The Rumour Said Fire — The Balcony
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So your mouth tastes like sunshine, baby, but your eyes are all cool buried in my arms
And the breeze takes us deeper and further into the heart of a moment that is gone
And the scent of your heartache, baby, and the taste of your blood, run within me
And there are red flowers in your spit when you enter my mouth under the bed, down on the floor
So take me under the floorboards; I would love to feel like wood
Take me back to the retards; cause the world just make me sick
There are colors in the air when I fall to the ground
How we'd love to fall more often
There's a band in our cellar, baby, and they're playing a song of the drunks in the street
And I can hear when they're playing their love songs cause the kids in the yard stop playing with their toys
So take me under the schoolyard, there are kids there who got lost
Their mouths all shouting asphalt and their bodies torn apart
There are colors in the air when I fall to the ground
I can sense a world of heartache,
but I love the sound
of your hair
when it falls down from the pillow late at night
On the brink of illusion, it's the devil in my eyes
Waiting for the moment to kill me inside
How we'd love to die more often
So take my hands, love, there's a burst inside our minds
Feel my hands, love, cause I'm numb from the neck down
And there is fire, love, on the balcony right here
I can see our bodies burn but sense no fear
And your mouth tastes like sunshine, baby, but your eyes are all cool buried in my arms
And everything matters for a second as we fall to the floor
And the breeze takes us deeper and further into the heart of a moment that is gone
And the scent of your heartache, baby, and the taste of your blood, run within me
And there are red flowers in your spit when you enter my mouth under the bed, down on the floor
So take me under the floorboards; I would love to feel like wood
Take me back to the retards; cause the world just make me sick
There are colors in the air when I fall to the ground
How we'd love to fall more often
There's a band in our cellar, baby, and they're playing a song of the drunks in the street
And I can hear when they're playing their love songs cause the kids in the yard stop playing with their toys
So take me under the schoolyard, there are kids there who got lost
Their mouths all shouting asphalt and their bodies torn apart
There are colors in the air when I fall to the ground
I can sense a world of heartache,
but I love the sound
of your hair
when it falls down from the pillow late at night
On the brink of illusion, it's the devil in my eyes
Waiting for the moment to kill me inside
How we'd love to die more often
So take my hands, love, there's a burst inside our minds
Feel my hands, love, cause I'm numb from the neck down
And there is fire, love, on the balcony right here
I can see our bodies burn but sense no fear
And your mouth tastes like sunshine, baby, but your eyes are all cool buried in my arms
And everything matters for a second as we fall to the floor
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Cute as a campfire song at children's camp.
straight outa the 60s
Shaggy27 wrote:
Could be difference in meaning from US to Denmark?
Retards? Wow. PC police are coming.
Could be difference in meaning from US to Denmark?
ice-9 wrote:
Some things give us due cause for outrage. I would say this isn't one of those things. If others disagree, that's fine, but I would say that they threaten artistic freedom at their own peril.
Perhaps.
And perhaps this contrasts starkly with Lizzo changing the lyrics of one of her recent releases, upon learning that a term she used had a different meaning other english speaking countries. Perhaps it is worth recognizing that showing respect is worthwhile. Perhaps it is no threat to "artistic freedom" to inform someone of the consequences of their actions (even the unintended consequences).
Though, in fairness, this is hardly the forum where that can be done, effectively. It is extremely unlikely that the artist in question is going to see this thread, much less act on it.
Nevertheless. One does what one can, even if it only screaming into the void.
Some things give us due cause for outrage. I would say this isn't one of those things. If others disagree, that's fine, but I would say that they threaten artistic freedom at their own peril.
Perhaps.
And perhaps this contrasts starkly with Lizzo changing the lyrics of one of her recent releases, upon learning that a term she used had a different meaning other english speaking countries. Perhaps it is worth recognizing that showing respect is worthwhile. Perhaps it is no threat to "artistic freedom" to inform someone of the consequences of their actions (even the unintended consequences).
Though, in fairness, this is hardly the forum where that can be done, effectively. It is extremely unlikely that the artist in question is going to see this thread, much less act on it.
Nevertheless. One does what one can, even if it only screaming into the void.
kweavr99 wrote:
The band is from Copenhagen. Maybe the word doesn't have the same negative connotation? Or at least, maybe mildly negative?
'Retards'? Not cool
The band is from Copenhagen. Maybe the word doesn't have the same negative connotation? Or at least, maybe mildly negative?
Accretor wrote:
That's not true, though, is it? There are lots of other words we can use to talk about people who have developmental disabilities that don't have the same degree of stigma attached to them. Or you can call kids retards. Despite what some commenters here seem to think, there's no language police that are going to stop anybody. There are just consequences for being rude and cruel because other people really don't like it.
Why do we think that that the singer is refering to "kids" or to "people who have developmental disabilities"? Read the lyrics. Does that seem like a foregone conclusion to you?
If he is, do we think there's derision here? You do understand that "mentally retarded" in fact was the PC term created to be kind to people who were otherwise referred to as imbeciles, idiots, etc.? It's just lost favor, as "developmentally disabled" also will over time, and people will think your own comment was written by some backward cretin who doesn't understand that "There are just consequences for being rude and cruel."
Some things give us due cause for outrage. I would say this isn't one of those things. If others disagree, that's fine, but I would say that they threaten artistic freedom at their own peril.
That's not true, though, is it? There are lots of other words we can use to talk about people who have developmental disabilities that don't have the same degree of stigma attached to them. Or you can call kids retards. Despite what some commenters here seem to think, there's no language police that are going to stop anybody. There are just consequences for being rude and cruel because other people really don't like it.
Why do we think that that the singer is refering to "kids" or to "people who have developmental disabilities"? Read the lyrics. Does that seem like a foregone conclusion to you?
If he is, do we think there's derision here? You do understand that "mentally retarded" in fact was the PC term created to be kind to people who were otherwise referred to as imbeciles, idiots, etc.? It's just lost favor, as "developmentally disabled" also will over time, and people will think your own comment was written by some backward cretin who doesn't understand that "There are just consequences for being rude and cruel."
Some things give us due cause for outrage. I would say this isn't one of those things. If others disagree, that's fine, but I would say that they threaten artistic freedom at their own peril.
bitbanger wrote:
Yep, as the sage observed: "Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
That's not true, though, is it? There are lots of other words we can use to talk about people who have developmental disabilities that don't have the same degree of stigma attached to them. Or you can call kids retards. Despite what some commenters here seem to think, there's no language police that are going to stop anybody. There are just consequences for being rude and cruel because other people really don't like it.
Yep, as the sage observed: "Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
That's not true, though, is it? There are lots of other words we can use to talk about people who have developmental disabilities that don't have the same degree of stigma attached to them. Or you can call kids retards. Despite what some commenters here seem to think, there's no language police that are going to stop anybody. There are just consequences for being rude and cruel because other people really don't like it.
sfoster66 wrote:
And that's not the only kinda out of it lyric in this song.
Oh, and as the father to a special needs kid...writing a song that includes the word "retards" refering to people makes me think that I'm not very interested in anything else that he has to say...
And that's not the only kinda out of it lyric in this song.
DrLex wrote:
Maybe they don't believe that trying to erase a certain word will change the world.
Yep, as the sage observed: "Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
Maybe they don't believe that trying to erase a certain word will change the world.
Yep, as the sage observed: "Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it."
sigh, get over it
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8
the lyrics are remarkable -with one startling exception-...
I like the reverb-y voices. Feels like a live performance.
Just waiting for the millenial whoop to start...so very meh...
Oh, and as the father to a special needs kid...writing a song that includes the word "retards" refering to people makes me think that I'm not very interested in anything else that he has to say...
Oh, and as the father to a special needs kid...writing a song that includes the word "retards" refering to people makes me think that I'm not very interested in anything else that he has to say...
'Retards'? Not cool
Beautiful harmonising. 
So sappy and oh so crappy.
EEEKS! Words are powerful and this song scares the sh*t out of
me... (because) the violence and sadness is not immediately in your
mind's eye until you do focus on the lyrics... which are masterfully messy and
confusing, the words are a cocktail of dark backwash... tucked inside a tune that you almost start to hum along to ... before you realize!!! ... I don't think it's a happy little sing song folk! No Joke.
stickers11 wrote:
I Can't! Words are powerful and this song scares the shit out of me. (because) ... !!!
Who can't love this song? Who cares about the lyrics. The harmonies alone do it for me.
I Can't! Words are powerful and this song scares the shit out of me. (because) ... !!!
Take me back to the RETARDS!!! Ruins the song & his talent.
Wow, not that far removed from Peter, Paul & Mary.
Well, except maybe for the "retards" lyric.
Well, except maybe for the "retards" lyric.
Retards? Wow. PC police are coming.
Take me back to the retards? LOL!
Lazarus wrote:
Lyrically, this song is kinda weird and spooky... and the music has a real 1960's sound to it— kinda like The Mamas & The Papas... the match between the creepy lyrics and the happy music is almost surreal...
"Take me back to the retards, cause the world just made me sick," they happily sing...
I like this song a LOT...
What Lazarus said. Got lots of Mamas and Papas in it. And yes, some songs can make you happy for a while. This one does that to me. But some may say I am a bit of a retard.
Lyrically, this song is kinda weird and spooky... and the music has a real 1960's sound to it— kinda like The Mamas & The Papas... the match between the creepy lyrics and the happy music is almost surreal...
"Take me back to the retards, cause the world just made me sick," they happily sing...
I like this song a LOT...
What Lazarus said. Got lots of Mamas and Papas in it. And yes, some songs can make you happy for a while. This one does that to me. But some may say I am a bit of a retard.
I hate it when my ears key in on some incidental aspect of a song like the sound of the fingers sliding on the strings and suddenly it's the only thing I can hear in a song.
Perky, likable tune and the lyrics are an interesting read, most excellent in it's way
I don't get these singalongs
suitep wrote:
Maybe they don't believe that trying to erase a certain word will change the world.
I had to check the lyrics to make sure I heard right, and then I had to go see what year this was made, mainly because of the use of the word 'retard'. 
Maybe they don't believe that trying to erase a certain word will change the world.
suitep wrote:
Doesn't even make sense though. I'm guessing there's a translation error responsible.
I had to check the lyrics to make sure I heard right, and then I had to go see what year this was made, mainly because of the use of the word 'retard'.
Doesn't even make sense though. I'm guessing there's a translation error responsible.
mgabriel wrote:
It's a different chord progression than "The Boxer", and both songs are pretty common "folk" chord progressions anyhow. If there were even a chance that Paul Simon could've sued them he would have vigorously done so long ago.
You think Paul Simon has sued them yet? Listen to the tune without the lyrics, then listen to The Boxer.
It's a different chord progression than "The Boxer", and both songs are pretty common "folk" chord progressions anyhow. If there were even a chance that Paul Simon could've sued them he would have vigorously done so long ago.
suitep wrote:
SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD!!!
I had to check the lyrics to make sure I heard right, and then I had to go see what year this was made, mainly because of the use of the word 'retard'.
SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD!!!
Fair enough
suitep wrote:
suitep wrote:
I had to check the lyrics to make sure I heard right, and then I had to go see what year this was made, mainly because of the use of the word 'retard'.
I had to check the lyrics to make sure I heard right, and then I had to go see what year this was made, mainly because of the use of the word 'retard'.
mgabriel wrote:
Sounds nothing at all like the Boxer.
You think Paul Simon has sued them yet? Listen to the tune without the lyrics, then listen to The Boxer.
Sounds nothing at all like the Boxer.
mgabriel wrote:
There is some similarity but Paul would lose that lawsuit. This song has its own raison d'être
You think Paul Simon has sued them yet? Listen to the tune without the lyrics, then listen to The Boxer.
There is some similarity but Paul would lose that lawsuit. This song has its own raison d'être
mgabriel wrote:
I had it on low volume and thought it was a cover at first................
You think Paul Simon has sued them yet? Listen to the tune without the lyrics, then listen to The Boxer.
I had it on low volume and thought it was a cover at first................
Please stop playing such outstanding tunes! I'll never get any work done like this. (I don't mean the first statement seriously, but the second one is in danger of coming true.)
Who can't love this song? Who cares about the lyrics. The harmonies alone do it for me.
That dog, an innate announcer and broadcaster!
I don't know what I think of these lyrics
moodfood wrote:
Yea it does have that 60's folk sound to it.
kinda has a 60s throwback sound to it, very nice..
Yea it does have that 60's folk sound to it.
Very bouncy. I will give it a 4. Scratch that. I will give it a 3. No. It is a 2. At the very least.
indifferent
It sounds like they're trapped in a well.
You think Paul Simon has sued them yet? Listen to the tune without the lyrics, then listen to The Boxer.
KimberlyN wrote:
Bite Me. Ha ha!
Sounds like vampires wrote it.
Bite Me. Ha ha!
kinda has a 60s throwback sound to it, very nice..
Sounds like vampires wrote it.
Well, isn't this a good one! ArseneFurst wrote:
I think you're over thinking things.
I notice a lot of instances within the lyrics which hint at synaesthesia. I'm wondering why this is.
I think you're over thinking things.
I notice a lot of instances within the lyrics which hint at synaesthesia. I'm wondering why this is.
Buddyo wrote:
I don't find most of the lyrics to be weird but they seem a little awkward in places, perhaps because English is not the first language of this band. Musically, it does sound like Peter, Paul, & Mary or The Kingston Trio to me also, but this style of music existed long before those bands. Anyhow, song lyrics got weird at least 45 years ago, especially once lysergic acid diethylamide became popular among musicians.
Nice tune but when did song lyrics get sooooo weird?
I don't find most of the lyrics to be weird but they seem a little awkward in places, perhaps because English is not the first language of this band. Musically, it does sound like Peter, Paul, & Mary or The Kingston Trio to me also, but this style of music existed long before those bands. Anyhow, song lyrics got weird at least 45 years ago, especially once lysergic acid diethylamide became popular among musicians.
What horrible lyrics to a happy tune
kingart wrote:
The Folksmen? The New Main Street Singers? Mitch & Mickey?
Nice tune. I could give it a multiple listen. It's like an up-to-date blast from the past. The New Christy Minstrels had babies with Of Monsters and Men and the Mike Curb Congregation and Edwin Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Did I forget any thing or one? The Kingston Trio? Peter Paul and Mary? Feel free to chime in.
The Folksmen? The New Main Street Singers? Mitch & Mickey?
kingart wrote:
The Truth is in there...somehow. Definitely has a 60s feel like NCM or The Association. Catchy mix of old and new.
Nice tune. I could give it a multiple listen. It's like an up-to-date blast from the past. The New Christy Minstrels had babies with Of Monsters and Men and the Mike Curb Congregation and Edwin Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Did I forget any thing or one? The Kingston Trio? Peter Paul and Mary? Feel free to chime in.
The Truth is in there...somehow. Definitely has a 60s feel like NCM or The Association. Catchy mix of old and new.
Joyfull ,lifeadmitting ring of reality on the pillow of comfort.
moodfood wrote:
...... yes, I see where you are coming from :-)
I was thinkin Peter Paul & Mary.. 
...... yes, I see where you are coming from :-)
Bill's been playing this song quite a bit lately and I must say the more I hear it the more I like it. Upped my rating: 8 > 9
The chord progression and guitar playing just injects a solid stream of happy into my brain.
I was thinkin Peter Paul & Mary..
Buddyo wrote:
Yeah, why can't we all just go back to a time when songs had simple lyrics, like Yellow Submarine?
Nice tune but when did song lyrics get sooooo weird?
Yeah, why can't we all just go back to a time when songs had simple lyrics, like Yellow Submarine?
steeler wrote:
No. Not really.
Sounds a bit like Fairport Convention.
No. Not really.
Reminds me of being 12 & listening to the transistor radio under the covers. Early Kingston trio, or some frat group with ties and sweaters. Does my seratonin level good.
walchenbach wrote:
Ha Ha.
There are several S&G sounding bands recently aren't there? Kings of Convenience for one... but it seems that there are more.
when are they playing in Central Park?
7.5/10
7.5/10
Ha Ha.
There are several S&G sounding bands recently aren't there? Kings of Convenience for one... but it seems that there are more.
not even remotely like Fairport Convention, even on acid!
solo singer's voice and style sounds so much like Steve Forbert.
Nice tune but when did song lyrics get sooooo weird?
Sounds a bit like Fairport Convention.
I felt reminded of Alt-J by this tune. Came to the screen to see if this is so.
Nice tune. I could give it a multiple listen. It's like an up-to-date blast from the past. The New Christy Minstrels had babies with Of Monsters and Men and the Mike Curb Congregation and Edwin Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. Did I forget any thing or one? The Kingston Trio? Peter Paul and Mary? Feel free to chime in.
I'd go full retard and go to one of their shows.
An easy seven for now.
An easy seven for now.
Nice throw back. Long hair with guitar and NASA glasses, I'm feeling it. Possibly a sweater.
when are they playing in Central Park?
7.5/10
7.5/10
Namgev wrote:
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
They're from Albania. That's how the band got away with forcing a kidnapped and drugged Dylan to "play" the harmonica.
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
They're from Albania. That's how the band got away with forcing a kidnapped and drugged Dylan to "play" the harmonica.
Great to hear them on here. And this is my favourite song off this album as well!
8.
Everybody in my church loves this groovy song...
Chad and Jeremy?
"take me back to the retards" ?!? really? even if they are trying to be satirically complimentary, the word is offensive. I hated that compilation of humorous/ironic whatever songs (including shatner)
Jörg_Asmussen wrote:
Could be.
Wouldn't surprise me if Apple requires extra money for each target country in their store...
Thanks, Jörg! Found a used copy last week. Really liking the Mamas-Papas-Simons-Garfunklsy vibe.
Could be.
Wouldn't surprise me if Apple requires extra money for each target country in their store...
Thanks, Jörg! Found a used copy last week. Really liking the Mamas-Papas-Simons-Garfunklsy vibe.
This song is marvelous... love it!!!!
Lyrically, this song is kinda weird and spooky... and the music has a real 1960's sound to it— kinda like The Mamas & The Papas... the match between the creepy lyrics and the happy music is almost surreal...
"Take me back to the retards, cause the world just made me sick," they happily sing...
I like this song a LOT...
beats the crap out of the hip hop thats creaping in..............
Namgev wrote:
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
Could be.
Wouldn't surprise me if Apple requires extra money for each target country in their store.
Some links:
https://itunes.apple.com/dk/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/dead-ends/id566482620
I tried to replace the "dk" with "de" and "uk",
https://itunes.apple.com/de/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
See the pages have different content from county to country.
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
Could be.
Wouldn't surprise me if Apple requires extra money for each target country in their store.
Some links:
https://itunes.apple.com/dk/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/dead-ends/id566482620
I tried to replace the "dk" with "de" and "uk",
https://itunes.apple.com/de/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-rumour-said-fire/id328198664
See the pages have different content from county to country.
Jörg_Asmussen wrote:
All their 3 albums are on Spotify for listening and on iTunes for purchase. And most songs are on Youtube as well.
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
All their 3 albums are on Spotify for listening and on iTunes for purchase. And most songs are on Youtube as well.
Didn't see them on iTunes this morning when I checked. Is this a continent thing?
JsDad wrote:
All their 3 albums are on Spotify for listening and on iTunes for purchase. And most songs are on Youtube as well.
Have searched to no avail for a digital download of this - even in languages I don't know. Can anyone help?
All their 3 albums are on Spotify for listening and on iTunes for purchase. And most songs are on Youtube as well.
Have searched to no avail for a digital download of this - even in languages I don't know. Can anyone help?
justin4kick wrote:
..& the happy, eh?..
This brings out the hippy in me.
..& the happy, eh?..
lexica wrote:
I wonder if that has a different meaning in Denmark, or Danish?
I was liking this until the line "Take me back to the retards". WTF? 
I wonder if that has a different meaning in Denmark, or Danish?
I was liking this until the line "Take me back to the retards". WTF?
This brings out the hippy in me.
So take me under the floorboards
I would love to feel like wood
And take me back to the retards
cause this world just make me sick
There are colours in the air
when I fall to the ground
How we'd love to fall more often
This song really does have great lyrics. I don't quite get them - but they are cool.
I would love to feel like wood
And take me back to the retards
cause this world just make me sick
There are colours in the air
when I fall to the ground
How we'd love to fall more often
This song really does have great lyrics. I don't quite get them - but they are cool.
Loving this today, as it has no drummer, and ours quit the band last night. Screw drums. Who needs 'em?
DAMN IT!
They kicked in just after I posted this comment.
DAMN IT!
They kicked in just after I posted this comment.
4 
6
6Take me back to the retards?
I'm loving this song and the rawness of it.
This will be a welcome addition to the CD library. Cheers, Bill.
Jeeaaa this a tasty little track!
We escaped from the time loop! 
IT'S FEB 3!
The Mike Curb Congregation and the Mamas and the Papas got it on with the Magnetic Zeros!
at first i thought its Simon &G ..
wow, where the hell did that come from?
Sounds like 60s folk music, but it is new! Sounds good!
I wasn't sure what to think at first but it's growing on me.
Thanks Bill for adding this little gem to your rotation :)
Good sound. Hope you play more.