The Stone Roses released their second album, Second Coming, in 1994, which received mixed reviews. The group soon disbanded after several line-up changes throughout the supporting tour, which began with Reni departing in early 1995, followed by Squire in April 1996. Brown and Mani dissolved the remains of the group in October 1996 following their appearance at Reading Festival.
Following much intensified media speculation, the Stone Roses called a press conference on 18 October 2011 to announce that the band had reunited and would perform a reunion world tour in 2012, including three homecoming shows in Heaton Park, Manchester. Plans to record a third album in the future were also floated but only two singles were released. In June 2012, Chris Coghill, the writer of a new film which is set during the Stone Roses 1990 Spike Island show, revealed that the band "have at least three or four new tracks recorded". In June 2013, a documentary about the band's reformation directed by Shane Meadows and titled The Stone Roses: Made of Stone was released.
In 2016, the Stone Roses released their first new material in two decades. The band members continued to tour until June 2017, at which point cryptic remarks by Brown indicated the band had split again, which was later confirmed in a 2019 interview with Squire.
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Studio albums
The Stone Roses (1989)
Second Coming (1994)
The Hardest Thing in the World
The Stone Roses Lyrics
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Holland it don't please
I never wanted to leave
Searching for a perfect day
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
It's so obscene
Will heaven help me be clean?
Searching for a perfect day
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
You never heard a word I said
It's seems simple to me
That if you knew you wouldn't say
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
And the impression I get
As the story unfurls
Is that you're the hardest thing in the world
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
What you feel might not be
It seems softer to me
I cannot climb to touch your spire
I'm getting higher and higher
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
The hardest thing in the world
"The Hardest Thing in the World" by The Stone Roses is a song that conveys a sense of frustration and disillusionment. The song begins with the singer expressing dissatisfaction with Holland, which "it don't please," suggesting that he is far away from home and feels disconnected from his surroundings. He then repeats the phrase "Searching for a perfect day, it never happens that way" twice, indicating that the pursuit of happiness is elusive and unattainable.
The chorus of the song highlights the feelings of disgust and the desire for redemption. The singer is "sick and tired" and asks, "Will heaven help me be clean?" The repetition of the phrase "Cut away, I know no one wants you around" is indicative of the need to remove toxic people or things from his life. The final section of the song includes the repeated phrase "I'm getting higher and higher," conveying a sense of hopefulness and perhaps a more positive outlook on his present and future.
The lyrics suggest that life is hard, and one must navigate through difficult situations and people to find happiness. Still, the journey is worthwhile if one can make it to the other side.
Line by Line Meaning
Holland it don't please
Holland is not pleasing to me, but it doesn't matter because it's not the hardest thing in the world
I never wanted to leave
I didn't want to leave, but sometimes we have to face the hardest thing in the world: moving on
Searching for a perfect day
I'm looking for a perfect day, but I know that it's impossible to find as it's one of the hardest things in the world
It never happens that way
I know that finding a perfect day is difficult and it rarely happens how we expect it to
Ahey hey hey
A repetitive and upbeat vocalization that adds emphasis and emotion to the lyrics
I'm sick and tired
I'm exhausted and fed up with something that's been weighing on me
It's so obscene
Whatever I'm dealing with is so repulsive and unpleasant that it feels indecent
Will heaven help me be clean?
I'm hoping for some divine intervention or guidance to help me overcome my struggles and cleanse my mind, body, or soul
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
I'm cutting ties with someone or something that nobody wants or deserves to be around, but it's still a difficult thing to do
You never heard a word I said
You didn't listen to me or understand my point of view, and that's frustrating
It seems simple to me
From my perspective, it's easy to see the solution or the truth, but others might not agree
That if you knew you wouldn't say
If you really understood the situation, you wouldn't have said or done what you did
And the impression I get
Based on how things are unfolding or how you're acting, this is my impression or my interpretation
As the story unfurls
As events continue to happen and the situation evolves, this is how I see the story developing
Is that you're the hardest thing in the world
Out of everything I'm dealing with, you or your actions are the most difficult to handle
What you feel might not be
Your emotions or your intentions might not be what they appear to be
It seems softer to me
From my perspective, the situation might not be as harsh or intense as it seems to you or others
I cannot climb to touch your spire
I can't reach your lofty heights or your level of excellence, so I'm struggling to relate to you or your goals
I'm getting higher and higher
I'm progressing or improving in some way, but it's also pushing me further away from you or where you are
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: IAN BROWN, JOHN SQUIRE
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@macacoartico42
Lo mas dificil del mundo
The hardest thing in the world
Holanda se desvanece, no por favor
Holland fades, it don't please
Nunca quise irme
I never wanted to leave
Buscando un día perfecto
Searching for a perfect day
Nunca pasa de esa manera
It never happens that way
Ah, oye, oye, oye
Ah, hey, hey, hey
Estoy enfermo y cansado y tan obsceno
I'm sick and tired and so obscene
¿Me ayudará el cielo a estar limpio?
Will Heaven help me be clean?
Buscando un día perfecto
Searching for a perfect day
Nunca pasa de esa manera
It never happens that way
Ah, oye, oye, oye
Ah, hey, hey, hey
Cortar
Cut away
Sé que tu mundo te quiere cerca
I know your world wants you around
Nunca escuchaste una palabra de lo que dije
You never heard a word I said
parece simple para mi
It seems simple to me
Que si supieras no dirías
That if you knew, you wouldn't say
Nunca pasa de esa manera
It never happens that way
Ah, oye, oye, oye
Ah, hey, hey, hey
Y la impresión que tengo
And the impression I get
A medida que se desarrolla la historia
As the story unfurls
Que eres lo mas dificil del mundo
That you're the hardest thing in the world
Cortar
Cut away
Sé que tu mundo te quiere cerca
I know your world wants you around
Lo que sientes, puede que no sea
What you feel, it might not be
Me parece sufrir
It seems suffer to me
No puedo trepar para tocar tu aguja
I cannot climb to touch your spire
Me estoy volviendo más y más alto
I'm getting higher and higher
Cortar
Cut away
Sé que tu mundo te quiere cerca
I know your world wants you around
Lo mas dificil del mundo
The hardest thing in the world
@MarceloFarias
Lyrics:
Holland it don't please
I never wanted to leave
Searching for a perfect day
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
I'm sick and tired
It's so obscene
Will heaven help me be clean?
Searching for a perfect day
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
You never heard a word I said
It's seems simple to me
That if you knew you wouldn't say
It never happens that way
Ahey hey hey
And the impression I get
As the story unfurls
Is that you're the hardest thing in the world
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
What you feel might not be
It seems softer to me
I cannot climb to touch your spire
I'm getting higher and higher
Cut away, I know no one wants you around
The hardest thing in the world
@huagrapo
That guitar sounds so fucking sweet with a decent set of headphones, and let's not forget those drums too.
@7bazaldinho
Fuking awesome guitar mate 👌 played loud in a set of headphones, don't hear tunes like this anymore unfortunately 😕
@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511
god damn!!! there's so much more than the roses only two albums. we're so lucky to have these digital platforms. i've heard more roses in the last two weeks than i heard in all my early twenties
@mcnamarawilliam
The impression I get is that it's time for either the 30th Anniversary Collector's edition or a maybe third album?...
@chrisplevin6521
Ian's voice in its prime, banger
@kencosmooth5317
I absolutely fucking love stone roses
@Kelly14UK
Every single bit as good as The Beatles.
@diggledoggle4192
Wrong, better
@dannydorko7075
they wouldn't even have that sound if it wasn't for the beatles...
@Kelly14UK
@@dannydorko7075 Discovered the Roses '93, before i discovered Oasis with all The Beatles references. Stuff like Sally Cinnamon, Shoot You Down, Where Angels Play, Going Down reminiscent of Beatles' '62- '66, psychedelic stuff like Don't Stop, Simone etc like Tomorrow Never Knows. Mersey is like a sped up Here Comes The Sun : )