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TIME ON EARTH (2007)
Released on ATO Records in North America,and EMI\Parlophone for the rest of the world.
#1 AUS, #3 UK, #31 FR, #23 (Independent) US
The Band:
Neil Finn - Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Producer, Vibraphone, Wurlitzer
Nick Seymour - Bass, Autoharp, Background Vocals
Mark Hart - Harmonica, Piano, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards
Matt Sherrod - Drums, Background Vocals
Produced by Ethan Johns, Neil Finn and Nick Seymour, except †Produced by Steve Lillywhite
Recorded at Roundhead Studios - Auckland. Additional recording at Real World Studios - Bath, and RAK Studios - London, England
Engineered by Ethan Johns, Neil Baldock, and Ryan Freeland, with Assistant Engineering by Helen Atkinson. Digital Editing by Neil Baldock. Mixing by Tchad Blake, Steve Lillywhite, and Ethan Johns. Mixing Assistance by Neil Baldock, and Dominic Monk.
Track Listing (Click for lyrics)
- Nobody Wants To
- Don't Stop Now†
- She Called Up†
- Say That Again
- Pour Le Monde
- Even A Child†
- Heaven That I'm Making
- A Sigh
- Silent House
- English Trees
- She Walked Her Way Down
- Transit Lounge†
- You're The One To Make Me Cry
- People Are Like Suns
- Stare Me Out*
- Lost Island*
- So Dramatic*
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*These are B-Sides from the various singles released with the Album. The lyrics for these songs are fan transcriptions and not official.
Additional Musicians:
Joey Waronker - Drums
Ethan Johns - Drums, Guitar, Drums, Sitar, Background Vocals, Hurdygurdy,
Harmony Vocals, String Arrangements, Fuzz Guitar
Liam Finn - Harmony Vocals
Sharon Finn - Harmony
Elroy Finn - Guitar
Jay Joyce - Guitar Effects
Eddie Rayner - Harmonium
Richard Watkins - French Horn
Don McGlashan - Euphonium, Harmony
Johnny Marr - Guitar (Electric), Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Beth Rowley - Vocals
Gavyn Wright - String Conductor
Isobel Griffiths - String Contractor
Lyrics
Nobody Wants To(Neil Finn)
Down on the ocean floor
That's where I'm heading for
Hold on to a sinking stone
Until the worst is known
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it
Nobody protects you
They make it go away
Pretending that it's all ok
Broken pieces on the ground
And everyone's tiptoeing round
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it
Nobody protects you
Are we losing something?
We used to cry, we used to say why
For all I know
We might not get home
But I found out If we open it up, we could work this out
Nobody wants to think about it
Nobody wants to talk about it now
What you suspected all along
Everything he told you was wrong
And you can see it if you want, But nobody wants to
Don't Stop Now
(Neil Finn)
Another pleasant day in the countryside
Has ended up in tears on a stormy night
You can't follow my directions home
But don't stop now
No, don't stop now
God knows where the satellite's taking us
Can't tell what is right in front of us
But I hang on every word
So don't stop now
No, don't stop now
Gimme something to write about
Get fooled by the lightning everytime
See the after image of my outline
Then you turn the wrong way round
But don't stop now
No, don't stop now
Gimme something I can write about
Gimme something I can cry about
In a church house, 10 miles out of town
Is the devil going to track me down?
When you travel through a tunnel in the trees
Just remember that's how you get to me
There's no number on the house
And the birds are heading south
Sometimes you have to turn the wrong way round
At times you get so close to nowhere now
Restless, hopeful, in the silence I wait
With a blank piece of paper on the top of my head
And all I want is something to write about
All I want is something to cry about
She Called Up
(Neil Finn)
She called up
And gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
But there was nothing I could do
She's too far away
And you had to leave
I can never repay you now
For what you gave to me
A whisper that can blow a chasm wide
It took us all, it took us all
Pushed apart the mountains and the tide
It took us all
She called up
And gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
There was nothing I could do
I was so lost, in delerious sleep
I wasn't prepared for that position
Maybe I was näive
But truth is a mortal blow
You know all there is to know
The hurt that you held so close
There's something better now
And she called...
She called up
nd gave me the news
It made me so sad, sad, sad
There was nothing I could do
She called up, and gave me the news
Say That Again
(Neil Finn)
Say that again, I won't forget
The phrase that turned in my head
And at the start, it makes no sense
A long time left to understand
There on the shore, the girl that I adore
She combs her hair on the sand
And I know, you've got to fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
Yeah I know, You've got be your own man
You've got to break the rules
Say that again, the alphabet
They dance a pirhouette in my head
A chance remark, become the spark
And maybe luck has come again
The hint of a smile
The accidental rhyme
That captured me the first time
I know, you got to fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
I know, you've got to be your own man
You've got to break the rules
Midnight is standing in the shadows
This haunting is a reckless escape
Late nights of crawling on the sidewalk
Let's stay on in the mansion for the weekend
Let's go on making moments last a lifetime
We live on in the promises we keep
The hint of a smile
The accidental rhyme
That captured me the first time
I know, you got to fight the plan
You got to bend the rules
I know, you've got to be your own man
You've got to break the rules
Let's go on making moments last a lifetime
We live on in the promises we keep
Pour Le Monde
(Neil Finn)
He imagines the world
As the angel ascending
Like the ghost of a man
Who is tied up to the chair
And he wants to believe
That his life has a meaning
With his hand on his heart
Pour le monde pas pour la guerre
And I wake up blind
Like my dreams were too bright
And I lost my regard
For the good things that I had
And the radio was sad
I listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
Because the liars have moved in
And they believe their own dark medicine
They act so non-chalant
But he is not a dog
Perform for you in the stadium
For the world, not for the war
But he won't hesitate
Though it might lead to heartache
In the night club indigo
For the world, not for the war
Pour le monde pas pour la guerre
I listen for good
In a hope that comes to nothing
'Cos the liars have moved in
And they brew their own dark medicine
Believing that it's good
Behind their jaded eyes, a dilemma
He's the best that you ever had
He's so low, you'll never know
Even A Child
(Neil Finn / Johnny Marr)
I want to turn on the lights
I want to keep your hopes alive
So where do I begin
To help you believe again?
Makers of secret planes
Keepers of our last remains
Dream of a holy state
In a nightmare time
You know I meant it well, but who was it meant to help?
Even a child knows you don't waste it
A promise is only given once
And there is no doubt that changes have begun
Even a child knows that you can't fake it
As long as the world is waking up
You are free now to recover your heart
The stories left to write
The ebb and flow of my life
To justify the end
I'll do everything I can
And it's a dangerous game
I heard you tell someone that you don't care
But I don't believe the message
And when you sing about love
What are you thinking of?
Even a child knows you don't waste it
As long as the world is waking up
And there is no doubt that changes have begun
Even a child knows you don't fake it
A promise is only given once
You are free now to go wherever you want
There's nothing like waking up in some foreign town Music is a call to prayer
Wailing out of speakers in the market place
The first time... Even a child
Even a child knows you don't waste it
A present can always be delivered twice
You are free now to receive the gift of insight
From now on let's be open
All in time, let's breathe in
Am I brave ? You're so brave
Am I afraid? No, not afraid
Even a child
Heaven That I'm Making
(Neil Finn)
Plead with my saint
Wash his hands and feet
Find his complaint
Make his world complete
This heaven that I'm making
It can't come quickly enough
And the big wave that I'm taking
It can't come by quickly enough
Mind out, don't think
I can't get used to it
Right on the brink
I end up losing it
And this heaven that I'm making
It can't come quickly enough
And the big wave that I'm taking
Feels like I'm just waking up
And I'll be there
If all of creation is kind
Each conversation I hear
And I'm walking in though the crowd
As if I could float though the air
And this heaven...
And this heaven that I'm making
It can't come quickly enough
And the big wave that I'm taking
It can't come by quickly enough
If there is hell on earth
There must be heaven too
Both in one place
And not a second to lose
A Sigh
(Neil Finn)
A sigh from the deepest well
You can tell a lot without saying a thing
The truth, between us my friend
This longing
A sigh for loneliness to end
No changing the story now
A sigh from the emptiest part
It's a tender place
A sigh
Is more than I can bear
This show is not fooling anyone
And it's all for you
But I think your mind is made up
Silent House
(Neil Finn \ Natalie Maines \ Emily Robison\ Martie Maguire)
These walls have eyes
Rows of photographs
With faces like mine
Who do we become
Without knowing where we started from
It's true
I'm missing you
And I stand alone
Inside your room
Everything that you made my hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
I'll remember the years
When your mind was still clear
All the flickering lights
Filled up this silent house
One room, two beds
In the closet hangs your favorite dress
Good books, and the best that you ever had
Are in pieces now, the pages shredded
Everything that you made by hand
Everything that you know by heart
I will try to connect
All the pieces you left
I will carry it on
And let you forget
And I'll remember the years
When your mind was clear
All the laughter and light
That filled up this silent house
English Trees
(Neil Finn)
English trees in my garden
They planted seeds in a faraway land
In between the palms and the succulent grow
They lose their leaves in the winter
Mark the seasons for him and for her
Once upon a time, in the falling snow
Up against the sky , made a silhouette show
England cries and she plays for him
Her chords entwined like a requiem
And though it's springtime and colour is new
In Regent's Park I will mourn for you
And I must be wise somehow
'Cos my heart's been broken down
It's so far to fall
It's so hard to climb
Nothing sadder I know
Than the passing of time
You won't forget me
You won't forget me
Like english trees in my garden
Summer's missed you my darling
All your crimes are forgiven
All your crimes are forgiven
I must be wise somehow
You won't forget me
You won't forget me
There's english trees in my garden
She Walked Her Way Down
(Neil Finn)
She walked her way down
It brought my mind back
From where I was trapped
How long will it take
For tension to break
Feel it sliding off
Shimmy like cloth
I left on the ground
She walked her way down
Brought my mind back
From where I was trapped
I picked up the trace
Of a scent I can't place
Remembering desire
Higher and higher
I lift off the ground
And I know what the answer is
And I'm happy to be here tonight
And when you're in the moment
Everything you want is right
Before she takes a step
She's waiting for the beat to arrive
But the drummer makes the same mistake...
And my eyes are on the shape
That is captured in the light
All went quiet on the floor
When she walked her way down
And we happen to be here tonight
And don't we make a beautiful sight
And when you're in the moment
Everything you want is right
And when you need her most
She's waiting for the beat to arrive
And contained by all the pressure
Everything you want to become
But the drummer always comes in late...
And my eyes are on the shape
That is captured in the light
And I want to feel her weightless grasp
Upon my heavy life
Transit Lounge
(Neil Finn)
Talk to her, that's right
It could mean more than you think
Talk to her, that's right
And you don't have to lose a thing
Leave the boots and saddle outside
And you could make her happy again
Laugh about the time
She threw the dinner at you
And in the coconut grove,
You can imagine the scene
Another bus unloads,
We're still waiting to leave
Talk to her, alright
Or you could make a murder begin
Breathe on her that's right
Once more, well you can be her friend
She's the one that knows
Where you're from and where you've been
What remains unsaid
Can leave you hanging inbetween
I spent a lot of time in the transit lounge
And I wasn't sure where I was going now
The papers I read were were all yesterday's news
Not 100% sure What I did with my shoes
Lying on the floor of the transit lounge
There'll be no announcements made
Better make sure you don't sleep too sound
There'll be no announcements made
Dream about the things you meant to do before you die
Break him out, the one who's waiting for his moment to shine
All the stupid things I said will haunt you, will linger, I guess
But in the coconut grove
You can imagine the scene
Another bus unloads
We're still waiting to leave
The camera flash goes off
See the tallest man alive
And thai massage his feet
Before his long plane ride
You're The One To Make Me Cry
(Neil Finn)
Who'll face the tide
And take their chances?
Will fasten the line
To broken branches
Adrift on the ocean in wild winter storms
I have to imagine things to keep myself warm
The night closing in, but not to worry
Told everyone I know, that I was sorry
And I heard them all singing
For comfort and peace
And in my confusion
Yeah I still believe
You are the one to make me cry
You are the one to take me home
Of all the people in my life
My thoughts keep returning to you
But consciousness is fading fast
Surrounded by signs that go on living
Make circles in time, the spiderweb spinning
But I have no illusions of where I am now
I'll let this wave take me and draw me down
You are the one to make me cry
You are the one to take me home
Of all the stories in your life
Only good things return to you
If i could only say the word
If you could hear me cry for help
I lift my head up to the sky
But the planes that were circling now have gone
People Are Like Suns
(Neil Finn)
Sweet madness, it must be wrong
What kind of fool imagines love
With all this going on?
Stars burning in the empty sky
And the city is aflame
With a million lights
And they come and they go
In the blink of an eye
People are like suns
Science will enable us to hear
To be crystal clear
To make diamonds in the shifting sand
Better take all the love that you got in a single hand
And they come and they go
In the fullness of time
People are like suns
They are burning up inside
People are like suns
Breathing into life
All that's good in us
To saints become
And they come, and they go
Yeah they come, and they go
People are like suns
People are like suns
And we'll go out tonight
Set the town alight
All fade into white
Stare Me Out
(Neil Finn)
There's a lizard crawling from a hole in the ground
He could see us coming every which way around
And his eyes were bugging
All the kissing and hugging, and the tears coming down
You can stare me out
Sad for me
You're smiling
Upon this earth I told him
You can do anything you want
A life is yours to own
There's a praying mantis on the piano now
He's looking straight at me like he's digging the sound
Now he's moving his head, and all the lights going red
I'm sure I've seen him before
And I've been through his door
You can stare me out
You're holding me
So tight
You're telling me
It's alright
It's like a restaurant
Where you can abuse the waiters
Or be nice with your mum
Move with your apron on
You could always stare me out
After all this time, you can stare me out
You always stare me out
Always stare me out
Always stare me out
Always stare me out
Lost Island
(Neil Finn)
Vampires wait to dance on my grave
Lawyers that gather around a disaster
Step on the gas, our glorious past
Is catching up with us and on the horizon
You can almost make out
The shape of a mouth
In the billowing clouds
Where the lost island is found
Child on my lap, taking a nap
Knowing that nothing can ever be stolen
And you paint the jug, paint it with love
As if you were the one girl who needed reminding
You can almost make out
The shape of a mouth
Where the rocks begin
That's where the lost island is
Some wait for the signs
But you'll always be my girl
Some diving off
Like birds from the rocks
You'll always be my girl
You can almost make out
The shape of a mouth
And the contours of Earth
And I promise you one day I will return.
So Dramatic
(Neil Finn)
You turned eleven in seventy nine
In plain dark paper the present arrived
Now the costume and make-up inside
Oooh, You're so dramatic
But is it wise to underline your eyes?
The main attraction, a star on your door
The call to action, and blood on the floor
You crave attention like never before
Ooh, You're so dramatic
But is it wise to underline your eyes?
For close behind you, the shadow of doubt
A crowd of people that follow you about
Oooh, you're so dramatic
But is it wise to underline your eyes?
And true, it's so run down
Can hardly raise it's head, it slowly dies.
And if you want to make it right, I...
Ooh you're so dramatic
And is it wise to underline your eyes?
And if you want to take the prize
You'll have to make a sacrifice
If you want like all the rest
A victim of your own success
And if you want to take the prize, I...