The Church — Lost
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Length: 4:39
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Sometimes I'm wondering under prehistoric skies.
I feel it's all beginning right before my eyes.
I must go back, reexamine my love.
Here she comes with the penetrated stare.
I don't know when, but I wish I knew where.
Quick calculation, there's not nearly enough.
Because we're lost, because we're lost.
Cold desert stars, feel them sparkle and frost,
They are so lost.
Follow her down to worship some god.
Who never speaks to me, I wonder if that's odd.
Then he says you're never listening.
The pursuit of adulation is your butter and your bread.
It's an exquisite corpse and its lips are red
And its teeth are glistening.
But you are lost, but you are lost.
Now hang up 'cause the lines are all crossed,
You are so lost.
If you're alone and you're feeling blue,
Everyone in Persia probably feels like that too.
I just hope they don't believe like you do.
Here she comes with her unforgiving web.
Almost forever I've been drinking these dregs.
It must be time to change our brew, cruel, view.
Before we're lost, before we're lost.
Look at the map, add up the cost,
Before we're lost.
I feel it's all beginning right before my eyes.
I must go back, reexamine my love.
Here she comes with the penetrated stare.
I don't know when, but I wish I knew where.
Quick calculation, there's not nearly enough.
Because we're lost, because we're lost.
Cold desert stars, feel them sparkle and frost,
They are so lost.
Follow her down to worship some god.
Who never speaks to me, I wonder if that's odd.
Then he says you're never listening.
The pursuit of adulation is your butter and your bread.
It's an exquisite corpse and its lips are red
And its teeth are glistening.
But you are lost, but you are lost.
Now hang up 'cause the lines are all crossed,
You are so lost.
If you're alone and you're feeling blue,
Everyone in Persia probably feels like that too.
I just hope they don't believe like you do.
Here she comes with her unforgiving web.
Almost forever I've been drinking these dregs.
It must be time to change our brew, cruel, view.
Before we're lost, before we're lost.
Look at the map, add up the cost,
Before we're lost.
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We don't hear enough from the Church on Paradise, nice play
I got guitars....that jingle jangle jingle.
Helped define the era.
7
Helped define the era.
7
this is very dull music.
ztirffritz wrote:
Isn't It A Pity? I mean, My Sweet Lord!
This sounds like a rip-off of Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd.
Isn't It A Pity? I mean, My Sweet Lord!
Totally not my cup of tea. 
ztirffritz wrote:
Troll! Run for your lives!!
This sounds like a rip-off of Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd.
Troll! Run for your lives!!
This sounds like a rip-off of Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd.
For fans... Steve Kilby has his blog online. He's one stream-of-conciousness m-f. And for that if nothing else I love him ;)
Well that, and all the great music over the years.
(click here)
drife wrote:
As opposed to seeing them dead?
No.. as opposed as to not seeing them live (in concert).. ha!
the more I hear the Church the more I like them, gotta buy one of their albums these days, anyone recommendations?
...if you loved starfish, try...
- hologram of baal
- magician among the spirits (the original version, not the plus-some remaster)
- priest=aura
- pharmakoi/distance-crunching honchos with echo units (the artist is the refo:mation, not the church, but it's the same band sans one guitarist)
- after everything, now this(their most mellow-sounding album, but brilliant once it clicks)
He sounds like a depressed drunk. 
superflyLD wrote:
see these guys live if you ever have a chance....
As opposed to seeing them dead?
...beautiful...
see these guys live if you ever have a chance. They still play around every few years or so in relatively smaller sized clubs. (under 1000 capacity venues in the USA at least) *GREAT* band live.
Dated, in a pleasant sort of way.
shevek wrote:
This sounds EXACTLY like a (rather crappy) Pink Floyd song called 'Learning to Fly'.
Wouldn't only "Learning to fly" itself sound EXACTLY like "Learning to fly"?
SuperWeh wrote:
the more I hear the Church the more I like them, gotta buy one of their albums these days, anyone recommendations?
I agree. I think Starfish is their best. Has other great songs, like Under the Milky Way and Reptile.
SuperWeh wrote:
the more I hear the Church the more I like them, gotta buy one of their albums these days, anyone recommendations?
Heyday, Of Skins and Heart, Blurred Crusade
shevek wrote:
This sounds EXACTLY like a (rather crappy) Pink Floyd song called 'Learning to Fly'.
EXACTLY? No.
SuperWeh wrote:
the more I hear the Church the more I like them, gotta buy one of their albums these days, anyone recommendations?
I think this album is their best. Just my 2 cents. Happy listening
the more I hear the Church the more I like them, gotta buy one of their albums these days, anyone recommendations?
me again....The Blurred Crusade is their best effort and it's hardly represented with the ONE song....
Someone upoad "In An Unguarded Moment" or anything from Seance or Remote Luxury.
A good tune, but an excellent album
Paints a very vivid picture. The Church are great storytellers. I've played this CD so much it's getting thinner.
AvoidingWork wrote:
Part of it reminds me Pink Floyd "Learing to Fly". Then I'm dissapointed because it's not and I take my head phones off. What's the next song...
I live in celebration of the fact that The Church are nothing like PF. . . not that I dislike Floyd, but I have to agree with greyfin - I prefer The Church
AvoidingWork wrote:
Part of it reminds me Pink Floyd "Learing to Fly". Then I'm dissapointed because it's not and I take my head phones off. What's the next song...
To each his/her own of course... if the situation was reversed I'd prefer any Church song (well, most any) to "Learning to Fly". My prejudice (for that's what it is) is due to a) the fact that The Church is probably my favorite band and b) most of the post-Waters work I like less.
Part of it reminds me Pink Floyd "Learing to Fly". Then I'm dissapointed because it's not and I take my head phones off. What's the next song...
veegez wrote:
..and if the song lasted an eternity, your rating would become a negative infinte black hole of nothingness that swallows you up into a descending vortex of maximum density, reducing you to the lowest, yet unique, ultra-micro, component atom, never to be seen from or heard of again......
(Just a brief, possible regression scenario for your careful consideration. :) )
Ha! That is the greatest response to a negative rating that I've come across yet! I cracked up laughing.
And... well, I jsut happen to think that this is one Church that can do no wrong. At least, their offerings aren't responsible for wholesale slaughter in the world.
Sideorder wrote:
BO-RING
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BO-RING
drover wrote:
And to think this is one of the weakest tracks on the album (and still worth an 8). Trying to think of a better album to come out of the 80s. Joshua Tree nips at its heels. That's about it. Cure fans would probably dispute.
I would dispute.. This is a great album.... But the point is well taken.
This sounds EXACTLY like a (rather crappy) Pink Floyd song called 'Learning to Fly'.
10 - Godlike ...like most of this album.
veegez wrote:
I still love this album. Another great addition.
And to think this is one of the weakest tracks on the album (and still worth an 8). Trying to think of a better album to come out of the 80s. Joshua Tree nips at its heels. That's about it. Cure fans would probably dispute.
PERDIDOUSA wrote:
Ooops, am I the only person here not to like this song?
I originally rated it a 5, but the longer it went the less I liked it and changed my rating to a 3.
Lucky them that the song wasn't much longer as I might evenntually change my rating to a 1...
..and if the song lasted an eternity, your rating would become a negative infinte black hole of nothingness that swallows you up into a descending vortex of maximum density, reducing you to the lowest, yet unique, ultra-micro, component atom, never to be seen from or heard of again......
(Just a brief, possible regression scenario for your careful consideration. :) )
Ooops, am I the only person here not to like this song?
I originally rated it a 5, but the longer it went the less I liked it and changed my rating to a 3.
Lucky them that the song wasn't much longer as I might eentually change my rating to a 1...
AphidA wrote:
Awesome song.
I still love this album. Another great addition.
Always a good song. Always good memories.
Hello Jen. Hello Chitra.
Awesome song.