Comsat Angels were a post-punk band band (music) from Sheffield, England, active from 1978 to 1995. Their music has been described as "abstract pop songs with spare instrumentation, many of which were bleak and filled with some form of heartache." They have been credited as being an influence to current post-punk revival bands, such as Blacklist Blacklist (band) , Editors and Interpol Interpol (band) . The Comsat Angels toured heavily... [read more] - Zinger
The carpet it bluer then usual andThe rain hung in sheets from the skyShe couldn't think where to goSo she took a drink from the radioO-zone, O-zoneYou don't get everythingFrom a 3" speakerOnly the essentialsAll human...
- What Else?!
Here's something peculiarHere's something strangeHere's something which cannot be explainedShe waits around in the cold for hoursWon't let me say why I'm lateCome inside let's talk it overShe walks awayI had to...
- Not A Word
Not a word Not a word cos' you knowThat a word would give you awayNot a sightOr a sound 'cos you knowThat a sound would give you awayGive you awayI was just curiousI thought that you mightHave something to tellBut...
- Pictures
It wasn't out of crueltyI said goodbye today But the pictures were turning yellowI helped them on their wayThe wind picks up the piecesBlows them all aroundBreathe in the smoke,then breathe it outI tore out all the...
- It's History
You say you can't forgetAll those silly things that I didWell OK, but you know it's so long agoIt's history, it's historyThere's no future in a memoryStop holding on so stubbornlyJust let it go, it's historyI've lost...
- Don't/Look/Now
Now this is it!The point where it stopsThe fractions can't get any smallerThere still got much further to goCounting the minutes andChanging of the date
- Now I Know
Strange stories pass aroundLow voices speak so loudI thought that I knewNow I doWhen there's a space in what you knowAll kinds of thoughts appearIt's so easy to believe the worstWhen it's all you hearNow I knowNow I...
- Ju-Ju Money
Take a walk through the mirrored hallwaySee the prizes hanging thereYou can have anything you wantThey'd sell us down the riverWithout a second thoughtSo we'll just not get caughtJu-ju moneyFunny moneyMagic...
- More
More things than you have time forMore dreams than you can useThey fill up all the skyAnd fall into your eyesWhich ones today?It looks like somebody here is dreamingFunny things hanging in the airSome have namesSome...
- Birdman
Walking around I get tiredThe same sensations all the timeI want something no one sellsI'd rather be somewhere elseUp,up,up where the birds goUp,up,up where they flyUp,up,up like a birdmanUp,up,up like a birdDirty...
- Baby
I don't want to be your 'baby' I don't want to have to call for you It's not my fault don't blame me I won't be crawling around anymore You wrap me up Poor Chinese feet The clothes I wear The make me weak I'm not...
- Home Is The Range
Let's play this one for laughs...Let's make it never stop...If you catch it sinking in...Twist it back up to the top...All these homes and these gardens and the faces...Of The people, they're nothing, they're...
- On The Beach
As I ride the motor tideI look for somewhereAll I see is other faces,all I find is nowhereI'll like a place orsome space that no-one gets up toShe says "A town is just a town, full stop."but what does she know?Here...
- Total War
We walk the streets together,with smiles on our facesWe talk nice to each other,and we listen when we have toMaybe it's just over-rated,maybe I'm just isolatedWe walk the streets together,we walk the streets together...
- Real Story
Is it some kind of stupid jokeThe fictions that he speaksHe says there's another worldhaunting in the streetHe hears waves of the cars go by The city is a beachHe thinks he's in another placewhen he goes to sleepHe...
- Waiting For A Miracle
Sun sets over domes and spiresLike a magic circle,çit's over her head and under her tyresIt's incidental,but she only has time for essential dreamsSo she's still waiting 'cause it seems likethere's nothing in the...
- Maps Of The World
Graphs and grids and useless informationDotted red lines around all the nationsPurple squares are over populationYellow Lines are resource exploitationWhere do I live on this piece of paper?This means that and that...
- Missing In Action
Hello daily lifeI don't want to fight todayI surrenderI'll put my toys awayNo aliens cameI lost my little lightIt was so well explainedNow I'm getting older as I writeWhat's that sound?What's that light?What's that...
- Independence Day
A declarationOf the intentionTo stop extension into my airspaceI'll put the flags upPull up the anchorAnd then you'll know you're in a different placeAnd I can't stand up and I can't sit down'cause a great big problem...
- Postcard
There is a house in the pictureInside the house is a roomOnce round it is a short circuitWhen times are hard I think about youFour walls, one has a windowOne has a door, which I go out ofI just thought you'd like to...
- Monkey Pilot
Sometimes I feel out of control2,000 miles away you take a showerTo keep the fur at bay,I shave on the hour3 says I'll see you 4 says I won't5 days I'll go up tonightThe sun casts black shadows on the Pan-Am roofAnd...
- Light Years
Hours pass, distance growsWhere are you? Who knowsThere a place where you wereBit it seems so far from hereYears of lifeWaiting for what might have beenNo moreTale our friends raise them upKeep them safe for us
- Sleep No More
It's late but thereÂs no tirednessI can see the the city glowAnd I'm sure there must be somewhereWe can goLights cut through the centerAnd the darkness hides it's shapeI'd swear it almostCould be another placeWhen...
- Goat Of The West
He has played his biggest partHis country took him to his heartThe latest episode on the world wide screenAnd it's the worst one I've ever seenIt's so funnyDid you see what happenedIt's so funnyBut I'm not laughingHe...
- Red Planet
Point me at the red planetI want to get my hands on itMake sure I can take my carWhen I go to MarsWaiting 'round for my wings to healSit in the sand for a thousand daysI'm not scared of this crumbling landAs in my...
- Our Secret
Every boy and every girlAll round the worldLives in hopeOne world at one timeOne world onlyThat's the secretThey will never give it upIt's a secret butIt's not holyIt's in the bloodIt's in the atmosphereWe will never...
- Diagram
Here is expectionHere is a dreamThis is the way things should have beenAns it's so sad, so sad, so sadAbout the way things areSo sad, so sad, so sad, so sadSee his face, see his eyesFull of trust, so unwiseBuilt it...
- Darkest Parade
He looks upStraight aheadTheres something thereNow itÂs goneIs it a birdOr an aeroplaneJust like a thoughtItÂs thereThen itÂs goneOver seaAnd over sandIn the deserted heartOf a desert landRotor bladesLike a...
- Restless
The day is winding slowly backwardsIÂm trying to remember something she saidBut no sense remainsShe has chased it all awaySometimes these things are so hardTo sayBut maybe tomorrow weÂll talk again'Cos...
- Eye Dance
Was it my imagination,Working over time againOr did we make a strange connectionJust thenSome things are never spokenSome things are never doneBut if we could forget our mannersJust onceIf I asked you what would you...
- Be Brave
Can you hear it whispering?Can you hear it whispering?At the back of everything?Can you hear it whispering?Out of the dark, into the lightLooking for a way around itWhen it calls we wonÂt hearWe will shout and...
- Eye Of The Lens
I'm walking down a street where children playWhen they see me they run awayShe will not look at me, she won't say whyAnd when I ask her she just criesNo-one will talk to me, they turn to goTheir faces say there's...
- Nature Trails
What it is, heaven knows. Where the trail leads, well who can say?Pick up the scent, it's stuck to your skinBefore you know it the chase beginsNature trails, where she leadsLike a pet at her feetDon't be sad, you'll...
- A World Away
Push back the sheets,Rub the sleep from your eyesRaise your handAnd come out of your coverNo-one aroundBut the lights are still onSo let's walkThe bright highways togetherAnd we could be... We could be...We could...
- Alicia (Can You Hear Me?)
I tried to get to youBut the message didn't get throughIt's no surprise, it's nothing new'Cause there are people in betweenWho turn bright thoughts to icy coldThey say you've changedSay it isn't soCan you hear me,...
- Will You Stay Tonight?
Talking round in circlesTrying to find the perfect wordsBut they don't come to mindThey don't want to come to mindStaying away from the subjectHoping you might say it firstThere's a chance that you won'tThat I can't...
- Another World
See her face and the clothes she wears...See her smile and those eyes of hers...She must be living in another world...Another world...
- (Do The) Empty House
The roof is cracked and the rain is coming inThe floorboards creak and all the lights are dimI think this place is getting pretty grimDon't you?Don't you?There's no sense in staying when the premises are suspectI have...
- At Sea
It's such a shame...Things to do...All of the time...All of the time...And it would be nice to get away...For a little while...For a little while...Here it comes the changelike a wave not to sink but to save...The...
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