Pilgrim is a rock album by Eric Clapton released in 1998. The album was rec… Read Full Bio ↴Pilgrim is a rock album by Eric Clapton released in 1998. The album was recorded at Olympic Studio in London. Neon Genesis Evangelion character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designed the cover of the album.
Pilgrim's release marked Clapton's first album of original material since 1989's Journeyman. Reviews for Pilgrim were mixed upon release. Allmusic described the album as "bland", while Rolling Stone's David Wild gave it four out of five stars, stating, "Pilgrim is the work of someone who has learned in the hardest way imaginable that although he cannot change the world, he might be able to change himself."
When Eric Clapton wanted to make an album, he wanted to make the "saddest album" to the moment, so he called Simon Climie and started the project. He had already written two songs when his son, Conor, died tragically in March of 1991. The songs ended up being "My Father's Eyes" and "Circus", originally named "Circus Left Town". "Circus" was about the last time he saw his son, when he took him to the circus. Conor died the next day.
The album experiments with drum machines and certain sounds like synthesizers, guitars, strings reminiscent of R&B.
The song "Pilgrim" also appears on the Lethal Weapon 4 soundtrack.
Many tracks of this album were included on the One More Car, One More Rider album of 2001.
Pilgrim's release marked Clapton's first album of original material since 1989's Journeyman. Reviews for Pilgrim were mixed upon release. Allmusic described the album as "bland", while Rolling Stone's David Wild gave it four out of five stars, stating, "Pilgrim is the work of someone who has learned in the hardest way imaginable that although he cannot change the world, he might be able to change himself."
When Eric Clapton wanted to make an album, he wanted to make the "saddest album" to the moment, so he called Simon Climie and started the project. He had already written two songs when his son, Conor, died tragically in March of 1991. The songs ended up being "My Father's Eyes" and "Circus", originally named "Circus Left Town". "Circus" was about the last time he saw his son, when he took him to the circus. Conor died the next day.
The album experiments with drum machines and certain sounds like synthesizers, guitars, strings reminiscent of R&B.
The song "Pilgrim" also appears on the Lethal Weapon 4 soundtrack.
Many tracks of this album were included on the One More Car, One More Rider album of 2001.
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Pilgrim
Eric Clapton Lyrics
Born In Time In the lonely night In the blinking stardust of a…
Broken Hearted When the wind blows down this hard, Many a bond is…
Circus Little man with his eyes on fire And his smile…
Fall Like Rain Tell me why did I fall in love with you?…
Going Down Slow I have had my fun if I never get well…
Inside Of Me The point on the water, there's a change in the…
My Father's Eyes Sailing down behind the sun Waiting for my prince to come Pr…
Needs His Woman You left him standing in the pouring rain. There's every cha…
One Chance Without wishing to cause you any pain I got to…
Pilgrim And how do I choose and where do I draw…
River of Tears It's three miles to the river That would carry me away…
She's Gone In the middle of the night in the middle…
Sick and Tired I'm gonna buy me a parrot, baby, And teach him how…
You Were There We made the distance Yeah we made the…
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13 Eric Clapton - You Were There Lyrics- From the Album - 1998 - Eric Clapton - Pilgrim
We made the distance
Yeah, we made the day
You made all the difference
'Cause you found the way
Without your wisdom
Lord, where would we be
Lost in the wilderness
Somewhere out at sea
But you were there
Through the days of wine and madness
When I'd always put you down
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down
You found the meaning
And helped me to see
Where I was going to
All that I could be
Without permission
You turned the key
You climbed the prison wall
Deep inside of me
You were there
Through the days of wine and madness
When I'd turn and put, put you down
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down
You were there
Through the days of wine and madness
When I'd turn and put, put you down
You were there
Through my joys and my sadness
And you never let me down
Let me down
Musical Outro
You were there
You were there
You were there
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14 Inside Of Me Lyrics- From the Album - 1998 - Eric Clapton - Pilgrim
The point on the water, there's a chill in the air
A vibe in the darkness, but there's nobody there
I look for the reason but there's nothing to see
Just the hole in my memory where my mind used to be
Tell me why
Can I find no relief in my heart?
I reside
In a world that is falling apart
(Out of my mind baby, show me a sign, baby
Show me a way to get back on time)
Tell me why?
And where do we go from here
(Please where do we go, baby, how will I know?)
Tell me why
(Who holds the key, is it hidden inside of me?)
Musical Interlude
But why should I worry
And why do I care?
When this road that I walk on
Is going nowhere
I stand and I study
Every face in the crowd
See the fear in their eyes,
They must be thinking out loud
Tell me why
Can I find no relief in my heart?
'Cause I reside
In a world that is falling apart
(Out of my mind baby, show me a sign, baby)
Tell me why
(Show me a way to get back on time)
And where do we go
(Please where do we go, baby, how will I know?)
Where do we go from here
(Who holds the key, is it hidden inside of me?)
Scratching the surface,
It all looks the same
A world full of anger
With no one to blame
But who can I turn to,
Who holds the key?
And who has the answer?
I think it's inside of me
Tell me why
Can I find no relief in my heart?
'Cause I reside
To the world that is falling apart
(Out of my mind, baby, show me a sign, baby)
Where do we go from here
(Show me a way, to get back on time)
I want to know
(Where do we go, baby, how will I know?)
It isn’t my fault
(Who holds the key, is it hidden inside of me?)
Use it against
(All things considered it looks as though
Utopia were far closer to us than anyone
Only fifteen years ago, could have imagined)
(Then, I projected it six hundred years into the future
Today it seems quite possible that the
Horror may be upon us within a single century)
(That is, if we refrain from blowing
Ourselves to smithereens
In the interval)
(Indeed, unless we choose to decentralize
And to use applied science
Not as the end to which human beings are to be made the means)
(But as the means to producing a race of free individuals
We have only two alternatives to choose from
Either a number of national)