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Fuel — Shimmer
Album: Sunburn
Avg rating:
6.3

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Total ratings: 937









Released: 1998
Length: 3:25
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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She calls me from the cold
Just when I was low
Feeling short of stable
All that she intends
And all she keeps inside
Isn't on the label

She says she's ashamed
Can she take me for a while?
Can I be a friend?
We'll forget the past
Or maybe I'm not able
And I break at the bend

We're here and now
Will we ever be again?
'Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

She dreams a champagne dream
Strawberry surprise
Pink linen on white paper
Lavender and cream
Fields of butterflies
Reality escapes her

She says that love
Is for fools that fall behind
And I'm somewhere between
I never really know
A killer from a savior
'Til I break at the bend

We're here and now
Will we ever be again?
'Cause I have found
All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade
Away again

It's too far away for me to hold
Too far away
It's too far away for me to hold
Too far away
Ah-ow

Yeah, it's too far away for me to hold
Too far away, ah-ow
It's too far away for me to hold
Too far away
It's too far away for me to hold
Too far away, ah-ow
It's too far away for me to hold
Too far away
Guess I'll let it go
Comments (45)add comment
 rlr511 wrote:

love this song.  don't care about how much it was played on the radio. 


You can have my share...
Posted 2 weeks ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
forgot all about this one, thank you RP! still sounds good. i had no idea they were from harrisburg, PA! 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 Steve wrote:
Was a 10 year gap in air play enough?

Funny, but I don't remember this from 1998.
Must have already disengaged from broadcast radio music by then.
It is from pre Radio Paradise - a little bit.

Anyhow,  I get to hear it every so often. 
Given this a 7 rating,  enough to be on my favorite list. 
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
I like it!!  
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 aaronm wrote:

Totally taken aback by the inclusion of this in the playlist (in a good way, I think). This song was very important to me when I was a moody 16-year old. 



Yes! Brings me right back as well. 
Posted 3 years ago by louis.abate    [ Reply ]
Great song - takes me right back to '98.
Posted 3 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
Lavender and Cream,         Kick it.....
Posted 3 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
Diggin' it again.
Posted 4 years ago by jelgator    [ Reply ]
One of the great Alt-Rock hits of 1998...
...Outstanding..."9".......thanks RP...
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Love this song.  It's a great tune.
Posted 4 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
Gallagher's long lost brother
Posted 5 years ago by nickmetalx3317    [ Reply ]
Trying really hard to sound like Dinosaur Jr. And failing miserably.
Posted 5 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Totally taken aback by the inclusion of this in the playlist (in a good way, I think). This song was very important to me when I was a moody 16-year old. 
Posted 5 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
This is the guilty pleasure of mine,,,,,,,,scream singing this in my car............
Posted 5 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Annoyingly simplistic and simplistically good!! Love the key change/break.
Posted 8 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 rlr511 wrote:
love this song.  don't care about how much it was played on the radio. 

 
{#Cheers}
Posted 8 years ago by kanga311    [ Reply ]
love this song.  don't care about how much it was played on the radio. 
Posted 8 years ago by rlr511    [ Reply ]
Yeah!  Awesome song.  It's been forever since I've heard it.  Can't believe I haven't heard it here before.  Also a bit surprised at all the hate, but hey, diversity in opinion is what RP is about. 
Posted 8 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
 streetsintherain wrote:
I miss this song.
 
Wish I had.
Posted 9 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
 Webfoot wrote:
Okay, once every 10 years is not enough, but twice within 6 minutes is maybe a little much...  {#Laughing}

   
Nah, it was too much the first time
Posted 9 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Okay, once every 10 years is not enough, but twice within 6 minutes is maybe a little much...  {#Laughing}
Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
I hope I catch it again in 2024!
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 Steve wrote:
Was a 10 year gap in air play enough?

 
I haven't heard this song since the last time Radio Paradise played it. Back in 2004, I guess.
 
Posted 10 years ago by jsjacob    [ Reply ]
Was a 10 year gap in air play enough?
Posted 10 years ago by Steve    [ Reply ]
i guess we're not far enough away from this one yet... how does the sentencing equation go -- 1 year manditory for each time a song recurred in any single "ROCK BLOCK!" during their heaviest rotation...? that would put this back into style sometime mid-century, i guess. that said, i'd rather hear this song than many of its Clear Channel siblings.
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
lily33 wrote:
i know i shouldn't like this....but i really do. something about it reminds me of the GOO GOO DOLLS song FLATTOP...i dunno. i like it, though!
it's definitely pop-fluff, just somewhat decent pop-fluff... errr, at least maybe "inoffensive" if you havent already heard it several thousand times on fm. though it reminds me more of Better Than Ezra.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
stickytylertoo wrote:
I hate this song, it emblemizes the kind of stuff that stopped me from listening to radio.
I third it! Ugh.
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
I miss this song.
Posted 20 years ago by streetsintherain    [ Reply ]
stickytylertoo wrote:
I hate this song, it emblemizes the kind of stuff that stopped me from listening to radio.
I second that.
Posted 20 years ago by seandevine    [ Reply ]
Someone rated this a 10? Wow?!?!?! Why bother listening to RP if you think this is "GOD-LIKE" you could just go to the Windows Media player and hear basically the same song all day on the "Alternative" station.
Posted 21 years ago by stickytylertoo    [ Reply ]
tuningin wrote:
I really like this lead singer. He gets so into it when he's singing. Pretty sexy...
I know this is an old post, but let me just say this dude is so not sexy. He looks like a camel and spits a lot on stage. Nasty.
Posted 21 years ago by ireneect    [ Reply ]
I nominate this for best unconscious pop-rock adaptation of a Robert Frost poem.
Posted 21 years ago by rgj13    [ Reply ]
I really like this lead singer. He gets so into it when he\'s singing. Pretty sexy...
Posted 21 years ago by tuningin    [ Reply ]
I can\'t believe I\'m hearing this crap.
Posted 21 years ago by MaK    [ Reply ]
I hate this song, it emblemizes the kind of stuff that stopped me from listening to radio.
Posted 21 years ago by stickytylertoo    [ Reply ]
One of the CD\'s I sold as I matured and started liking real music...why is it here?
Posted 22 years ago by Milo    [ Reply ]
Admittedly this is power-pop-alternative, but it\'s just done so well. I bought this album for \'Bittersweet\' before I knew that \'Shimmer\' was also done by Fuel. It was just one of those moments you had to be there, sorta like buying a box of cereal and ending up with gold nuggets instead of Cheerios, or better yet, enough Cheerios to fill up a bowl, so you won\'t go hungry while celebrating.
Posted 22 years ago by cowboybull    [ Reply ]
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted 22 years ago by bendoh    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by lily33: i know i shouldn't like this....but i really do. something about it reminds me of the GOO GOO DOLLS song FLATTOP...i dunno. i like it, though!
Agreed, this one has really grown on me.
Posted 22 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Really enjoy this track but after buying this CD, was a bit disappointed. Prefer 'Something Like Human'.
Posted 22 years ago by skinnyo    [ Reply ]
fuel is a terrible band, i do not like them at all.....but I cannot deny the fact that this is an excellent track. The one Fuel song i like.
Posted 22 years ago by mlsully7    [ Reply ]
Play other Fuel. This is a great song, but as I recall, the rest of this album was pretty good....and it\'d be nice to hear some from the new one as well.
Posted 22 years ago by kevinc    [ Reply ]