Bell X1 — музыка, обогнавшая звук
Уже больше месяца у меня «вылёживаются» два диска ирландской группы Bell X1, которая получила своё название от имени экспериментального самолёта ВВС США с ракетным двигателем, специально предназначавшегося для исследований проблем сверхзвукового полёта. Между нами говоря, более неудачного названия для рок-группы придумать сложно, но даже это не смогло помешать ирландским музыкантам создать несколько шедевров, к которым я теперь порой возвращаюсь в те моменты, когда мне хочется услышать чистые звуки Гармонии.
Глупо пытаться выложить здесь все композции, которые мне нравятся, поэтому я дам несколько ссылок на YouTube, а дальше каждый решит сам, что делать с ними.
Eve, The Apple Of My Eye
You left it, I sent it
I want it back
You left it, I sent it
I want it backIf I had you here, I’d clip your wings
Snap you up and leave you sprawling on my pin
This plan of mine is oh so very lame
Can’t you see the grass is greener where it rainsYou left, I died,
I went and you cried
You came, I think
But I never really know
I’ve served my time
I’ve watched you climb
The wrong incline
But what do I knowAccept it, Don’t let it
Turn the screw
Accept it, And let it
Scream back at youNow this applies both equally to you and I
The only thing we share
Is the same sky
These empty metaphors
They’re all in vain
Like can’t you see the grass is greener where it rainsIn the garden Snake was a charmin’
And Eve said let’s give it a try
Now lead us not into temptation
But no matter how hard I try
When in the garden and
Snake is a charmin’
And Eve says let’s give it a try
Eve is the apple of my eyeAnd I lie behind you
And a cradle you in the palm of me
And I pat your hair down
I think will we sink or swim?
‘Cause we could do either on a whim
Rocky Took A Lover
He said ‘I wanna shine in the eye of Orion
But I drove my soul through the Black Hole!’
She said ‘What a wonderful way to wake me
You weren’t so nice last night
You’re such an asshole when you’re drunk’
He said ‘At least I’m OK in the mornings’He said ‘The three wise men came a long way
Following that pin hole in the sky
Yeah that one right there’
She said ‘I don’t believe in any old Jesus
If there was a God, then why is my arse
The perfect height of kicking?’He said ‘I’ll shine for you, I’ll burn for you
Yea I’ll shine for you, that’s what I’ll do’He said ‘They’re like headlights
In the rear view mirror
They’re closer that they seem
And from this gutter we’re still staring at the stars’
She said ‘Would ya go away and shite
Last night all you did was curse those stars
You said they sang to you of hope’He said ‘The sun gives life, and it takes it away
But like all the greats, it’ll burn out someday’
She said ‘I don’t mind, I don’t want to get bored
I don’t want to end up beached on this shore
I want to be that star’And then I can shine for you, and then I’ll burn for you.
I’ll shine for you. That’s what I’ll do.
I’ll See Your Heart And I’ll Raise You Mine
What’s with the angel
and what’s with the devil
They keep swapping shoulders
and I can’t tell which from which
«Will you be my Kriskindle?
Will you be my better nature?»
says one to the other
But I think they’re only showing offI caught them play poker
and I think it was the devil who said
«I’ll see your heart
and I’ll raise you mine»Yea, they keep swapping shoulders
I think there’s something going on
«Will you be my sweet pea?
Will you be the card up my sleeve?»
says one to the other
and this time they hold their gaze
for too longNow they’re playing poker
and this time it’s the angel who says
«I’ll see your heart
and I’ll raise you mine»This is the story of the angel
who played poker with the devil
in the Garden of Eden
before it all went pear shapedThey said
«I’ll see your heart
and I’ll raise you mine»
Light Catches Your Face
The dog-eared Disprin, in your handbag
A gathering of crumbs and, twenty fags
I’d steal some chewing gum, a few stray coins
I’m sure you noticed but didn’t much mindHaaah
And so it goes
HaaahHere I am, in the condiment aisle
I’m worried about my basil from isreal and new world wine
I need to lose these poses, reset my charms
To when I left the factory in your armsSinging haaah
Haaoh
And so it goes
But the words on the page start to swim
As light catches your face you’re smiling
This must be what all the fuss is aboutHaaoh
You’re trying to talk to me, all grateful and smiles
I’m glued to the TV giving one word replies
It’s small and shameful it’s a poor show
Beat myself up on the way home and go crying to my girlAnd so it goes
Yeah so it goes
Yeah so it goesBut the words on the page start to swim
As light catches your face you’re smiling
This must be what all the fuss is about X2
The Curtains Are Twitchin’ lyrics
The curtains are twitchin, this house is getting bored
The newborn is itchin to have a go at the cord
The curtains are twitchin by grubby little paws
that darken the stitching for a good gawk
The curtains are twitchin, and we can’t help but look
feed our bitchin at who gave and who took
The curtains are twitchin on these windows of the soul
Some call it blinking
eyes open, eyes closedAll these gestures, like flowers
feed ties and affections, like ours
my love, like oursThe curtains are twitchin, an involuntary tick
a nosey affliction, afraid of what you might miss
The curtains are twitchin at Mrs.Carey’s limp
a minor operation, or was she beaten by her pimp?
The curtains are twitchin at all who pout and preen
The director is screaming for less drama and more queen
The curtains are twitchin, please don’t pick me last
give me a star on my forehead, make me top of the classAll these gestures, like flowers
feed ties and affections, like ours
my love, like ours
Кстати, в iTunes Store в мае появился предварительный заказ на новый альбом группы Bell X1 Field Recordings (Live), который будет доступен для загрузки с 20.7.2012. Там же можно послушать треки этого замечательного альбома, полностью составленного из «живых» записей группы. Лично, я уже сделал заказ.