Selected Lyrics

The vast majority of Sylvian lyrics can be found at davidsylvian.net and slowfire. I'll generally only transcribe newly released songs that aren't up elsewhere (or ones that contain interesting background samples or vocals) and live versions of unreleased songs.

Selected Lyric

Blue Skinned Gods - Live 2003-10-13

Track #NA - Misc Live Songs // By: David Sylvian

Inside I’m out and I don’t know whose thoughts I’m thinking
I’d rationalize if I only had a clue
And yellow and red are the colours to which I swear allegiance
And I follow them back to you
And it’s love love love
It’s love
And it’s love love love
It’s love

Oh yeah, whoa yeah
I’m living in the lap of the blue skinned gods
She’s filling the air with hibiscus and magnolia
The sandalwood trees lit like matches in the sun
She’s singing her songs by the waters of the Ganges
She’s saying ‘God is the only one, God is the only one’ 1

And it’s love love love
It’s love
And it’s love love love
It’s love

Oh yeah, whoa yeah
I’m living in the lap of the blue skinned gods
Oh yeah, whoa yeah
I’m living in the lap of the blue skinned gods

She’s whispering words that fall like pearls upon the water
I’m here in the things that you wouldn’t believe were true
A thousand wings move to her voice under [Temura?]
And I follow them back to you, I follow them back to you

And it’s love love love
It’s love
And it’s love love love
It’s love

Oh yeah, whoa yeah
I’m living in the lap of the blue skinned gods
Oh yeah, whoa yeah
I’m in the lap of the blue skinned gods
Oh yeah, mm-mm-hmm

1 24SEP2003 Manchester, “She’s singing ‘God is the only one, God is the only one’”

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