The band formed in 1993 in Oxford, and was named after Hal Hartley's film, The Unbelievable Truth.
Unbelievable Truth's first single, Building, was published in February 1997 by Shifty Disco, a label based in Oxford. They released their first album, Almost Here, in 1998 on Virgin records, and the second, Sorrythankyou in 2000. The first was released on Virgin, but they were dropped and the latter appeared on Shifty Disco. Sorrythankyou was the first release from Shifty Disco that was pressed in vinyl. They split up in 2000, due to Andy Yorke's decision to leave the band.
However, in 2001 they released a double album, self-published, called Misc. Music, whose disc 1 contained b-sides and unreleased tracks, while disc 2 was the live recording of their farewell show held at the Zodiac in Oxford on September 16th, 2000.
Nigel Powell now has a new band: The Sad Song Co., and has been playing with Oxford band Dive Dive (formerly Dustball). They have released 3 singles and one full length album and are currently at work on their second LP. Jason and Jim are part of Nine Stone Cowboy, with members of other defunct Oxford bands The Candyskins and Ride.
The band reunited for a one-off gig in Oxford to support tsunami victims on February 19, 2005, but this was a one time event and did not signal that the group would be reforming.
Andy Yorke recently played a solo slot supporting Mark Mulcahy, at a gig at The Zodiac in Oxford on 21st October, 2005. Of the 8 song set, he played seven new songs and one old Unbelievable Truth song, Stone.
Angel
Unbelievable Truth Lyrics
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And said it would last forever
He'd stare all night at the empty sky
To keep his thoughts together
To see the angel once again
She came to him back when
His life was full of promise
Swore it would last forever
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
He wouldn't let her go
He swore it would last forever
She said that his love was a dead man's love
Draining the life from another
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
And if you're gonna live your life like that
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
(To see the angel once again)
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
(To see the angel once again)
It's gonna let you down
And you won't see the angel
(To see the angel once again)
See the angel once again
The lyrics to Unbelievable Truth's song Angel tell the story of a man who built something that he thought would last forever. Perhaps it was a tower, building, or even a relationship. He would spend endless nights staring at the empty sky just to keep his thoughts together because he was so fixated on what he had built. However, what he really longed for was to see the angel once again. She had come into his life back when everything was full of promise and he believed he had all he needed. But he had let her go and now he longed to see her again. He howls that it will last forever, but she knows that his love is a dead man's love, draining the life from another.
The repetition of the phrase "to see the angel once again" emphasizes the man's obsession and desire to reconnect with something he has lost. The lyrics suggest that his fixation on what he had built and his refusal to let go of the past was ultimately going to let him down in the end. He is warned that his way of living his life is unsustainable and will not bring him what he is searching for. The song is a poignant reminder that sometimes in life we need to let go of the past and move on to discover new possibilities.
Line by Line Meaning
He built the windows high
He constructed the windows of the building at an elevated height
And said it would last forever
He expressed assurance that the building would stand permanently
He'd stare all night at the empty sky
He would gaze at the vacant firmament for hours without end
To keep his thoughts together
As a coping mechanism, he employed this act to maintain his sanity
To see the angel once again
He yearned to witness the angelic being for the second time
She came to him back when
At a previous point in time, she appeared before him
His life was full of promise
His future looked bright and hopeful
And he swore that he had all he needed then
He made an oath that he possessed everything he required at that time
Swore it would last forever
He declared that it would continue indefinitely
He wouldn't let her go
He refused to release her from his grasp
She said that his love was a dead man's love
She conveyed that his affection resembled that of someone deceased
Draining the life from another
His emotions were extracting the vitality from someone else
And if you're gonna live your life like that
If one were to maintain such a lifestyle
It's gonna let you down
It would culminate in disappointment and failure
You won't see the angel
The angel would not reveal itself to you
See the angel once again
Bear witness to the angel's presence another time
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MIRANDA ELEANOR DE FONBRUNE COOPER, BRIAN THOMAS HIGGINS, TIMOTHY MARTIN POWELL, LISA COWLING, NICK COLER
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John Bump
such a sad song...and one of my favorites of theirs .....
Deana Vassar
Best show--back in the day when they opened for Tori. Gorgeousness.
MrsEman Basalamah
Unbelievable Truth
He built the windows high
And said it would last forever
He'd stare all night at the empty sky
To keep his thoughts together
To see the angel once again
She came to him back when
His life was full of promise
And he swore that he had all he needed then
Swore it would last forever
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
He wouldn't let her go
He swore it would last forever
She said that his love was a dead man's love
Draining the life from another
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
To see the angel once again
And if you're gonna live your life like that
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
(To see the angel once again)
It's gonna let you down
If you're gonna live your life like that
(To see the angel once again)
It's gonna let you down
And you won't see the angel
(To see the angel once again)
See the angel once again
Brigitte Boutrais
Trop beau
Niall Graham
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