COWBOYS
From the album 'Portishead'
[4:38]
LYRICS:
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
Ooh, 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
Ooh, if you take these things from me
Undefied, 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
This day will be their damnedest day
Ooh, if you take these things from me
Ooh, if you take these things from me
CREDITS:
Written by
G Barrow/B Gibbons
Musicians
C Dreamer : Drums
A Utley : Guitar
S Atkins : Additional vocals
COMMENTS:
Written before the
Tories were outed. Geoff
Bareback riding. Dave
I enjoy playing it live. Adrian
It's almost like she sings it. If I was
to take away the distortion -- it's not
distortion, it's just that it's been bounced
really heavily -- you'd be surprised actually
how close it would sound [to the final
recording]. All we do is enhance the feeling
in her voice. And she's very much into that
as well. Geoff
OTHER VERSIONS:
Cowboys
Instrumental
Available on 'Cowboys' and 'All Mine'.
SINGLE
INFORMATION:
Release date:
7 July 1997
Tracklisting:
Cowboys / Cowboys Instrumental
Credits:
Both tracks produced by G Barrow, A Utley, B
Gibbons and D McDonald.
Engineered by Dave McDonald.
Both tracks written by G Barrow / B Gibbons.
Both tracks published by Chrysalis Music Ltd.
Notes:
This release was a limited edition of 7500 LP
singles. They were all sold in a couple of
hours.
