Lightyears US Gig Review
26 July 2007
PlayPhilly.com, a Philadelphia-based entertainment and listings magazine, has recently published a review of The Lightyears following the band’s US Tour in May: “I haven’t been this excited about British pop since I discovered The Beatles. The Lightyears, simply put, are incredible…”
Read the full article here.
This House Will Burn
2 July 2007
(Russell, Owens)
You left me nothing to lose
Falling out of my skin
I found that all this time
You’ve been lying to me
They left me battered and bruised
All these things that I’ve seen
Houses will burn down
And we will be torn at the seams
I’m taking everything back
I’m reclaiming the old city streets
I found that all this time
They’ve been waiting for me
They left me crawling and sick
All these things that I’ve seen
Houses will burn down
And we will be haunted by screams
Houses will burn down
And we will be torn at the seams
Now I talk in my sleep
I tell tales of daring and pain
All of my friends will be gathered in thundering rain
The truth is my sweetheart you’ll never see my face again
So you stand and you stare
If you think that I’m wrong, I don’t care
I’m pouring out all my heartbreak
But nothing is stirring inside
All that I ask for
Is some sign that I’m still alive
So I pour myself another black and white
And resign to settle in here for the night
I don’t care if you bring me back – just keep her safe from harm
And now I’m waiting for the call to bring my brothers home
Safe here in my arms
You left me nothing to lose
Nothing is real when there’s no one to hear you
In front of your eyes your whole life will come crashing
She will betray you as if you mean nothing
Painters will paint you a room that is flaming with fear
This house will burn down so please take me far, far from here
Brightest Star
1 July 2007
(Russell, Owens)
I’ve been waiting for an answer and I waited for you
But you never came home
I gave all the fire inside of me, I gave it to you
But you never came home
I’ve been waiting up for hours and sleep is coming soon
To my opening eyes
I’ve been bleeding all the chemistry coursing through my veins
So my desire won’t die
Show me strength and find me the energy
To let go my fear so that I can be free
Give me fire and give me smoke
Give me something I can wish for
Set me free don’t let me choke
Keep my heart beating
Give me thunder in the dark
Give me light enough to find you
Show me somewhere I can start
Don’t leave me reaching
Don’t leave me reaching
Or I will never be free
The sun is crawling over London and shining down on me
From an ebony sky
I’ve been lost and I’ve been wondering what this world could be
In a happier time
Lead me to the light I’ve been following
Then let go my hand so that I can be free
You’re the brightest star in the morning light
Good Time Back
1 July 2007
(Russell, Owens)
Get back and stay right back if you’ve got nothing to say
We used to blow the roof off every Saturday
Bring the good time back
Bring the good time back
This is my sweet return
Just give me money to burn
Gimme aid to communicate because I’m out and I don’t know
Just bring me way back up ‘cos I’ve been way down low
Bring the good time back
Bring the good time back
This is my sweet return
Just give me money to burn
Could take a lifetime to figure it out
Could take a lifetime wasted in doubt
Could take a lifetime to figure it out
So let’s bring the good time back
Let’s bring the good time back
Bring it all on back
Get back and stay right back if you’ve got nothing to say
We used to blow the roof off every Saturday
Bring the good time back
Bring the good time back
This is my sweet return
Just give me money to burn
Put The Gun Down
1 July 2007
(Lyons)
Well, that’s me on the pavement
Kicking my heels and digging the dirt
That’s you in the papers
Kick me when I’m down – it’s all I deserve
We’re one but we’re not the same
When you’re not catching my eye
But don’t say ‘no change today’
As you go and pass me by
It don’t make no sense
It don’t make no sense
Put the gun down
That’s me with my can in one hand
The other stretched out for more
And that’s you with your head in the clouds
Your feet firmly on the floor
We’re one but we’re not the same
Mistakes, I’ve made a few
Cos it seems like only yesterday
I was once just like you
Sleepless
1 July 2007
(Russell, Owens)
It floods my brain, again and again
The lines all change and my world stays the same
You see, your timing was so sweet
It brought me to my knees
Sleepless night, drowning me inside
I’m just the type to let you forget what you did
But it makes me sick, I feel so sick
Lord, please let me forget what you did
So tell me it’s a lie
And everything you said was just to make me hurt
Because I just can’t take this
Sleepless every night
I’m shut up in my bed
Spare me, let me go
It comes again, sleepless again
My heart is open wide
And inside, all the time I know
That you’re not coming home
Chorus
