A beautiful, catchy melody; chords and keys like sunshine; poignant lyrics and Steve at his most defiant/vulnerable. The chorus sounds almost as if it could be "I tried, I tried, I tried..."

Home Is The Range

Hard as f@#!k rock! I don't think your granny would like this one... "This song displays our fascination with NOISE (it has to be relevant noise though)..."

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 nothing...

They're nothing to what we can do now...

We are not hard to get, we aren't a hard target...

Let's play this one for laughs...

In any place at any time...

Some things you never know...

We watch the weather change at home to ground zero...

All these book and this talk...

And these silly little social diversions...

All the food will be poisoned...

All the money-no food for anything...

If you catch him crying-just tell him...

If you catch him crying again, just tell him he's...

Got to swallow it...

You can't stop crying just remember, just remember...

We are not hard to get, we aren't a hard target...

Let's play this one for laughs...

Ice Sculpture

Struck by the sight

I suppose I was hypnotised

I took a hint

And built it all up in my mind

 

I thought we were dealing

In diamonds and pearls

Now the sparkle is gone

And the outline is blurred

Ice sculpture melts

But I won't forget you, girl  

I looked at my watch

Then I looked in your eyes

Some vague design

Started to crystalise  

I thought that we had

All the time in the world

But the colours have run

And the weather has turned

Ice sculpture melts

But I won't forget you, girl  

Ice sculpture melts

But I won't forget you, girl

I Know That Feeling

I know that feeling

Just now it crossed my mind

There could be something more to this

Than you've said so far

Though you're careful what you say

It's seems to me a different voice is calling

It's hard to read between the lines

Subtle hint and signs that i'm sure I saw and

If i'm not exactly right at least I know the language you are talking

Give it a name but don't colour it blue

Don't waste time trying to give it a meaning

There's no need to explain cos I think I can tell

I know that feeling, I know that feeling so well

Looking right into your eyes I see something there thats familiar

Something that I won't describe not until I get to know you better

I won't force your hand or make you do anything

That you don't want to but as we've come this far tonight

It would be a shame to go no further

I'm Falling

A reggae beat underlies this poppy offering. Even your Mum would like this one!

I never thought this could happen

I never thought I could feel this way

Until this strange reaction today

You give me a strange sensation

In a place that has no name

Something tells me I'll never feel the same

Now it's all changed

I'm falling, falling

Falling, falling

I'm falling, falling

Falling, falling

I began to slip - I did not know what was coming next

Even so I was not prepared for this...

I used to think nothing mattered

Now I see possibilities

You showed a new direction to me

And it's all changed

Independence Day

A military drum beat and bugle-like keys tell you this is going to be a serious one. When the vocals begin, sure enough, the proud, defiant song starts to take off, with a carefully restrained melody that breaks in the second chorus, soaring into a a glorious, generous, dramatic burst of energy that made my blood go cold the first time I heard it and every time since.

This is probably the most popular Comsat track; it's usually cited as the one that most fans remembered/noticed first. The 1984/Land version is the Comsat's own favourite, and mine too; it's got a more powerful sound to it. There is no doubting it is a classic.

A declaration

Of the intention

To stop extension into my airspace

I'll put the flags up

Pull up the anchor

And then you'll know you're in a different place

And I can't stand up and I can't sit down

'cause a great big problem stop me in my tracks

I can't relax 'cause I haven't done a thing

and I can't do a thing 'cause I can't relax

You've got your habits

I've got my customs

I'm sure you know it's got to be this way

No hesitation

And in the future

We'll celebrate on Independence Day

And I can't stand up and I can't sit down

'cause a great big problem stop me in my tracks

I can't relax 'cause I haven't done a thing

And I can't do a thing 'cause I can't relax

Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Hang out the flags ring in the new,

We should be dancing on the city streets

I kmow the tune, I know the words,

My mouth is open but I cannot speak

And I can't stand up and I can't sit down

'cause a great big problem stop me in my tracks

I can't relax 'cause I haven't done a thing

And I can't do a thing 'cause I can't relax

Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Island Heart

A dazzling, bombastic, exotic track

Genie in a light brown bottle a little bitter in asides

She's fishing where the coast is not so clear

A ship in the night is putting out to sea

And it could be coming -

- could be coming -

- could be coming here

It's not her maiden voyage but she floats across the floor

Doesn't want to wait and see what gets washed ashore

Will you sail to this island heart?

Will you sail to this island heart?

I'd never heard that kind of thing in my whole life before

Maybe it's a code that I don't know

I hope the next one's plain sailing 'cause this one's on the rocks

And the tide is coming -

- tide is coming

- tide is coming in

She's a skin diver looking for the treasure chest

I'd really like to guide her but she's out of her depth

Will you sail to this island heart?

Will you sail to this island heart?

Set sail ...

Flicking through the letters on the doormat today

Looks like there's a postcard from abroad

'The weather's fine here, but you know the rest,

'And you didn't pass -

- didn't pass -

- didn't pass the test!'

Palm trees sway gently as a breeze blows from the sea

Now I don't think it's such a bad place to be

A million stars light up the island night

But the sand gets in my eyes sometimes

Will you sail to this island heart?

Will you sail to this island heart?

Will you sail

Will you sail

Will you sail to this island ... heart?

It's History

"intended as a comment on the double standard - the girls know what I mean - but maybe a bit too subtle...."

You say you can't forget...

All those silly things that I did...

Well OK, but you know it's so long ago...

It's history, it's history...

There's no future in a memory...

Stop holding on so stubbornly...

Just let it go it's history....

I've lost count of the number...

Of times I have apologised to you...

Yet you say it's not enough...

But what more can I do...

It's history, it's history...

There's no future in a memory...

Stop holding on so stubbornly...

Just let it go it's history...

It history, it's history

There's no future in a memory...

Stop holding on so stubbornly...

Just let it go it's history...

Ju-Ju Money

Take a walk through the mirrored hallway

See the prizes hanging there

You can have anything you want

They'd sell us down the river

With out a second thought

So we'll just not get caught

Ju-ju money - funny money - magic money

Forget those lies you worship

Forget those big ideas

Money is a saner objective

They'd sell us down the river

With out a second thought

So we'll just not get caught

Ju-ju money - funny money - magic money

We turn it over in our hands and

Tilt the face into the light

It shines so bright it mesmerises

Ju-ju money - funny money - magic money