![]() Ceremonials (2011) [ larger cover art ] |
All alone
It was always there you see
And even on my own
It was always standing next to me
I can see it coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down
All alone
Even when I was a child
I've always known
There was something to be frightened of
You know that I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Creeping in the streetlight
Holding my hand in the pale gloom
Can you see it coming now?
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down
All alone
On the edge of sleep
My old familiar friend
Comes and lies down next to me
And I can see you coming from the edge of the room
Smiling in the streetlight
Even with my eyes shut tight
I still see you coming now
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down again
Oh, I think I'm breaking down
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: May 30, 2013 - 05:19 Where's that pic of the bleating sheep? |
| Papa_Smurf (Spokane WA) | Posted: May 04, 2013 - 11:38 So true, I Agrree, my church likey Lazarus wrote: Thank you! I be me... love this song... |
| j1sey | Posted: Apr 03, 2013 - 08:00 Horrible |
| TerryS (Another SW) | Posted: Feb 24, 2013 - 22:20 Not meaning to be disparaging, but it's your shadow, silly. |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 24, 2013 - 22:17 oldman wrote: You seem somehow familiar Lazarus........... Thank you! I be me... love this song... |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 13:34 This is lovely but it's not on my version of the album - where did Bill get it? |
| oldman (Lost in Northern Virginia) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 13:13 Lazarus wrote: Everybody in my church loves this song... You seem somehow familiar Lazarus........... |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 19:16 Everybody in my church loves this song... |
| davidg109 | Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 14:57 One of my very few 10s on here... wow. I just peed a little. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jan 24, 2013 - 14:56 Carl wrote: Bill's been chided for pushing so many female vocalists at us but I have to agree that the ladies really do seem to turn out much good music—very lyrical, interesting chord changes, rhythms, and wonderful singing. My Radio Paradise Favorites playlist is heavy with such as Sophie Zelmani, Feist, Kate Bush, and many others that I'd have not "discovered" were it not for RP! The females tend to be more successful as solo vocalists. There are a few good female bands, but rock music is overwhelmingly a male dominated genre. Boys play better together than do girls. |
| clwguy | Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 06:56 alright, who stole the screeching? |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 20:03 Bill's been chided for pushing so many female vocalists at us but I have to agree that the ladies really do seem to turn out much good music—very lyrical, interesting chord changes, rhythms, and wonderful singing. My Radio Paradise Favorites playlist is heavy with such as Sophie Zelmani, Feist, Kate Bush, and many others that I'd have not "discovered" were it not for RP! |
| Imkirok (The Arctic Hinter Land) | Posted: Oct 22, 2012 - 14:00 Beautiful singing. Disturbing lyrics. |
| Rafter101 (Davis, California) | Posted: Oct 22, 2012 - 14:00 Sometimes, listening to RP at work, I'm drawn into a song without realizing it. FINE TUNE! |
| hightail | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 05:33 hm... I'm trying and trying to get used to this but I can't. My arm always has to reach out and turn off the speakers. |
| cShaggy (..in the general vicinity..) | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 05:31 ..i think i'm in the midst of this song.. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 07:38 Florence not screaming... Yeah.... Good for her....Sounds like a female Brian Ferry.....and thats a good thing from my perspective. |
| buddy | Posted: Jul 02, 2012 - 18:46 Fingernails + blackboard = ARRRGGGGG!!!!! |
| Elroweho (Cheesehead in Paradise) | Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 14:41 |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 14:41 Florence not being overly loud - kind of like it. |
| pcicatar (Portland, OR) | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 07:38 It reminds me of that one time where that Florence + The Machine song had harp on it... |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 15:02 How great! I'm sitting on my balcony with a Dr. B, enjoying another day in Aruba by the sea, deciding to check in on RP and this comes on, which is one of my favorites of late. As nice as this is, can't wait to get home to my real hi-fi and hear this and all of RP as it should sound instead of on an iPad (too lazy to connect my portable speakers). Need to get going now as dinner reservations await. (We're trying a new-ish restaurant in a couple's home, Anna-Maria's Autentico Ristorante Italiano, that's little known but supposedly wonderful, which we'll soon find out.) Edit: Anna-Maria's was great! We'll return, I'm sure. |
| asilbuch | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 14:53 Gorgeous song |
| meinthecorner (Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 15:47 Bat wrote: First time I've heard this. I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't! My sentiments exactly! A pleasant surprise and a welcome change from all that hollerin'. So, this then changes my tune. There's an acoustic version? I'd be keen to hear that! |
| PurplePrincess (the mountains) | Posted: Feb 12, 2012 - 16:06 Ah! The Fabulous Florence! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 21:31 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 11, 2012 - 21:44 pianocomposer wrote: Yes, this is wonderful. And quite different than most things I listen to. Yes, it is fresh music... love it... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 25, 2011 - 06:33 Bat wrote: First time I've heard this. I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't! Quite. This should answer critics of herself on here who say that she's only got one volume level. This is a quiet and thoughtful piece and a nice departure from her usual big sound, though that's pretty damn good too. |
| yaelf | Posted: Dec 25, 2011 - 06:32 I like this song better in the acoustic version. Really nice! |
| pianocomposer (Springfield) | Posted: Dec 17, 2011 - 04:45 romeotuma wrote: This is absolutely marvelous... love it... Yes, this is wonderful. And quite different than most things I listen to. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 09:40 This is absolutely marvelous... love it... |
| terrapin52 (Terrapin Station, SC) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 11:43 I like the album cover. |
| Bat (Austin) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 11:42 First time I've heard this. I kept waiting for her to start shrieking... but she didn't! |
| nevar23 (Georgia) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 11:39 Love this one. ![]() |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Nov 13, 2011 - 16:39 Nice! |

