By the time of their debut album, 1980's Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas. Their next, the critically-acclaimed Heaven Up Here, reached the Top Ten in 1981, as did 1983's Porcupine and '84's Ocean Rain. Singles like "The Killing Moon" (later used in the soundtrack to Donnie Darko, a film whose imagery owed much to the artwork of the band's early records.), "Silver," "Bring on the Dancing Horses," and "The Cutter" helped keep the group in the public eye as they took a brief hiatus in the late 1980s. Their 1987 self-titled LP was a small American hit, their only LP to have significant sales there.
McCulloch quit the band in 1988. De Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident one year later. The others decided to continue, recruiting Noel Burke to replace McCulloch on vocals in Reverberation (1990), which did not generate much excitement among fans or critics. Burke, Sargeant and Pattinson split after that, but the surviving three fourths of the original band reformed in 1997 and released Evergreen (1997), What are You Going to Do with Your Life? (1999), Flowers (2001) , Siberia (2005), and the latest addition, The Fountain (2009). The group's old audience liked the return to their classic sound, and they also managed to gain a number of new, younger listeners.
Echo and the Bunnymen were managed early on by Bill Drummond, who went on to be a founder member of The KLF.
In Bluer Skies
Echo & the Bunnymen Lyrics
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I realized
I'm walking out
From blackened skies
You say belief
Is in our eyes
But how can i believe
I'm counting
On your heavy heart
Could it keep me
From falling apart
Have we been born to follow
Tied to a bitter rein
Or will we begin to grow
Bound by this simple chain
Will we evolve tonight
Sparkle like brittle stars
Can we dissolve tonight
Held by your hungry arms
I'm counting
On your heavy heart
Could it keep me
From falling apart
I would be ready
Ready to go
Was your heart heavy
Heavy with sorrow
Had you been heavy
We could have both been grown
Now your hearts heavy
Heavy with sorrow
I'm counting
On your heavy heart
Could it keep me
From falling apart
What needs have been
You'll realize
I've found myself
In bluer skies
I know belief
Is in your eyes
We can't believe
In blind light
I'm counting
On your heavy heart
To keep me
From falling apart
The lyrics of "In Bluer Skies" by Echo & the Bunnymen talk about a relationship that is going through a difficult time, with one person counting on the other's support to keep them from falling apart. The song is a beautiful and introspective reflection on the struggles of love and the need for hope and belief in difficult times.
The imagery of blackened skies and blind lies conveys a sense of darkness that the singer is trying to move away from. The repetition of "counting on your heavy heart" represents the strong desire for the other person's support and guidance through a difficult time. The following lines ask if they have been born to follow, tied to a bitter rein, implying a sense of oppression or limitation that they are struggling against.
The chorus shifts to a more hopeful tone, asking if they can evolve tonight and dissolve the problems they face. The final repetition of "I'm counting on your heavy heart" reiterates the importance of the other person's support to keep everything together.
Overall, the lyrics of "In Bluer Skies" are a reflective and introspective look at the struggles of love and the need for belief in difficult times.
Line by Line Meaning
What needs must be
I have come to the realization that certain things have to happen.
I realized
I have come to an understanding.
I'm walking out
I am leaving.
From blackened skies
From a situation of darkness or gloom.
You say belief
You claim that faith is important.
Is in our eyes
Belief is based on what we see and perceive.
But how can i believe
I am doubtful about what you claim.
In blind lies
I cannot put my trust in falsehoods.
I'm counting
I am relying on.
On your heavy heart
I am depending on your emotional strength.
Could it keep me
Can it prevent me.
From falling apart
From breaking down emotionally.
Have we been born to follow
Are we destined to do what others tell us to do.
Tied to a bitter rein
Restricted by an unpleasant or harsh master.
Or will we begin to grow
Is there an opportunity for us to mature and develop.
Bound by this simple chain
Held captive by something straightforward and basic.
Will we evolve tonight
Do we have the potential to change and advance this evening.
Sparkle like brittle stars
Shine and glitter like delicate celestial bodies.
Can we dissolve tonight
Is it feasible for us to disintegrate this night.
Held by your hungry arms
Embraced tightly by your eager and passionate embrace.
I would be ready
I am willing to and prepared to.
Ready to go
Prepared to depart.
Was your heart heavy
Were you weighed down by sadness and grief.
Heavy with sorrow
Burdened by regret or mourning.
Had you been heavy
If you had been deeply saddened.
We could have both been grown
We could have both matured and developed.
Now your hearts heavy
Currently, you are feeling weighed down by sadness and grief.
What needs have been
What needed to happen has occurred.
You'll realize
You will come to understand.
I've found myself
I have discovered who I am.
In bluer skies
In a better place or situation.
We can't believe
We cannot put our faith in.
In blind light
In falsehoods or deceit.
To keep me
To prevent me.
From falling apart
From breaking down emotionally.
Lyrics © DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, LESLIE THOMAS PATTINSON, PETE DE FREITAS, WILLIAM SERGEANT
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