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2. Walk Away (3.41)
3. Hollow (5.09)
4. Human Zoo (4.41)
5. A Hard Row (4.34)
6. Volcano (3.48)
7. I Go To Sleep (1.56)
Volcano
So many things you never show
But behind your eyes teardrops explode
So much weeping, so much weeping,
so much weeping,
I can taste the salt upon your skin
But the sulphur burns you from within,
It’s another lesson learned,
another lesson learned the hard way.
So many words you never say
Silent and tongue-tied gives you away
So much screaming, so much screaming,
so much screaming
Oh, you’re screaming in your dreams
Where the sulphur burns I feel you bleed
It’s another lesson learned,
another lesson learned the hard way.
[Falling in love is easy, it’s staying there that’s hard
Too many empty promises, too many broken hearts
And when the earth moves are you sure that you can cope?
Can you hang on to your dreams, hold on to your hope]
So many things you’re afraid to give
Live to share and learn to share to live
So much weeping, so much weeping,
so much weeping
I can taste the fear upon your skin,
Where the sulphur burns you from within
The hardest lesson learned,
the hardest lesson learned the hard way.
Words: Jamie Music: Jamie and Evelyn
copyright © evelyn downing and jamiefield, 29th december, 2003
'Volcano' is unusual in that the lyrics were written before anything else. There's a song called 'Eve's Volcano' on Julian Cope's 'Saint Julian' album and Jamie had long wanted to write a song called 'Volcano' for Evelyn to sing. Strange the things that can spark a song! Once you know there's a Julian Cope connection, you'll probably spot some other lyrical nods in his direction.
Jamie wrote the words over Christmas at his parent's house in Kent, then worked on the music with Evelyn on his return to Kington. The original musical concept was just to have percussion and vocals - that wasn't the way it ended up of course, but the percussion and vocals are both immensely powerful elements within the piece.