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Do You Hate Me?

by Umbrella Heaven

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1.
You don’t see what I see So turn around quickly You’ve been here before and it’s always the same You don’t see what I see To you I’m just moody And mad to be sad when nothing has changed Or just sad to be looking for someone to blame Or glad that there’ll always be someone to blame I think I’ll give up now And hang up my charts now Because a lifetime of learning has got it all wrong You say let’s go out now And do something different And I’m shaking my head we could be circling different stars And I’m making my bed while you’re still propping different bars And I’m taking no bets on us going even this far My defences are low and my reflexes slow to recover My sights all a daze and my footpath’s a maze to uncover When you’ve willed it to be And you wait there to see Watch that bluebird explode As you stand by the road For this spectator sport That we all would have thought Would at least leave us better off Than when we started The rules have all changed And the net keeps on moving And each year that passes Will make us grow number Getting used to being beggars And not being choosers The lesson to learn today’s Don’t play with losers I’m losing my ability to believe My faith’s fading fast
2.
I know it’s not my business But does he treat you well? Because the way you are these days You know it’s hard to tell You just make dark suggestions Then slip away to confession Your Catholic guilt has the better of you Affects the way you feel but not what you do. It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure I just want to hear it in your own words And when did you last laugh? I think it’s quite a while You’re a ghost of your former self I miss the way you used to smile And does his passion compensate For always feeling so third rate? Can you tell me what he does That gives you such a mighty buzz? It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure I just want to hear it in your own words It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure It’s not a perverted pleasure I just want to hear it from your own lips It’s not a perverted pleasure I don’t mean to pry It’s not a perverted pleasure But if he’s making you cry It’s not a perverted pleasure So if you ‘d just try… I just want to hear it in your own words I just want to hear from your own lips I just want to hear from your own lips From your lips, from your lips Your lips, your lips, your lips, your lips
3.
Home is anywhere that I decide it's going to be Right now a small provincial town Could be the perfect place for me Somewhere ... Ambition’s just a symptom of somebody’s insecurity I know I can stay content just give me the right territory Somewhere that I can learn the names To all the faces in a week Not drown in the banality Of some aimless suburban clique I can’t recall How I lost it all I just love the sound As it all rebounds Home is anywhere that I decide it’s going to be Right now a small provincial town Could be the perfect place for me Welcome them and nurture them Till the end I’ll see it through But now it’s you who’s calling me Cos you know I‘m part of you I can’t recall How I lost it all I just love the sound As it all rebounds Stay on the right side of the river Stay on the right side of the town Stay on the right side of the river Stay on the right side of me
4.
Sleepyhead 03:27
Hey hey hey, sleepyhead Does life hurt so much you can't leave your bed? Why don't you seize the day instead? What's out there that inspires such dread? You'd rather sleep for a hundred years Sleep till that handsome prince appears These young pretenders who beat down your door They don't understand what a bed is for Early to bed and late to rise The world seems gentler when you shut your eyes Asleep in the corner is where you belong Dozing through life because life's too long Hey hey hey, spliffy head Block out the little day you have left Does life hurt so much you can't bear to be Exposed to untempered reality? A schoolgirl takes a short-cut home She's going to lose that will to roam Does life hurt so much you can't be around Unless the world's in soft focus, the sound turned down? Early to bed and late to rise The world seems gentler when you shut your eyes Block out the memories, block out the screams And hope you don't remember your dreams
5.
Lock Me Away 05:24
So I’m back here alone with nothing to save me but sleep Left here with nothing but a handful of secrets to keep Lived by my own standards; hated the names I was called So I tried living by yours, now I’m left with nothing at all Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free I can’t love, I can’t hate, all my senses are dead I’ve got the word “Rejected” stamped across my head So keep out of my way, don’t take what I say seriously Because I’m so numb and I’ll take anyone else down with me Good intentions collapse the moment you walk through the door Resisting temptation is easy but what good is it for? Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free I can’t love, I can’t hate, all my senses are dead I’ve got the word “Rejected” stamped across my head I’m so bored of everything; it all seems a chore There’s nothing to believe in anymore Well there’s someone out there who isn’t put off by my shame She’ll slip her hand in mine; she wants to make me happy again And I’ll go through the motions with her; it gives me something to do Then I’ll cry by myself because the only person I want is you Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free Lock me away, I’m not fit to be free I can’t love, I can’t hate, all my senses are dead I’ve got the word “Rejected” stamped across my head I’m so bored of everything; it all seems a chore There’s nothing to believe in anymore
6.
In the space between you and me There are only twelve minutes between us In the time it takes to drive from here to home I could lose everything there ever was between us You can’t mistrust everyone You don’t want to be watching all the time So where does trusting end and neglect begin? Seems you were right all the time Some feelings fade But these ones vanished overnight I’m just the driver, I’ll drive you till the morning I’m still waiting for it to turn light And in the night time in the place where you used to be There are a dozen screaming harpies chasing after me I turn the music up to chase them from my head They just scream louder Oh, please don’t make me go to bed You can’t mistrust everyone You don’t want to be watching all the time So where does trusting end and neglect begin? Seems you were right all the time And I was wrong Wake up, enjoy seven blissful seconds Before you remember that you’re on your own Is this the day you dare to dip your toes in? Or are you going to stay shut away another day? How can I stand another day? You can’t mistrust everyone You don’t want to be watching all the time So where does trusting end and neglect begin? Seems you were right all the time And I was wrong
7.
Soulmate 04:03
Sometimes you treat me as if I’m your mother But I never feel that I’m your boss Because when you get that mad fixed stare, I’m like some irritating bug Too big for you to squash You only go, you only go As far as you far as you have to He only knows, he only knows As much as he has to And me, I’m plastic elastic When you say: let’s go dancing in the woods You’re bulldozing your way through tomorrow’s guilt So far you’ve always come up with the goods You only go, you only go As far as you far as you have to He only knows, he only knows As much as he has to Some people, they have to know everything And they still won’t make up their mind Some people, you tell them everything And it drives them out of their minds Breaking my back for you You never asked me to Giving my life to you What else was there to do? Soulmate, won’t you be my soulmate Soulmate, won’t you be my soulmate Soulmate, won’t you be my soulmate Soulmate, won’t you be my soulmate Breaking my back for you You never asked me to Giving my life to you What else was there to do?
8.
I’m in the business of telling monstrous lies I’ll rewrite recent history before your eyes Before resorting to the truth I’ll have numerous tries And stretching credibility to fabricate incessantly I’m in the business of telling monstrous lies Nothing I say should come as a surprise And how long will it be before you realise That there’s no way that I’ll reveal What’s real if I can just conceal Even the minutest details And yet in honest moments I know What it all comes down to is I believe everything you say What it all comes down to is I believe everything you say I’m in the business of telling monstrous lies Flirting with disaster, I can still hear their cries While my deceitful ways brought me first prize So now I’ve confessed it may come as a surprise But I’d never suspect that you ever told me lies And I’d be outraged if I thought otherwise I have to believe all I see I want to trust you totally Yes, I need the security That in my darkest moments I know What it all comes down to is I believe everything you say What it all comes down to is I believe everything you say
9.
Start spreading the news You're leaving tonight You talked it so good But now nothing is right There's a shake in your voice You say you only just learned How someone was pushed While your back was turned There's blood on your hands There's blood on your hands And your prints on the wall And your alibi It means nothing at all Because these things can be bought If you pay the right price But to the jury you're facing today Such forays cut no ice You're packing your bag Figure it out It's time to be moving out x3 Get out of our life and take her with you Get out of our life and take her with you So you're packing your bags Catching the last train The circle is closing in And they've figured your name Soon the bad dreams will stop You'll sleep soundly again A new order is here And no one will complain Figure it out It's time to be moving out x3 Get out of our life and take her with you Get out of our life and take her with you
10.
Penicillin V 05:18
More soup or I’m going to waste away You see I can’t swallow my food My head’s so hot I can’t focus my brain Or lighten up my mood I’m in a sports car Letting rip through roads with hidden bends I’m on the waltzer Spinning fast on rides that never end And is it you who’s making me Feel this bad? Can it really be you who’s making me Feel this bad? Is it down to you that I should Feel this bad? Or will I be alright with a course of penicillin V? A course of penicillin V Seems these days I’m on the periphery Lost puppy, trailing round I feel I’ve missed the point completely Still standing when you’ve all gone to ground A hammer to knock my brains out A saw to sever nerves A chisel to change my features Sandblast them all to curves I can’t believe it’s you who’s making me Feel this bad I was never so gone you could Make me feel this bad It can’t be down to you that I should Feel this bad I know I’ll be alright with a shot Of penicillin V A shot of penicillin V Mix me a nostrum for each cough and sneeze There’s nothing a strong dose of tablets won’t ease I thought it was losing you made me feel poor But it’s only a bug and I’m taking the cure
11.
I've got no reason to throw things around They never land anywhere exciting I'll meet you half way, I'll meet you further But it's got to be inviting Am I too old To find wonder and marvel in anything new? Am I too old To hold anything of interest to you? And why should I see you When I can see UK Gold? You wouldn't remember But I do 'cause I'm so old Stepped into the cave because I heard your voice Now my body is slowly decaying I can't pretend I didn't come here by choice I wanted to believe what you were saying Am I too old For my cells to generate fast enough? Am I too old To hang on in there when life gets too tough And why should I see you When I can see UK Gold? You wouldn't remember But I do 'cause I'm so old I've got no, I've got no I've got no, I've got no I've got no, I've got no I've got no, I've got no I’ve got no reason to throw things around I’m still picking up what I’ve already found Your face may change but I know your name Oh your face may change but you’re always the same And why should I see you When I can see UK Gold? You wouldn't remember But I do 'cause I'm so old
12.
You and me, we could have gone so far You and me, we could have been big stars Don’t you agree we could have taken on the universe You and me, well, we could hardly have done much worse Than all the rest; well we’d have tried our best To shake up everyone; well it could have been fun But it’s too late to try and keep things moving So bury your dreams and recite something soothing There’s a mould growing now where we used to smoulder And the only change is that we’re growing older So we can mourn this wasted opportunity Crying over spilt milk is my favourite activity You and me, with our romantic dreams Constantly conjuring up wild schemes History – sure we’d have added reams You and me have lost hope so it seems We let it go, not putting up a fight Cast out of mind when not yet out of sight But there’s a man in a bar who says that it’s all over And fondly recalls that blast of supernova We went out with a bang now don’t try and relive it Inbuilt self-destruct – can I ever forgive it? For failing to live up to what I hoped It could have been; we could have coped But it’s too late to try and keep things moving So bury your dreams and recite something soothing There’s a mould growing now where we used to smoulder And the only change is that we’re growing older And a man man in a bar says that it’s all over And fondly recalls that blast of supernova We went out with a bang now don’t try and relive it Inbuilt self-destruct – can I ever forgive it?

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Do You Hate Me? was released in 1995 and included the singles Perverted Pleasure and Right Side of the River

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released July 17, 2020

Simon Aldous: Lead vocals
Claire Lemmon: Guitar, backing vocals
Tim Foxley: Guitar
Andy Holliman: Bass
Melanie Woods: Drums
Robin Morgan: Keyboards

Songs written by Simon Aldous
Recorded by Gary Brady at Escapade, Greenwich
Mixed by Robin Morgan

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Umbrella Heaven were a south-east London-based guitar band, active from 1991 till 2001 and noted for their dark lyrical content and catchy melodies – as well as the fact that most of the members were in at least one other band. They were sometimes compared to Orange Juice, Pulp and even Psychedelic Furs. They released four singles and three albums on the BoogleWonderland label ... more

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