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Limpwristed Lust
05:39
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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
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2. |
Perverted Pleasure
03:11
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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
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3. |
Right Side of the River
04:50
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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
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4. |
Sleepyhead
03:27
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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
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5. |
Lock Me Away
05:24
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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
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6. |
The Distance Between Us
04:42
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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
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Soulmate
04:03
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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?
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Monstrous Lies
04:19
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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
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9. |
Blood On Your Hands
03:45
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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
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10. |
Penicillin V
05:18
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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
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11. |
Bonus track: UK Gold
03:44
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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
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Bonus track: Big Stars
03:44
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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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Umbrella Heaven London, UK
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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