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America

by The Rains

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1.
America 08:35
She’s gone …to America… Took a child and the song Our song, our song And she’s gone… And she’s gone… She’s gone… to America… Took a step to the side… Moving by, moving by... And she’s gone… And she’s gone… She’s gone to America Took a child and a song It was our song, it was our song Always one, moving on And she’s gone, but the bruises remain And she’s bound to bruise again Playing the same game, all things change Playing the same game, always… And when you move what will you find? After all, you were born on the other side Some people say we are alive And next world war will be for the migrants and the bored You’ll find a mark on your door Only I see inside, only eyes have seen I only want... read on… roving…roving…
2.
Wired Arms 06:10
She is old, wired arms and bible skirts. There is a law that says that all things move in a pattern of exchange And I’ve come to believe that to take control we must let go of the reins Oh rise again, I think the time has come for us to take the strain, Take a chance, set our heels to the silent line, I do not known where I am going now, but I admit that I was wrong We’ve been trained to sit in a tower and watch for the wind We’ve been caged by an image of ourselves that we are moving within We’ve been chained, but listen now, we will hear her sing, across the valleys, the fields and the motorways, turn down the lights tonight, they’ll be in the way, yeah, see see see! All she’ll sing, tonight these walls will fall, Come down and watch it all, Watch it fall into one, only one... And we shall sleep now more, In the fields our minds will storm And form the centre of love, Only love... In the light of, in the light of, in the light, in the light of love... All she’ll sing, tonight these walls will fall, Come down and watch it all, Watch it fall into one, only one... And we shall sleep now more, In the fields our minds will storm And form the centre of love, Through the eye of the storm
3.
I once was a stranger to the world My feet wouldn’t touch the earth I was so high that it hurt Moon shine high no shadow will fall Moon shine high, yeah Well the seed feeds of the earth, its arms go deep down, deep down But I couldn’t see, I couldn’t feel, I didn’t know how The far side is the right side, The thin line leads all the way heavenbound Oh! Oh! Yeah! Now it feels alright Oh Here turns the world Well I put myself here way back when I voice came and blew the walls of a barricade to the ground Everything came down I voice so low I cried Although I know I will cry again What will you send to break me? To clear my mind of dreams To show me what you mean To see all things one moment in time To open my eyes, to change Once I crawled on the floor That was long before I heard you name Oh m’allah alieee You know the white river runs, and it’s running with me You know the white river runs, and I’m running to see You know you don’t need a reason to be clean Now it feels alright Here turns the world And I’m standing onboard Oh lord, the merry-go-round, round and round ... Time to jump the horse
4.
verse No more goodbye, until New Year but I cant stop sliding back, back to when you were here. Victoria, move, as I know you will from landmark to pill, and i’ll see you, in between two yeah… (choppy bit) Verse In time, we’ll cross the boards we will reach the line, between memory and desire Falling from the city inside where we dream,where we lie hypnotised by the lights, that shine so bright we'll be forgiven for thinking they were real Choppy bit I loved you, long before you came you heard me, and I was calling out your name green boughs broken by the wind verse In their place and in their time we'll leave behind both memory and desire and we won't have to carrya thing No ticket, no pill, we will see more just by standing still, we'll be together until... well, tell me how long...until the end of time choppy bit repeat Bridge Oh, how the satellite fell into the sea—imagine all it has seen Oh how the satellite fell, into the sea well it's not easy coming down from here.. Outro: I belong to you, we'll see it all i surrender to you
5.
In these days where the sky aches too hard And the sea is rolling low, moving slow, anxious to reveal Aaah, ahhh… Walk a while Walk with me, we could try to decipher stars Throwing stones at the sea, we will try to spark an age. How you going to feel? How you gonna pay? How are you going to feel when it all fades away? It may take a long time It may take a long time Back where the wind cracks those fires Back where the wind cracks those fires Easy see, only me Above, above, the angels offer songs of love, songs of truth Above, above, the angels offer songs, some are coming through I see a jet plane turning round Waltz in time In these days… We will rise… How are you going to feel? And how are you going pay? How are you going to feel when it all fades away…?
6.
Not to see, yeah, rolling on Not to hear, yeah, coming home… I long be here again Not to feel, yeah, coming home Not to fear, yeah, letting go… I long to do it again No more riding on the train No more staring the dark star again Voices in the breeze, I long to hear Voices in the breeze, yeah, I was born here, where the air begins to clear Seed unseen, the seed was sown Seed unseen, the seed was sown, I long to know No more riding on that train No riding more riding the dark star again, not to see, not to worry, don’t worry about a thing Because I long to have all of the longing gone If I pray for hell Then give hell Lord, if I pray for paradise If I pray for paradise, take paradise away Who has seen? Who has saved? ... only I, lonely eye, it’s only…I…
7.
Heat 05:48
Walk in, and know that you don’t see, My dark side, My body in space and time, My night side, My body in space and time I’m in training, the question is: who will I be? I’m in training, the question is: what shall I be? How do I find out? How do I understand it? – my body is heat. Forever, my body is heat.
8.
She is old, wired arms and bible skirts. There is a law that says that all things move in a pattern of exchange And I’ve come to believe that to take control we must let go of the reins Oh rise again, I think the time has come for us to take the strain, Take a chance, set our heels to the silent line, I do not known where I am going now, but I admit that I was wrong We’ve been trained to sit in a tower and watch for the wind We’ve been caged by an image of ourselves that we are moving within We’ve been chained, but listen now, we will hear her sing, across the valleys, the fields and the motorways, turn down the lights tonight, they’ll be in the way, yeah, see see see! All she’ll sing, tonight these walls will fall, Come down and watch it all, Watch it fall into one, only one... And we shall sleep now more, In the fields our minds will storm And form the centre of love, Only love... In the light of, in the light of, in the light, in the light of love... All she’ll sing, tonight these walls will fall, Come down and watch it all, Watch it fall into one, only one... And we shall sleep now more, In the fields our minds will storm And form the centre of love, Through the eye of the storm
9.
Well I’m looking up, looking down and around We scoured the walls, we scoured the ground Collecting threads that once had covered me I forged, to keep me warm, a holy shroud of history From fibres and DNA Well this now is the web that’s so hard to define The centre was a bed, where you and I would hide - yeah! Now the trip is set to wire, hooked up back into the board, the floor we left a mesh, of tautened wires and cords No more... And I never understood what it was to be there I never understood what it was to be there I never understood what it was to be there I was just a leech… Now when I see the time, I must turn around and I don’t mind, ohhh... Yeah!!!!!!!! and various other vocal ejaculations ssssssshhh! Who’ll give me a life for a life...? Now I won’t say a word until I know it’s the right word And I have to listen hard, for the silence in my heart to be heard And if I understood what it was to be here If I understood what it was to be here If I understood what it was to be here Comin’ to the ground, comin’ to the word I’ll hear
10.
In these days where the sky aches too hard And the sea is rolling low, moving slow, anxious to reveal Aaah, ahhh… Walk a while Walk with me, we could try to decipher stars Throwing stones at the sea, we will try to spark an age. How you going to feel? How you gonna pay? How are you going to feel when it all fades away? It may take a long time It may take a long time Back where the wind cracks those fires Back where the wind cracks those fires Easy see, only me Above, above, the angels offer songs of love, songs of truth Above, above, the angels offer songs, some are coming through I see a jet plane turning round Waltz in time In these days… We will rise… How are you going to feel? And how are you going pay? How are you going to feel when it all fades away…?
11.
verse 1 Easy, it was all too easy to find Across the car I came, and came after some time To find myself inside Scratching on the paint, scratching in our names again All we tried to do, all we tried to do was Explain to ourselves why we were there chorus And now it’s all so hard But it’s easy to see And if you don’t know how you got here Then you won’t know how to leave verse 2 And I wonder who followed who, who caught the other as they left We said we led each other, leading nowhere But knowing that until we fell, neither could we rest Oil, it takes me back, I feel you might be near But the smell is stronger than the bond, that no longer keeps you Clear in thought, skin or even in fear. chorus repeat And I see there and I see roses And I see you, I see roses And I see it, I see rain
12.
I once was a stranger to the world My feet wouldn’t touch the earth I was so high that it hurt Moon shine high no shadow will fall Moon shine high, yeah Well the seed feeds of the earth, its arms go deep down, deep down But I couldn’t see, I couldn’t feel, I didn’t know how The far side is the right side, The thin line leads all the way heavenbound Oh! Oh! Yeah! Now it feels alright Oh Here turns the world Well I put myself here way back when I voice came and blew the walls of a barricade to the ground Everything came down I voice so low I cried Although I know I will cry again What will you send to break me? To clear my mind of dreams To show me what you mean To see all things one moment in time To open my eyes, to change Once I crawled on the floor That was long before I heard you name Oh m’allah alieee You know the white river runs, and it’s running with me You know the white river runs, and I’m running to see You know you don’t need a reason to be clean Now it feels alright Here turns the world And I’m standing onboard Oh lord, the merry-go-round, round and round ... Time to jump the horse
13.
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Demo recordings and live bootlegs, Summer 1997–Summer 1998.
Compiled and mastered by David Davis at Feline HQ. Due to the archive nature of these recordings, the sound quality may vary. A lot.

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released April 1, 1998

The Rains: Jake Fern - Donk Brayshaw - Steve Barber - Dave Hunt
All sound recordings ℗ 2010 Bad Nurse Recordings/Pyrococcal Records
Cover photo by Spiros

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