Gomez completed an inaugural U.S. tour opening for Eagle-Eye Cherry in October 1998, while the press still offered praise (Spin magazine called Bring It On "a damn beautiful album," giving it an eight out of ten rating). Liquid Skin followed one year later and went platinum in England, and the rarities/B-sides compilation Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline appeared in 2000. A third studio album, In Our Gun, was released in spring 2002. Another hiatus saw Ian Ball relocating to Los Angeles while still working with the band at its new studio in Portslade, England. The dozens of tracks recorded during this time were whittled down and fashioned into Split the Difference, released in May of 2004. By that time, Hut, the group's original label, had gone under, leaving Gomez signed to Virgin (Hut's distributor). Despite all the critical acclaim, the band's album sales never seemed to match Virgin's expectations, and the two sides parted ways later that year.
In 2005, Gomez signed with ATO Records and released Out West, the group's first live album. How We Operate arrived in May 2006, and the band rounded out the year by assembling a retrospective collection of singles, rarities, and unreleased tracks entitled Five Men in a Hut: Singles 1998-2004. Gomez's members were spread across two continents by this point, leading to a three-year gap between How We Operate and the band's sixth studio release, A New Tide, parts of which were recorded individually by the various bandmates and then merged online. Ben Ottewell took some time after its release to launch a solo career, with 2011's Shapes & Shadows marking his first major release outside of the band. Months later, the band released another studio album, Whatever's on Your Mind, with Phantom Planet's Sam Farrar sharing production duties with the bandmates themselves.
Biography by Greg Prato
Evensong
Gomez Lyrics
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You catch me every day
Colours hide not even song
It's all been washed away
Sun stop going down
Come out again
Stop fading out
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
Blues old face, you finally come around
And talking in your sleep
Buried secrets and fiery showdowns
Lost days in between
It's all the same
Let it go before it gets too late
Don't play our game
Sun stop going down
Come out again
Stop fading out
Awake again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
Sun is going down
Come out again
Don't feel so proud
Get straight again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
It's all the same
Let it go before it gets too late
Don't play our game
Sun stop going down
Come out again
Stop fading out
Awake again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
Sun is going down
Come out again
Don't feel so proud
Get straight again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
Sun stop going down
Come out again
Stop fading out
Awake again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
Sun is going down
Come out again
Don't feel so proud
Get straight again
Sun stop going down
Stop going down
The chorus of this song by Gomez is a plea to the sun to stop going down and to come out again, to stop fading out and begin anew. The lyrics are reminiscent of a feeling of despair and unease, with references to buried secrets, lost days, and fiery showdowns. The singer is calling for a new beginning and an opportunity to let go before it's too late.
The color "red" is mentioned at the beginning of the song, followed by "blues" later on. These colors may represent a duality of emotions or situations. The red may represent passion and intensity while the blues may signify sadness and depression. The lines "colours hide not even song" is a reflection of the overwhelming nature of the emotions experienced by the singer.
The overall mood of this song is quite somber, with a feeling of helplessness and being stuck in a rut. The chorus repetition of "Sun stop going down" adds to this sense of desperation and the need for a change. The song tells a story of trying to move on from the past and trying to gain a new beginning.
Line by Line Meaning
Red old eyes, now where you from
Addressing someone with red, old eyes, questioning their origin
You catch me every day
The subject being watched by the person with red, old eyes every day
Colours hide not even song
Even songs (that usually evoke emotions) cannot be hidden by colors, i.e. the truth cannot be hidden
It's all been washed away
Everything has been forgotten and lost in time
Sun stop going down
Request for time to stop moving forward
Come out again
Asking for a new beginning
Stop fading out
Not wanting to lose what's left
Awake again
Becoming aware of one's surroundings again
Blues old face, you finally come around
Addressing someone with a blue, aged face, who has finally shown up
And talking in your sleep
Casually discussing topics that one may be afraid to discuss when conscious
Buried secrets and fiery showdowns
Keeping secrets hidden may lead to intense confrontations
Lost days in between
The time between significant events may feel meaningless
It's all the same
Everything appears to be monotonous and unchanging
Let it go before it gets too late
Avoiding regret by letting go of things before they become too heavy to bear
Don't play our game
Not wanting to participate in the games others may be playing
Sun is going down
Acknowledgement that time cannot be stopped
Don't feel so proud
Cautioning against excessive pride
Get straight again
Finding one's way back to a clear and focused mindset
Stop going down
Reasserting the desire for time to stop moving forward
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BEN OTTEWELL, IAN THOMAS BALL, OLIVER JAMES PEACOCK, PAUL BLACKBURN, THOMAS WILLIAM GRAY
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