1. an English rock ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two bands called The Union.
1. an English rock band formed in 2009
2. a short-lived 1960s beat band from the United Kingdom
1. An English rock band formed in 2009 as a Union of Peter Shoulder (Winterville) & Luke Morley (Thunder). They have released a self titled debut album and in December 2010, a single (This Time Next Year) in support of Childline.The Union were voted the best new band 2010 in the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards. Their second album, Siren's Song was released in Sept/Oct 2011 and contained some of the bands most-loved live tracks such as the title track and the brilliant Obsession. February 2013 sees the release of the band's third album, 'The World is Yours'.
2. The Union began life in 1965 as the Arthur Brown-fronted Arthur Brown Union. When he left for Paris, a reconfigured line-up carried on. Based around guitarist Paul Brett, alto playerTony Priestland, drummer Jim Toomey,organist Art Regis and bassist Roy Stacey (the latter two went on the be in Jimmy James & The Vagabonds) plus new recruit Dave Terry on vocals, they recorded an enthusiastic version of Don Cobay's 'See-Saw' at Tony Pike's Studio in Putney, paid for by Brett's father, Frank. When The Union ended, Brett went to Paris and rejoined Arthur Brown in the Arthur Brown Set while Dave Terry became better known as Elmer Gantry in Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera.
Get Off My Cloud
The Union Lyrics
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But keep me within our reach
You love me as you hate me
Never practicing what you preach
Get off my cloud
My life's just fine without you
Get off my cloud
You blow me away
How can you be so stupid
There's no room up here anyway
Judge me then you hang me
Never hearing a word I said
Oblique and confusing
Are the thoughts you put in my head
Get off my cloud
My life's just fine without you
Get off my cloud
Your world is on the ground
You blow me away
How can you be so stupid
There's no room up here anyway
And now you're falling
Back where you belong
Yes you're falling, falling
Back where you belong
In The Union's song "Get Off My Cloud", the lyrics suggest a relationship where one person is draining and degrading the other. The person being mistreated is fed up and tells the other person to "get off my cloud", meaning they want them to leave and stop bringing them down. The line "you love me as you hate me, never practicing what you preach" suggests a hypocritical nature in the other person's actions. Despite claiming to love the person, they continue to act in harmful ways.
The last stanza of the song suggests that the tables have turned and the person who was causing harm is now falling "back where you belong". This implies that the person has faced consequences for their actions and is now experiencing the same pain that they inflicted on the other person.
Overall, the song paints a picture of a toxic relationship in which one person continuously causes harm while the other is forced to deal with the consequences. The lyrics suggest a sense of empowerment as the mistreated person finally stands up for themselves and tells the other person to leave.
Line by Line Meaning
Drain me and degrade me
You suck my energy and make me feel worthless
But keep me within our reach
You don't let me leave or move on from this toxic relationship
You love me as you hate me
Your mixed feelings confuse me and make me feel unloved
Never practicing what you preach
You advise me one thing but do the opposite yourself
Get off my cloud
Leave me alone, you are not welcome in my life anymore
My life's just fine without you
I don't need you in my life to be happy
Your world is on the ground
You have nothing, while I am soaring above you
You blow me away
You astonish me with your foolishness
How can you be so stupid
You are incredibly unintelligent and make poor decisions
There's no room up here anyway
I have moved on and left you behind, there is no space for you in my life anymore
Judge me then you hang me
You criticize me unfairly and constantly bring me down
Never hearing a word I said
You never listen to me or take my feelings into consideration
Oblique and confusing
You speak in riddles and make it hard for me to understand you
Are the thoughts you put in my head
You manipulate my thinking and emotions in a negative way
And now you're falling
You are now experiencing the consequences of your actions
Back where you belong
You belong at the bottom, with no influence over my life
Yes you're falling, falling
You are plummeting down to where you deserve to be
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