Alpha, their second album, also had a couple of hits ("Don't Cry" and "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes") but its follow-up, Astra, was a flop. The group disbanded in 1985, only to reunite in 1990 without John Wetton; John Payne took his place. After churning out a couple of new songs for a greatest-hits collection, the band hit the road, including two sold-out dates in front of 20,000 fans in Moscow. Thereafter, they toured sporadically and released Aqua (1992), Aria (1994), Arena (1996), Aura (2001), and Silent Nation (2004). The band's lineup reverted to its original form featuring Wetton, Palmer, Howe, and Downes for Phoenix (2008) and Omega (2010). In 2012, the original Asia lineup returned with the studio album XXX, featuring the single "Face on the Bridge." The following year, Howe announced his amicable departure from the group to pursue other projects, and in 2014 Asia released the album Gravitas, featuring new guitarist Sam Coulson. In January 2017, a month and a half before the scheduled beginning of an extensive U.S. tour by the band, John Wetton died from colon cancer at the age of 67.
Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
There is another band with the same name:
2) Asia was an excellent hard rock band with a drive for epic, pomp-filled rock tunes. The band was from Rapid City, South Dakota and should not be confused with the famous U.K. one, which sadly outshone them and ended up rendering the U.S. group highly obscure despite the U.S. one's critical support. Going for a loose instrumental energy similar to Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, their eventual line-up was made up of Michael English (vocals, bass, percussion), Larry Galbraith (vocals, guitars, mandolin), Mike Coates (guitars, mandolin, mellotron, piano, harpsichord, vocals), and Doug Johnson (percussion). They released two albums: 'Asia' (1979) and 'Armed to the Teeth' (1980).
Someday
Asia Lyrics
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Don't want to dream of another girl
That's the way it was meant to be
I couldn't sleep through the lonely night
I just cried till the morning
It's not the way it was meant to be
Someday you may find somebody else
Someday love my shine on you
Someday you may find the one
You didn't leave me, you ran away
Couldn't face what you had to say
It's not the way it was meant to be
Now you can live in your other world
Me, I've found me another girl
And that's the way it was meant to be
[Chorus]
When i dream, i dream of one world
But i know there's no such place
If i could ever find that one girl
In my world, in my world
[chorus]
The song "Someday" by Asia, also known as the band Asia's peak in the 80s, reflects a sense of longing and sadness over a lost love. The opening lines immediately convey the sentiment, as the singer expresses a desire to live in their own reality and not have to dream of another love. The way things have turned out was not how they were meant to be. The first verse is full of sorrow, the singer being unable to sleep and crying till morning. It is a desperate plea for their love to return.
Moving to the chorus, the song reflects on the possibility of the singer finding someone else, but their current love may also find another. This expression of uncertainty also reflects a sense of helplessness, as the potential of losing a love to someone else engages the expected but painful realization that they may have to move on, that their love one day may or may not come back.
The second verse implies that the singer's love chose to leave rather than have an uncomfortable conversation. However, the singer makes peace with the idea of it and has moved on, having found someone new. The chorus repeats itself and the song carries on with the same message, that the singer longs for their one true love, but may never find them or vice versa. The song ends on a note of longing, with the singer acknowledging that the perfect world they once dreamed about may not be realistic, but they're still hopeful that they will find love again.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't want to live in another world
I don't want to be disconnected from reality or try to escape from it.
Don't want to dream of another girl
I don't want to fantasize about someone who is not with me.
That's the way it was meant to be
I believe that my current situation is the fate or design of my life.
I couldn't sleep through the lonely night
I couldn't bear the emptiness and longing in my heart, making me unable to sleep.
I just cried till the morning
I just shed tears until dawn, expressing my emotions with tears.
It's not the way it was meant to be
I don't think my current situation is what life should be.
Someday you may find somebody else
Perhaps one day you will meet someone else you love.
Someday love may shine on you
Perhaps one day you will be lucky enough to find love.
Someday you may find the one
Perhaps one day you will find the one you truly love.
You didn't leave me, you ran away
You didn't break up with me in a normal way, you chose to escape.
Couldn't face what you had to say
You couldn't face the harsh reality and tell me the truth.
It's not the way it was meant to be
I don't want things to end like this, it's not what fate or life should be.
Now you can live in your other world
Now you can pursue the life and the world you love.
Me, I've found me another girl
I have found someone else I love now and it makes me happy.
And that's the way it was meant to be
I believe that it's my destiny or fate to be with my current partner.
When i dream, i dream of one world
When I dream, I wish to be in a world where everything is perfect.
But i know there's no such place
But deep in my heart, I know there's no such perfect place or world.
If i could ever find that one girl
If I could ever find that one perfect person who truly loves me.
In my world, in my world
I imagine that I am with her, in our own little world.
Someday you may find somebody else
Maybe one day you will also meet someone new.
Someday love may shine on you
Maybe someday you will also be loved by someone new.
Someday you may find the one
Maybe someday you will also find the right one for you.
Lyrics ยฉ Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEOFF N DOWNES, JOHNNY WARMAN
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George Mathie
This is an awesomely underrated album and one of John Payne's finest vocal performances in Asia but that's just my personal take on this very sadly ignored era of Asia
Seth Caudle
Whoever mixed and mastered this album is legendary
HwoarangtheBoomerang
I think it was John Payne and Geoffe Downes. Asia is the best.
Carlos90
Some of the best of Asia, Downes performance is magic
galtie bernard
I like also Downes performance here and all this career, i want more but Asia ,it seem that it's the end now ,not album to go with the rest of the group,just listen with yes but it's not the same
Northern Lights
Geoff Downes is such an amazing composer and synth player.
Javier De Arranz
Sencillamente una maravilla!! De lo mejor de ASIA
Arianna Petticord
John Payne in his element
marc oliviรฉri
the guitar!
Fender Stratocaster Telecaster
you mean, the guitars... both Al Pitrelli and Steve Howe...