B i o g r a p h y (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Portishead may not have invented trip-hop, but they were among the first to popularize it, particularly in America. Taking their cue from the slow, elastic beats that dominated Massive Attack's Blue Lines and adding elements of cool jazz, acid house, and soundtrack music, Portishead created an atmospheric, alluringly dark sound. The group wasn't as avant-garde as Tricky, nor as tied to dance traditions as Massive Attack; instead, it wrote evocative pseudo-cabaret pop songs that subverted their conventional structures with experimental productions and rhythms of trip-hop. As a result, Portishead appealed to a broad audience — not just electronic dance and alternative rock fans, but thirtysomethings who found techno, trip-hop, and dance as exotic as worldbeat. Before Portishead released their debut album, Dummy, in 1994, trip-hop's broad appeal wasn't apparent, but the record became an unexpected success in Britain, topping most year-end critics polls and earning the prestigious Mercury Music Prize; in America, it also became an underground hit, selling over 150,000 copies before the group toured the U.S. Following the success of Dummy, legions of imitators appeared over the next two years, but Portishead remained quiet as they worked on their second album. Named after the West Coast shipping town where Geoff Barrow grew up, Portishead formed in Bristol, England, in 1991. Prior to the group's formation, Barrow had worked as a tape operator at the Coach House studio, where he met Massive Attack. Through that group, he began working with Tricky, producing the rapper's track for the Sickle Cell charity album. Barrow also wrote songs for Neneh Cherry's Homebrew, though only "Somedays" appeared on the record. Around the time of Portishead's formation, he had begun to earn a reputation as a remix producer, working on tracks by Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Gabrielle, and Depeche Mode. Barrow met Beth Gibbons, who had been singing in pubs, in 1991 on a job scheme. Over the next few years, the pair began writing music, often with jazz guitarist Adrian Utley, who had previously played with both Big John Patton and the Jazz Messengers.
Before releasing a recording, Portishead completed the short film To Kill a Dead Man, an homage to '60s spy movies. Barrow and Gibbons acted in the noirish film and provided the soundtrack, which earned the attention of Go! Records. By the fall, Portishead had signed with Go! and their debut album, Dummy, was released shortly afterward. Dummy was recorded with engineer Dave MacDonald, who played drums and drum machines, and guitarist Utley, who rounded out Portishead's lineup. Both Barrow and Gibbons were media-shy — the vocalist refused to participate in any interviews — which meant that the album received little attention outside of the weekly U.K. music press, which praised the album and its two singles, "Numb" and "Sour Times," heavily. Soon, Go! and Portishead had developed a clever marketing strategy based on the group's atmospheric videos that began to attract attention. Melody Maker, Mixmag, and The Face named Dummy as 1994's album of the year, and early in 1995, "Glory Box" debuted at number 13 without any radio play. Around the same time, "Sour Times" entered regular rotation on MTV in America. Within a few weeks, Dummy and "Sour Times" were alternative rock hits in the U.S. Back in the U.K., the album had crossed over into the mainstream, becoming a fixture in the British Top 40. In July, the record won the Mercury Music Prize for Album of the Year, beating highly touted competition from Blur, Suede, Oasis, and Pulp. Following the Mercury Music Prize award, Barrow retreated to Coach House to begin work on Portishead's second album. The self-titled record finally appeared in September 1997. The live PNYC followed late the next year.
Mysterons Sour times Strangers It could be sweet Wandering star It's a fire Numb Roads Pedestal Biscuit Glory box
Cowboys All mine Undenied Half day closing Over Humming Mourning air Seven months Only you Elysium Western eyes
Silence Hunter Nylon Smile The Rip Plastic We Carry On Deep Water Machine Gun Small Magic Doors Threads
The Lyrics for the first two albums are written by Beth Gibbons HERSELF. Thanx to her who corrected all our mistakes.
Dummy
Mysterons
Inside your pretending, Crimes have been swept aside, Somewhere, where they can forget. Divine upper reaches, Still holding on, This ocean will not be grasped. All for nothing Did you really want, Did you really want, Did you really want, Did you really want. Refuse to surrender, Strung out until ripped apart, Who dares, who dares to condemn All for nothing Did you really want, Did you really want, Did you really want, Did you really want. Sour times To pretend no one can find, The fallacies of morning rose, Forbidden fruit, hidden eyes, Courtesies that I despise in me Take a ride, take a shot now. ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you do. Covered by the blind belief, That fantasies of sinful screens, Bear the facts, assume the dye, End the vows no need to lie, enjoy, Take a ride, take a shot now. ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you do. Who oo am I, what and why? ‘Cause all I have left is my memories of yesterday, Ohh these sour times. ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you do. After time the bitter taste, Of innocence decent or race, Scattered seed, buried lives, Mysteries of our disguise revolve, Circumstance will decide. ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you do ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you ‘Cause nobody loves me, It's true, Not like you do Strangers
Oh, can anybody see the light Where the morn meets the dew And the tide rises Did you realise no one can see inside your view Did you realise forwhy this sight belongs to you Oh, just set aside your fears of life With the sole desire Done it warning Done in now This ain't real On in this side Done it warning Done in now This ain't real On in this side Done it warning Done in now This ain't real Done it warning Done in now This ain't real On in this side Oh, can anybody see the light Where the morn meets the dew And the tide rises Did you realise no one can see inside your view Did you realise, forwhy this sight belongs to you It could be sweet
I don't want to hurt you, No reason have I but fear, And I ain't guilty of crimes accused me of, But I'm guilty of fear. I'm sorry to remind, You but I'm scared of what we're creating, This life ain't fair. You don't get something for nothing, Turn now, Hmm gotta try a little harder, It could be sweet, Like a long forgotten dream, And we don't need them, To cast the fate we have, Love don't always shine through, ‘Cause I don't wanna lose, What we had last time your leaving, This life ain't fair You don't get something for nothing, Turn now, Hmm gotta try a little harder, It could be sweet. But the thoughts we try to deny, Take a toll upon our lives. We struggle on in depths of pride, Tangled up in single minds, ‘Cause I don't wanna lose, What we had last time your leaving, This life ain't fair. You don't get something for nothing, Turn back, Hmm, gotta try a little harder. Oh, ‘cause I don't wanna lose, What we had last time your leaving, This life ain't fair. Oh, no, you don't get something for nothing, Turn back, Hmm gotta try a little harder, It could be sweet. Wandering star Please could you stay awhile to share my grief, For it's such a lovely day, To have to always feel this way, And the time that I will suffer less, Is when I never have to wake. Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness of darkness, forever, Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness of darkness, forever. Those who have seen the needles eye, now tread, Like a husk, from which all that was now has fled, And the masks, that the monsters wear, To feed, upon their prey. Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness of darkness, forever, Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness of darkness, forever Doubled up inside, Take awhile to shed my grief, Always doubled up inside, Taunted, cruel. Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness the darkness, forever, Wandering stars, For whom it is reserved, The blackness, the darkness, forever. It's a fire It's a fire, These dreams they pass me by, The salvation I desire, Keeps getting me down. 'Cause we need to, Recognize mistakes, For time and again. So let it be known, For what we believe in, I can see no reason, For it to fail. 'Cause this life is a farce, I can't breathe through this mask, Like a fool, So breathe on, sister, breathe on From this oneself, Testify or tell, It's fooling us now, So let it be known, For what we believe in, I can see no reason, For it to fail. 'Cause this life is a farce, I can't breathe through this mask, Like a fool So breathe on, little sister, breathe on, Oh, so breathe on, little sister, like a fool
Numb Unable so lost, I can't find my way, Been searching, but I have never seen, A turning, a turning from deceit. ‘Cause the child roses like, Try to reveal what I could feel, I can't understand myself anymore, ‘Cause I'm still feeling lonely, Feeling so unholy. ‘Cause the child roses like, Try to reveal what I could feel, And this loneliness, It just won't leave me alone, oh no. I'm fooling somebody, A faithless path to roam, Deceiving to breath this secretly, A silence, this silence I can't bear. ‘Cause a child roses light, Try to reveal what I could feel, And this loneliness, It just won't leave me alone, oh no, And this loneliness, It just won't leave me alone. A lady of war, A lady of war. Roads Oh, can't anybody see, We've got a war to fight, Never found our way, Regardless of what they say. How can it feel, this wrong, From this moment, How can it feel, this wrong. Storm, In the morning light, I feel, No more can I say, Frozen to myself. I got nobody on my side, And surely that ain't right, Surely that ain't right. Oh, can't anybody see, We've got a war to fight, Never found our way, Regardless of what they say. How can it feel, this wrong, From this moment, How can it feel, this wrong. How can it feel this wrong, From this moment, How can it feel, this wrong. Oh, can't anybody see, We've got a war to fight, Never found our way, Regardless of what they say. How can it feel, this wrong, From this moment, How can it feel, this wrong. Pedestal How can I believe this miracle, Where the wind blows dry, Through the force of a man, Undenied by his eye. Oh you abandoned me, How I suffer, Ridicule breathes a sigh, You abandoned me, Lost forever, Hush, can you hear. Enter and rejoice this pedestal, Where the rainbows hide, Your destiny, Mystery of all time. Oh no time make or reason, Ridicule breathes a sigh, No time, make or reason, Hush, hear him cry. No time, make or reason, No time, make or reason, No time, make or reason. Biscuit I'm lost, exposed, Stranger things will come your way, It's just I'm scared, Got hurt a long time ago, Can't make myself heard, No matter how hard I scream. Oh sensation, Sin, slave of sensation. Fully fed yet I still hunger, Torn inside, Haunted I tell myself yet I still wander, Down, inside, It's tearing me apart. Oh sensation, Sin, slave of sensation. Sample repeat over and over : I'll never fall in love again, It's all over now. At last, relief, A mother's son has left me sheer, The shores I seek, Are crimson tastes devine, Can't make myself heard, No matter how hard I scream. Oh sensation, Sin, slave of sensation, Sample repeat over and over : I'll never fall in love again, It's all over now. Glory box I'm so tired of playing, Playing with this bow and arrow, Gonna give my heart away, Leave it to the other girls to play, For I've been a temptress too long. Hmm just, Give me a reason to love you, Give me a reason to be, A woman, I just wanna be a woman. From this time, unchained, We’re all looking at a different picture, Through this new frame of mind, A thousand flowers could bloom, Move over, and give us some room. Yeah, Give me a reason to love you, Give me a reason to be, A woman, I just want to be a woman. So don't you stop, being a man, Just take a little look from our side when you can, Sow a little tenderness, No matter if you cry. Give me a reason to love you, Give me a reason to be, A woman, It's all I wanna be is all woman. For this is the beginning of forever and ever, It's time to move over , So I want to be. I'm so tired of playing, Playing with this bow and arrow, Gonna give my heart away, Leave it to the other girls to play. For I've been a temptress too long. Hmm just, Give me a reason to love you.
Portishead Cowboys Did you sweep us far from your feet, Reset in stone this stark belief, Salted eyes and a sordid dye, Too many years. But don't despair, This day will be their damnedest day, Oh, if you take these things from me. Did you feed us tales of deceit, Conceal the tongues who need to speak? Subtle lies and a soiled coin, The truth is sold, the deal is done. But don't despair, This day will be their damnedest day, Oh, if you take these things from me. Undefined, no signs of regret, Your swollen pride assumes respect, Talons fly as a last disguise, But no return, the time has come. So don't despair, And this day will be their damnedest day, Oh, if you take these things from me. Oh, if you take these things from me. All mine All the stars may shine bright, All the clouds may be white, But when you smile, Oh how I feel so good, That I can hardly wait To hold you, Enfold you, Never enough, Render your heart to me. All mine, You have to be From that cloud, number nine, Danger starts the sharp incline, And such sad regrets, Oh as those starry skies, As they swiftly fall. Make no mistake, You shan't escape, Tethered and tied, There's nowhere to hide from me. All mine, You have to be So don't resist, We shall exist Until the day, Until the day, I die. All mine, You have to be Undenied Your softly spoken words, Release my whole desire, Undenied, Totally. And so bare is my heart, I can't hide, And so where does my heart, Belong. Beneath your tender touch, My senses can't divide, Oh so strong, My desire. For so bare is my heart, I can't hide, And so where does my heart, Belong. Now that I've found you, And seen behind those eyes, How can I, Carry on. For so bare is my heart, I can't hide, And so where does my heart, Belong. Belong, belong, belong. Half day closing In the days, the golden days, When everybody knew what they wanted It ain't here today Through the times of lasting love, When parents talked of things tried and tested, They don't feel the same. Dreams and belief have gone, Time, life itself goes on. From beyond the shrinking skies, Where money talks and leaves us hypnotized, It don't pave the way. Underneath the fading sun, The silent sum of a businessman, Has left us choking. Dreams and belief have gone, Time, life itself goes on. In the days, the golden days, When everybody knew what they wanted, It ain't here today Dreams and belief have gone, Time, life itself goes on. Over I can't hold this state, Anymore, Understand me, Anymore. To tread this fantasy, openly, What have I done. Oh, this uncertainty, Is taking me over. I can't mould this stage, Anymore, Recognize me, Anymore. To tread this fantasy, openly, What have I done. Oh, this uncertainty, Is taking me over, Is taking me over. To tread this fantasy, openly, What have I done. Oh, this uncertainty Is taking me over, Is taking me over, Is taking me over. Oh It's all over, yeah, Oh It's all over, yeah, oh oh oh. Humming Closer, No hesitation, Give me, All that you have. And it's been so long, That I can't explain And it's been so long, Right now,so wrong. Naked, My thoughts are creeping, Too late, The show has begun. 'Cause it's been so long, That I can't confess, And it's been so long, Right now so wrong. Is it all as it seems So unresolved, so unredeemed, If I remain, how will I know. 'Cause it's been so long, That I can't be sure, And it's been so wrong, Right now, so wrong.
Mourning air Did I see a moment with you, In a half lit world, I'm frightened to believe, But I must try If I stumble, if I fall, I'm reaching out in this mourning air. Oh Have I got the strength to ask, Beyond the window, I feel this fear alone, Until we have, Total honesty, If I tremble or fall, I'm reaching out in this mourning air Oh Should I feel the moment with you, To softly whisper, I crave nothing else so much, Longing to reveal, Total honesty, I can feel your touch, I'm reaching out in this mourning air Oh I'm reaching out in this mourning air Oh
Seven months How can I forget you, Disregard how I feel, Silently listen, To the words I can't see. As long as I have tried, As low as I can be, I will never resign myself, From the trial I seek. Why should I forgive you, After all that I've seen, Quietly whisper, When my heart wants to scream. For as long as I have tried, And as low as I can be, I will never resign myself, From the trial I seek. There's no time to rest, Or to reconsider, For this cruel unsaid, Won't concede. For as long as I have tried And as low as I can be I will never resign myself From the trial I seek. Only you We suffer everyday, What is it for, These crimes of illusion Are fooling us all, And now I am weary, And I feel like I do. It's only you, Who can tell me apart, And it's only you, Who can turn my wooden heart. The size of our fight, It's just a dream, We've crushed everything, I can see, in this morning selfishly, How we've failed, And I feel like I do. It's only you, Who can tell me apart, And it's only you, Who can turn my wooden heart. Now that we've chosen to take all we can, This shade of autumn, a stale bitter end, Years of frustration lay down side by side. And It's only you, Who can tell me apart, And it's only you, Who can turn my wooden heart. It's only you, Who can tell me apart, And it's only you, Who can turn my wooden heart. Elysium No one has said what the truth should be, And no one decided that I'd feel this way, If you felt as I, Would you betray yourself. But you can't deny how I feel, And you can't decide for me. No one should fear what they cannot see, And no ones to blame it's just hypocrisy, It's written in your eyes, And how I despise myself. But you can't deny how I feel, And you can't decide for me. And it's your heart, That's so wrong, Mistaken, You'll never know, Your feathered sacred self. But you can't deny how I feel, And you can't decide for me. And you can't deny how I feel, And why should you decide for me. Western eyes Forgotten throes at anothers lie, The heart of love is their only light, Faithless greeds consolidating, Holding down sweet charity, With western eyes and serpent's breath, We lay our own conscience to rest. But I'm aching, At the view, Yes I'm breaking, At the scenes just like you. They have values of a certain taste, The innocent they can hardly wait, To crucify invalidating, Turning to dishonesty. With western eyes and serpent's breath They lay their own conscience to rest. But then they lie and then they dare to be, Hidden heroes candidly. So I'm aching, At the view, Yes I'm breaking, At the scenes just like you. I feel so cold, On hookers and gin, This mess we're in.
Third
Silence Silence was originally called "Wicca" and the verse spoken by Claudio Campos (a Capoeira master who teaches in Bristol) is an adaptation of The Threefold Law - 'Heed and beware the Rule of Three: three times thy acts return to thee'. It's an old Wiccan precept about reaping what you sow.
Tempted in our minds Tormented inside lie Wounded and afraid Inside my head Falling through changes Did you know when you lost Did you know when I wanted Did you know what I lost Do you know what I wanted Empty in our hearts Crying out in silence Wandered out of reach Too far to speak Drifting unable Did you know when you lost Did you know when I wanted Did you know what I lost Do you know what I wanted Hunter No one said We’d ever known each other And new evidence is what we require In this world I stand on the edge of a broken sky And I'm looking down, don’t know why And if I should fall Would you hold me Would you pass me by Oh you know I’d ask you for nothing Just to wait for a while So confused My thoughts are taken over Unwanted horizons face me instead Won’t let go I stand on the edge of a broken sky And I'm looking down, don’t know why And if I should fall Would you hold me Would you pass me by Oh you know I’d ask you for nothing Just to wait for a while Nylon Smile I’d like to laugh at what you said But I just can’t find a smile I wonder why I can’t I struggle with myself Hoping I might change a little Hoping that I might be someone I want to be Looking out I want to know someone might care Looking out I want a reason to be there 'Cause I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve you And I don’t know what I’d do without you Looking out I want to know some way might clear Looking out I want a reason to repair 'Cause I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve you And I don’t know what I’ll do without you I can’t say nothing good Nothing is so bad I never had the chance To explain exactly what I meant The Rip As she walks in the room Scented and tall Hesitating once more And as I take on myself And the bitterness I felt Realize that love flows Wild, white horses They will take me away And the tenderness I feel Will send the dark underneath Will I follow Through the glory of life I will scatter on the floor Disappointed and sore And in my thoughts I have bled From the riddles I've been fed Another lie moves over Wild, white horses They will take me away And the tenderness I feel Will send the dark underneath Will I follow Wild, white horses They will take me away And the tenderness I feel Will send the dark underneath Will I follow Plastic I wonder why I don’t know what you see Of course I care I won’t pretend It’s just a thought, I’ve said enough Don’t you know life turns me Always wants me I can hardly pray I could try But don’t know what you hear 'Cause in my heart You were so clear It’s just a thought, I’ve said enough Don’t you know life turns me Always wants me I can hardly pray On your stage A show that you create All by yourself I am nowhere You never noticed You were so sure Don’t you know life turns me Always wants me I can hardly pray We carry on The taste of life I can't describe It's choking on my mind Reaching out I can't believe The faith it can't decide On and on, I carry on But underneath am I And on and on, I tell myself It's this I can't disguise Oh can't you see Holding on to my heart I bleed the taste of life The pace, the time I can't survive It's grinding down the view Breaking out Which way to choose A choice I can’t renew On and on, I carry on But underneath am I On and on, I tell myself It’s this I can't disguise Oh can't you see Holding on to my heart I bleed No place is safe Can't you see The taste of life Deep water I’m drifting in deep water Alone with my self-doubting, again Try not to struggle this time For I will weather the storm I gotta remember (gotta remember) Don’t fight it (don’t fight it) Even if I (even if I) Don’t like it (don’t like it) Somehow, turn me around (Somehow, turn me around) No matter how far I drift Deep waters (deep waters) Won’t scare me tonight Machine Gun I saw a saviour A saviour come my way I thought I'd see it In the cold light of day But now I realize that I’m Only for me If only I could see Return myself to me And recognize the poison in my heart There is no other place No one else I face The remedy will agree with how I feel Here in my reflecting What more can I say For I am guilty For the voice that I obey Too scared to sacrifice a choice Chosen for me If only I could see Return myself to me And recognize the poison in my heart There is no other place No one else I face The remedy to agree with how I feel Small If I remember the night that we met Tasted a wine that I’ll never forget Opened the doorway and saw through the light Motions of movement and I felt delight She spoke of freedom, “A way in” she said “A wisdom that took me away from the bed” Spoke of the glory that we had become I felt forgiven in all I’ve become Small, tasteless and flawed Hoping to see, blinded like me You tried to understand But you're just a man Hoping to score just like me Failure again, tried to pretend Who you were then, who you are now Hating the Lord, hating the Lord Hating the Lord, hating the Lord Small, tasteless and flawed Hoping to see, blinded like me You tried to understand But you're just a man Hoping to score just like me Failure again, tried to pretend Who you were then, who you are now Hating the Lord, hating the Lord Hating the Lord, hating the Lord Magic Doors I can't deny what I've become I'm just emotionally undone I can't deny I can't be someone else When I have tried to find the words To describe this sense absurd Try to resist my thoughts But I can't lie Oh I'm losing myself My desire I can't have No reason am I for I can't divide or hide from me I don't know who I'm meant to be I guess it's just the person that I am Often I've dreamt that I don't wait Enjoy the gift of my mistake But yet again I'm wrong, and I confess Oh I'm losing myself My desire I can't have No reason am I for Oh I'm losing myself My desire I can't have No reason am I for Threads Better if I could find the words to say Whenever I take a choice it turns away I'm worn, tired of my mind I'm worn out, thinking of why I’m always so unsure I battle my thoughts I find I can’t explain I’ve travelled so far But somehow feel the same I'm worn, tired of my mind I'm worn out, thinking of why I’m always so unsure I’m always so unsure I'm worn, tired of my mind I'm worn out, thinking of why I’m always so unsure I’m always so unsure (I’m always so unsure) I’m always so unsure (I’m always so unsure) I’m always so unsure Am I alive when I sleep While I look In all that I got I can't find No one to blame Stand, stand * Damned one Damned one, damned, damned one I am one, damned one Where do I go * In live she sings : Tears and tears Tired, I'm worn Tired, I'm worn Tired, I'm worn Tired, I'm worn Tired, I'm worn Worn Where do I go
Non Albums Tracks
Chase the tear
Looking out Looking in Going where I've never been Running 'round My defence Been afraid Felt the grain Opened doorways Full of shame My own lie I resented Winter sigh The summer's gone Holding of tomorrow's sorrows Rushing out Rushing in Losing low Losing deep A dent day Of my heart Been a foul Chase the tear Never let go But now I'm there It's over It's over Winter sigh The summer's gone Holding of tomorrow's sorrows So I won't anymore Winter sigh The summer's gone Holding of tomorrow's sorrows So I won't anymore
Only You ( French Version ) Nous souffrons tous les jours A quoi ça sert Ces crimes d'illusions Nous trompent tous Maintenant je suis las C'est tout ce que je ressens It's only you Who can tell me apart And it's only you Who can turn my wooden heart L'ampleur de notre guerre Ce n'est qu'un rêve On a tout écrasé Ca je peux le voir égoïstement Nous avons échoué C'est tout ce que je ressens It's only you Who can tell me apart And it's only you Who can turn my wooden heart On a choisi de prendre tout ce qu'on pouvait Ce teint d'automne a une fin amère Des années de frustration s'allongent côte à côte It's only you Who can tell me apart And it's only you Who can turn my wooden heart It's only you Who can tell me apart And it's only you Who can turn my wooden heart
Requiem for Anna ( Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited LP - 2006 )
A day like any other Where I am all alone Why Anna, Anna Are you all alone by yourself Are you all alone by yourself La la la la la la la la ... A day like any other He'd come to me to me I love you Anna, Anna Today everything will change Today everything will change La la la la la la la la ...
S.O.S. (Abba cover / High-Rise OST) Where are those happy days, they seem so hard to find I tried to reach for you, but you have closed your mind Whatever happened to our love I wish I understood It used to be so nice, it used to be so good So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S.O.S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S.O.S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on You seem so far away though you are standing near You made me feel alive, but something died I fear I really tried to make it out I wish I understood What happened to our love, it used to be so good So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me S. O. S. The love you gave me, nothing else can save me S. O. S. When you're gone How can I even try to go on When you're gone Though I try how can I carry on