"There are some bad people on the rise (right)
theyre saving their own skins by ruining peoples lives"
"Yes I am blind
But I do see,
evil people prosper
over the likes of you and me"
"You are depressed but you're remarkably dressed
that's all you need" i.e how he sings it live...the whole song is just an absolutely perfect illustration of London.
"For whether you stay or you stray, an inbuild guilt
catches up with you
and as it comes around to your place
at 5-am, wakes you up and laughs in your face".
Absolutely beautiful...stunning.
"They said:
"You're just another person in the world
You're just another fool with radical views
You're just another who has maddening views
Who want to turn it on its head
By staying in bed!"
I said 'I know I do' "
"You have never been in love/
Until you've seen the dawn rise
behind the home for the blind
...
You have never been in love
Until you've seen sunlight thrown
over smashed human bone"
"I've been dreaming of a time when/
To be English is not to be baneful
To be standing by the flag not feeling shameful
Racist or partial"
"And the father who must be killed
Is a stepfather but nonetheless
The way he chews his food
Rips right through your senses"
"And i've been shifting gears all of my life
But im still the same, undearneath"
"Your father cracks a joke and in the usual way empties the room"
"In the coastal town that they forgot to close down"
"I've changed my plea...
I've changed my plea to guilty/
Because freedom is wasted on me
See how your rules spoil the game"
Indeed the whole of that song...brilliant.
"And when they kick you down
The stairs I see the faces
All lined up before me
Of teachers and of parents who
All share a point of view"
"My love
Wherever you are
Whatever you are
Dont lose faith
I know it's gunna happen someday
Please wait...
Please wait...
Wait
Dont lose faith
You say that the day just never arrives
And it's never seemed so far away"
Some of my favourites...Ok I got a bit carried away!
Just putting them down, they are just a fraction of his back catelogue, makes you realise what an incredible writer he is. Many of them had a huge impact upon me when I was truly pissed off with everything, thankfully im a little brighter these days, though im still only 18 so who knows!. Nevertheless regardless of their personal connotations for me, they are great lyrics on their own, perfectly crafted.
