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TOGETHER ALONE (1993)
Released on Capitol Records#2 AUS, #4 UK, #55 DE, #73 US
The Band:
Neil Finn - Guitars, Vocals and Keyboards
Paul Hester - Drums, Vocals, and Percussion
Nick Seymour - Bass, Vocals
Mark Hart - Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals
Produced by Youth and Crowded House
Recorded at at Nigel & Jody Horrocks' house, Kare Kare Beach, New Zealand with equipment supplied and installed by Revolver Studios, Auckland. Additional recording at Platinum Studios, and Periscope, Melbourne
Engineered by Greg Hunter. Assistant and Additional Engineering by Nick Borgan, Graeme Myr, Angus Davidson, Chris Corr, Kalju Tonuma, Dugald McAndrew. Programming by Matt Austin. Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Platinum Studios, Melbourne and Air Studios Lyndhurst, London.
Track Listing (Click for lyrics)
- Kare Kare
- In My Command
- Nails In My Feet
- Black and White Boy
- Fingers of Love
- Pineapple Head
- Locked Out
- Private Universe
- Walking On The Spot
- Distant Sun
- Catherine Wheels
- Skin Feeling
- Together Alone
Additional Musicians:
Eddie Rayner - Keyboards on "Kare Kare", "Pineapple Head".
Noel Crombie - Percussion on "Private Universe"
Geoffrey Hales - Percussion on "Fingers of Love", "Locked Out"
Tim Finn - Background vocals on "In My Command", "Catherine Wheels"
Sharon Finn - Background Vocals on "Black and White Boy", "Fingers of Love", "Private Universe"
Dror Erez - Accordion on "Walking On The Spot"
Te Waka Huia Cultural Group Choir on "Together Alone", "In My Command", "Catherine Wheels" - Ngapo (Bud) Wehi, Tapeta Wehi, Bussie Nanai, Colin Edwards, Blaine Te Rito, Charles Kake, Carl Ross, Tomika Whiu, Chad Brown, Fred Williams, Jim Williams, Danny Kingi, Karl Jeths, Des Aubrey, Richard Whei, Harry Clarke, Rerewa Kingi, Pimia (Nen) Wehi, Tearoha Cassidy, Cynthia Takiari, Monica Kautai, Donna Ross, Annette Gibson, Noeline Kake, Megan Tunks, Simone Edwards, Vicki Kerehoma, Kristen Kohere, Angela Smith, Pat Henare, Mandy Edwards, Michelle Williams, Missie Edwards, Pauline Hopa, Dell Henare, Monica Harawira, Mereana Henare, Violet Williams
Log Drummers on "Together Alone", "Private Universe" - Joe, Tereo, Martie, Jamee, Benjamin
Brass Band on "In My Command", "Together Alone" - Clyde Dixon, Stephen Brenner, Lauren Astridge, David Brenner, Shaun Jarret.
Lyrics
Kare Kare(Neil Finn / Nick Seymour / Mark Hart / Paul Hester)
I was standing on a wave
Then I made the drop
I was lying in a cave
In the solid rock
I was feeling pretty brave
Till the lights went off
Sleep by no means comes too soon
In a valley lit by the moon
We left a little dust
On his Persian rug
We gathered up our clothes
Got the washing done
In a long-forgotten place
Who'll be the first to run?
Sleep by no means comes too soon
In a valley lit by the moon
I was floating on a wave
Then I made the drop
I was climbing up the walls
Waiting for the band to stop
You can say the magic words
I got my sensors on
And this is the only place
That I always run from
Sleep by no means comes too soon
In a valley lit by the moon
In My Command
(Neil Finn)
We're standing in a deep dark hole
Beneath the sky as black as coal
It's just a fear of losing control
You know so well
Don't miss it when the moment comes
Be submissive just this once
Imagine there is something to be done
Some truth to tell
I would love
To trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way
It's a pleasure when you're in my command
Juggle like a diplomat
Struggle to hold on to your hat
Swinging like an acrobat
But time will tell
The clock is dripping on the wall
Listen to the rise and fall
Close your eyes and hear the call
You know so well
I would love
To trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way
It's a pleasure when you're in my command
Put on your wings
You're responsible for everything
Desolate in anger or safe in isolation
You're about to be the victim of a holy visitation
By the rights I have been given
Put on your wings
You're not responsible for anything
I would love
To trouble you in your time of need
Lose your way
It's a pleasure when you're in my command
Nails In My Feet
(Neil Finn)
My life is a house
You crawl through the window
Slip across the floor and into the reception room
You enter the place
Of endless persuasion
Like a knock on the door when there's ten or more things to do
Who was that calling?
You my companion
Run to the water on a burning beach
It brings me relief
Pass through the walls
To find my intentions
Circle round in a strange hypnotic state
I look into space
There is no connection
A million point of light and a conversation I can't face
Cast me off one day
To lose my inhibitions
Sit like a lap-dog on a matron's knee
Wear the nails on your feet
I woke up the house
Stumbled in sideways
The lights went on and everybody screamed surprise
The savage review
It left me gasping
But it warms my heart to see that you can do it too
Total surrender
Your touch is so tender
Your skin is like water on a burning beach
And it brings me relief
In the back row, under the stars
And the ceiling is my floor
Black and White Boy
(Neil Finn)
Black and white boy, black and white boy
You're so extreme, you're so confused
Colour me in, whatever mood I'm in
I could be still in touch with you
And you're full of the wonder of Spring
It's all sweetness and light that you bring
And a room full of people wll fall to your infinite charm
But when darkness should quickly descend
You go quietly my miserable friend
To the depths of despair you will crawl
Black and white boy
Black and white boy, black and white boy
You're so extreme, you're so confused
Colour me in, whatever mood I'm in
I could be still in touch with you
When you shake off the shadows of night
And your eyes are so clear and so bright
You make fools of the liars and creeps
Put a rose in my cheeks
But when demons have climbed on your back
You are vicious and quick to attack
And you put on a wonderful show
Do you really, really think I don't know?
Black and white boy, black and white boy
And you run like a cat to the cream
And you're acting so nice it's obscene
And you put on a wonderful show
Do you really, really think I don't know?
Black and white boy, black and white boy
Black and white boy, black and white boy
Fingers of Love
(Neil Finn)
Can you imagine that
An itch too sensitive to scratch
The light that falls through the cracks
An insect too delicate to catch?
I hear the endless murmur
Every blade of grass that shivers in the breeze
And the sound, it comes to carry me
Across the land and over the sea
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I can't look back
Fingers of love move down
Colour is it's own reward
Colour is it's own reward
The chiming of a perfect chord
Let's go jumping overboard
Into waves of joy and clarity
Your hands come out to rescue me
And I'm playing in the shallow water
Laughing while the mad dog sleeps
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I won't be helped
Fingers of love move everywhere
And there is time yet
To fall by the way
From the cradle to the grave
From the palace to the gutter
Beneath the dying rays of the sun
Lie the fingers of love
Into waves of joy and clarity
A fallen angel walked on the sea
And I'm playing in the shallow water
Laughing while the mad dog sleeps
And I can't look up
Fingers of love move down
And I won't be helped
Fingers of love move everywhere
There is time yet
For you to find me
And all at once
Fingers of love move down
Pineapple Head
(Neil Finn)
Detective is flat, no longer is always flat out
Got the number of the getaway car
Didn't get very far
As lucid as hell and these images
Moving so fast like a fever
So close to the bone
I don't feel too well
And if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
Sleeping alone for pleasure
The pineapple head, it spins and spins
Like a number I hold
Don't remember if she was my friend
It was a long time ago
And if you choose to take that path
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
And if you choose to take that path
Would you come to make me pay?
I will play you like a shark
And I'll clutch at your heart
I'll come flying like a spark to inflame you
Locked Out
(Neil Finn)
I've been locked out
I've been locked in
But I always seem to come back again
When you're in that room
What do you do?
I know that I will have you in the end
And the clouds they are crying on you
And the birds are offering up their tunes
In a shack as remote as a mansion
You escape into a place where nothing moves
I've been locked out
And I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
I waited so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back
And the hills are as soft as a pillow
And they cast a shadow on my bed
And the view when I look through my window
Is an altarpiece I'm praying to for the living and the dead
Twin valley shines in the morning sun
I send a message out to my only one
And I've been locked out and I know we're through
But I can't begin to face up to the truth
I waited so long for the walls to crack
But I know that I will one day have you back
And I work with the bees and the honey
And every night I circle like the moon
And it's a act of simple devotion
But it can take forever when you've got something to prove
I've been locked out
Private Universe
(Neil Finn)
No time, no place to talk about the weather
The promise of love is hard to ignore
You said the chance wasn't getting any better
The labour of love is ours to endure
The highest branch on the apple tree
Was my favourite place to be
I could hear them breaking free
But they could not see me
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
I have all I want, is that simple enough?
A whole lot more I'm thinking of
Every night about six o'clock
The birds come back to the palm to talk
They talk to me, birds talk to me
If I go down on my knees
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
Feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
And it's a pleasure that I have known
And it's a treasure that I have gained
And it's a pleasure that I have known
It's a tight squeeze but I won't let go
Time is on the table and the dinner's cold
I will run for shelter
Endless summer lift the curse
It feels like nothing matters
In our private universe
Walking On The Spot
(Neil Finn)
At odd times we slip
Slither down the dark hole
Fingers point from old windows
An eerie shadow falls
Walking on the spot
To show that I'm alive
Moving every bone in my body
From side to side
Will we be in our minds
When the dawn breaks?
Can we look the milkman in the eye?
The world is somehow different
You have all been changed
Before my very eyes
Walk around your home
And pour yourself a drink
Fire one more torpedo baby
Watch the kitchen sink
Lounging on the sofa maybe
See the living room die
Dishes are unwashed and broken
All you do is cry
Will we be in our minds
When the dawn breaks?
Can we look the milkman in the eye?
The world is somehow different
You have all been changed
Before my very eyes
Dishes are unwashed and broken
All you do is cry
Distant Sun
(Neil Finn)
Tell me all the things you would change
I don't pretend to know what you want
When you come around and spin my top
Time and again, time and again
No fire where I lit my spark
I am not afraid of the dark
Where your words devour my heart
And put me to shame, put me to shame
And your seven worlds collide
Whenever I am by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
You're still so young to travel so far
Old enough to know who you are
Wise enough to carry the scars
Without any blame, there's no one to blame
It's easy to forget what you learned
Waiting for the thrill to return
Feeling your desire burn
You're drawn to the flame
When your seven worlds collide
Whenever I am by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
Dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
And I'm lying on the table
Washed out in the flood
Like a Christian fearing vengeance from above
I don't pretend to know what you want
But I offer love
Seven worlds collide
Whenever I am by your side
And dust from a distant sun
Will shower over everyone
As time slips by, and on and on
Let your mind go, anywhere it wants, anywhere it wants...
Catherine Wheels
(Neil Finn / Tim Finn / Nick Seymour)
No night to stay in
Bad moon is rising again
Dice rolls, you burn
Come down, I fear
As that cold wheel turns
I know what I know
Sad Claude's been sleeping around
To stroke the right nerve
Whose needs do I serve
As Catherine's wheel turns?
She was always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Go kindly with him
To his blind apparition
Whose face creases up with age gone grey
You'll be back here one day
She was always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on
Always the first to say gone
She's got her Catherine wheels on, wheels on
Catherine wheels
Catherine wheels
Catherine wheels
She's gone, vanished in the night
Broke off the logic of life
He woke, tore the covers back
Found he was empty inside
So they were told when the moon would rise
The best time to leave with your soul
She's gone up towards the light
Watching her whole life unfold
Bruises come up dark
So strong was his hold on her
Regarded by some as his slave
He spoke in a stranger's tongue
To spare us and drive you away
Bruises come up dark
Skin Feeling
(Paul Hester)
I like the smell of that shop
I like the way it serves me
I like the pigment in your skin
I like the way it moves me
I like kids when they're asleep
Their little arms around you
I like the way you play games
Don't lose that skin feeling
I'm looking old, I'm feeling young
It's the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl
I like black and I like red
I like that orange circle
I like the things that you said
And when you were misbehaving
I like people on T.V.
But no one looks like me
I love you, you love me
Don't lose that skin feeling
I'm looking old, I'm feeling young
It's the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl
I love the pigment in your skin
I love the way it moves me
I like the smell of that shop
I like the way it serves me
I like the things that you said
When you were misbehaving
I love you and you love me
Don't lose that skin feeling
I'm looking old, I'm feeling young
It's the truth my child
My second life has just begun
With this hungry girl
It's the truth my child
Let me hold your hand
Together Alone
(Neil Finn / Mark Hart / Bub Wehi)
Together alone
Above and beneath
We were as close
As anyone can be
Now you are gone
Far away from me
As is once
Will always be
Together alone
Anei ra maua
E piri tahi nei
E noha tahi nei
Ko maua anake
Kei runga a Rangi
Ko papa kei raro
E mau tonu nei
Kia mau tonu ra
Together alone
Shallow and deep
Holding our breath
Paying death no heed
I'm still your friend
When you are in need
As is once
Will always be
Earth and sky
Moon and sea
Maori Chant
Anei ra maua
E piri tahi nei
E noha tahi nei
Ko maua anake
Kei runga a Rangi
Ko papa kei raro
E mau tonu nei
Kia mau tonu ra
Translation:
Here we are together
In a very close embrace
Being together
Just us alone
Rangi the sky-father is above
The earth-mother is below
Our love for one another
Is everlasting