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Old 05-09-2010, 13:39
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The effort you went to, to do that...wow.
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Old 05-09-2010, 15:28
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The effort you went to, to do that...wow.
It's Sunday, what else is there to do?
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Old 05-09-2010, 15:48
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Old 06-09-2010, 02:52
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This is what I got


The sky is falling in on you
Crushed any happiness you knew
The truth meaned more to you than love
It's still there but baby you're gone

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, conclusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph

Laid yourself out under the stars
Some peace at last so dont be sad
A fitting end to your end
But baby death's a lonely friend

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, confusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph

Your furture glories all empty of thoughts
This beauty doing nothing at all
It's what you wanted, it's what you got
Your final search for truth has stopped

This beauty doing nothing at all
Never stop
Never stop
Never stop
Never stop
Never

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, conclusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph
Oh Nick.

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Old 07-09-2010, 13:44
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Just thought this morning when I woke up with this in my head - it's about you know who.
Or is it? Especially the couplet, The truth means more to you than love / It's still there but baby you're gone.

Some of the rest of it too. All alone forever. Your future glories all empty of thought.

Am I reading too much into this?
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Old 07-09-2010, 13:51
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every album needs at least 1.
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Old 07-09-2010, 14:29
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We weren't taught "English with a JDB accent" at school so I'm totally useless at guessing the lyrics, but wow, now that I read them, it's such a sad song!
I hate it when I go all "aww poor Nicky", but.... awwww, Nicky.
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Old 07-09-2010, 15:06
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Just thought this morning when I woke up with this in my head - it's about you know who.
Or is it? Especially the couplet, The truth means more to you than love / It's still there but baby you're gone.

Some of the rest of it too. All alone forever. Your future glories all empty of thought.

Am I reading too much into this?
Course it is..!
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Old 11-09-2010, 23:21
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I think I'm gonna cry now that I read those comments about "who" inspired this song
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Old 11-09-2010, 23:26
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I'm pretty sure it's "There's beauty doing nothing at all".
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Old 11-09-2010, 23:27
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I'm pretty sure it's 'THERE'S beauty doing nothing at all". Not THIS. Makes more sense what with the song title and everything.
yes!!! i thought i was the only one hearing "there's".
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Old 11-09-2010, 23:36
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There's beauty doing nothing at all. Probably my favourite lyric on this album.
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Old 12-09-2010, 00:06
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There's beauty doing nothing at all. Probably my favourite lyric on this album.
I have to concur. A great line.
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Old 15-09-2010, 06:35
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There was a screen on the floor next to Ian's mic with the lyrics on them credits-style that you could only see from my section of the audience. At first I thought James had just caved and resorted to that to remember all the songs...


The sky is falling in on you
Crushed any happiness you knew
That tree meant more to you than love
It's still there but baby you're gone

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, conclusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph

Laid yourself out under the stars
Some peace at last so dont be sad
A fitting end to your end
But baby death's your only friend

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, confusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph

Your furture glories all empty of thoughts
This beauty doing nothing at all
It's what you wanted, it's what you got
Your final search for truth has stopped

This beauty doing nothing at all
Never stop
Never stop
Never stop
Never stop
Never

Remember you, stretched out in the sun
All alone forever, conclusions forgone
Will you find some kind of nothingness
Still and lonely like an old school photograph


It was the tree line I hadn't got.
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Old 18-09-2010, 08:35
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So the line really is 'A fitting end to your end'. It's actually written as 'A fitting end to your "end"'. Do the quotation marks make it any better?

Does an end need a fitting end or just to be fitting? Is a fitting end already enough information? Or do we need to be told this fitting end came at the end? This lyric will bother me senseless when the song comes out as a single. And you can tell Mac did his best to disguise that second end with his vocal.
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