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The Bluetones
The Bluetones


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Откуда Hounslow, London, England
Жанры Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
Britpop
Годы 1993—2011
Сайт Website
Состав
Mark Morriss
Adam Devlin
Scott Morriss
Eds Chesters
Бывшие участники
Richard Payne



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A New Athens (2010)
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Be different like everyone else
Be different like everyone else
Be different like everyone else
Be different like everyone else
I will, I will

. . .


A single perfect dew drop forms
The first pearl of the morning
And as the air surrounding warms
And darkness ebbs away
Another fragile day
She's there observing silently
A witness to creation
She understands the irony
This is her final scene
A picture in a dream
The way it's always been

But it comes as a cost
With this sense that something permanent is lost
That a line has been crossed
An argument to which there's no riposte
That's a singularity
It's your own mortality
It's the punishment and prize
It's the lights before your eyes
Come alive, oh firefly of mine

Tomorrow is un-reachable
Tomorrow is invention
Tomorrow is un-teachable
It's where the answers hide
It's where we don't arrive
How precious is the time we've left
How priceless every moment
We must abandon hopeless quests
This business of forgiveness
This notion of atonement

But it comes as a cost
With this sense that something permanent is lost
That a line has been crossed
An argument to which there's no riposte
That's a singularity
It's your own mortality
It's the punishment and prize
It's the lights before your eyes
Come alive, oh firefly of mine

But it comes as a cost
With this sense that something permanent is lost
That a line has been crossed
An argument to which there's no riposte
That's a singularity
It's your own mortality
It's the punishment and prize
It's the lights before your eyes
Come alive, oh firefly of mine

. . .


We charted a course
And took ourselves north
Through Caledonian fields
And back to the source
A gathering force
Packed up inside the guts
Of an iron horse

And they said a new Athens we would build
And they said a new Athens we would build
All that we lacked until now were the tools
All that we lacked until now was the will

We met with our host
Raised our glass in a toast
Though we were not quite home
We knew we were close
And we heeded his word
Each man interpreting differently
Just what he heard

And they said a new Athens we would build
And they said a new Athens we would build
All that we lacked until now were the tools
All that we lacked until now was the will

And they said a new Athens we would build
And they said a new Athens we would build
All that we lacked until now were the tools
All that we lacked until now was the will
Was the will

. . .


If this was a culling song
I'd tailor it to just one person
If this was a culling song
He wouldn't make it to the second verse, and
By now he'd be clutching his throat
He'd be tearing his hair out and gasping for air
By now he'd have fallen right off of his chair

If this was a killer tune
A poison spoonful of words and music
If this was a deadly blend
Of atmospherics and acoustics
Could I carry the burden
And never abuse it
And always be certain
To do the right thing?

But it's still worth a try
You'd never hear a more satisfied good-bye
But it's still worth a try
You'd never hear a more satisfied good-bye
Goodbye

If this was a culling song
I'd tailor it to just one person
If this was a culling song
He wouldn't make it to the second verse, and
By now he'd be clutching his throat
He'd be tearing his hair out and gasping for air
By now he'd have fallen right off of his chair

But it's still worth a try
You'd never hear a more satisfied good-bye
But it's still worth a try
You'd never hear a more satisfied good-bye
Goodbye

Not everyone is laughing
Not everyone is laughing
Because ugly rumours rule our world
Don't ruin our promise
Defy everyone and deny
And good-bye

. . .


You're thinking on your feet
As you're marching to a beat
That has sold you down the street
Straight into the red

You see numbers in your head
As you crawl into your bed
And look just where it's led
Straight into the red

Wasn't it sweet how everybody shared
The same delusion
Falling asleep perchance to dream away
All their confusion
And never wake up
And never wake up
And never wake up

It wasn't in the script
Who'd be paying for this trip
As the needle starts to clip
Straight into the red

Wasn't it sweet how everybody shared
The same delusion
Falling asleep perchance to dream away
All their confusion
And never wake up
And never wake up
And never wake up

And never wake up
And never wake up
Never wake up

Wasn't it sweet how everybody shared
The same delusion
Falling asleep perchance to dream away
All their confusion
And never wake up

. . .


Take a moment to remember where you are
Take a seat and watch the show
The spirits are in flux
And they're gone before you know
Can you hear the raindrops skipping on the line
Bouncing up into the air
And long lost memories
At once begin to cling
The only currency
That's ever worth a thing

Golden soul you carry with you
Golden soul you burn and glow

Do you stop to wonder at the world
Take a seat and take it in
What is this all leading to
And where did it begin
Take your place among the players in the wings
Let the drama draw you in
Then thrust into the spotlight
With the chapter and the verse
Consider the alternatives could only be much worse

Golden soul you carry with you
Golden soul you burn and glow

And though the road's the same
The scenery had changed
Just like this traveller as he moves upon it

Can you hear the raindrops skipping on the line
Bouncing up into the air
And long lost memories
At once begin to cling
The only currency
That's ever worth a thing

Golden soul you carry with you
Golden soul you burn and glow
Burn and glow
Golden soul

. . .


The sun stopped shining
On a day that never was
And all the church bells ceased from chiming
On a day that never was
And as you turned the key and stepped on through the door
And so much gravity had pinned me to the floor
I simply knew that I'd not see you anymore
On a day that never was
On a day that never was

There is no truth in what the stars say
There is no proof in them because
I deny all that happened that day
That never was

My blood stopped pulsing
On a day that never was
But all my insides were convulsing
On a day that never was
I think the devil was devising just for me
A story-line to aggravate my misery
And so he packed you up
And sent you to Dundee
On a day that never was
On a day that never was

There is no truth in what the stars say
There is no proof in them because
I deny all that happened that day
That never was

There is no truth in what the stars say
There is no proof in them because
I deny all that happened that day
That never was

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Carry me home
Through the dark and the rain
Carry me home
'Cos I've overdone it again
I'm counting the cost
So please carry me home
I fought and I lost
And I can't face being alone

And I still haven't learnt my lesson yet
And I won't till I find out just how low I can get
No remorse, no mistake, no regret

Scoop me up in your arms
Force me up into the light
I've been told I'm too old
And I know I'm not too bright
I demand to be bathed
Gimme the attention that I crave
Won't you carry me home
Won't you carry me home

Carry me home
And I don't wanna beg
Carry me home
'Cos I've lost control of my legs
I need your support
So please carry me home
And I'm just the sort
Who cannot face being alone

And I still haven't learnt my lesson yet
And I won't till I find out just how low I can get
No remorse, no mistake, no regret

Scoop me up in your arms
Force me up into the light
I've been told I'm too old
And I know I'm not too bright
I demand to be bathed
Gimme the attention that I crave
Won't you carry me home
Won't you carry me home

And I still haven't learnt my lesson yet
And I won't till I find out just how low I can get
No remorse, no mistake, no regret

Scoop me up in your arms
Force me up into the light
I've been told I'm too old
And I know I'm not too bright
I demand to be bathed
Gimme the attention that I crave
Won't you carry me home
Won't you carry me home
Won't you carry me home

. . .


Hold on, hold on
It's too subtle and too delicate to fathom
Hold on, hold on
All these minuscule molecules and atoms
Running wild in me oh
I wish I never had them

Something's bouncing off the wall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Never runs dry, it's a waterfall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Silent and soft when it breaks your fall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Fills the spaces between us all
And it's half the size of nothing at all

Slow down, slow down
There's a chemistry that's sweeping me away
Slow down, slow down
There are complicated elements at play
Oh, an impetus that holds me in it's sway

Something's bouncing off the wall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Never runs dry, it's a waterfall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Silent and soft when it breaks your fall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Fills the spaces between us all
And it's half the size of nothing at all

Something's bouncing off the wall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Never runs dry, it's a waterfall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Silent and soft when it breaks your fall
And it's half the size of nothing at all
Fills the spaces between us all
And it's half the size of nothing at all

. . .


From the brightest constellation
To the darkest revelation
It's the purest of sensations
To be haunted by you

From the seeds of our creation
To the last annihilation
There is one thing which is certain
I'm still haunted by you

When words are crushed
Into powder and dust
I shall rise up born anew
Haunted by you

From the lowest aspiration
To the greatest expectation
Without doubt or hesitation
I'm still haunted by you

In this age of exploitation
With it's empty imitations
It's a sweet intoxication
To be haunted by you

When words are crushed
Into powder and dust
I shall rise up born anew
Haunted by you

When you led me out on the wire
And you sang in my head like a choir
Well you stole my breath
And you scared me to death
But for you I would fling myself
Willingly into the fire

From the brightest constellation
To the darkest revelations
It's the purest of sensations
To be haunted by you

. . .


Darling accomplice
Remember when all in this world
Felt like ours to mistreat?
A carpet of fawning and flashbulbs
Spread under our feet
We rightfully took up our places
Among the elite
Our odyssey out of obscurity
Almost complete

And our fate was sealed
When we made that deal
And the words on the page
May as well have been written in blood

Darling accomplice
I never believed for a moment
It ever would end
That we'd be in this shining example
Of bucking the trend
When every breath was a gift
Every stranger a friend
And all that we both had to do
Was keep making pretend

And our fate was sealed
When we made that deal
And the words on the page
May as well have been written in blood

And they wrung our necks
While we cashed our cheques
Til reality brought us both
Crashing to Earth with a thud

And our fate was sealed
When we made that deal
And the words on the page
May as well have been written in blood

And they wrung our necks
While we cashed our cheques
Til reality brought us both
Crashing to Earth with a thud

. . .


I like to lie
It's a game I choose to play
To pass the time away

I like to lie
To mislead and to deceive
Oh the web I weave

I like to lie
It's a game I choose to play
To pass the time away

I like to lie
To mislead and to deceive
Oh the web I weave

On the boulevards and the avenues
In the stars above, on the rolling hills
I get tired of you and all over you
I like to lie

In the boulevards, on the avenues
In the stars above, on the rolling hills
I get tired of you and all over you
I like to lie

I like to lie
It's a devil of a curse
I always come off worse
I like to lie
It's a small of make pretend
It's a means to reach an end

On the boulevards and the avenues
In the stars above, on the rolling hills
I get tired of you and all over you
I like to lie

In the boulevards, on the avenues
In the stars above, on the rolling hills
I get tired of you and all over you
I like to lie

. . .


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