Following a major breakdown in relations between Spacemen 3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, the group's bassist Will Carruthers, drummer Jonny Mattock, and guitarist Mark Refoy decided to form a splinter group, before persuading Pierce to join alongside local friend Steve Evans to create Spiritualized. The band took their name from an adaptation of the text on the back label of a bottle of Pernod. Due to formation from a majority of Spacemen 3 members, a technical clause meant that Spiritualized had to maintain the Spacemen 3 recording contract with Dedicated Records.
The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of The Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me"; the record heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material (initial copies of "Anyway That You Want Me" came with a Spacemen 3 logo on the sleeve).
Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend Kate Radley for the follow-up single, "Run"/"I Want You". A number of singles followed, before the band, in early 1992, released their first LP Lazer Guided Melodies, which had been recorded in Rugby over the previous two years. A second album, Pure Phase, was released in 1995, and a third Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space emerged in 1997 to notable critical acclaim and commercial success.
The musical style of Spiritualized relies heavily on sustained 'pedal' notes and drones. Lazer Guided Melodies and Pure Phase incorporate elements of the shoegazing style, drones and tremolo. The landmark Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space saw the influence of African-American gospel and blues beginning to show, while "walls of sound" modelled after the production styles of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson also made their presence felt. Such influences dominated Spiritualized's next album, Let It Come Down which included over 120 musicians. Amazing Grace favoured a more stripped down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul influences even more dominant than before.
After several years of work and a serious illness on Pierce's part in July 2005 [1], the latest Spiritualized album, Songs in A&E was released on May 26, 2008 in the UK, and on May 27, 2008 in the US. The first single from the 18-track album was "Soul On Fire". The release was backed by an Electric Mainlines UK tour which began in May. [2] Pierce has also scored Harmony Korine's 2008 film Mister Lonely.
Pierce is quoted as saying in a 2008 interview that Spiritualized was scheduled to play the CERN collider. "They asked us to do it! We were gonna play in it before they’d thrown the switch. But it was a timing thing—their timings didn’t coincide with ours."[3]
Soul on Fire
Spiritualized® Lyrics
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Shot through with starlight
And all the angels singing
Just about got it right
Cut through the silver
And goodness did heaven know
I don't know where we?re going
Baby, set my soul on fire.
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to take you higher.
Baby, never should say never.
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
Sweetheart, may not be easy
But we're trying hard to hold on
Trying to make it better
Sweetheart, got so much freedom
But freedom is just another word
When you've no-one left to hurt.
and i said
Baby, set my soul on fire.
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to take you higher.
Baby, never should say never.
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
Baby, set my soul on fire.
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to take you higher.
Baby, never should say never.
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to stay forever.
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
The song "Soul On Fire" by Spiritualized® is a poetic tribute to the power of love. The lyrics describe the mysterious birth of a person on a "black day," yet shining with starlight and angelic singing. The singer marvels at the unexpectedness of the person's arrival and his or her role in the singer's life. He expresses a desire to be consumed by the fire of passion and love, hoping that these feelings will never fade away.
The singer acknowledges that the road ahead may not be easy, but he and his beloved are trying hard to hold on and make it better. He notes the paradox of freedom, which can be both exhilarating and lonely if one has no one to share it with. The chorus repeats and intensifies the desire to be consumed by love and passion, holding on tight to one another and never saying never.
The song's imagery and use of metaphors evoke a sense of mystery and wonder, as if the love the singer feels is a force beyond his control, like a hurricane in his veins. The lyrics are supported by the band's orchestration, which features a full string section and soaring guitar riffs that reflect the song's emotional intensity.
Line by Line Meaning
You were born on a black day
Your life began with darkness and difficulty
Shot through with starlight
Despite the darkness, there was still hope and light in your life
And all the angels singing
There was something special and unique about your birth
Just about got it right
Your birth was almost perfect, but not quite
Cut through the silver
Breaking through the normalcy of life
And goodness did heaven know
Even divine beings recognized something special about you
I don't know where we?re going
Uncertainty and confusion about the future
But darling bless your soul
Despite the uncertainty, you are still valued and blessed
Baby, set my soul on fire.
Expressing a desire for intense passion and excitement
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to take you higher.
Wanting to hold onto love and elevate it to something greater
Baby, never should say never.
Encouraging persistence in love and life
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
Feeling intense emotion and wanting it to last forever
Sweetheart, may not be easy
Acknowledging the difficulties of love and relationships
But we're trying hard to hold on
Despite the difficulties, making an effort to keep the love alive
Trying to make it better
Striving for improvement and growth
Sweetheart, got so much freedom
Being free to make choices, but also feeling burdened by the responsibility
But freedom is just another word
Recognizing that freedom is not necessarily a guarantee of happiness or fulfillment
When you've no-one left to hurt.
Feeling alone and isolated without anyone to love or be loved by
I've got two little arms to hold on tight and I want to stay forever.
Desperately wanting to hold onto love and keep it forever
I've got a hurricane inside my veins and I want to stay forever.
Feeling an intense and unstoppable passion that one wants to last forever
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: J. SPACEMAN
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@shuanchen1840
"looking" got here too. listening to the song and thinking about the story between Patrick and Kevin, my eyes burst into tears
@gumshew2007
Yes it was and I’ve watched it several times
@ROWZ353
This is the song I played at my granda who had terminal cancer’s funeral - I thought it was very fitting for the moment. What an amazing song with so much meaning and Interpretation.I love this song and it represents my granda’s life amazingly.
@scottskidmore3214
Bless your heart Rowan
@benthatcher1772
Sending love Rowan x
@ladyevenstar22
came "looking" for this song ;) kevin and patrick set my shipper heart on fire!
@ranggakd
Patrick and Kevin ending tho 😩
@JRenee2792
But freedom is just another word when you've no one left to hurt...
@scottskidmore3214
Jason Pierce brings me everytime
@mamaspapas8330
what a tv show could do.... THIS MY JAM.... found a clapper!!!!!!!!