A Bit of Previous
Belle and Sebastian
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Young and Stupid
02 : 55
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If They’re Shooting at You
04 : 31
3
Talk to Me Talk to Me
04 : 27
4
Reclaim the Night
03 : 13
5
Do It for Your Country
03 : 51
6
Prophets on Hold
04 : 47
7
Unnecessary Drama
04 : 17
8
Come On Home
03 : 55
9
A World Without You
03 : 03
10
Deathbed of My Dreams
03 : 48
11
Sea of Sorrow
04 : 59
12
Working Boy in New York City
04 : 16
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Track Lyrics
If They’re Shooting at You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So I said to you I'm not free
I got a mountain falling down on me
I got sickness and I've got doubts
All the people wanna scream and shout
I'm so tired, I'm always on my knees
But I'm cold, it's always January
In this house and on these streets
It's so grey, I can't take it
What happened to the life I knew?
Swept away (Where did you go?)
[Verse 2]
So I said to you I'm busy
I got jobs to do that would make you dizzy
And I'm juggling all my plates
Living far below my estimate
People have for me, I'm always failing
In my family life I'm always trailing
[Chorus 1]
"Come to me" you said, "Leave your home
They can't kill you in my hands
But if they try, don't take fright
If they're shooting at you, kid
You must be doing something right"
(Right, right, right, right, right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)
[Verse 3]
All I want is for a bit of peace
A nice, warm house and for my family
To take me back because you know I miss them (You know I miss)
Miss my boys, I miss their mother, I'll kiss them (Mother last kiss)
But instead I'm running out of time (Out of time)
Out of air, I fear I must be dying (Must be dying)
[Chorus 2]
"Come to me" you said, "Leave your pain
They can't kill you in my head"
You're my son, you're my love
Gonna catch you gently, now you are with me
[Outro]
I got you now (Now, now, now)
I got you now (Now, now, now)
I got you now (Now, now, now)
I got you now (Now, now, now)
(I got you now)
Talk to Me Talk to Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm looking through a portal
It's got eyes and a mastery of gravity
I'm lucky to be here now, I was lonely
Talk to me, talk to me
[Verse 2]
I've got a new perspective
The glass in my hand, it ain't exactly full
The place at my table is an empty stool
Talk to me, talk to me
[Chorus 1]
Confusion is trying to take a hold of me
All I wanted was peace inside a sanctuary
I lived my life so desperate to be in control
Scared of getting hurt again
But now I realise it's all for nothing
All for nothing
[Verse 3]
I'm like the bugs that sleep for years
Conditions are ripe, they fly into the sun
The spectacle gets to you, life is always new
Talk to me, talk to me
[Verse 4]
From my waking sleep, I fear
You're planning to prise yourself away from me
You're planning to exit from my misery
I can take a lot, but I'm not prepared to face the alone
[Chorus 1]
Confusion is trying to take a hold of me
All I wanted was peace inside a sanctuary
I lived my life so desperate to be in control
Scared of getting hurt again
But now I realise it's all for nothing
All for nothing
[Verse 5]
All I want is your hand on mine
Slow rubbing, ecstasy of company
I'm facing the lonely night with my fading sight
Talk to me, talk to me
[Verse 6]
Many times I faced the wall
I called for the peace and now I've got it all
Peace grows into anguish when your heart leaks
Talk to me, talk to me
[Chorus 1]
Confusion is trying to take a hold of me
All I wanted was peace inside a sanctuary
I lived my life so desperate to be in control
Scared of getting hurt again
But now I realise it's all for nothing
All for nothing
[Chorus 1]
Confusion is trying to take a hold of me
All I wanted was peace inside a sanctuary
I lived my life so desperate to be in control
Scared of getting hurt again
But now I realise it's all for nothing
All for nothing!
[Chorus 2]
Delusions are all my present currency
They're causing the poison in my veins and voices
Hearing voices telling me to beat the clock
Doctor, please release me now
I can't afford to waste another second
I can't waste it
[Chorus 1]
Confusion is trying to take a hold of me
All I wanted was peace inside a sanctuary
I lived my life so desperate to be in control
Reclaim the Night Lyrics
[Chorus 1]
I've got to get you off my mind, I've got the world to see
I want to keep you out of sight, don't try to follow me
I've got to get you off my mind, I've got the world to see
Hide from the light, stay out of sight, live parallel with me
[Verse 1]
Is it the pull of the moon, beckoning?
I faced the weather in my second skin
I floated high on the tide, the current took me
In the eye of a storm, panic shook me
[Chorus 2]
I've got to get you off my mind, I've got the world to see
I was afraid, I ran away, don't try to follow me
[Verse 2]
The way he tells it, no, that wasn't everything
You hеar a clumsy move, I see threatening
Don't want to see him, I don't want to see him
Do I havе to justify the way I'm feeling? (No! No! No!)
[Bridge]
We walk the long way underneath a bright moon
Reclaim the night, don't lose another
And cross the street, hear someone close behind you
Turn day to night, stay under cover
His name's a warning, danger, exclamation
Reclaim the night, don't lose another
This time the world demands an explanation
Reclaim the night, don't lose another
Time after time, I see him in the crowd
He cast a shadow, changed the weather
And he's a footnote dropped in my biography
But I know he's your friend, whatever
[Outro]
So long, so long, so long
I reclaim the night
So long, so long, so long
I reclaim the night
So long, so long, so long
I reclaim the night
So long, so long, so long
I reclaim the night
Do It for Your Country Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lying next to you, how could I go wrong?
Lying in your state of glory
Sad to see you go, miss you little ho
Sad to reach the end of story
Watch, baby, as you go
If you think the world's full of people sent to hate you
Then it will be so, 'cause you make the world
And you make the people in it
[Verse 2]
Everything you see, feel, experience
Happens in your sloppy soul, girl
The world is just a game, something made of clay
But you are the great creator
So banish all your fears, grab it by the ears
Love and other things of beauty reign
Ask not what your country can do for you
Baby, do it for your country
[Verse 3]
Now you have to go, lеave us all behind
For a life that's lеss sedentary
You dream of being a star, but you halfway are
You just have to time your entry
Your freedom and your youth flowing through your veins
Desperate that it would elude you
Let me wish you peace, store it, you may need it
One time when your day is empty
[Bridge]
Drink honey if it helps you out
With every choice there comes a nagging doubt
Depends where you want to sink your faith
The people that you fall in love with are never what they say
[Verse 4]
I know you look at me, lobster in a pot
Songbird in a gilded nightmare
Nothing will hold you, not even when he begs
To wrap around your legs and hips and hey
Give the boy a break, you know what you want
All he wants is to be near you
In between your thighs, somewhat mesmerised
Never underestimate your spell
Come On Home Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Come on home, there's a hole the size of ancient Rome
Come on back, you're giving me a heart attack
We are young, running through the fields of life
Playing all the games that people play when you see them in the films from yesterday
[Chorus 1]
Give a chance to the old
Set the record straight for the welfare state
Give a chance to the young
Everyone deserves a life in the sun
[Verse 2]
Twenty years, I know that's when my love appeared
Twenty turns we took together 'round the sun
We are old, trekking in the fields of snow
Follow in my footsteps, noble page, never fear from time or cold or age
[Chorus 1]
Give a chance to the old
Set the record straight for the welfare state
Give a chance to the young
Everyone deserves a life in the sun
[Bridge 1]
I don't care if it's cold outside
'Cause my baby keeps me warm
And I don't care what my boss is saying
'Cause I left my mind at home
I know you worry 'bout the way we live
The things we could have done
But if you're loving other people close
You will never be alone
[Bridge 2]
Ba ba ba da, ba ba ba da
Ba ba ba da, ba ba ba da
I watch, I wait
I know that we'll never be together in that way
Doesn't stop me wishing, doesn't stop me praying
Doesn't stop me wishing, doesn't stop me praying
[Verse 3]
Come on home, there is room beside me on the throne
We are king and queen of might've been, heirs apparent to the scene
Come on back, we are racing the eternal track
Step for step and toe to toe, I will take your arm and off we go
[Chorus 2]
We will try to be true
Often time corrupts what you thought you knew
We will try to be fair
If you hide your love it will wither and fade
[Chorus 1]
Give a chance to the old
Set the record straight for the welfare state
Give a chance to the young
Everyone deserves a life in the sun
A World Without You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Slip your hand into my hand
And our feet will move in time
I've got winged heels, if it's the way you feel
Then we can leave our distance behind
[Verse 2]
Slip your hand over my hand
There's a meeting of our minds
Take my energy, show me all you see
And we can leave our difference behind
[Bridge]
Then I turned my head, I heard a sound
You know that I won't be hanging around
To see the grass grow
To see the grass grow
[Chorus]
I couldn't see a world without you
Take another hand, I'm not about to
Want to see you all the time
Want to keep your hand in mine
[Chorus]
I couldn't see a world without you
Take another hand, I'm not about to
Want to see you all the time
Want to keep your hand in mine
[Outro]
And we can leave our distance behind
Take my energy
Slip your hand into my hand
If it's the way you feel
Slip your hand into my hand
Deathbed of My Dreams Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Whistling through the summertime
School can whistle for my return
I've got plans and I've got schemes
To live and I've love to burn
[Chorus 1]
The girl I've got, she laughs a lot
She asks me what I mean
I paint the perfect picture
The deathbed of my dreams
[Verse 2]
Rocking, rolling, riding
We fell down the stairs
Found a note in her picture book
The deathbed of despair
[Chorus 2]
Where's my girl, where did she go?
I could not foresee
Seems so in thе distance now
The deathbеd of my dreams
[Bridge]
To know what's right, to know what's real
Is simple if you're willing
To live and to die a man
Is just the same as living
[Verse 3]
The Autumn wind brings me no chill
I lean towards its warm embrace
The road it lies before us now
It runs beyond what's dealt by fate
[Chorus 3]
My wife comes and holds me near
She looks at me and beams
I close my eyes and I reprise
The deathbed of my dreams
Sea of Sorrow Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I see the faraway smiling faces
When I feel the subtle pull of your graces
When the sun is falling on magic places
You're giving me hints of ecstasy
[Verse 2]
Every other day I'm frozen with worry
Looking for a way to shed my own body
But I know it's just like a jacket
A layer of skin
[Pre-Chorus]
Though we wreck ourselves
On the rocks that never even existed
We just keep on going with the hate
We're going to have to resist it
[Chorus 1]
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading for a world of promise
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading for a world of promise
[Verse 3]
Every other day, I'm thinking about you
Praying and beseeching you like a guru
Heaven will protect and hold you in bliss, I'm convinced of this
You are all things to all people
[Verse 4]
Words can be a vicious vessel of torment
Words can be the simple comfort of moments
Sending you the honest words that I'm storing
Will stay with you in the night, in the morning
[Pre-Chorus]
Though we wreck ourselves
On the rocks that never even existed
We just keep on going with the hate
We're going to have to resist it
[Chorus 2]
Swimming in a sea of comfort
Heading for a sea of sorrow
Swimming in a sea of comfort
Heading for a sea of sorrow
[Pre-Chorus]
Though we wreck ourselves
On the rocks that never even existed
We just keep on going with the hate
We're going to have to resist it
[Chorus 1]
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading for a world of promise
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading for a world of promise
[Chorus 3]
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading for a world of comfort
Swimming in a sea of sorrow
Heading to a world of comfort
Working Boy in New York City Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pray, hey, you are a working boy in New York City
You took the train to liberate your body and liberate your heart
You are trying to find a home, soon
Always the saddest when a friend can't make it
Love everyone along the way, you never had a chance to tell them
What you would like to do if the love permits you
[Chorus 1]
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
Wide is the gate
Everybody gets an evеn shot at making heaven
Wide is thе gate
[Verse 2]
Pray, gay, you are the holy boy outside the scriptures
Far and away from all the brightest sunbeams
You choose to stay and fight from the inside outside
Don't fight, make like the cutest owl and use your feathers
Make like the elephant and use your memory to pick a path
Make like a sleeping bird, dreaming of the morning
[Chorus 1]
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
Wide is the gate
Everybody gets an even shot at seeing heaven
Wide is the gate
[Verse 3]
Pray, hey, God doesn't care about the way you're leaning
Once you are happy and you know yourself
Peace can come in your heart, you can make a new start
One day, we will be justified without the struggle
We will be recognised for what we do, not criticised or hated
Just for the way you are, you will be a star
[Chorus 2]
Listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Singing to the hope inside you
Listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Singing to the hope
[Chorus 1]
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
Wide is the gate
Everybody gets an even shot at making heaven
Wide is the gate