Oh, so fine
We were trying
Out of nowhere
Just in time
Let you take me
Deep down the river
Kiss the changes
That shape my life
Always
Left behind
All the tracks that
I could find
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
I was thinking got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what’s mine
Here we lie
Looking up to
Empty sky
And the promises we find
I’m not the first one
To ask why
Yeah, yeah
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All we ever try
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what’s mine
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what’s mine
"The Gift"
Oh, so fine
We were trying
Out of nowhere
Just in time
Let you take me
Deep down the river
Kiss the changes
That shape my life
Always
Left behind
All the tracks that
I could find
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
I was thinking got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what's mine
Here we lie
Looking up to
Empty sky
And the promises we find
I'm not the first one
To ask why
Yeah, yeah
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All we ever try
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
Do do do do do
Do do do do do
All these scars are mine
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what's mine
I was thinking
Got the feeling
The gift you gave
Is gonna last forever
All the lies you find
All the truth you see
Rise and fall
But I know what's mine
Now, put this song on the radio, don't say the name of the band and look for reactions. How many people will be thinking that this "new" band is good, I wonder...
In 1993 I was all over the shop. I just left school and was deep into drugs and fucked up toxic relationships. The lines "All these scars are mine" and "I was thinking. I was feeling. The gift you gave was gonna last forever." gave me a sort of awakening I really didn't acknowledge until later but did set a course for a more positive direction in my life. If those lines meant something to you - especially the scars line - then you'll know what I'm saying. Lessons learned. Accept and move on.
Thank you, Michael.
This should be compulsory art and English education. The weight behind the images, the power of the individual amongst the masses, the importance of standing up for what's right. Plus it's an amazing track, still, so many years on.