From the sleeve notes for the latest release End Titles...Stories For Film released in July 2008, the current line-up is stated as James Lavelle and Pablo Clements, also a member of the Psychonauts.
The original line-up was James Lavelle, Tim Goldsworthy (now a member of DFA) and Kudo (Major Force West, Skylab). This incarnation released several EPs and singles, usually involving collaborations with other Mo'Wax affiliated artists.
In 1998, after the departure of Goldsworthy and Kudo, Lavelle enlisted US producer DJ Shadow to help complete UNKLE's debut album, "Psyence Fiction". On this album they collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). The album contained songs which merged indie-rock with hip hop.
In 2003 UNKLE released "Never, Never, Land". At this time UNKLE consisted of Lavelle and new collaborator Richard File, and the album also featured Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) and others.
A third album entitled "War Stories" was released in July 2007. It features collaborations with Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Autolux, Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, and Gavin Clark, and is far more strongly rock-influenced than previous releases. The album was preceded by an EP, Nights Temper, of which a limited pressing was released in May 2007.
Lavelle has also released several mix albums and remixes under his own name and under the name UNKLEsounds (together with Richard File).
UNKLE is known for remixing music from artists such as Explosions in the Sky, Massive Attack, and Oasis.
Safe in Mind
UNKLE Lyrics
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Under the moon & stars
Can you find where hides the love?
Breathing down your neck
someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
I see the moon, the moon sees
All I do is twist in the breeze
someone's found a way
To break into my mind
Someone's found a way
To break into my mind
Someone's found a way
To break into my mind
Someone's found a way
To break into my mind
(someone's found a way)
To break into my mind.
Ah
Ah
Lives a gun that's always pointing
Lives a gun that's pointing in my face
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
Ah
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
Ahh
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
(someone's found a way)
Ah
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
Ah
Someone's found a way
Someone's found a way
(to break into my mind)
(to break into my mind)
I like
The street, the smells
The sense of the underworld
Sometimes you come face to face with yourself
The lyrics of UNKLE's song Safe In Mind seem to be exploring the theme of vulnerability and invasion of the mind. It starts by asking the listener not to turn around, while under the moon and stars, and questioning whether the love can hide in such an environment. This could be interpreted as a metaphor for feeling exposed and open to external influences. The lyric "breathing down your neck" also reinforces this idea.
The chorus consists of the repetition of "someone's found a way" and "to break into my mind," suggesting that the singer has either been infiltrated or fears being infiltrated by an external force against their will. The line "I see the moon, the moon sees, all I do is twist in the breeze" may indicate that the singer is feeling helpless and exposed, with no control over their surroundings.
The song ends with the lines "Sometimes you come face to face with yourself," which could be interpreted as the singer realizing that the external invasion may actually be a manifestation of their own thoughts and fears. Overall, the lyrics of Safe In Mind suggest a sense of unease and vulnerability, both through external invasions and internal struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't you go to turn around
Don't look back, just keep moving forward
Under the moon & stars
In the night sky, where anything is possible
Can you find where hides the love?
Can you discover where love is hidden?
Breathing down your neck
Feeling the pressure of someone following you
Someone's found a way
Someone has found a solution
I see the moon, the moon sees
A sense of being watched, yet being aware of one's surroundings
All I do is twist in the breeze
Feeling helpless, like being at the mercy of the wind
To break into my mind
Infiltrating one's thoughts and consciousness
Lives a gun that's always pointing
The danger always exists, like a loaded gun aimed at one's head
Lives a gun that's pointing in my face
The danger is imminent and unavoidable
Sometimes you come face to face with yourself
Sometimes we are forced to confront our true selves, our fears, and our weaknesses
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JOSH HOMME, JAMES LAVELLE, RICHARD LEIGH FILE, ANTONY GENN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@darkomatic288
Don't you go to turn around
I know the moon hand's tied us
Can you find where hides the love
Breathing down your neck
Someone's found a way
I see the moon, the moon sees
All that I do is twist in the unreal
Someone's found a way
To break into my mind
Life's a gun that's always pointing
Life's a gun that's pointing in my face
Someone's found a way
I like the night
The street, the smells
The sense of the underworld
Sometimes you come face to face with yourself
@darkomatic288
Don't you go to turn around
I know the moon hand's tied us
Can you find where hides the love
Breathing down your neck
Someone's found a way
I see the moon, the moon sees
All that I do is twist in the unreal
Someone's found a way
To break into my mind
Life's a gun that's always pointing
Life's a gun that's pointing in my face
Someone's found a way
I like the night
The street, the smells
The sense of the underworld
Sometimes you come face to face with yourself
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