Scared of losin' all the time

He wrote it in a letter?

He was a friend of mine

He heard you could see your future

Inside a glass of water

With ripples and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'

 

 

Oh that is just the way it was,

and nothing could be better,

and nothing ever was.

Oh he said you could see a future,

inside a glass of water,

With riddles and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine'

Ooooh, oooh, ooooh ...

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in your past

Going nowhere fast

 

And that is just the way it was

Hollowest needles… ...on the cards

And television set the past

and finger... Venus....come somewhere aside and run..

for stars in heaven tonight!

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in your past

Going nowhere fast

 

And what I'll be drinking when we're done?

Just glasses of water

finger Venus? :thinking:

No it's finger...something....Venus...something;)

Thanks to all for working out most of the lyrics. :)

 

 

I have been listening to several clips on youtube but the audio is not very clear on any of them that I have seen so far.

thanks for that!!!

Wow you guys are doing a good job deciphering the lyrics. :)

 

Sorry I'm not really good at this. Thanks for sharing the lyrics. D

Scared of losin' all the time

He wrote it in a letter?

He was a friend of mine

He heard you could see your future

Inside a glass of water

With ripples and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'

 

 

Oh that is just the way it was,

and nothing could be better,

and nothing ever was.

Oh he said you could see a future,

inside a glass of water,

With riddles and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine'

Ooooh, oooh, ooooh ...

 

Stop, don't ask,

Neither how full or empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in your past

Going nowhere fast

 

And that is just the way it was

Hollowest needles… ...no more on the cards

And television set the past

a finger go to Venus come somewhere aside and run..

for stars in heaven tonight!

Ooooh, oooh, ooooh ...

 

Stop, don't ask,

Neither how full or empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in your past

Going nowhere fast

 

And what I'll be drinking when we're done?

Just glasses of water

Three weeks and we'll get the studio version I think we'll decipher it then, it's next to impossible to hear correctly what he says on this audio level, and remember even Violet Hill had some tricky parts (my nerves are poles that unfroze) and even The Kooks' version was sung with different lyrics(my love's opposed...or something like that). A lovely song though :)

Brilliant :rolleyes:

cant stop listening to this song...i think i got another line though

 

Scared of losin' all the time

He wrote it in a letter

He was a friend of mine

He heard you could see your future

Inside a glass of water

The ripples and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'

 

Oh that is just the way it was,

and nothing could be better,

and nothing ever was.

Oh he said you could see your future,

inside a glass of water,

The riddles and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine'

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

And that is just the way it was,

....

....

and televisions say it fast

....

....

Oh stars there every night

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

And what I'll be drinking when we're done

Just glasses of water

Thanks so much guys I love this song, I can't wait to hear the full version, I think it may be my favourite ever - even better than my dear, beloved LiJ.

I agree with him^^^.:thinking:

 

I thought I liked LIJ, but the more i really listen to it, it`s just not rubbing me right.

 

(hey i tried):confused:

 

But THIS ONE, I`m loving this song from the first time I heard it, and also feel it may be one of the best they have done!

 

 

Thanks to those who translate for us!:D

Thanks a lot everyone! good work :)

That preview has cleared up quite a bit as far as the missing verse is concerned. Here's what I've got so far...

 

Scared of losin' all the time

He wrote it in a letter

He was a friend of mine

He heard you could see your future

Inside a glass of water

The ripples and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'

 

Oh that is just the way it was,

and nothing could be better,

and nothing ever was.

Oh he said you could see your future,

inside a glass of water,

The riddles and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine'

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

So he wrote it on the wall.

The hollowest of halos

is no halo at all.

Televisions set in plastic*

....and leaders

Sayin' nothing at all.

And we tried (?) stars in heaven align

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

And what I'll be drinking when we're done

Just glasses of water

 

*the "tic" in "plastic" carries over to the following line as far as the timing of the song goes. And I'm positive the correct lyrics are NOT "And we tried" for the part following "stars in heaven align," but it's late and after constant replays I'm positive I won't be able to decipher any more tonight. :P

I'm quite it's actually..

 

"And we chimed, stars in heaven align

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh..."

Was listening to the the preview on my mp3 right before falling asleep and I had a sudden epiphany! Here are the lyrics...

 

 

Scared of losin' all the time

He wrote it in a letter

He was a friend of mine

He heard you could see your future

Inside a glass of water

The ripples and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine?'

 

Oh that is just the way it was,

and nothing could be better,

and nothing ever was.

Oh he said you could see your future,

inside a glass of water,

The riddles and the rhymes

He asked 'Will I see heaven in mine'

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

So he wrote it on the wall,

The hollowest of halos

is no halo at all.

Televisions selling plastic

figurines of leaders, sayin' nothing at all.

And we chimed, 'stars in heaven align'

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, I....

 

Son, don't ask,

Neither how full nor empty is your glass,

Cling to the mast

Spend your whole life living in, in the past

Going nowhere fast

 

And what I'll be drinking when we're done

Just glasses of water

Oh my god I was giving myself the big pat on the back for deciphering 'hollowest of halos' but Tnspieler, the 'plastic figurine' lyric -brilliant. If that's not it, it should be! Nice Job-I can't wait for the EP