By the time of their debut album, 1980’s Crocodiles - a moderate UK hit - the drum machine had been replaced by Pete de Freitas.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.
(On the cover of their third album 'Porcupine' the band's name was written 'Echo & the Bunnymen' with the word 'and' replaced by an ampersand symbol. Both this abbreviated form and the original full written form have been used on subsequent albums and singles.This double usage has been the source of many discrepancies in meta-data in streamed and downloaded versions of the band's recordings)
I Want to Be There
Echo And The Bunnymen Lyrics
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I want to fly, fly, fly
Want you to take me to
All of your sky
Why don't you kneel me down
Why don't we try, try, try
'cause when we come around
'cause i don't want to go under
It's only just begun
I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
I want to be like you
I want to laugh and cry
About the things we do
Never ask why
'cause i don't want to go under
It's only just begun
I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
I want to be like you
I want to fly, fly, fly
Want you to take me to
All of your sky
I want to paint the town
And drink it dry, dry, dry
And when the lights go down
I'll say goodbye
Through the rain and the thunder
I'm heading into the sun
I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
(i want to be there)
I want to be there when you come
(i want to be there)
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la
The song "I Want To Be There" by Echo and The Bunnymen is about the desire to join someone in their journey of exploration and adventure. The lyrics suggest wanting to be like the other person, to fly along with them and share in their experiences. The singer expresses a desire to join the other person in their "sky," asking to be taken there and eager to explore everything they encounter along the way.
The lines "Why don't you kneel me down / Why don't we try, try, try / 'cause when we come around / That's when I fly" appear to be about the singer asking the other person to help them achieve their potential. The singer feels that when they are together, they can accomplish great things and reach new heights. The repetition of the line "I want to be there when you come" seems to suggest a dependence on the other person, a desire to be with them at all times and share in their triumphs.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of longing and yearning for something greater. The singer wants to be a part of something bigger than themselves and is willing to follow the other person on their journey of discovery.
Line by Line Meaning
I want to be like you
I desire to become more like you
I want to fly, fly, fly
I want to soar through the air
Want you to take me to
I would like for you to show me
All of your sky
The vast expanse above us that you see
Why don't you kneel me down
Why don't you teach me and guide me
Why don't we try, try, try
Why don't we make an effort and attempt to do it
'cause when we come around
Because when we return to this moment
That's when i fly
I feel uplifted and joyful
'cause i don't want to go under
Because I do not want to fail or struggle
It's only just begun
This journey has just started
I want to be there when you come
I desire to be present when you arrive
I want to laugh and cry
I hope to share both happy and emotional moments with you
About the things we do
Regarding the activities and experiences we share
Never ask why
Without questioning or probing for deeper meaning
I want to paint the town
I wish to explore and celebrate the city or town we are in
And drink it dry, dry, dry
And exhaust the places, activities, and drinks available
And when the lights go down
And when the festivities end
I'll say goodbye
I will bid farewell
Through the rain and the thunder
Despite the challenging or dangerous conditions
I'm heading into the sun
I am pushing forward towards brighter days and opportunities
La la la la la la la la
Expressing joyful, carefree, and/or nonsensical sounds
La la la la la
Continuing to express such sounds
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IAN STEPHEN MCCULLOCH, LESLIE THOMAS PATTINSON, WILLIAM ALFRED SERGEANT
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@malena2467
This band has a unique musical style.
@jonesy2111
The best band in the universe!
@J.X.Sanchez777
😂😅😅
@icewizard1296
My favorite band...i m italian fan of eatb
@sliv812
Such a well-crafted pop song. A shame that it fell through the cracks in terms of radio airplay when it came out in 1997. This should have the big crossover hit in the U.S. that the band had been waiting for.
@janebraun4482
For sure, if so I would have been all over this song
@valariehradhune4224
They played the hell out of it local Radio in Maryland! I still hear it pop up occasionally on WZBH 93.5 and WAVE 97.1 as recently a this week!
@u2danny81
I was in high school when this came out. I heard it once on the radio and loved it, but never knew who sang it. I used to listen to their older stuff back then, go figure. I didn't find out it was Echo until 2019
@179rich
This song cracks me up.
@josefbuckland
Daria brought me here ep arts n crass. Lol Trent 🤘