 Like Stars in My Hands (1991) [ larger cover art ] |
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There is an indentation from where she lay.
Her tiny stature is sleek, now she's far away.
Only the thoughts of her remain,
Despairing, desperate, full of self blame.
Under the water, I saw her lying there,
Creamy skin, lots of flowing golden hair.
It was alive, that I know,
I saw her gesture to me with the ebb and the flow.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
Transposed?
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
The corpse was dredged from the sea that night.
Hair matted around it's body tight.
It was no comfort to identify,
The pallid flesh, the life, deprived.
The sea, is writhing now, it's like a bed of rising passion.
When something is, that intense, you can never tell,
What will happen next.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles
| PLC (London) | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 07:43 I haven't heard this in over 20 years... Wow, what a smile it put in my heart today. Remembering driving to the beach in my Datsun with a portable cassette player on the back seat playing this song. |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 07:41 Lucky me. . . RP has played a load of 9 and 10 rated songs for me today. Its like Bill has sneaked a look into my ratings. Makes me good to feel I contribute by way of regular CASH! Have you contributed yet? Yes, you. |
| unclehud (now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 07:39 NIce, nice nice! Chill music to accompany today's heavy snowfall. .... and it's 21 years old??!! A sad comment on over-the-air radio that I've never heard this. |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 15:49 i'm totally definitely diggin this and i like it too |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 12:46 teapot wrote: Excruciating. I don't know why it affects me that way. Maybe you're just too sensitive and/or hyperbolic. Breaking one's tibia is excrutiating, hearing music is generally not. I guess this isn't for everyone, but I find it quite likable. |
| fitzworld (The Big A) | Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 16:14 Sort of diggin' this... |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Jul 30, 2011 - 15:46 fredriley wrote: Who's Miles who might be out there somewhere? Well, there are a million of them, Fred. And apparently, they all know the same song.  |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jul 15, 2011 - 00:29 Spud wrote: I could not agree more with your comments. Aust stations just play high rotation populist music. I listen here because of the fantastic level of diversity, I am exposed to music here at RP that I would never hear, that is why it is on all day and into the night. Potatoes Rock ! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 29, 2011 - 05:56 Who's Miles who might be out there somewhere? |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 10, 2011 - 15:00 So many elements to this song - the busy scattershot drums, the single thrum strings for emphasis, the interesting lyrics, the Suzanne-Vega-like vocals... I like this song. It captures my attention and my imagination. 8.  |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 06:28 Eclectic bit of music but enjoyable. I listen to it every now and again 'cause it's worth it. |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Feb 07, 2011 - 06:47 passsion8 wrote: Once again, RP surprises me with an artist I hold in deep regard - not only for their eclectic nature but for their obscurity. Bravo, as always! Yes, obscure eclecticism is quite under-rated. |
| passsion8 (over the hills and far away) | Posted: Jul 16, 2010 - 07:01 Once again, RP surprises me with an artist I hold in deep regard - not only for their eclectic nature but for their obscurity. Bravo, as always! |
| Zoonhollis | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 16:35 This is the first time I've heard SGT here. I love these guys. |
| Felix_The_Cat (Buenos Aires, Argentina) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 10:48 HazzeSwede wrote: Noise. Nice. |
| teapot (in orbit) | Posted: Dec 22, 2009 - 14:56 Excruciating. I don't know why it affects me that way. |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Nov 21, 2009 - 04:41 Noise. |
| Lexapro_Headrush | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 17:50 I first heard this tune at a sushi bar in Cleveland....i feel like im glancing around the place when it comes on for some reason, being asked if i want tea and a hot towel... |
| Spud (Newcastle, Australia) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 17:49 Kombisaurus wrote: I haven't heard this song for ages. I'll have to go and dig out this album for another listen I think. Radio Paradise knows Australian music better than the Australian radio stations! In general the Aussie music I hear on RP is always top shelf, yet rarely the same stuff that has been played to death everywhere else. Fantastic. I could not agree more with your comments. Aust stations just play high rotation populist music. I listen here because of the fantastic level of diversity, I am exposed to music here at RP that I would never hear, that is why it is on all day and into the night. |
| Kombisaurus (Perth, Western Australia) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 00:09 I haven't heard this song for ages. I'll have to go and dig out this album for another listen I think. Radio Paradise knows Australian music better than the Australian radio stations! In general the Aussie music I hear on RP is always top shelf, yet rarely the same stuff that has been played to death everywhere else. Fantastic. |
| Bachka (Lithuania, Panevezhys) | Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 00:00 Nice transition. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Sep 03, 2009 - 12:01 SGT has some awesome and whimsical CD's. Worth buying if you like this song. |
| nevar23 (Georgia) | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 15:54 Nice segue from Rachid Taha. I've loved SGT for years and can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear them on RP. |
| Middleton (Pleasantville) | Posted: Jun 16, 2009 - 06:21 what a great way to start the day!  |
| evie_11 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Posted: May 31, 2009 - 10:10 world music transition.... Paradise :) narc wrote: etcarroll wrote: From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition!  |
| camatcba | Posted: Apr 29, 2009 - 17:43 I had to bump this one up a few notches. |
| narc (Montréal) | Posted: Apr 29, 2009 - 17:40 etcarroll wrote: From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition! |
| etcarroll (stuck among the Amish) | Posted: Mar 29, 2009 - 05:00 From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition! |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Feb 25, 2009 - 16:30 Wow, this is really beautiful.  |
| veloceleste (Periphery) | Posted: Sep 04, 2008 - 20:18 Truly an arse wigglah  |
| countyman (pittsburgh, pa.) | Posted: Jul 19, 2008 - 12:05 Skarp wrote: One of my favorite cd's from back in the day. A beautiful song and cd. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Feb 28, 2008 - 16:37 This entire CD is worth buying. Interesting sounds to be sure. |
| OldFrenchie (Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) | Posted: Dec 27, 2007 - 19:55 Sounds like Suzanne Vega in a curry house, which is not as interesting as it would seem. 2. |
| crowhog2000 (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) | Posted: Nov 10, 2007 - 18:52 Zamoeba wrote: Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance...
.......and wonder what the heck is Bill thinking!  , a 2. |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Oct 26, 2007 - 00:18 Zamoeba wrote: Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance...
...what, in my case, is limited by the wall to 3 meters. |
| Zamoeba (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jul 23, 2007 - 18:19 Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance... |
| Skarp | Posted: Jun 22, 2007 - 07:42 Rafter101 wrote: I bought this CD--remains one of my favorites. Incredibly creative tunes!
One of my favorite cd's from back in the day. A beautiful song and cd. |
| Rafter101 | Posted: Apr 20, 2007 - 10:50 I bought this CD--remains one of my favorites. Incredibly creative tunes! |
| zorrofox (Scotland) | Posted: Mar 04, 2007 - 10:09 The "Pray For Me" sample was previously used on 'Ask The Lord', a fabulous song by the obscure Scottish band 'Hipsway'. I thought that was what we were getting but alas... |
| chasech5 (East Lansing, MI) | Posted: Feb 01, 2007 - 19:31 Nice. Used to own this album on 4AD records. Probably one of their best songs. |
| hunthunthunt (London) | Posted: Jan 18, 2007 - 04:38 This reminds me of a sparkly lazy summer day in oz (home).  |
| fjordless | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 07:58 Cool. I haven't heard this one in ages. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 12:49 i've only heard a few of their tunes but they all sound the same. |
| Zamoeba (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 12, 2006 - 22:09 This is my eclectic essence, concentrated into a small bottle. The purveyor of said spirit? That's Radio Paradise. Thanks, Bill and/or Rebecca. Another tune for my Hit List. |
| Helchat (a record store near you) | Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 12:10 drekar wrote: Because of tekhead's post that is one huge line. tekhead, please revise your post for this song on the date that makes the page wide... (I've had the same thing happen to me!) |
| drekar (Dallas, but hopefully not for long.) | Posted: Jan 17, 2006 - 12:07 abbefaith wrote: why is this page so big?
Because of tekhead's post that is one huge line. |
| AliGator (Lost in Francelation) | Posted: Dec 19, 2005 - 11:59 abbefaith wrote: sounds like deep forest
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| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Dec 04, 2005 - 21:50 I like... |
| orbit03 (Erie, PA) | Posted: Jul 25, 2005 - 07:39 It is funny, years ago (1992-ish?), I took a chance on this CD based on the cover art. It was an impulsive purchase that turned out to be a wonderful surprise. It has been one of my favorite CD's. |
| rainfairy (SoCal) | Posted: May 27, 2005 - 11:03 trekhead wrote: ..............iwannalikethisbutitsstillsadhowmrskennedywentafterthatchunkofhisheadlikethatonthetrunkofthelimo..................
thanks for that:: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: |