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)
Your Love
Keane Lyrics
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Go back and look for you
But it's a heartless drug
I'm addicted to
And when I drive that road
And start to feel that chill
I think I see your face
Those were the times and these were the places
Your love was so good
And now that I'm here I suddenly find that
I'm tumbling backward
And back to where I was before
Dreaming of glory and your love
And now I'm lying on your floor
Crashed on the surface of your love
The chemicals react
The molecules collide
The poison works it's way
Somewhere down inside
When we were young
I really believed love would never leave us
But time has a knack of pulling the rug out from underneath us
And nothing matters anymore
I'm still a victim of your love
And now I'm banging on your door
Tumbling backwards with your love
Over and over with your love
I know they're only ghosts and memories that I'm clutching on
And maybe I'm reaching back for something I never had
Still it seems so real to me
These ragged threads that lead me back to you
(Losing my mind waiting for you)
And back to where I was before
Tumbling backwards with your love
And now I'm lying on your floor
Crashed on the surface of your love
Where the other dreams we had,
Fractured and frozen with your love
You put a spell upon me there
To never be broken with your love
Nowhere to run to but your love
Over and over with your love
In Keane’s “Your Love,” the singer expresses his distress and heartbreak over an unsuccessful relationship that still has a powerful hold on him. The song’s lyrics convey a sense of addiction, with the singer acknowledging his inability to let go of his emotions, despite the pain they cause. The theme of nostalgia is also evident throughout the song, as the singer reflects on memories of a happier time in the relationship.
The first two lines of the song set a melancholic tone as the singer admits that he didn’t initially want to look for his former partner, indicating an element of uncertainty. However, he soon acknowledges that his longing for their love is like a “heartless drug” to which he is addicted. This idea is emphasized throughout the song as the singer mentions being “a victim of your love” and feeling like he’s “crashed on the surface” of it. The vivid imagery of “chemicals” and “poison” underscores the idea that the addictive nature of their love is unhealthy and dangerous.
Throughout the bridge, the singer reflects on the past when he believed that love would “never leave us.” However, time has revealed the reality of the relationship’s failure, and the singer is left with only memories that he clings to. The final repetition of “over and over with your love” emphasizes the cyclical nature of the singer’s emotions and the power that they continue to hold over him. Overall, “Your Love” is a poignant reflection on the aftermath of a failed relationship and the lingering pain that it can cause.
Line by Line Meaning
I didn't want to go
I had no desire to relive our past
Go back and look for you
Find you again and try to rekindle our love
But it's a heartless drug
Our love was toxic, and it's hard to break free
I'm addicted to
I can't resist the pull of your love
And when I drive that road
Every time I go down that familiar path
And start to feel that chill
I feel the same emotions as before
I think I see your face
I remember the way you used to look
Do you come here still?
Do you remember our love like I do?
Those were the times and these were the places
Looking back, our love was so real
Your love was so good
We had something special between us
And now that I'm here I suddenly find that
Being here makes me realize how much I miss you
I'm tumbling backward
I'm falling in love with you all over again
And back to where I was before
I'm reliving our past and everything feels the same
Dreaming of glory and your love
Imagining a future with you and the love we had
And now I'm lying on your floor
I'm overwhelmed by my feelings for you
Crashed on the surface of your love
My love for you is all-consuming and intense
The chemicals react
The feelings of love and desire take control
The molecules collide
Our love is powerful and can't be ignored
The poison works its way
Our love is toxic, but it's hard to let go
Somewhere down inside
I can't control my feelings for you
When we were young
In the beginning of our relationship
I really believed love would never leave us
I thought our love was strong enough to last forever
But time has a knack of pulling the rug out from underneath us
Our love wasn't meant to last, and time has proven that
And nothing matters anymore
I'm still caught up in our past love
I'm still a victim of your love
I can't help but feel controlled by my love for you
And now I'm banging on your door
I'm desperate to be with you again
Tumbling backwards with your love
I'm falling in love with you all over again
Over and over with your love
I can't control my feelings for you
I know they're only ghosts and memories that I'm clutching on
I'm only holding on to the memory of our relationship
And maybe I'm reaching back for something I never had
I'm hoping for a future that may never come
Still it seems so real to me
My feelings for you are still powerful and intense
These ragged threads that lead me back to you
The memories of our love always pull me back to you
(Losing my mind waiting for you)
I'm struggling to handle my emotions for you
Where the other dreams we had,
Our other hopes and dreams for the future
Fractured and frozen with your love
Our love fractured and ended, yet I can't let it go
You put a spell upon me there
I'm still caught up in my feelings for you
To never be broken with your love
My love for you is unbreakable
Nowhere to run to but your love
I can't escape the power of your love
Over and over with your love
I'm falling in love with you all over again
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TIMOTHY JAMES RICE-OXLEY
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