The first Spiritualized release was a space rock-esque cover of Any Way That You Want Me in 1990, a record which heralded the official split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name. Of the final Spacemen 3 line up, bassist Will Carruthers, drummer Jonny Mattock and session guitarist Mark Refoy joined Pierce in the first phase of Spiritualized (for the debut LP, Lazer Guided Melodies), alongside his then girlfriend Kate Radley. None of the original line up remains - Carruthers tried for a solo career, Mattock played for a spell in The Breeders (and later Lupine Howl), Refoy formed Slipstream(his replacement was John Coxon) and Radley married Richard Ashcroft of The Verve. A later cohort of Spiritualized backing musicians - Sean Cook, Damon Reece and Michael Mooney - formed Lupine Howl following summary dismissal by Pierce.
Sax player Ray 'Moonshake' Dickaty was added to the lineup in 1997, and Gregg Hale (guitar) also augmented the band in 1997 and 1998.
Retaining only keyboardist Thighpaulsandra (keyboards)a replacement for Kate Radley, Jason Pierce then debuted a new (and current) line up of Spiritualized, introducing classical percussionist Tom Edwards and former Julian Cope string arranger Martin Schellard on bass guitar. Completing the new Spiritualized line-up were guitarist Doggen of Brain Donor and the Julian Cope band, and drummer Kevin 'Kevlar' Bales who is also ex-Julian Cope band. Ray Dickaty departed in 2003, quitting to play in the free-jazz Solar Fire Trio. The remaining line-up finished recording the album Songs In A&E in Nottingham and London.
The musical style of Spiritualized can perhaps be best described as psychedelic rock, especially earlier albums like Lazer Guided Melodies and Pure Phase, which also incorporated elements of the shoegazing style made popular by influential 1991 album Loveless. The landmark Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space showed influences from African-American gospel and blues beginning to creep in, and wall of sound influences from Phil Spector and Brian Wilson began to predominate, which came to a head on Let It Come Down. Amazing Grace favoured a more stripped down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul influences heavier than ever.
For several years (ending in or about 1999), Spiritualized were the only active artist signed to Dedicated Records, a British independent label which had, by then, been acquired by Spiritualized's then-label, Arista Records.
On 15 June 1997, Spiritualized became the last band to play at Factory Records' Manchester nightclub The HaƧienda.
After several years of work and Pierce's serious illness in July 2005,the album, Songs in A&E was released on 26 May 2008 in the UK, and on 27 May 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. Pierce has also scored Harmony Korine's 2008 film Mister Lonely.
In October and December 2009 the band performed 1997's Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.
After more than two years in the making, while Pierce was undergoing experimental chemotherapy for a liver disease, and including a year long period of mixing, Sweet Heart Sweet Light was released in April 2012, on Double Six Records. The band had already played some of this new material over the past 3 years but not much else was known about the content of the album. The album cover, an octagon surrounding the word "Huh?" on a plain white background, is a reference to the working title of the album. In an interview regarding the new release it was revealed that the album would "embrace" more poppy songs compared to previous albums. In the same interview, Jason Pierce also said that the album was partly inspired by the experiences of performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space live in its entirety.
I Think I'm in Love
Spiritualized Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Cool cause I'm wired and I'm out of my mind
Warms the dope running down my spine
But I don't care about you and I've got nothing to do
Free as the warmth in the air that I breathe
Even freer than DMT
Feel the warmth of the sun in me
But I don't care about you and I've got nothing to do
Just me, my spike in my arm and my spoon
Feel the warmth of the sun in the room
But I don't care about you
And I've got nothing
I think I'm in love
Probably just hungry
I think I'm your friend
Probably just lonely
I think you got me in a spin now
Probably just turning
I think I'm a fool for you babe
Probably just learning
I think I can rock and roll
Probably just twisting
I think I wanna tell the world
Probably ain't listening
Come on
I think I can fly
Probably just falling
I think I'm the life and soul
Probably just snorting
I think I can hit the mark
Probably just aiming
I think my name is on your lips
Probably complaining
I think I have caught it bad
Probably contagious
I think I'm a winner baby
Probably Las Vegas
Come on
I think I'm alive
Probably just breathing
I think you stole my heart now baby
Probably just thieving
I think I'm on fire
Probably just smoking
I think that you're my dream girl
Probably just dreaming
I think I'm the best babe
Probably like all the rest
I think that I could be your man
Probably just think you can
Come on
I think I'm in love
The first verse of Spiritualized's song "I Think I'm in Love" sets the scene for an intense, drug-fueled experience in which the singer is almost blinded by the brightness of the sun. The use of drugs is indicated by the reference to "the dope running down my spine," and the feeling of highness is conveyed by the phrase "cool cause I'm wired and I'm out of my mind." Despite feeling free and euphoric in the warmth of the sun, the singer repeats the refrain "But I don't care about you and I've got nothing to do," emphasizing a sense of isolation and disconnection from the rest of the world.
The second verse is a series of contradictory statements, indicating the singer's confusion about their emotions and desires. They think they are in love, but it could just be hunger. They think they are a winner, but they are probably just like everyone else. They think they can fly, but they are probably just falling. The repetition of the phrase "probably just" emphasizes the fragility and uncertainty of the singer's feelings.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of intense experience and emotion, but also of confusion and disconnection. The use of drugs and the singer's apparent reluctance to connect with others suggest a feeling of alienation and desperation.
Line by Line Meaning
Sun so bright that I'm nearly blind
The sun shines so brightly, I can barely see
Cool cause I'm wired and I'm out of my mind
I feel cool because I'm high and tripping
Warms the dope running down my spine
The sun warms me up as I feel the effects of the drugs
But I don't care about you and I've got nothing to do
I don't care about anyone and I have nothing to occupy my time
Free as the warmth in the air that I breathe
I feel free like the warmth in the air that I'm breathing
Even freer than DMT
I feel even freer than when I took the psychedelic drug DMT
Feel the warmth of the sun in me
I feel the warmth of the sun within me
Love in the middle of the afternoon
I'm getting high in the middle of the afternoon
Just me, my spike in my arm and my spoon
I'm using a needle and spoon to take drugs by myself
Feel the warmth of the sun in the room
I feel the warmth of the sun as I get high indoors
But I don't care about you
I don't care about anyone else
And I've got nothing
I have nothing in my life
I think I'm in love
I think I'm falling in love
Probably just hungry
But maybe I'm just hungry
I think I'm your friend
I think we're friends
Probably just lonely
But maybe I'm just lonely
I think you got me in a spin now
I think you've got me dizzy and confused now
Probably just turning
But maybe I'm just turning around
I think I'm a fool for you babe
I think I'm foolishly in love with you
Probably just learning
But maybe I'm just learning about love
I think I can rock and roll
I think I can be a rockstar
Probably just twisting
But maybe I'm just twisting and turning
I think I wanna tell the world
I want to shout my love to the world
Probably ain't listening
But maybe nobody is listening
I think I can fly
I think I can soar like a bird
Probably just falling
But maybe I'm just falling down
I think I'm the life and soul
I think I'm the center of attention
Probably just snorting
But maybe I'm just snorting drugs
I think I can hit the mark
I think I can succeed
Probably just aiming
But maybe I'm just aiming for something
I think my name is on your lips
I think you're saying my name
Probably complaining
But maybe you're just complaining about me
I think I have caught it bad
I think I'm seriously in love
Probably contagious
But maybe my love is contagious
I think I'm a winner baby
I think I'm going to win in love
Probably Las Vegas
Like a gambler in Las Vegas, maybe I'll win or lose
I think I'm alive
I think I'm truly alive
Probably just breathing
But maybe I'm just simply breathing
I think you stole my heart now baby
I think you've stolen my heart, baby
Probably just thieving
But maybe you're just stealing my heart
I think I'm on fire
I think I'm on fire with passion
Probably just smoking
But maybe I'm just smoking a cigarette
I think that you're my dream girl
I think you're the girl of my dreams
Probably just dreaming
But maybe it's just in my dreams
I think I'm the best babe
I think I'm the best lover
Probably like all the rest
But maybe I'm just like all the other lovers
I think that I could be your man
I think I could be the man for you
Probably just think you can
But maybe I'm just overconfident in my abilities to win you over
Lyrics Ā© BMG Rights Management
Written by: JASON PIERCE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@matthumphries5449
Seriously. Some of the best lyrics ever written...
@mazzystarish
Some of the best music ever played deserves it
@warriorb6733
Seriously agree with you.
@CeeJayDee94
What a pretty love song, I wonder who the girl is. She's very lucky!
@PhillipWalklett-ek1ch
EEERrrrMmmm itās a love song to GEAR...( smack)
@davidhamilton6428
Under appreciated genius. š«”
@elizabethbell4697
In my opinion one of the best tunes from 1998. Totally gorgeous song.
@seamusmalarkey759
His vocal tracks mixed together are almost like a harmonica
@cyrilorevlamdan
My dad played this for me when I was really little and I thought the guitar at the beginning sounded like meowing so I would say the whole song was sung and performed by cats
@waynedarronwalls6468
"Think I'm your friend,
Probably just lonely..."
Know the feeling...