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Hold on hold on, let me get the words out before I burst
There's no truth at all poking at the giant eyes of ancient gods
Cool heads have failed now it's time for me to have my turn
Kiss me kiss me, life is way too short to scream and shout.
Flashed up in my wildest dreams the dark red blood streams
Stretching out like vast cracked ice
The veins of you the veins of me like great forest trees
Pushing through and on and in
Gliding like a satellite in the broken night
And when I wake you're there I'm saved
Your love is life piled tight and high set against the sky
That seems to balance on its own
Sing out sing out, the silence only eats us from the inside up
I meant no harm but I only get to say these words too late
Wake up wake up, dreaming only leads to more and more nightmares
Snap out of it you said it in a way that showed you really cared.
Flashed up in my wildest dreams the dark red blood streams
Stretching out like vast cracked ice
The veins of you the veins of me like great forest trees
Pushing through and on and in
Gliding like a satellite in the broken night
And when I wake you're there I'm saved
Your love is life piled tight and high set against the sky
That seems to balance on its own
Send your lifeboats out for me
Send your lifeboat out
| Elroweho (Cheesehead in Paradise) | Posted: May 13, 2013 - 08:01 Sounds Like Beck to me! |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: May 07, 2013 - 16:08 I like this band...surprisingly, I don't own any of their works yet..that may have to change soon |
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 06:17 fredriley wrote: and perhaps a touch corporate. For all that both are good bands, it's difficult for me to get any emotional charge from their works. Maybe it's just me. Well Fred, you nailed it for me. Nuff sed. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 12:10  |
| Fiji5555 (Over The River And Through The Woods) | Posted: Apr 06, 2013 - 12:09 I used to play this album all the time while working. Love just about every song on it.  |
| drewd | Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 19:09 calypsus_1 wrote: Snow Patrol: Not bad. More, I do not say, thinking of a person very close to me, she loves them, so I get very quiet, otherwise I may end up sleeping rough. (It's a case of force majeure) Ah ...yes, sleeping on the couch is never fun ! I'm starting to like this song.... |
| Minimally | Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 19:07 This song is excellent! |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 25, 2013 - 16:32 Wow. Bad. Just... bad. |
| jazzface78 (you're gonna make me give myself a good talkin' to, NY) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 13:43 Gave it a 5. Lots of familiar elements in there from artists I'm into. Like the ambitious lyrics. Maybe giveit a few more listens before I give my final verdict. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 13:42 Good call on a Friday afternoon!! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 08:28 westslope wrote: I like this as a background groove but not enough to reach out and buy the CD. At least not yet. FWIW: this is sonically similar to some Porcupine Tree but otherwise very, very different. PT's melodies are simple, the arrangements are complex. Nothing wrong with simple or simpler music. I love Abba and John Prine. Just saying that Snow Patrol and Porcupine Tree are rather different for those of us who amuse ourselves by comparing one popular rock band to another. I'll second that. PT are as Rachmaninov to Einaudi, at another level of complexity and feeling, for all that I like Ludovico Einaudi. This song playing after Coldplay's White Shadow makes me realise that Coldplay and Snow Patrol are of a musical kind: cool (in the sense of distant and unemotional), relatively simple, and perhaps a touch corporate. For all that both are good bands, it's difficult for me to get any emotional charge from their works. Maybe it's just me. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 11:58 7>8 I just never get bored of this one. and my (not so little now) tube amp loves that bass. |
| Tjerome (West Lebanon, NH, USA) | Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 15:36 I haven't previously enjoyed any Snow Patrol songs, but I rather like this one. |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 07:20 ..try to dislike now, having the meaning in front of ya.. "Lifeboats" Hold on, hold on, let me get the words out before I burst There's no truth at all, poking at the giant eyes of ancient gods Cool hats have failed, now it's time for me to have my turn Kiss me, kiss me, life is far too short to scream and shout Flashed up in my wildest dreams, like red blood streams, stretch out like vast cracked ice The veins of you, the veins of me, like great forest trees Pushing through and on and in Gliding like a satellite in the broken night And when I wake you're there I'm saved Your love is life piled tight and high set against the sky That seems to balance on its own Sing out sing out the silence only eats us from the inside up I meant no harm but I only get to say these words too late Wake up wake up dreaming only leads to more and more nightmares Snap out of it you said it in a way that showed you really cared. Send your lifeboats out for me, Send your lifeboat out |
| leafmold | Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 10:45 Art_Carnage wrote: I loath and despise this band with the intensity of a thousand white-hot suns. DITTO! |
| JIan (SW Desert, AZ, USA) | Posted: Aug 21, 2012 - 15:21 lattalo wrote: I see nothing what so ever about that this group that reminds me of Porcupine Tree, NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! Agreed!  Though with that said, this is the best tune (IMO) that I've heard from Snow Patrol.6 —> 7 |
| Xstar (Florence, Kentucky) | Posted: Aug 06, 2012 - 02:03 Meh Not so much. |
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: Aug 03, 2012 - 19:30 Snow Patrol: Not bad. More, I do not say, thinking of a person very close to me, she loves them, so I get very quiet, otherwise I may end up sleeping rough. (It's a case of force majeure) |
| Rockit (Ottawa ON) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 12:28 simple but effective...nice bass sound & sweeping strings. |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 12:27 Thank you Radio Paradise - I just love this song!! |
| MoM$CooKin (AnAlteredState) | Posted: Jun 27, 2012 - 18:58 oh yeah...listenability..please...repeated playability..no doubt... |
| lattalo (Beartooths) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 20:14 Stingray wrote: Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the specialist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? I see nothing what so ever about that this group that reminds me of Porcupine Tree, NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Blastcat900 (Neither here nor there) | Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 11:46 I used to think they were a "lite" band to woo my gf with... and now, having heard and tried to play and sing along... I'm a reluctant big fan, bumped it up to 8. This album is great. So many of their songs are superficially simple... but they are able to blend the lyrics with the hooky music.. better than the average band. Yeah, I hate their cute band name, but I'm a fan, now. Quite slick. |
| ferwoman | Posted: Jun 01, 2012 - 11:45 Likey, like!
Thought it was Beck at first listen. Very good, enjoyable, fun to hear! |
| midigitguy (Massachusetts) | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 12:36 I think I have readjusted my rating on this song several times, but it's now a 10. This one will stand the test of time. A great sound and feel. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Feb 21, 2012 - 18:57 It is a great tune. I think the moral of the story is 7.....When does RP2 go live ? |
| Byronape (Snorkeling in the River Styx) | Posted: Nov 12, 2011 - 23:27 Templar13 wrote: I respctfully disagree, Ray. Porcupine Tree shares a sonic palette with them to a degree, but Snow Patrol is a very distinct, sophisticated musical sojourn if you'll take the time to go along for the ride...just like P. Tree is... Stingray wrote: Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the specialist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? Don't bother to be respectful... I was always taught that respect had to be earned. |
| kayumann (Right where I want to be...) | Posted: Nov 10, 2011 - 12:11 nice groove...toes tapping! |
| bachbeet | Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 22:04 Good song. |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Sep 16, 2011 - 09:40 Stingray wrote: Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the elitist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? Fixed that for you... |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 08, 2011 - 12:50 sbegf wrote: Love this song! Always mouth the line... "kiss me, kiss me...life is way to short to scream and shout" at my wife when she is ticked at me...always gets to her...either that or thought of how bad my singing is... Jelani wrote: ...and then the frying pan comes flying across the room... Yeah, one does not find rolling pins in kitchens as much these days, so the frying pan will have to do. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 20:45 Cellocaster_Paul wrote: perfect for close listening- got the Bose about 4 feet from my ears... both bose? wtf.....get some earbuds ! |
| Cellocaster_Paul (Milwaukee) | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 20:42 perfect for close listening- got the Bose about 4 feet from my ears... |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Jul 19, 2011 - 16:04 I like this as a background groove but not enough to reach out and buy the CD. At least not yet. FWIW: this is sonically similar to some Porcupine Tree but otherwise very, very different. PT's melodies are simple, the arrangements are complex. Nothing wrong with simple or simpler music. I love Abba and John Prine. Just saying that Snow Patrol and Porcupine Tree are rather different for those of us who amuse ourselves by comparing one popular rock band to another. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 19:08 Beautiful segue from Alice In Chains - Don't Follow to this — very nice |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 19:08 Stingray wrote: Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the specialist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? Must be so hard to be an Eclecticist. By the way, I agree with your comment otherwise. |
| That_SOB (In as least 2 places at once) | Posted: Jun 08, 2011 - 12:54
The misses and me . . .we be ... dancin' in the dark.....very sensual tune... |
| Templar13 (Silver Spring, MD) | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 05:33 I respctfully disagree, Ray. Porcupine Tree shares a sonic palette with them to a degree, but Snow Patrol is a very distinct, sophisticated musical sojourn if you'll take the time to go along for the ride...just like P. Tree is... Stingray wrote: Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the specialist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? |
| bbryan (Don't believe everything you think) | Posted: May 27, 2011 - 05:29 Put me on the list of folks who think this is a kickin' tune! |
| Stingray (JULIAN supporter - No NWO.) | Posted: May 17, 2011 - 09:02 Next to boring - as usual! Nothing for the specialist I am! Still - I give it a 5. The soft version of Porcupine Tree? |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet CAN I GO HOME NOW?) | Posted: May 13, 2011 - 09:07 I'm with them...someone throw me a lifeboat! |
| ShepHeard (Carried forwards on the tide, forever looking back) | Posted: May 07, 2011 - 22:24 CoYoT51 wrote: Maybe their best tune.. from my point of view. I think so - it's definitely a depart from their usual. Nice nice tune. :o) |
| CoYoT51 (Lima, Perú) | Posted: May 05, 2011 - 14:16 It's each time a better experience. A good 8 for me. Maybe their best tune.. from my point of view. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 15:49 sbegf wrote: Love this song! Always mouth the line... "kiss me, kiss me...life is way to short to scream and shout" at my wife when she is ticked at me...always gets to her... ...and then the frying pan comes flying across the room... |
| Maggle_Bish (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 07:08 I'm slightly obsessed with this song. I could listen to it over and over and over and over again. All the while I find myself rocking forward and back to the beat, like a crazy person. In fact, I think I will buy this album today. |
| V-bro | Posted: Mar 19, 2011 - 05:01 Fantastic music! With emphasis on the word 'music'.....  |
| gabrielle7nt (Under DRM's Desk) | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 20:18 Nice song. I don't like their other stuff but this is nice on the ears. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet CAN I GO HOME NOW?) | Posted: Mar 16, 2011 - 20:17 Art_Carnage wrote: I loath and despise this band with the intensity of a thousand white-hot suns. Better than half the stuff played during the day............... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Mar 11, 2011 - 06:31 jkhandy wrote: Wow! Imagine if you put even a fraction of that energy into something constructive? Your body and this planet would be much better off. Wow! Imagine if you didn't slag off other posters for expressing honest opinions? The rest of us would be much better off. Better strong opinions than positivist happy-clappy 'on-message' bland comments. What do you think this board is for, if not for expressing opinions? |
| djengs | Posted: Mar 05, 2011 - 19:40 This is great stuff- sorry if there is some it grates. They make great hooks and simple yet powerful themes. |