?
Well, this is my view and if I hardly know you
It's 'cause you don't want me to get too close to you
And I will keep my distance, your resistance has to end
And when it does I'm through
Change the key and other doors will open
Know the tricks and then these spells are broken
Wait until you get to see the final view
It's of me and not you
There are so many ways to get you to take notice
And this is just one of them
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9. |
Atlas
03:52
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Why does the world weigh heavily upon my shoulders?
Why is it so hard for me to feel anything?
Oh I don't have the answers that you say you're after
Don't you know I'm asking too
How many days have I got left? How many summers?
How can I say words that mean anything?
Oh I don't have the answers that you say you're after
Don't you know I'm asking too
World falling
I'm falling
Down
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The Great God Dumps
03:08
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There's a place we're all going but I don't know where it is
Or what it's like, could it be it's inside me to find
Well here I am self evident, what am I going to spy here
At twenty-five I thought that I might have a better idea
But some things can't be known in terms that I can understand
Jump in the dark, hope to find something that I can recognize
The Great God Dumps has guided me, call it self deception
It doesn't really change a thing if I believe I've been led here by
Something, someone, read faith for fate is reason
Someone, something, bigger to believe in
Than myself, but what a scale we've awarded to ourselves
Still only just big enough to ruin everything we have
The Great God Dumps has guided me, call it dream or fiction
It doesn't really change a thing if I believe I've been brought here by
Something, someone, read faith for fate is reason
Someone, something, bigger to believe in
Something, someone, read faith for fate is reason
Someone, something, bigger to believe in
Well here I am self evident what am I going to spy here
At twenty-five I thought that I might have a better idea, of the
Place, we're all going but I don't know where it is
Or what it's like, it could be it's inside you and me
Still to find
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11. |
Absinthe
03:31
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Marching bands throw coloured paper cardboard floats process
Balloons and badges copper children part time majorettes
But I'm not going to the carnival though I have nothing else to do
And in my room these distant voices can't help me forget
The feel of absence dreaming absinthe smoking cigarettes
For I'm not going to the carnival all my thoughts attuned to you
I've always said that it doesn't bother me
But solitude has the means to throw you
Are the chance that was never offered me
Makes me think of smiling faces lazy afternoons and ticker tape
But in my room these hazy ideas seem to lose their shape
For I'm not going to their carnival all my thoughts are tuned to you
I've always said that it doesn't bother me
But solitude has the means to throw you
Are the chance that was never offered me
Now it seems I will never know you
I've always said that it doesn't bother me
Solitude has the means to throw you
Brings to mind wasted possibilities
Words never said when they might have shown you
I will never know you
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Voice Of The Rain Horsham, UK
Faute de Mieux
1980s, 1990s, 2015.
Mainly of an acoustic bent but known
to wind up the distortion on occasion.
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