By the time of their debut album, 1980's Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas.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.
Make Us Blind
Echo & the Bunnymen Lyrics
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Changes
Changes
Somebody bought me a ticket tonight
Dangerous
Dangerous
Where everything is what it could be now
Where everything is ready for me now
Everything and every time
Everything and every kind
Make me yours
I'll make you mine
Make us blind.
Someone asked me something tonight,
What my Name is, Game is
Somebody made me feel something tonight
Brainless, Painless
I've just gotta know
Who's waiting on the other side
Who's waiting with their arms open wide
Everything and every time
Everything and every kind
Make me yours
I'll make you mine
Make us blind.
The song "Make Us Blind" by Echo & the Bunnymen is an introspective track that explores the themes of change, danger, and self-discovery. The singer seems to be in a state of personal turmoil, reflecting on the changes happening around them and the unknown future that lies ahead. The lyrics suggest a desire to escape from the mundane and enter a world where everything is perfect and ready. The repetition of the phrases "Everything and every time, everything and every kind" suggests a longing for something all-encompassing, while the endearing line "make me yours, I'll make you mine" implies a desire for physical and emotional intimacy.
The imagery in the lyrics is ambiguous, leaving room for interpretation. The use of the word dangerous suggests a sense of adventure or risk-taking, while the phrases "brainless, painless" and "make us blind" suggest a desire to escape from reality and all the complexities that come with it. Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of restlessness and yearning for something that can't quite be put into words.
Line by Line Meaning
Something got me thinking tonight about
Something has sparked my thoughts tonight about
Changes
The idea of change
Changes
The idea of change
Somebody bought me a ticket tonight
Someone gave me the opportunity to take a journey tonight
Dangerous
This journey has potential risks or dangers
Dangerous
This journey has potential risks or dangers
I've just gotta go
I feel a strong urge to embark on this journey
Where everything is what it could be now
I want to go to a place where everything has the potential to be as good as it can be
Where everything is ready for me now
I want to go to a place where everything is prepared and waiting for me
Everything and every time
I want to experience everything there is to offer and at every moment possible
Everything and every kind
I want to experience all kinds of things and all different types of people
Make me yours
I am open to new experiences and want to become a part of this new world I am entering
I'll make you mine
I am willing to put in effort and become a part of this new world, and make it a part of me
Make us blind.
Let this new journey consume and blind us from the outside world, allowing us to fully immerse ourselves in it
Someone asked me something tonight,
Someone posed a question to me tonight,
What my Name is, Game is
They asked for my name and what I do,
Somebody made me feel something tonight
Someone evoked an emotional response from me tonight
Brainless, Painless
The emotional response was mindless and painless, almost freeing
I've just gotta know
I am curious and need answers
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, WILLIAM SERGEANT
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