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In deepest hollow of our minds
A system failure left behind
And their necks crane
As they turn to pray for rain
And their necks crane
Dull residue of what once was
A shattered cloud of swirling doves
And their eyes change
As they learn to see through flames
And their necks crane
As they turn to pray for rain
Their eyes change
As they learn to see through flames
And their necks crane
As they turn to pray for rain
Drops on rocks fall fast and fleeting
Hearts and wings commence to beating
What's unseen with all believing
Vision walls fall all receding
Vision walls fall all receding
Drops on rocks come fast and fleeting
Rhythm laws unleash their meaning
Usher us into the dreaming
Vision walls fall all receding
Hearts and wings commence to beating
All unending, all completing
Vision walls fall fast and fleeting
Vision walls fall all revealing
Vision walls fall all revealing
Vision walls fall all revealing
Vision walls fall all revealing
In deepest hollow of our minds
A system failure left behind
Dull residue of what once was
A shattered cloud of swirling doves
And their eyes change
As they learn to see through flames
And their necks crane
As they pray for rain
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Apr 14, 2011 - 19:36 Well, they should live here. It's rained nearly every day since last October. Can I change the lyrics to "Tired of Rain"? |
| cirruss (Curacao, Netherlands Antilles) | Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 17:29 great stuff... gonna get this album for sure!  |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 06:36 I absolutely LOVE this, and the rest of the album. One of the many I had to add thanks to RP :) |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 11:06 I like 'Prayers for rain' The Cure, much more |
| plaid (Tech nexxus o' my house) | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 17:18 This would play well with some Morphine. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 17:15 floydoftherocks wrote: ha first i thought it sounded like elbow, then "realized" it was TVOTR.. I thought Elbow singer too (and possibly even Colin Hay?) — it's grown on me — 5  7 |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 03:13 when the song started I thought it was Touch Me I'm Going to Scream... My Morning Jacket → Evil Urges which is a great song! |
| Rotterdam | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 09:00 Rooney wrote: I dug it. I'll pour a 9 all over it....  This is some kind of cool... |
| Rooney (Near Paradise) | Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 07:29 I dug it. I'll pour a 9 all over it.... |
| denmom (Connecticut) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 08:20 You know, I just had to upgrade this to a 7 from a 3 — it's growing on me. It's just a little "chewy" — takes a little while to get your ears around it. |
| shutter (You can't get here from there) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 08:19 ziggytrix wrote: It's Tunde Adebimpe (lead singer of TV On The Radio). I was wondering about the similarity to TVOTR - that' answers my question. |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 08:17 perryandcaro wrote: Is this Charlie Wilson singing? I have his HOBO album and that voice is quite distinct. It's Tunde Adebimpe (lead singer of TV On The Radio). |
| floydoftherocks (Frisco) | Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 19:45 ha first i thought it sounded like elbow, then "realized" it was TVOTR.. |
| kcar | Posted: Oct 11, 2010 - 13:27 ckcotton wrote: i usually like Massive A.. but not this Agreed. Heard this in the background while working and thought it was RP mixed in with audio from a Web ad. Bad song! No! bad! |
| ZedLeppelin (South Of The Centre) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 03:23 Love the drum-heavy section in the middle. Great tune. |
| perryandcaro (Down on the farm in SW France) | Posted: Aug 17, 2010 - 04:51 Is this Charlie Wilson singing? I have his HOBO album and that voice is quite distinct. |
| prickelpit96 (Where the grass is green and the ball is round, meet me in the stand behind the goal.) | Posted: Jul 06, 2010 - 03:11 DavidS_UK wrote: Yes, very catchy, with what sounds like a sample from Porcupine Tree halfway through! ...or from a very old Depeche Mode song.... |
| DavidS_UK (Central England, UK) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 06:56 Yes, very catchy, with what sounds like a sample from Porcupine Tree halfway through! |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 06:56 Limpopoking wrote: Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Amazon we go! (definitely a TV on the Radio sound to it!)Been there, bought it, and what a stunning album it is... very fresh, very original. Once again, thanks for the intro Bill. |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Jun 16, 2010 - 06:56 I heard this ONCE and immediately had to buy it. I love these guys and this one's great :) |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 12:16 crockydile wrote: I'm really digging the weirdness of this.  second that! |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 12:13 I'm really digging the weirdness of this. |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 08:17 Been looking forward to seeing these guys since I picked up Blue Lines in a used shop about 15 years ago. Finally, this Friday, I shall be rewarded for my patience (and my 55 bucks). Not sure any band can live up to this kind of anticipation, but from the live stuff I've seen on the 'tube, they have a good chance of doing so. |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 08:13 I like this one — a nice rambling groove. |
| ckcotton | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 08:12 i usually like Massive A.. but not this |
| Gregorama (Austin, TX) | Posted: May 05, 2010 - 08:12 Massive Attack: always creative. Nice. |
| aelfheld | Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:02 Pair w/ Rhythm of the Heat?  |
| gumbo73039 (Devon, England) | Posted: May 01, 2010 - 09:54 Giselle62 wrote: one day I thought RP was playing Can. (It was my Real Player playlist.) My mind was blowing, indeed. Can on RP? That's a thought... |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: May 01, 2010 - 09:51 This sounds spooky and ominous, they have a nice way of capturing serious, dramatic tones. |
| quesarah (Minneapolis, MN) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:59 ceviche wrote: Reminds me of a tune from the film "Triplettes of Belleville". Yes. The theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fwM4hnsdSA |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:55 gumbo73039 wrote: Bits of this drumming are so reminiscent of Jaki Leibzeit of Can, needs a mad vocalist as well one day I thought RP was playing Can. (It was my Real Player playlist.) My mind was blowing, indeed. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:53 this was interesting to come two songs after "Happy Together" —-it's pretty gloomy. I like it, but it's gloomy. Are we changing direction here? |
| foothillfreak (Salt Lake City) | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 15:52 This song always stops me in my tracks.. So good. |
| Lumpy13 | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 17:41 I have been a fan of this band since "blue lines" in 1990. Then, I read a review of that album that observed that "America is not ready for Massive Attack." I suspect that this is still true. They are amazing through the years, although I did not like 13 floors (stairs?) all that much. |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 17:36 badstudent wrote: What a wildly diverse track! It felt like I just listened to three different songs glued together by the lyrics alone. I don't know what to think just yet. Might take a while to figure out where to stand on this one. Me, too. I find it mildly disturbing and I kinda like it, too. 5 for now. |
| badstudent (Burnaby, BC) | Posted: Mar 29, 2010 - 00:19 What a wildly diverse track! It felt like I just listened to three different songs glued together by the lyrics alone. I don't know what to think just yet. Might take a while to figure out where to stand on this one. |
| gumbo73039 (Devon, England) | Posted: Mar 11, 2010 - 06:29 Bits of this drumming are so reminiscent of Jaki Leibzeit of Can, needs a mad vocalist as well |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Mar 03, 2010 - 00:51 Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to Amazon we go! (definitely a TV on the Radio sound to it!) |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:27 ick wrote: He'd have to come back from the dead... |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:07 Jelani wrote: I think this would be cool if the singer from Morphine was doing the vocals. He'd have to come back from the dead... |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:05 I think this would be cool if the singer from Morphine was doing the vocals. |
| CatFitz (Tulsa, OK) | Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:04 Last time I heard this I thought it was Beck..... I like it! |
| Ra2O | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 11:11 Massive GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!! Billiant. More of that stuff, Bill. Thank you for your really good DJaying |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 10:35 This is OK, but I prefer them when that lady sings. |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Feb 25, 2010 - 10:34 Saw these in Brighton the other week - pretty good....!!!!! |
| skdenfeld (Bend, Oregon) | Posted: Feb 15, 2010 - 01:52 vandal wrote: Feels like TV On The Radio, and that's a good thing. . . It should, for Tunde Adebimpe of TVOTR is lending his excellent voice to this track! |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 13:48 I really like this more than most Massive Attack songs!  |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 13:47 Feels like TV On The Radio, and that's a good thing. . . |
| zair99 (In Cognito) | Posted: Feb 07, 2010 - 18:05 B4real wrote: WHATSUP YA´LL? GIVE MASSIVE ATTACK THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE,WORD UP! Yeah! YEAH! Wait, what? |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Feb 07, 2010 - 17:56 Hey, B4real, why don't you BKwyet?! |