Bastille debuted in June 2011 with their 7" single, "Flaws"/"Icarus" (released on Young & Lost Club). This was then followed by their EP 'Laura Palmer' later in 2011. After adding a few more tracks online, the band received a lot of attention from indie rock fans on the web, helping secure some support slots. During the summer of 2011, they performed at a number of major UK festivals, including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, and Blissfields.
On 27 April 2012, "Overjoyed" came out, being the debut Virgin Records single from Bastille. This was confirmed by EMI on 1 May 2012. After the video release of "Overjoyed" on YouTube, 'Q Magazine' introduced the song as its track of the day for 7 March 2012. Fans seemingly devoured the tune.
"Bad Blood" was released on Virgin Records on 20 August 2012. Following the video release of "Bad Blood" on YouTube, Bastille were named "The New Band of the Day" by writers for 'The Guardian' on 25 July 2012. In not too long, Bastille performed at the major UK Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2012. They played an October 2012 headline tour that brought them into the spotlight alongside Emeli Sandé, with Swiss Lips supporting them.
Bastille's single "Flaws"/"Icarus" was featured in the soundtrack of the popular British Channel 4 television show 'Made in Chelsea'. As well, "Weight of Living, Pt. II" was part of the soundtrack for FIFA 13. "Of The Night", Bastille's dual cover of both Snap!'s "Rhythm is a Dancer" and Corona's "The Rhythm of the Night", was used to advertise Dancing on Ice in the run up to its 2013 series.
Bastille played their first show outside of Europe on 3 December 2012 at Hong Kong's Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival.
Bastille's song "Oblivion" featured in the soundtrack of the television show The Vampire Diaries in the Season 4 Episode 9 titled "O Come, All Ye Faithful".
They supported Two Door Cinema Club on their UK tour throughout January/February 2013 and toured through Europe in April to promote their debut album.
The band have also released four mixtape-style EPs : "Other People's Heartache Pt 1" in 2012 (featuring covers, among others, of "Blue Jeans" by Lana del Rey, "The Rhythm of The Night" by Corona) , "Other People's Heartache Pt 2" (featuring covers, including, "Sweet Nothing" by Calvin Harris, "No Scrubs" by TLC and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac), "VS: Other People's Heartache Pt 3" (featuring collaborations with other artists, including "Remains" with Skunk Anansie and Rag'n'Bone Man, and "bad_news" with MNEK). "Other People's Heartache (Pt. 4)" was released in 2018 (featuring more covers, one of "Wild World" by Yusuf/Cat Stevens, and an original song Grip in collaboration with Seeb, and the latest addition to this series (Pt. 5) was released in 2022 (including the song Run Into Trouble and a cover of "Dancing In The Dark" by Bruce Springsteen).
Another Place
Bastille Lyrics
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With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you, in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think, and how you make me feel
You can feel my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
So lie to me tonight and pretend 'til the morning light
And imagine that you are mine
'Cause when the sun will rise with the truth coming out your eyes
We'll be good in another life
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think, and how you make me feel
You can feel my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Feels like something's special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, yeah
In another time
And in another place
The lyrics of Bastille's "Another Place" explore the complicated and intense emotional connection between two people who share a deep and intimate secret history that they cannot replicate or escape. The song opens with the singer acknowledging the inextricable tie that binds them to their lover, a bond that cannot be easily undone. The two are lost and found together, in a bed they will never make, chasing a feeling that is always just out of reach. The singer reflects on the profound impact their lover has had on their life, admitting that they could write a book about the things their lover has said to them and the way they make them feel.
However, the singer knows that their relationship is not founded on reality, but rather a mutual fiction of their own making. They do not pretend that what they have is real, and they have only ever wanted one thing from this - whatever it may be. The chorus of the song asks the question, "In another place, in another time, what could we have been?" This line emphasizes the sense of loss and longing that permeates the song.
The last verse of the song expresses a sense of fatalism and a willingness to accept the transience of their connection. The singer begs their lover to lie to them one more time, to pretend that they are something they are not, and to "imagine that you are mine," knowing that their love is fleeting. The song ends on a bittersweet note as the singer imagines a world where they could be together in another life, another time, and another place.
Overall, the lyrics of "Another Place" convey a sense of deep longing, loss, and tenderness between two people who have a complex emotional connection but know that what they have is not built to last.
Line by Line Meaning
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
I am deeply connected to you in a way that cannot be undone.
With a night that we can't replace
We shared something that was fleeting and cannot be repeated.
I'm lost but found with you, in a bed that we'll never make
I am confused in my life but with you, I feel safe, no matter how cluttered our space.
It's a feeling we always chase
We both desire to experience this kind of connection again and again.
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
Your words are so meaningful that I could capture them in a book.
And the way you think, and how you make me feel
Your thoughts enrich my life and you have a positive impact on my emotions.
You can feel my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Your words, stories, and imagination can take me to places.
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
We are aware that this is only a temporary escape from reality and we don't pretend it's more than that.
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
Don't commit to something that you won't follow through on.
We only ever wanted one thing from this
We both want and value this short-lived experience of connection and escape.
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
Don't tell me false things that will ultimately disappear.
Oh, in another place
A world where things could have been different.
In another time, what could we have been?
What would our lives have been like if we could have had more time together?
So lie to me tonight and pretend 'til the morning light
Let's pretend to be something we're not and enjoy this night together.
And imagine that you are mine
Let's indulge in a fantasy where we belong to each other.
Cause when the sun will rise with the truth coming out your eyes
When morning comes, we will have to face the reality that this is not permanent.
We'll be good in another life
Perhaps in another lifetime, we could be together permanently.
Feels like something's special but it never felt like love
There is a strong connection here, but it doesn't fit the traditional definition of love.
Wonder what we could be living in another life
We can't help but wonder what our life would have been like if we could be together permanently.
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
What we're doing may resemble love to an outsider.
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
You silence me with a kiss from on high.
Oh, yeah
In another time
And in another place
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Daniel Campbell Smith, Daniel Robin Priddy, Mark Blair Crew
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@siddhantjain8671
[Verse 1: Dan Smith]
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
[Pre-Chorus: Dan Smith]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Post-Chorus: Dan Smith]
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
[Verse 2: Alessia Cara]
I hate that you know
You can make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close then you pull yourself away
Maybe we just need a saving
Come save me
[Pre-Chorus: Alessia Cara]
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Bridge: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
Wonder what we could be living in another life
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Chorus: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Outro: Dan Smith & Alessia Cara]
Mmm, yeah
In another time
And in another place
Hope you guys love it ❤️😘
@atlanticmoyo7513
I am bound to you with a tie that we cannot break
With a night that we can't replace
I'm lost but found with you in a bed that we'll never make
It's a feeling we always chase
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Mmm, in another time
And in another place
[Alessia Cara:]
I hate that you know that you could make me feel so small
Can't stop myself from falling back into you
We get so close and you pull yourself away
Maybe we just needed saving, come save me
I could write a book about the things that you said to me on the pillow
And the way you think and how you make me feel
You can fill my mind and move my body with the fiction, fantasies
Just call this what it is, we don't pretend it's real
[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Alessia Cara:]
It felt like something special but it never felt like love
[Bastille:]
Wonder what we could be living in another life
[Alessia Cara:]
Catch us in the mirror and it looks a lot like love
[Bastille:]
Then you stop me talking as you kiss me from above
[Both:]
So don't make promises to me that you're gonna break
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away
We only ever wanted one thing from this
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
Oh, in another place
In another time, what could we have been?
[Alessia Cara:] Oh
[Bastille:] Yeah, yeah
[Alessia Cara:] In another time
[Bastille:] And in another place
@HDpiano
Yesssss <3
@greynot3413
His voice is really a damn gift and a blessing for those who really listen to him.
@24c_lyrics_7
https://youtu.be/uAHeH6asOi4
@nightdrift160
don't say no more 🤩
@comefindme460
Love the way u worded that dude, couldn't agree more, he's something real special!
@Ivashkov92
He reminds me of the lead singer of Poet Of The Fall!!
@sunflowerx6425
Their cover of No scrubs was the song that made me fell in love with his voice, so beautiful😍
@jacobdrain4492
"Don't paint wonderful lies on me that wash away"
Best lyrics from this song.
@erginushi4006
I know it's been said before, but Bastille are criminally underrated.
@titusk.kariuki5510
Eheu!