electronic :: songs

(marr, sumner and bartos)

i’d satisfy your every wish
but i can’t be a part of this
you’ll never forgive me
but what do i care?

i’d like to stay but it can’t be
it’s kind of juvenile of me
there’s something i’m missing
why can’t we agree?

i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on
i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on

i know i tried to change my mind
so much of you i can’t define
whenever you’re near me
whatever you do

i’d fall apart when you’re not there
i couldn’t leave, i wouldn’t dare
you’re always within me
whatever you do

i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on
i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on

i lied to you, it was a sin
so please forgive me once again
i’ll never betray you
as long as you’re there

i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on
i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on

i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on
i heard this sound for a thousand years
such a sad song, it goes forever on

album version—4:46

raise the pressure

although raise the pressure is more than enjoyable to listen to from beginning to end, the parts are quite clearly greater than the whole. how long is a good example of this—with its breathless pop momentum it works well as the penultimate track, yet has little in the way of lasting potency in relation to what’s come before, unlike some distant memory or flicker. still, taken on its own merits it’s great, the only questionable elements being marr’s over-grungy guitar sound and one too many choruses.