History
The Verve Lyrics
I wander lonely streets
Behind where the old Thames does flow
And in every face I meet
Oh reminds me of what I have run from
In every man, in every hand
In every kiss, you understand
That living is for other men
I hope you two will understand
Of how I loved and how I failed
I hope you understand
These feelings should not be in the man
In every child, in every eye
In every sky, above my head
I hope that I know
So come with me to bed
Because it's you and me, we're history
There ain't nothing left to say
When I will get you alone
Maybe we could find a room
Where we could see what we should do
Maybe you know it's true
Living with me's like keeping a fool
In every man, in every hand
In every kiss, you understand
That living is for other men
I hope you know that I am me, so come on
I'm thinking about history
And I'm living for history
And I think you know about me
'Cause I am
And one and one is two
But three is company
When you're thinking about the things you do
And you're thinking about the things you do
I want to tell you my tale
How I fell in love and jumped out on my bail
Do you understand there's more in a smile than in a hand
In every sky, in every kiss
There's one thing that I might have missed
Why am I going to
A place that now belongs to you
But you were weak and so am I
Let's pick it up, let's even try
To live today, so why not smile
Don't dream away your life 'cause it is mine, it is mine
Is that a crime, is that a crime, this life is mine
But the bed ain't made, it's filled full of hope
I've got a skin full of dope
Oh the bed ain't made but it's filled full of hope
I've got a skin full of dope
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Written by: NICK MCCABE, PETER SALISBURY, RICHARD ASHCROFT, SIMON JONES
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"History" is a song by English rock band The Verve, and is featured on their second album A Northern Soul. This was the first song by the band to feature strings (a formula that would later be used for several Urban Hymns singles). The opening lyrics of the song are based on the first two stanzas of William Blake's poem, London. The song is quite melancholy, with Melody Maker describing it as "an epic, windswept symphony of strings, flailing vocals and staggeringly bitter sentiments". Read Full Bio"History" is a song by English rock band The Verve, and is featured on their second album A Northern Soul. This was the first song by the band to feature strings (a formula that would later be used for several Urban Hymns singles). The opening lyrics of the song are based on the first two stanzas of William Blake's poem, London. The song is quite melancholy, with Melody Maker describing it as "an epic, windswept symphony of strings, flailing vocals and staggeringly bitter sentiments". It has been claimed the song was written about Ashcroft's split with his girlfriend, although Ashcroft denied this.
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Dave Holly
Wander thro' each charter'd street,
Near where the charter'd Thames does flow,
And mark in every face I meet
Marks of weakness, marks of woe.
In every cry of every man,
In every Infant's cry of fear,
In every voice, in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.
How the Chimney-sweeper's cry
Every blackning Church appalls;
And the hapless Soldier's sigh
Runs in blood down Palace walls.
But most thro' midnight streets I hear
How the youthful Harlot's curse
Blasts the new-born Infant's tear,
And blights with plagues the Marriage hearse.
Señor Lobo
Lyrics:
We're playing those mind games together
Pushing the barrier, planting seed
Playing the mind guerrilla
Chanting the Mantra "peace on earth"
We all been playing those mind games forever
Some kinda druid dude lifting the veil
Doing the mind guerrilla
Some call it magic, the search for the grail
Love is the answer and you know that for sure
Love is a flower
You got to let it, you gotta let it grow
So keep on playing those mind games together
Faith in the future, out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind guerrillas
Absolute elsewhere in the stones of your mind
Yeah, we're playing those mind games forever
Projecting our images in space and in time
Yes is the answer and you know that for sure
Yes is surrender
You got to let it, you gotta let it go
So keep on playing those mind games together
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerrillas
Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games forever
Raising the spirit of peace and love
Love
I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before
Andrea Frances
You know a band is genius when its so good it actually hurts to listen to them.
Terence Stephen Moss
Happy tears from rememberance of a beautiful old love that didn't last the distance but with no regrets and Happy memories and thoughts ❤ The Verve nailed that for me.
thosegreengentlemen
I feel my heart sinking everytime I'm hearing this
James Defrance
U is right
Serial Like'er
@Galina C nearly copied word for word huh still most excellent
Galina C
Oh my Gosh! You are so brilliantly right!
Tommy Nico
Criminally underrated song
Nick Smith
That's a fact
Carlos Rios
Y pueden ver todavia sus intenciones drmolestar la existencia de uno si no mirenlos a qui mismo su desesperacion por dañar por quitar tu tranquilidad . Son como espiritus insaciables de provocarte daño de cualquier forma .
Carlos Rios
Jamas volvere a expresar mi vida .nada es vonito es desagradable la forma en que lo tachan .se han burlado hasta cansarse .eya fue la principal causante de mi desdicha mi vida se fue .dejando todas mis iluciones ciendo la propia vurla de quien mas amaba .deseo no haberme ido antes de conoserla ... mi pecho esta lleno de tristesa mi pensamiento quedo en el aire no ubo defenza alguna de ninguna forma solo odiodesprecio y sus mas orribles odiosos deseos mostrados ami .
Jamas en mi vida pense en pasar algo tan mas desagradable que conoser sus corazones y actitudes .orrible esta etapa de mi vida .orrible orrible desapareser seria alivio olvidar y no recordar jamas que vivi todo esto .