Do you see that young pretender With the tear marks on his face His dark eyes burning when he talks I knew him in his splendour I've known him in disgrace Who'll cut him down from this rock He says bring me my horses My symbols and my wheels And we'll speak with our souls for a while 'Cause I'm sick and I'm torn And I long to be healed And the truth's been too long out of style In my time on this earth I will speak the secret In my time on earth I will tell what is true In my time on earth I will say what the heart knows In my time on earth I will say I am you I'm so tired of the sound My old fingers make As they tease and torment my guitar And the man on my screen Is an actor and a fake Yet he preens like a golden superstar I cried in her arms When the darkening day was done And I smelt the burning city in her hair And the word on the tips Of a thousand million tongues Went unspoken While a lie sped everywhere In my time on this earth I will speak the secret In my time on earth I will tell what is true In my time on earth I will say what the heart knows In my time on earth I will say I am you Now November is here With its carpet of leaves And the songs of the dead fill my ears All the champions are fallen All the heroes are deceived And the world they made has disappeared So let's tell it like is, man Let's nail it on the line Let's be clean with our tongues from here on in For we're deep in the heart Of the enemy's design Just waiting for the breakout to begin In my time on this earth I will speak the secret In my time on earth I will tell what is true In my time on earth I will say what the heart knows In my time on earth I will say I am you In my time on earth I will say I am you In my time on earth I will say I am you
Mike Scott is truly a treasure- and way under appreciated. Tremendous musician and Waterboys an incredible band. Hard to believe this is a live performance. Brilliant
@@janslowhand1684 Yes, they have a huge following, but I don't think they are given enough media time for whatever reason. Have you checked out The Waterboys website, and their invitation to join Patreon?
@@rosgillan9002 Yes I did. I also follow Mike's Twitter account but unfortunately I still hesitate . . Maybe I shoud start New Year on a high note and eventuall join in.
Released in late 2019, I hope this song helped people who lost loved ones in what was to be a death-stricken 2020. This song is slightly reminiscent of Lou Reed's Coney Island Baby.
Total, utter genius!!
Un testo meraviglioso
Do you see that young pretender
With the tear marks on his face
His dark eyes burning when he talks
I knew him in his splendour
I've known him in disgrace
Who'll cut him down from this rock
He says bring me my horses
My symbols and my wheels
And we'll speak with our souls for a while
'Cause I'm sick and I'm torn
And I long to be healed
And the truth's been too long out of style
In my time on this earth
I will speak the secret
In my time on earth
I will tell what is true
In my time on earth
I will say what the heart knows
In my time on earth
I will say I am you
I'm so tired of the sound
My old fingers make
As they tease and torment my guitar
And the man on my screen
Is an actor and a fake
Yet he preens like a golden superstar
I cried in her arms
When the darkening day was done
And I smelt the burning city in her hair
And the word on the tips
Of a thousand million tongues
Went unspoken
While a lie sped everywhere
In my time on this earth
I will speak the secret
In my time on earth
I will tell what is true
In my time on earth
I will say what the heart knows
In my time on earth
I will say I am you
Now November is here
With its carpet of leaves
And the songs of the dead fill my ears
All the champions are fallen
All the heroes are deceived
And the world they made has disappeared
So let's tell it like is, man
Let's nail it on the line
Let's be clean with our tongues from here on in
For we're deep in the heart
Of the enemy's design
Just waiting for the breakout to begin
In my time on this earth
I will speak the secret
In my time on earth
I will tell what is true
In my time on earth
I will say what the heart knows
In my time on earth
I will say I am you
In my time on earth
I will say I am you
In my time on earth
I will say I am you
Soul, beauty, transcendence, heart. Everything everyone's saying.
So moving. The last song Rita Houston chose to play in her final WFUV show.
Nice that someone remembers Rita Houston, she played the best music....
Mike Scott is truly a treasure- and way under appreciated. Tremendous musician and Waterboys an incredible band. Hard to believe this is a live performance. Brilliant
tears running down my face.
Perfect song!!
A deep deep song for our times, beautiful and heart-rending
Shame only few of us know about this band and this song
@@janslowhand1684 Yes, they have a huge following, but I don't think they are given enough media time for whatever reason.
Have you checked out The Waterboys website, and their invitation to join Patreon?
@@rosgillan9002 Yes I did. I also follow Mike's Twitter account but unfortunately I still hesitate . . Maybe I shoud start New Year on a high note and eventuall join in.
@@janslowhand1684 I can't recommend Patreon highly enough - it's fun and informative and especially good when we can't go to live concerts
The tears; they burn.
Great Band, Great Song Lyrics, Great Talent x
Released in late 2019, I hope this song helped people who lost loved ones in what was to be a death-stricken 2020.
This song is slightly reminiscent of Lou Reed's Coney Island Baby.
Brilliant. Great band. Great sound
What a great great great song. I love you God. There couldn't be a song like that without God
There is No God
Now you have me introducing this to my mother
Mike, you were keen to ''speak the secret'' in your time on this earth. Where have you been this last 18 months? Do it asap, please.
Lindo 💛
Brilliant ❤️👏👏👏
Brilliant
So underrated !
Yep
Love you mike
🙏🏻
Medicine.