Bonded during the Glasgow punk scene of the late 1970s, first as friends, then as bandmates. With their distinctive style (garish colours, polka-dots and a slight geisha influence) already intact they formed Strawberry Switchblade (named after a never-released Orange Juice song and quickly aborted fanzine) in the early 80s. After signing to Warners they moved to London, and released the single Trees And Flowers in June 1983. Deceptively pretty, while actually written about Jill's agoraphobia, it topped the indie charts and generated some hype.
They then hit the big time with the infectious hit "Since Yesterday" which reached #5 in the UK in November 1984, featuring Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera on guitar, Mark Bedford of Madness on bass and Boris Williams, later of The Cure on drums. Following this, their self-titled album was released in mid 1985, though by then the pop world had moved on and the later singles Let Her Go and Who Knows What Love Is failed to make much headway. Plans for a second album were aborted as Jill decided to end the band and returned to Glasgow and painting. Although their success has never been repeated, the band has a cult following which enjoyed a revival in the early 90s when the song was re-released and covered in Japan.
Following their disbanding, McDowell would later become associated with the British industrial music scene and contribute to projects such as Current 93, Death in June, Nature and Organisation, Nurse With Wound, Psychic TV and Boyd Rice. Bryson formed The Shapists with her daughter Jessie Frost and Craig Hood.
Official website: http://www.strawberryswitchblade.net
Ecstasy
Strawberry Switchblade Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
You're much close now to me
I have got you in my hair
I can feel you round me everywhere
If I ever was to tell
I could talk of you so well
But you're here in me and will always be
In a kiss lies so much more than touch
And my life has found a new temptation
And ecstasy has meaning once again
I find suddenly I'm closer to you
And I find all my wildest dreams
Have come true
While I spin round
My heart is beating for two
And I am wishing
It will always be you and I
I will always come with you
Doing all we want to do
Seeing things we've never seen
Going places we haven't tried to be
Touching me and touching you
All the love we never knew
Marked with "X" you see is our destiny
As we run together we could be so free
In a kiss lies so much more than touch
And my life has found a new temptation
And ecstasy has meaning once again
I find suddenly I'm closer to you
And I find all my wildest dreams
Have come true
While I spin round
My heart is beating for two
And I am wishing
It will always be you and I
You and I
In a kiss lies so much more than touch
And my life has found a new temptation
And ecstasy has meaning once again
I find suddenly I'm closer to you
And I find all my wildest dreams
Have come true
While I spin round
My heart is beating for two
And I am wishing
It will always be you and I
You and I
The lyrics to Strawberry Switchblade's song "Ecstasy" speak to the experience of being in love and the way that it can transform a person's life. The singer describes how, even in her darkest dreams, she feels close to her beloved. She acknowledges that she could talk about her love for this person at length, but at the same time, she wants to keep their relationship a secret. The song is filled with imagery of touch and connection, with the singer describing how she can feel her beloved all around her and how a kiss contains so much more than just physical contact.
The chorus of "Ecstasy" is where the song's message is most clear. The singer declares that her life has been given new meaning by her love for this person and that she feels closer to them than ever before. She describes how all of her wildest dreams have come true, and how she feels like her heart is beating for two people. She expresses a longing for their relationship to always be as passionate and fulfilling as it is in that moment.
Overall, "Ecstasy" is a song about the transformative power of love and how it can light up the darkest corners of a person's life. The lyrics are filled with vivid imagery and emotions that will likely resonate with anyone who has ever been in love.
Line by Line Meaning
In my darkest dreams I see
I see you in my mind, even in my worst nightmares.
You're much close now to me
You feel closer to me now.
I have got you in my hair
I keep thinking about you.
I can feel you round me everywhere
I feel your presence all around me.
If I ever was to tell
If I were to tell someone.
I could talk of you so well
I could speak about you in great detail.
But you're here in me and will always be
You are a part of me and always will be.
The secret that I want to keep, and -
The secret that I want to keep to myself.
In a kiss lies so much more than touch
A kiss can convey so much more than just physical contact.
And my life has found a new temptation
You have brought new excitement and temptation to my life.
And ecstasy has meaning once again
The feeling of ecstasy now holds significance in my life once more.
I find suddenly I'm closer to you
I suddenly feel closer to you.
And I find all my wildest dreams
All of my wildest dreams.
Have come true
Have suddenly become a reality.
While I spin round
As I spin around.
My heart is beating for two
My heart is beating for both of us.
And I am wishing
And I am hoping.
It will always be you and I
That it will always be you and me.
I will always come with you
I will always be there for you.
Doing all we want to do
Doing everything we want to do together.
Seeing things we've never seen
Experiencing new things together.
Going places we haven't tried to be
Exploring places we haven't been before.
Touching me and touching you
Physical contact between us.
All the love we never knew
All of the love we have yet to discover.
Marked with "X" you see is our destiny
Our destiny is marked with an "X".
As we run together we could be so free
We could experience true freedom by running together.
You and I
You and I together.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DAISUKE INOUE, JILL BRYSON, ROSE MCDOWALL, RUMIKO VARNES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind