Church, The - Operetta Lyrics
A song about you
You're in a song
Are you good or evil
Or just right or wrong
In the gap that lies between
Where's the girls all dressed in white
In the deep heart of the night
Where's the men all dressed in black
None are ever coming back
Where's the men all dressed in black
Where's the ladies dressed in red
All are dancing with the dead
Just a song
Are you stranger still
Or do you belong
Life is short (phosphorescent rim of the sun)
So don't be long (turn to face it as the comets come)
Use your free will (a cloudy blanket, a moving storm)
Or get trapped in a song (as love thaws)
In summertime
Umbrella trees down by the sea
Limbs like men to bend low
You turn and you see me
Music plays
Space between the notes full of haze
Piano, drums and trumpets
Just like the old days
A song about you
You're in a song
Are you good or evil
Or just right or wrong
In summertime
Picking up an insistent distant beat
Beachcomber come home now
Come in from the heat
Interweaving leaves (where's the men all dressed in black)
Once she was a skeptic, twice she believes (none are ever coming back)
The wind that thinned and skinned us (where's the ladies dressed in red)
Underneath (all are dancing with the dead)
(Where's the boys all dressed in green
In the gap that lies between
Where's the girls all dressed in white
In the deep heart of the night
Where's the men all dressed in black
None are ever coming back
Where's the ladies dressed in red
All are dancing with the dead)
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Church, The Operetta Comments
Absolute class. A real band effort, Is it me?
or does Kilby morph into Bowie at 4mins? Koppes solo and Kilbys delight at the end of it. Criminal that this band are not massive!
I love this song and this performance! Unlike most bands, these guys embrace the fact that they need each other to make them great even though their solo stuff is worth checking out as well. I don't think they'll ever stop making great music.
It was my first time seeing "The Church" in concert. I was impressed with their timing and odd lyrics that night. It reminded me of a small group call U2 back in 1980 in a small theater. Since last june 2009 I have become a fan of "The Church" looking forward to more unique lyrics.
It's really Pink Floyd like in a certain way, I think. But no problem about that, I like this song.
caiofons -- "interesting to see Kilbey without the bass, he seems to be born with it"
Ouch! His poor mother! ;-)
tongbei1 -- the keyboard player is Craig Wilson. He's in a band named Astreetlightsong.
I love this band.....
Marty on the Rick(Bass), Pete on the 12str mesh just as great as they do when both are on guitar. I wish I could have seen them live. Steve & Marty's The vocals are fantastic. Tim(ebandit) is always rock solid on the kit. I really like the addition of the keyboard player. Who is he?
is this supposed to be a ballad or have the Church lost their oomph??
Midsummer's night, out at the end of the dock. I pressed play on the discman to start the new Church LP. I'd mistakenly left the player keyed to "shuffle" and this one came on first. It was dark and I had no idea of the mistake I'd made, but I very clearly remember thinking, "My god, they've done it again. They can still knock 'em outta the park." Great song; it hasn't left my head since.
Tthank you for the upload.
Yes, this song has something philosophical I always meditate when listen to it.
I think it's one of their deepest lyrics.
( interesting to see Kilbey without the bass, he seems to be born with it )
Just like being there.
I wish they would have let Pete play that solo on the album version! My favorite song off the album.
This song almost brings tears in my eyes..
And the guitar solo of Peter Koppes is divine.I Love them since 1990 and i'm french.
Thanks for being this watchable.
Thankyou so much for uploading this. It means a lot to those of us in Europe (where The Church aren't touring) to see the new songs performed live. And thankyou for making it be two of the gorgeous new tracks rather than yet another Milky Way.