By the time of their debut album, 1980's Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas.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.
Meteorites
Echo & the Bunnymen Lyrics
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Can it be found… among all the ghosts in me?
Smoke… choking the fire in me…
Will I be found… by someone close to me?
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Leaving their trenches now…
Nights got cold as life got dark
Lies… I promised you meteorites…
Would form in your eyes…
My comets would treat you right…
Birth… worth being born to see…
Life take it’s toll… cursed by mortality…
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Leaving their trenches now…
Nights got cold as life got dark
Freezing the senses now
Can it be found… can it be found?
Please be found, please be found, please be found
Please be found… please be found
Please be found, please be found, please be found
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Leaving their trenches now…
Nights got cold as life got dark
Freezing the senses now
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Leaving their trenches now…
Nights got cold as life got dark
Freezing the senses now
The lyrics to Echo & the Bunnymen's song "Meteorites" express a deep sense of loss and hopelessness. The opening lines ask the question, "Where is the hope in me?" The singer is struggling with internal turmoil and searching for a way to overcome it. They ask if hope can be found "among all the ghosts in me?" This suggests that the singer is haunted by past traumas and struggles to move on from them.
The second verse introduces the idea of "life's lost soldiers on the march." This could refer to people who have lost their lives or who have lost their way in life. The phrase "leaving their trenches now" suggests that they are moving on from something - perhaps from a past struggle or from life itself. The chorus repeats the idea of "life's lost soldiers" and the sense of cold and darkness that surrounds them.
The final lines of the song are a plea to find hope: "Can it be found...please be found." The singer is searching for a way out of their despair and is hoping that someone or something can show them the way.
Overall, "Meteorites" is a song about struggle, loss, and the search for hope. The lyrics suggest that the singer is grappling with internal demons and is looking for a way to overcome them. The imagery of lost soldiers and cold nights serves to reinforce the sense of darkness and hopelessness that pervades the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Hope… where is the hope in me?
Questioning the existence of hope within oneself
Can it be found… among all the ghosts in me?
Wondering if hope can be discovered amidst one's inner demons
Smoke… choking the fire in me…
The struggles of daily life are suffocating one's passion and energy
Will I be found… by someone close to me?
Wondering if a loved one will help rekindle one's spark
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Referring to individuals who have lost their way in life
Leaving their trenches now…
Breaking free from their stagnant lives
Nights got cold as life got dark
Life has become bleak and depressing
Freezing the senses now
Emotions have been dulled and sensations numbed
Lies… I promised you meteorites…
Admitting to making empty promises
Would form in your eyes…
Suggesting the artist had hoped to bring beauty into another's life
My comets would treat you right…
Considering themselves capable of bringing light and positivity to someone else's life
Birth… worth being born to see…
Recognizing the value of new beginnings and fresh starts
Life take it’s toll… cursed by mortality…
Acknowledging the inevitable effects of aging and death on one's existence
Can it be found… can it be found?
Repeating the earlier question, still searching for hope
Please be found, please be found, please be found
Emphasizing the desperate need for hope to be discovered
Life’s lost soldiers on the march
Repeating the earlier metaphor for those lost in their lives
Leaving their trenches now…
Continuing the metaphor, implying a departure from stagnation
Nights got cold as life got dark
Again, emphasizing the bleakness of life
Freezing the senses now
Restating how emotions have become dulled and numb
Contributed by Bentley B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.