Bell X1 – Rocky Took a Lover

Today, for your listening pleasure, is a tune from the Irish indie-rock group Bell X1.  Bell X1 was originally known as Juniper and featured the incredibly talented Damien Rice.  Following Rice’s departure in 1998 the band reformed under the banner Bell X1.  Rocky Took a LoverRocky Took A Lover reviews is the third single from the band’s third studio album FlockFlock.  Flock was released in North America in February of 2008.

He said ‘I wanna shine in the eye of Orion
But I drove my soul through the Black Hole!’
She said ‘What a wonderful way to wake me
You weren’t so nice last night
You’re such an asshole when you’re drunk’
He said ‘At least I’m OK in the mornings’

He said ‘The three wise men came a long way
Following that pin hole in the sky
Yeah that one right there’
She said ‘I don’t believe in any old Jesus
If there was a God, then why is my arse
The perfect height of kicking?’

He said ‘I’ll shine for you, I’ll burn for you
Yea I’ll shine for you, that’s what I’ll do’

He said ‘They’re like headlights
In the rear view mirror
They’re closer that they seem
And from this gutter we’re still staring at the stars’
She said ‘Would ya go away and shite
Last night all you did was curse those stars
You said they sang to you of hope’

He said ‘The sun gives life, and it takes it away
But like all the greats, it’ll burn out someday’
She said ‘I don’t mind, I don’t want to get bored
I don’t want to end up beached on this shore
I want to be that star’

And then I’ll shine for you. Then I’ll burn for you.
Then I can shine for you. That’s what I’ll do.

Related posts:

• Great Lake Swimmers – Your Rocky Spine
• Stars – One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead)
• Broken Social Scene – Lover’s Spit
• Silversun Pickups – Little Lover’s So Polite
• Stars – Your Ex-Lover is Dead

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