Keane is an English alternative rock band from East Sussex, formed in 1995.… Read Full Bio ↴Keane is an English alternative rock band from East Sussex, formed in 1995. They met while at Tonbridge School together. The band currently comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, electric/acoustic guitar), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals), and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, acoustic/electric guitar, backing vocals). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001.

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)

Thin Air
Keane Lyrics

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I can't keep up, you're
Moving too fast,
Deep holes and darkness,
These things will pass.

Dark times and strange places where

When I came to see you

You had nothing to say,
I stood right beside you,
You turned the other way,
I reached out to hold you
And found nobody there,
You turn into air.

Trust me, I want you
Just as you are,
Don't change the things you do,
Just stay as you are.

Dark times and strange places where

When I came to see you
You had nothing to say,
I stood right beside you,
You turned the other way,
I reached out to hold you
And found nobody there,
You turn into air.

Dark times and strange places where

When I came to see you
You had nothing to say,
I stood right beside you,
You turned the other way,
I reached out to hold you

And found nobody there,
You turn into air.

Overall Meaning

The Keane song "Thin Air" speaks of a failed relationship, one in which the singer is having trouble keeping up with the intense, fast-paced nature of their partner. The metaphor of "deep holes and darkness" alludes to the emotional and mental strain that the relationship is causing. Despite the difficulties, the singer seems to want to hold on, urging their partner to stay as they are and not change anything. However, as the relationship deteriorates, the partner becomes distant, turning away from the singer and eventually disappearing into thin air.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't keep up, you're Moving too fast,
You're moving too fast for me to keep up with.

Deep holes and darkness, These things will pass.
Though there may be times of difficulty and despair, they will pass eventually.

When I came to see you You had nothing to say,
When I tried to communicate with you, you didn't have anything to share with me.

I stood right beside you, You turned the other way,
Despite standing right next to you, you ignored me.

I reached out to hold you And found nobody there, You turn into air.
When I tried to connect with you, you disappeared into nothingness.

Trust me, I want you Just as you are,
I want you to know that I accept you just the way you are and have faith in you.

Don't change the things you do, Just stay as you are.
I don't want you to change anything about yourself - just keep being who you already are.

Dark times and strange places where
Again emphasizing that there are difficult times and unfamiliar circumstances.

When I came to see you You had nothing to say,
Reiterating the earlier verse - you didn't have anything to share with me.

I stood right beside you, You turned the other way,
Again repeating the prior verse - you ignored me when I was right next to you.

I reached out to hold you And found nobody there, You turn into air.
The final stanza repeats the previous one - when I tried to connect with you, you disappeared.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RICHARD DAVID HUGHES, TIMOTHY JAMES RICE-OXLEY, TOM CHAPLIN

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