Elbow - the bones of you

Elbow and the BBC Concert Orchestra performing The bones of you Chantage

So I'm there
Charging around with a juggernaut brow
Overdraft, speeches and deadlines to make
Cramming commitments like cats in a sack
Telephone burn and a purposeful gait

When out of a doorway the tentacles stretch
Of a song that I know
And the world moves in slow-mo
Straight to my head
like the first cigarette of the day

And it's you, and it's May
And we're sleeping through the day
And I'm five years ago
And three thousand miles away

Do I have
time? A man of my calibre
Stood in the street like a sleepwalking teenager
No.
And I dealt with this years ago
I took a hammer to every memento
But image on image like beads on a rosary
pulled through my head as the music takes hold
and the sickener hits; I can work till I break
but I love the bones of you
That, I will never escape

And it's you, and it's May
And we're sleeping through the day
And I'm five years ago
And three thousand miles away

And I can't move my arm
Through the fear that you will wake
And I'm five years ago
And three thousand miles away

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[bandung11]

Iam going see them for the second time! First time @Pinkpop Second time @Heinken Music Hall. It is going to be AWESOME! <3

[bytesback]

@bandung11 Do you mind if I come with you ? Obviously this will be at your expense. I normally require 3 or 4 drinks during the concert and maybe fish and chips or a Chinese take away afterwards. If you could send a limo around or maybe just turn up in an Aston Martin that would be great.

Will you need to book me a hotel room ?After all if it finishes late I would want to go to bed.

Well that's settled the, see you soon ;)

[1ginner1]

@bytesback Dou mind if and 100,00 tag along ?

[bytesback]

@1ginner1 No problem, more the merrier, mind you do you think we ought to maybe contribute for , say, the drinks ?

[aenyone]

When you hear/witness something this brilliant, you want to tell everyone that you know about it. It's the only way to wash away all of the KatyPerryBlackEyedPeasLadyGaga film that has formed on the collective hair of the public.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

[bytesback]

@aenyone They're even better Live. I went to see them last week, My ears are still recovering from Auditory overload.

[64Rubix]

Oh god, breaking into summertime, was just SO sexy

[3eahor3e]

Brilliant! I am buying the album for my sister, just want everyone to enjoy like we do.

[pulpapple]

thats fucking cool. all that needs to be said.



[zdonna362]

Can't name one thing more beautiful than these Elbow live performances..

[ohdontpanic42]

that was so beautiful, but the segue into the 'Summertime' instrumental at the end was just perfect. :)

[bobybobbson]

3 people need to be shot in the face by guy, then kicked in the balls by every single member of the bbc concert ochestra. :)

[aenyone]

@MrMertakhai It is! Mexican Standoff is a close second for a bassline that runs the song.

[iJackB]

Great version, but I'm looking for another live version they did for Later live with Jools Holland, can't seem to find it anywhere. Anyone got any ideas?

[detectiveyoshi]

seldom seen kid is their best album so far

[MrMertakhai]

This bass in this song is phenomenal

[MrGrocer1]

Just found out they are coming to Australia in March next year - getting a ticket this Friday, can't wait to see them live. I can't believe they aren't more popular over here, but then maybe that's a good thing.

[statictwo]

@The4fourEver thanks.

[The4fourEver]

@statictwo its gershwins summertime, an excellent jazz standard. you should look it up.

[The4fourEver]

@bytesback nah, the dudes probably loaded with cash.

[alerich82]

It's been a love at first sight with Elbow when I listened to "Grounds for divorce" a couple of years ago, while I was goin' mad in Naples traffic. This is music, guys.

[Nyroeon]

How beautiful. Most artists can't seem to do their work justice live, but this was simply incredible. I wish I could have been there to see it!

[HerEyesWereWild]

@corriganhhh Me too...

[funkysexy69]

The ending is like the icing on the cake!..... 'just when u've njoyed the whole piece, it even better at the end!'.....it was like listening to a part in a James Bond movie....Pure Class!.....Well done guys!!

[statictwo]

trumpet player nailed it, nice arrangement at the end.

[lorenvburrell]

Good God this whole performance is amazing. I've JUST discovered Elbow and this song has me wrapped around the proverbial "little finger".

[TheoBrixtonTheKid]

The ending gets me every time...my god.