Bush

In A Lonely Place

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Caressing the marble and stone,
Love that was special for one,
The waste in the fever I heat,
How I wish you were here with me now.
Body that curls in and dies,
And shares that awful daylight,
Warm like a dog round your feet,
How I wish you were here with me now.
Hangman looks round as he waits,
Cord stretches tight then it breaks,
Someday we will die in your dreams,
How I wish we were here with you now.

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nelly On Feb 13, 2002

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2002-02-13 15:44:49

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by blinkbomber

24y ago

This song is on The Crow: City of Angels Soundtrack... really good soundtrack, this isnt a typical Bush song though... one that I havent forgotten... dont know what that means though, guess I just wanted to post something here since no one else has...yet! :)

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by blinkbomber

24y ago

... and I just noticed this is a cover of a Joy Division song also. Just like "Dead Souls" from NIN on The Crow (the first one) Soundtrack... huh huh, that's cool...

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by abbazabba

23y ago

I had no clue this song was a cover. I'm going to have to find the original now. Anyway, this song is awesome, I had to find it after I heard it in that movie. I love how it sounds so eerie. I'm still trying to figure out what the lyrics mean though. I doubt there will be many other people looking at these lyrics but if anyone can give me an idea that'd be cool. I also ended up using this song as background music in a movie I made for my filmmaking class.

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by Asuyuka

21y ago

It's a cover on New Order's take on the song.

Joy Division originally planned this (and, there is a released recording of "Detail"/"Details", a studio recording of this), but New Order added in the extra verse at "Hangman looks round as he waits...", as a tribute to Ian Curtis.

The first two verses are talking about Ian's love of his wife that has grown cold, due to his cheating on her with the reporter Annik. The other I heard was that it was about the Nuclear bombings of Japan. shrug I'm aiming for the former, though.

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