Keane achieved mainstream, international success with the release of their debut album Hopes and Fears in 2004. Topping the UK charts, the album won the 2005 Brit Award for Best British Album and was the second best-selling British album of 2004. It is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. Their second album, Under the Iron Sea, released in 2006, topped the UK album charts and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. Their third album Perfect Symmetry was released in October 2008.
In May 2008, both Hopes and Fears (number 13) and Under the Iron Sea (number 8) were voted by readers of Q magazine as among the best British albums ever, with Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead the only artists having two albums in the top 20. In 2009, Hopes and Fears was listed as the ninth best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the UK. Their EP Night Train was released in May 2010. Their fourth studio album Strangeland was released in May 2012 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
Keane are known for using keyboards as the lead instrument instead of guitar, differentiating them from most other rock bands. The inclusion of a distorted piano effect in 2006 and various synthesisers were a common feature in their music which developed on the second and third albums. Keane have sold over 13 million records worldwide.
After the release of their compilation album The Best of Keane in 2013, the band took a hiatus, lasting nearly 5 years.
The band returned after the hiatus with new music, announcing their fifth studio album titled Cause and Effect on 6 June 2019 and releasing the lead single from the album "The Way I Feel". A collection of the songs were written by Tim Rice-Oxley during his divorce, and after discussions with Tom who had visited Tim the previous year, decided to proceed with recording the songs for the album. Cause and Effect was released on 20 September 2019. After the release of the album, the band embarked on the Cause and Effect Tour, visiting Europe and Latin America, before the remainder of the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Studio albums
Hopes and Fears (2004)
Under the Iron Sea (2006)
Perfect Symmetry (2008)
Strangeland (2012)
Cause and Effect (2019)
The Way You Want It
Keane Lyrics
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As you walk into the rain
Send a message that you know she'll hear
Though she's far away
Even though you have been wrong before
She'll hear you now
You know she will
But you don't know how
From the shelter of the rain
As you walk into the Tube
As you think of how you wonder if
She thinks about you too
Even though you've waited so long
To see the day
When she will turn
To you again
'So long my friend'
Is what you'll say
And I don't know
Why you feel so bad
Where is the life you once had?
And still this horrid feeling grows and grows
The way you want it to
Even though you've waited so long
To see the day
When she will turn
To you again
'So long my friend'
Is what you'll say
And I don't know
Why you feel so bad
Where is the life you once had?
And still this horrid feeling grows and grows
The way you want it to
You're a fool though
Why you feel so bad
Where is the life you once had?
And still this hollow feeling grows and grows
The way you want it to
The lyrics of Keane's song "The Way You Want It" tell the story of a protagonist who is longing for someone who is far away from him. He sends a message to her, hoping that she will hear it, even though he has been wrong before. As he walks in the rain, he wonders if she thinks about him too. He has waited a long time to see her again and, in his mind, rehearses what he will say when he does. But despite his hope and longing, he feels a horrid, hollow feeling that grows and grows in him, even though he wishes things were different.
Line by Line Meaning
From the shelter of your home
You are safe from the outside world in your own home.
As you walk into the rain
You leave the comfort of your home and go out into the world, even if it's raining.
Send a message that you know she'll hear
You want to get in touch with someone and know it will reach them.
Though she's far away
This person you want to reach is physically distant from you.
Even though you have been wrong before
You've made mistakes in the past, but it doesn't stop you from reaching out now.
She'll hear you now
You have faith that your message will get to her and she will hear it.
You know she will
You believe that this person will hear what you have to say.
But you don't know how
Even though you have faith in the outcome, you are uncertain of the process or how it will happen.
From the shelter of the rain
You seek refuge from the troubles of the world, even if it means being sheltered from the rain in the Tube.
As you think of how you wonder if
You are contemplating the possibility of whether someone you care about thinks of you too.
Even though you've waited so long
You've been waiting for this day to come for a while now.
When she will turn
You want this person to turn towards you, both literally and figuratively.
To you again
You want to reconnect with this person.
'So long my friend'
You acknowledge that things may not be the same between you two after this encounter.
Is what you'll say
This is the message you have prepared to say to this person you care about.
And I don't know
You are unsure about something.
Why you feel so bad
You don't know why you're feeling down or upset.
Where is the life you once had?
You are questioning where the happiness and excitement in your life has gone.
And still this horrid feeling grows and grows
This negative feeling is consuming you and getting worse over time.
The way you want it to
However, this is how you want to feel or what you want to happen in this situation.
You're a fool though
Despite this negative feeling, you may be foolish for continuing to hope or believe in a certain outcome.
And still this hollow feeling grows and grows
This emptiness or lack of fulfillment is increasing over time.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Timothy James Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard David Hughes
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