"This Light Is for the World"
Universal Hall (2003)
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Universal Hall (2003)
Source: "I've Lived Here Before" (co-written with Liam Ó Maonlaí)
"I've Lived Here Before" (co-written with Liam Ó Maonlaí)
Universal Hall (2003)
"The Whole Of The Moon"
This Is the Sea (1985)
"The Whole Of The Moon"
This Is the Sea (1985)
“Some say the Gods are just a myth
but guess Who I've been dancing with…
The Great God Pan is alive!”
"The Return Of Pan"
Dream Harder (1993)
Mike Scott Quotes about the world
"This Light Is for the World"
Universal Hall (2003)
“A metaphor for seeing God's signature in the world.”
An indication of what he meant by the term "The Big Music" of a Waterboys song, a phrase which came to be applied to the group's early musical style, and that of a few other bands, as quoted in "Pieces of eighties" by John Robinson, in The Guardian (23 April 2004) http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/apr/24/popandrock1 <br class="br">Variant: <br class="br">A metaphor for seeing God's vision in the world. <br class="br">As quoted in "The Making Of... The Waterboys’ The Whole Of The Moon", in Uncut (June 2013) http://www.uncut.co.uk/the-waterboys/the-making-of-the-waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moon-feature
“I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
that it may be born again on another world.”
"Universal Hall" (co-written with Steve Wickham)
Universal Hall (2003)
Context: I sacrifice my power on the altar of your love
that it may be born again on another world.
Come friend, let us climb the winding flights of stairs
through the narrow door into the chamber bare
a single candle burns as we seat ourselves
words take form in our minds and repeat themselves :
"My beloved and I are one…"
"Universal Hall" (co-written with Steve Wickham)
Universal Hall (2003)
“You are an eternal being of love
you are the light of the world.”
"E.B.O.L."
Universal Hall (2003)
Mike Scott Quotes
“He made all Manhattan shake
and every street and sidewalk quake”
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: He made all Manhattan shake
and every street and sidewalk quake
his stratocaster caused the mighty Empire State
to vibrate
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: He did a forty-two minute
cosmic rise in future shocks
Star Spangled Banner
in the back of CBGB's He stopped every clock in New York state
and every heart that heard him
and time itself was beaten and confused
and fell lamb-like under the spell of his
fabulous flashing fingers He played an encore at the Bitter End
a heartburst Little Wing
even the waiters cried
and then we fell outside
and in the dusty dawn of Bleeker street
a sweet rain fell
and Jimi died.
“He did a forty-two minute
cosmic rise in future shocks”
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: He did a forty-two minute
cosmic rise in future shocks
Star Spangled Banner
in the back of CBGB's He stopped every clock in New York state
and every heart that heard him
and time itself was beaten and confused
and fell lamb-like under the spell of his
fabulous flashing fingers He played an encore at the Bitter End
a heartburst Little Wing
even the waiters cried
and then we fell outside
and in the dusty dawn of Bleeker street
a sweet rain fell
and Jimi died.
“You're trying to make sense
of something that you just don't see”
"This Is The Sea"
This Is the Sea (1985)
Context: You're trying to make sense
of something that you just don't see
You're trying to make sense now
and you know you once held the key
But that was the river
this is the sea.
“I wanted the whole thing to sound like a carnival.”
As quoted in in Uncut (July 2008) http://www.uncut.co.uk/the-waterboys/the-making-of-the-waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moon-feature <br class="br">Context: I recorded "…Moon" on my own with a drum machine, then brought musicians in as they were needed. It's about a person who has a spectacular, meteor-like rise, but burns out or dies young. Though the song ain't about him, the nearest equivalent would be Hendrix. Adding a list of all the things the hero/heroine saw raised the emotional temperature. The final chorus now had an extra fatefulness. To express this I inserted "you came like a comet, blazing your trail", then a "comet", a firework sample from a BBC sound effects record. That sweetly collided with Anthony's sax solo, so that it sounds as if the sax erupts from the comet itself. Magic like that just happens. … The Beatles' "Penny Lane" influenced the trumpet break — the sudden injection of super-fresh, bright and clear horns, a sound of optimism and clarity. Bowie's "Fame" inspired the final descending vocal, thought up and sung by Karl. I wanted the whole thing to sound like a carnival.
“She is everywhere and noplace
Like a breath or like a wind”
"Church Not Made With Hands"
A Pagan Place (1984)
Context: She is everywhere and noplace
Like a breath or like a wind
she moves among men
They would seek to hold her as a prize
But she is in the shadows,
the ocean and the sand
She is everywhere and noplace,
Her church not made with handsUncontained by man.
“I dreamed about Jimi Hendrix
he came back for one day”
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: I dreamed about Jimi Hendrix
he came back for one day
was born weepin' out of an egg
the mid-wife said
and straight away began to pray
with lifted head
“I have drowned
in the big sea
now I find I'm still alive”
"The Big Music"
This Is the Sea (1985)
Context: I have drowned
in the big sea
now I find I'm still alive
And I'm coming up forever
shadows all behind me
ecstacy to come
“It's about a person who has a spectacular, meteor-like rise, but burns out or dies young.”
As quoted in in Uncut (July 2008) http://www.uncut.co.uk/the-waterboys/the-making-of-the-waterboys-the-whole-of-the-moon-feature <br class="br">Context: I recorded "…Moon" on my own with a drum machine, then brought musicians in as they were needed. It's about a person who has a spectacular, meteor-like rise, but burns out or dies young. Though the song ain't about him, the nearest equivalent would be Hendrix. Adding a list of all the things the hero/heroine saw raised the emotional temperature. The final chorus now had an extra fatefulness. To express this I inserted "you came like a comet, blazing your trail", then a "comet", a firework sample from a BBC sound effects record. That sweetly collided with Anthony's sax solo, so that it sounds as if the sax erupts from the comet itself. Magic like that just happens. … The Beatles' "Penny Lane" influenced the trumpet break — the sudden injection of super-fresh, bright and clear horns, a sound of optimism and clarity. Bowie's "Fame" inspired the final descending vocal, thought up and sung by Karl. I wanted the whole thing to sound like a carnival.
“There’s a day to deny and a day to decry
and a day for the man the wind at his heels!”
"The Man With The Wind At His Heels" · Video at YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWrkveqkkQk <br class="br">Book of Lightning (2007) <br class="br">Context: There’s a day to ride thumb on a thunderhead<br>There’s a day to make fantasy real<br>There’s a day to deny and a day to decry<br>and a day for the man the wind at his heels!
"The Christ in You" · Video at YouTube (with images from Findhorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSX6Yz6QE7M) <br class="br">Universal Hall (2003)
"The Return of Jimi Hendrix"
Dream Harder (1993)
Context: He was young and black and beautiful
big eyed, perfect skin an'
he played my guitar like a lightning storm
like twirlin' feathers in the wind
he could make it sound like the end of the world
a fire, the flick of a knife
he could squeeze it slow and masterful
like the hand that brought the world to life
"Church Not Made With Hands"
A Pagan Place (1984)
Context: She is everywhere and noplace
Like a breath or like a wind
she moves among men
They would seek to hold her as a prize
But she is in the shadows,
the ocean and the sand
She is everywhere and noplace,
Her church not made with handsUncontained by man.
"The Whole of the Moon" · Video at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TON3PORRDQ <!-- Lower res link Video at Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNTmjlf1vI --> <br class="br">This Is the Sea (1985)
"Ain't No Words for the Things I'm Feeling"
Universal Hall (2003)
“I pictured a rainbow
you held it in your hands
I had flashes
but you saw the plan”
"The Whole of the Moon" · Video at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TON3PORRDQ <!-- Lower res link Video at Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNTmjlf1vI --> <br class="br">This Is the Sea (1985) <br class="br">Context: I pictured a rainbow<br>you held it in your hands<br>I had flashes<br>but you saw the plan<br>I wandered out in the world for years<br>you just stayed in your room<br>I saw the crescent<br>You saw the whole of the moon.
“every breath is yours, beloved
every breath is yours”
"Every Breath Is Yours"
Universal Hall (2003)
“How long will I love you?
As long as stars are above you
And longer if I can”
"How Long Will I Love You?" · Mike Scott performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diRfsQ0FITA · Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney & Ben Coleman cover version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQop_qs4xV4 used in the film About Time (2013) <br class="br">Room to Roam (1990)
“I feel you move me
in such sweet silence
always dancing, always dancing
never ever getting tired”
"Always Dancing, Never Getting Tired"
Universal Hall (2003)
"The Return Of Pan"
Dream Harder (1993)
"I've Lived Here Before" (co-written with Liam Ó Maonlaí)
Universal Hall (2003)
“Seek the light
find the light
feel the light
be the light.”
"Seek the Light" (co-written with May East and Craig Gibsone)
Universal Hall (2003)
“Come with me on a journey beneath the skin
We will look together for the Pan within.”
"The Pan Within"
This Is the Sea (1985)
“Once you were tethered
now you are free
That was the river
this is the sea.”
"This Is The Sea"
This Is the Sea (1985)
“How long will I want you?
As long as you want me to
And longer by far”
"How Long Will I Love You?"
Room to Roam (1990)
“I have heard
the big music
and I'll never be the same
something so pure
just called my name.”
"The Big Music"
This Is the Sea (1985)
“The stars are alive and nights like these
were born to be sanctified by you and me.”
"The Pan Within"
This Is the Sea (1985)
Book of Lightning (2007) <br class="br">Source: "The Man With The Wind At His Heels" · Video at YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozofHLXORsw
