After signing to Arista in 1988, they saw their largest international success with the album Starfish and the American Top 40 hit "Under The Milky Way" which resurfaced on the soundtrack of the cult movie "Donnie Darko". Whilst the band remain feted by their peers, subsequent commercial success proved elusive: 1990s follow-up album "Gold Afternoon Fix" failed to capitalise on their success, and the band weathered several line-up changes after its release, first losing long-term drummer Richard Ploog, then Peter Koppes following 1992s "Priest = Aura". That album baffled and confused many fans upon its release as to what band The Church was considered to be, but is now considered a seminal album and one of the most revered by Church connoisseurs. The vacant drum-stool on Priest=Aura being occupied by Jay Dee Daugherty of Arista labelmate Patti Smiths group, and it was produced by Gavin MacKillop of Moose.
Reduced to a two-piece, Kilbey & Willson-Piper re-grouped with the assistance of drummer/producer Tim Powles to record 1994's "Sometime Anywhere", concluding their obligations to the Arista and Mushroom labels. The commercial decline, combined with the Church being ignored again by a music press more focused on the Nineties' music trends, could have brought about the demise of the band, had it not coincided with the breakthrough of the internet, thus enabling direct communication from the band to its passionate cult fanbase.
This brought about a new beginning for The Church, with Peter Koppes rejoining the band for recording 1996s "Magician Among The Spirits". The band (with Koppes back into the fold, and Powles now as the permanent drummer ), hit a re-newed creative surge and with regained selfconfidence, released "Hologram Of Baal" 2 years later, and toured Australia, the USA and Europe.
The first decade of the 21st century found the band releasing severeal highly critically acclaimed albums, like 2002's aptly named "After Everything Now this" and 2003's "Forget Yourself", the latter breaking new ground with bandmembers swapping instruments in the recording process. Live performances stray from high profile events like the 03 concerts at Sydney Opera House and the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, to low-profile gigs for smaller audiences, often confusing old 80s fans, surprised to find the band still playing, wrongly assuming the band just being one in the never-ending string of reunion acts.
2009's album "Untitled#23" marked yet another highlight.. its essence represented in just 10 songs, and with a strong less-is-more approach, the albums core identity being on par with Starfish, it also finds Steve Kilbey breaking new ground as a vocalist.
2010 saw their 30th anniversary, with extensive touring in the US and Australia. Their unique position and importance in the australian music scene was recognized with an ARIA award.
Their album, "Further Deeper", was released in 2014, and "man woman life death infinity" in 2017.
It's All Too Much
The Church Lyrics
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When I look into your eyes
Your love is there for me
The deeper that I go inside
The more there is to see
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
For me to take, it's all too much
Floating down the sea of time
From life to life with me
Makes no difference where you are
Or where you'd like to be
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around you
And all the world is birthday cake
So take a piece but not too much
Set me on a silver sun
Where I know that I'm free
Show me that I'm everywhere
And get me home for tea
It's all to much for me to see
A love that's shining all around here
The more I learn, the less I know
And what I do is all too much
It's all too much for me to take
The love that's shining all around here
And everything is what you make
For me to take, it's all too much
(It's all too much)
We're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
Then we'll take you higher
Good God!
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
Too much
Too much
The Church's "It's All Too Much" is a beautiful love song that explores the depths of love, and how it overwhelms us when we find it. The song talks about how the more we discover about a person, the deeper we fall in love with them. The lyrics "When I look into your eyes, your love is there for me" show how the singer is able to see the depth of the love that the other person has for them just by looking into their eyes. The song goes on to say that the love that the person has for them is so intense that it's almost too much to handle, hence the title of the song.
The song also talks about how love can connect people across different lifetimes, regardless of where they are. The lyrics "floating down the sea of time, from life to life with me, makes no difference where you are, or where you'd like to be" illustrate this idea. The singer is saying that even though they may be physically apart from their loved one, their love transcends time and space.
Overall, "It's All Too Much" is a beautiful song about the intensity of love and how it can bring us closer to our loved ones, even when they're far away.
Line by Line Meaning
It's all too much
The love and emotions are overwhelming and hard to bear.
When I look into your eyes
When I gaze deeply into your eyes, I can sense the love there.
Your love is there for me
Your love is present and available for me.
The deeper that I go inside
The more I explore into the depths of our love.
The more there is to see
The more I discover new ways to appreciate and cherish our love.
Floating down the sea of time
Traveling through time and experiencing life together.
From life to life with me
Going through various life experiences and events with me as your companion.
Makes no difference where you are
Your physical location doesn't affect our love.
Or where you'd like to be
Your aspirations and goals don't change our love for each other.
The love that's shining all around you
The love emanating from you is bright and strong.
And everywhere, it's what you make
Love is what you create and spread all around.
For me to take, it's all too much
The abundance of love available for me is overwhelming.
All the world is birthday cake
The world is full of delightful and sweet opportunities.
So take a piece but not too much
Take what you need from life, but be mindful not to be too greedy or wasteful.
Set me on a silver sun
Place me in an idyllic and serene environment.
Where I know that I'm free
Free from worries, stress, and constraints.
Show me that I'm everywhere
Reveal to me that I can experience life all around me.
And get me home for tea
Bring me back to a comfortable and familiar place after a long journey.
The more I learn, the less I know
The more I explore and experience, the more I realize how much more there is to understand.
And everything is what you make
Everything in life is what you create and shape.
(It's all too much)
The love and emotions are still overwhelming and hard to bear.
We're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue
An anecdote or a reference to a different song and its lyrics.
Then we'll take you higher
We'll elevate your spirits and your mood.
Good God!
An exclamation of excitement or surprise.
With your long blond hair and your eyes of brown
A reference to a particular person's physical appearance.
Too much
Still too much love and emotions to handle.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GEORGE HARRISON
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