The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994, subsequently taking six weeks to record its debut album, Paranoid and Sunburnt, at a "haunted house" outside the city. The band's first single, "Selling Jesus," was featured on the soundtrack of the film Strange Days; Stoosh followed in 1996, and three years later Skunk Anansie returned with Post Orgasmic Chill. They broke up in 2001, with Skin moving on to a solo career (releasing Fleshwounds in 2003 and Fake Chemical State in 2006). The group re-formed in early 2009, playing sold-out shows and recording three new tracks for a greatest-hits album, Smashes & Trashes. The reunion went so well that they decided to stick together and record a new album, Wonderlustre, released in the autumn of 2010, with the track "You Saved Me" used in Zack Snyder's 2011 movie Sucker Punch, along with their remix of Björk's "Army of Me."
Sadly, former drummer Robbie France passed away after his aorta ruptured in January 2011. The band released its fifth album, Black Traffic, in September 2012 and backed it with an extensive European tour. The first single from the album was "Sad, Sad, Sad." The group followed this up with the live album An Acoustic Skunk Anansie: Live in London, a recording of their performance at Cadogan Hall, London in April 2013, before their sixth studio effort, Anarchytecture, arrived in 2016. The following year, the band put out 25live@25 -- a compilation album that traversed 25 years of live material.
Biography by Steve Huey
Lately
Skunk Anansie Lyrics
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That we savored for the last
Get crushed between the good and bad
From pressures we have had
But you know I can't conceive the day
When feelings run too high
To work out all the stale terrain
Emotions try to hide
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Try to smoke alone
These shattered ties no compromise
Fall through the fragile hell
You see the drinks stay sipped
'Cause we've lost our grip
Too exhausted to rebel
I try
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Then I try
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers when lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Try to smoke alone
In "Lately" by Skunk Anansie, the lyrics explore a relationship that has gone sour. The song describes how the moments that were once cherished and savored have been crushed by pressure and conflicting emotions. The singer speaks about their struggle to reconcile the negative aspects of the relationship with the positive ones, and their inability to see those moments in a positive light anymore. They mention feeling exhausted and hopeless in trying to make things work, resorting to smoking alone and feeling a sense of loss and regret.
The repeated phrase of "lately I can't seem to color what we've lost" indicates a sense of hopelessness and surrender to the fact that the relationship has been irretrievably lost. The phrase "when lovers turn from lust" describes a common occurrence in relationships where the intense passion and feelings of attraction turn into pain and bitterness. The singer acknowledges that they've lost their grip on the relationship and that they're too tired to try and fix it anymore.
Overall, Skunk Anansie's "Lately" offers a poignant and raw commentary on the painful stages of romantic relationships. The lyrics express a sense of frustration, exhaustion, and loss that many of us can relate to in our own experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
Sometimes all the moments
That we savored for the last
Get crushed between the good and bad
From pressures we have had
There are times when the fond memories we cherish get ruined due to difficulties encountered from external forces.
But you know I can't conceive the day
When feelings run too high
To work out all the stale terrain
Emotions try to hide
Even though there may be rough patches in the relationship, there's still confidence that love can overcome all challenges.
When I try
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Despite their efforts to make things better, the love they once had seems to have faded, resulting in a bleak outlook on the relationship's future.
Try to smoke alone
These shattered ties no compromise
Fall through the fragile hell
You see the drinks stay sipped
'Cause we've lost our grip
Too exhausted to rebel
In an attempt to cope with the relationship's deterioration, the artist turns to smoking alone while realizing that their bond has been irrevocably broken and they are too drained to fight for it.
Then I try
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Then I try
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Lately I can't seem to
Color what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers when lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Repeated attempts to salvage the relationship have been unsuccessful and the once vibrant passion has been replaced with disappointment, leaving the artist to struggle alone to find a way back to the love they once shared.
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Written by: Stevie Wonder
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@henriqueramos3197
"Lately"
Released: August 1999
Sometimes all the moments
That we savoured for the last
Get crushed between the good and bad
From pressures we have had
But you know I can't conceive the day
When feelings run too high
To work out all the stale terrain
Emotions try to hide
When I try
Lately I can't seem to
Colour what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Try to smoke alone
These shattered ties with no compromise
Fall through this fragile hell
You see the drinks stay sipped
'Cos we've lost our grip
Too exhausted to rebel
When I try
Lately I can't seem to
Colour what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Then I try
When I try
Lately I can't seem to
Colour what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers turn from lust
Lately I can't seem to
Colour what we've lost
It all seems like bad means
When lovers when lovers turn from lust
Then I try
Try to smoke alone
Produced by Andy Wallace
Written by Skin, Mark Richardson, Cass Lewis & Martin "Ace" Kent
Album POST ORGASMIC CHILL (1999)
@tomcat85w
Sometimes all the moments that we savoured for the last
Get crushed between the good and bad
From pressures we have had
But you know I can’t conceive the day
When feelings run too high
To work out all the stale terrain
Emotions try to hide when I try
Lately I can’t seem to colour what we’ve lost
It all seem like bad means when lovers turn from lust
Then I try- try to smoke alone
These shattered ties with no compromise
Fall through this fragile hell
The drinks stay sipped ‘cos we’ve lost our grip
To exhausted to rebel
@xxXCHELLEXXx1
I've been in love with Skins voice since the 90s so beautiful!
@cookster1001
I remember how impressive this band were at Glastonbury when I was there in 1999. The crowd loved it too. A terrific ending to an unforgettable weekend on site
@doodletoonsismylife8720
1. Yes Its the same director
2. Its also a tribute to Black Hole Sun
And R.I.P Chris Cornell
@paolodangelo2981
Very true!
@Terastas
Director: "We're basically going to do Black Hole Sun, only with cartoonish British stereotypes."
Skin: "Umm. . . I don't know-"
Director: "And we're going to dress you up as a giant fire engine bell."
Skin: "SOLD!"
@ryanneill1690
Interesting
@philiptsang1630
This song deserves more views and likes, as it’s classic and a song of my childhood. Still listening to this in 2022
@kalninsugis
20th years leater 2019 still listening...
@justdev8965
2021 - covid pandemic - still here 🙂
@mykr0324
@just devstill bullshit, still listening