English Bands

"I've got a ticket to the moon. I'll be leaving here any day soon"

"As I gaze around at these strangers in town, I guess the only stranger is me. As I see what they've done to this place that was home, shame is all that I feel."

"We seem to have been the kiss of death for a lot of them [record labels]. As soon as we signed to them they went out of business."

"That's why we called ourselves I Am Kloot. We wanted a name that wasn't a commitment to anything in particular. We wanted to do loads of different things and we've always drawn from a big pool of music styles."

"'Sky At Night' was a beautiful lullaby of a record and it brought us a lot of new listeners, but people kept talking about the orchestration. I kept thinking, Fucking hell, man, it’s about the songs, not the xylophones! The idea behind this album [Let It All In] is to show that our songs can work when they’re stripped down, much like our first LP."

"People get very passionate about our band as their own little secret, and I can relate to that, ‘cause I used to feel a bit like that, and then if the band becomes very successful, then they can get a bit funny with you, can’t they?!"

"If wishes were horses then beggars would ride, and if critical plaudits were album sales I Am Kloot would be pulled along in carriages made of gold records that would make the Queen literally shit with envy. Really special."

"Outside of the three members of the band, Craig and Guy know what is Klootish and what isn’t Klootish better than anyone."

"I feel like an AA man sometimes. Wherever I go, people are pleased to see me."

"Because of all the different looks The Beatles had, I didn’t realise they were the same four people. I thought they were people from the land of “The Beatles” and the music was the music from that country."

"Johnny Bramwell from I Am Kloot is one of the four most talented songwriters this country has produced in the last ten years. Two out of these four have Irish surnames ...."

"Hide in your shell, cos the world is out to bleed you for a ride. What can you gain making your life a little longer?"

"While I am still living I've just got this to say: It's always up to you"

"Oh but Rosie, a girl with a strange kind of humor, Stupidly took in a rumor, Making her think that she'd lost, Double-crossed by a man who was dear, Very near to her."

"Nothing to show, for love has never been, Nothing to show, for love has never been, Nothing to show, for love has never been."

"Your poppa don't mind what you do or say. You can't surprise him any more. You don't believe in Heaven, like a good man should. Your poppa don't mind at all."

"Did your shadow ever speak to you? And did he say that something's wrong? Huddle figure on a lamp-let wall Never realized he cared at all Did he stop you going on?"

"Sometimes I wonder where my life is taking me Sometimes I wonder what they all expect of me Well there are days I can tell you quite honestly I've seen myself hanging up in the monastery 'Cause all that I have is this music Coming to me And all that I have is this rhythm Running through me"

"Know who you are There's a world wants to know you Know where to go There's a world wants to touch you Feel all you can Let your heart speak and guide you Don't be afraid Of the love deep inside you"

"It doesn't matter what I say You never listen anyway Just don't know what you're looking for Imagination's all I have But even then you say it's bad Just don't see why we disagree Casual conversations and how they bore me"

"I know that there's a reason why I need to be alone You've shown me there's a silent place that I can call my own Is it mine? Oh Lord, is it mine?"

"So you think you're a Romeo, Playing a part in a picture-show. Take the long way home. Take the long way home."

"Take a look at my girlfriend, She's the only one I got. Not much of a girlfriend, Never seem to get a lot. Take a jumbo across the water, Like to see America. See the girls in California, I'm hoping it's going to come true. But there's not a lot I can do."

"Goodbye stranger, it's been nice, hope you find your paradise Tried to see your point of view, hope your dreams will all come true Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane, will we ever meet again Feel no sorrow, feel no shame, come tomorrow, feel no pain."

"It was an early morning yesterday, I was up before the dawn. And I really have enjoyed my stay, But I must be moving on.Like a king without a castle, Like a queen without a throne, I'm an early morning lover And I must be moving on."

"There are times when all the world's asleep, The questions run too deep For such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned. I know it sounds absurd, Please tell me who I am."

"When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Oh joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, oh responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical."

"History recalls how great the fall can be While everybody's sleeping, the boats put out to sea. Borne on the wings of time, It seemed the answers were so easy to find. "Too late, " the prophets cry. "The island's sinking, let's take to the sky.""

"Sometimes I slowly drift away From all the dull routine that's with me every day A fantasy will come to me ... Guess I'll always have to be Living in a fantasy That's the way it's got to be From now on"

"Give a little bit Give a little bit of your love to me I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my love to you There's so much that we need to share So send a smile and show you care"

"When I was a small boy, Well, I could see the magic in a day, But, now I'm just a poor boy. Well, maybe it's the price you have to pay, If you lock your dreams away. If no-one wants to listen."

"Well, if my thoughts had wings, I'd be the bird that sings. I'd fly where love isn't shy, And everyone is willing to try."

"Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer, Well can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!"

"Just one year of love Is better than a lifetime alone One sentimental moment in your arms Is like a shooting star right through my heart It's always a rainy day without you I'm a prisoner of love inside you I'm falling apart all around you - yeah"

"Too much love will kill you If you can't make up your mind Torn between the lover And the love you leave behind You're headed for disaster 'Cos you never read the signs Too much love will kill you - every time."

"In these days of cool reflection (reflection) You come to me and everything seems alright In these days of cold affections You sit by me - and everything's fine.This could be heaven for everyone This world could be fed, this world could be fun This could be heaven for everyone This world could be free, this world could be one."

"I was born to love you With every single beat of my heart Yes, I was born to take care of you Every single day of my life."

"Why don't you take another little piece of my heart Why don't you take it and break it And tear it all apart? All I do is give And all you do is take Baby why don't you give me A brand new start?"

"I'm taking my ride with destiny Willing to play my part Living with painful memories Loving with all my heart."

"Empty spaces - what are we living for Abandoned places - I guess we know the score On and on, does anybody know what we are looking for... Another hero, another mindless crime Behind the curtain, in the pantomime Hold the line, does anybody want to take it anymore The show must go on The show must go on, yeah Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking But my smile still stays on."

"Those were the days of our lives. Bad things in life were so few. Those days are all gone now, but one thing's still true. When I look, and I find, I still love you."

"Sometimes I get to feelin' I was back in the old days - long ago When we were kids, when we were young Things seemed so perfect - you know? The days were endless, we were crazy - we were young The sun was always shinin' - we just lived for fun Sometimes it seems like lately - I just don't know The rest of my life's been - just a show."

"I can't live with you But I can't live without you I can't let you stay Oh but I can't live if you go away I don't know just how it goes All I know is I can't live with you Yeah, I'm having a hard time I'm walking a fine line Between hope and despair You may think that I don't care But I travelled a long road to Get a hold of my sorrow I tried to catch a dream But nothing's what it seems Love is saying baby it's all right When deep inside you're really petrified."

"And you're rushing headlong you've got a new goal And you're rushing headlong out of control And you think you're so strong But there ain't no stopping no there's nothin' You can do about it."

"When the outside temperature rises And the meaning is oh so clear One thousand and one yellow daffodils Begin to dance in front of you - oh dear Are they trying to tell you something? You're missing that one final screw You're simply not in the pink my dear To be honest you haven't got a clue I'm going slightly mad."

"While we live according to race, colour or creed While we rule by blind madness and pure greed Our lives dictated by tradition, superstition, false religion Through the eons and on and on.Oh, yes, we'll keep on trying, yeah We'll tread that fine line Oh oh we'll keep on trying Till the end of time."

"Scandal - now you've left me all the world's gonna know Hey scandal, they're gonna turn our lives into a freak show They'll see the heart-ache, they'll see our love break They'll hear me pleading, we'll say for God's sakes Over and over and over again."

"Breakthru, these barriers of pain Breakthru, yeah, to the sunshine from the rain Make my feelings known towards you Turn my heart inside and out for you now Somehow I have to make this final breakthru."

"Every drop of rain that falls the Sahara Desert says it all It's a miracle. All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal That's a miracle. Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and gone It's a miracle We're having a miracle on Earth, mother nature does it all for us. The wonders of this world go on The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Captain Cook and Cain and Abel Jimi Hendrix and The Tower of Babel It's a miracle It's a miracle It's a miracle The one thing we're all waiting for Is peace on earth and an end to war It's a miracle we need The miracle"

"Here we are, born to be kings We're the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting to survive In a world with the darkest powers, heh And here we are, we're the princes of the universe Here we belong, fighting for survival We've come to be the rulers of you all."