James Reyne - Slave Lyrics






There's a light in the valley
There's a heart all alone
And the door is always open

Go away from your window
Pull the shades way down low
And in a whisper words are spoken

Higher and higher
Taking you there
You've got to fly
You've got to care

When the feelings gone
And you can't go on
Slave
When things ain't right
You wanna stay all night
Slave

Looking for someone
Who will always be strong
And who will not let you hide

You need your defender
For right or for wrong
You know the path is deep and wide

When the feelings gone
And you can't go on
Slave
When things ain't right
Don't give up the fight
Slave





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  1. O.... L....

    Best Aussie 👍🇦🇺🇦🇺song

  2. L.... R....

    Haven't heard this song for years. Forgot how awesome it is.

  3. M.... i....

    He was such a hottie 😍 💞

  4. T.... D....

    Can't wait till the English language version is released

  5. M.... M....

    One of his best. 👍

  6. L.... N....

    No doubt about it , James wrote some cracking songs back in the day..from his Australian Crawl days to his solo career, the guy is a legend.

  7. D.... H....

    Great song great time and great memories

  8. A.... W....

    Great song listening to it in my room. 🙂❤

  9. P.... K....

    James voice is so unique love his work

  10. T.... S....

    I'm going to commit suicide play this at my funeral

    T.... S....

    yeah don't do that champ

  11. M.... D....

    One of my favourite songs of all time. Love the video clip I've often wondered where it was shot at. James Reyne was hot 🔥🔥🤭

  12. G.... ....

    Brilliant song and artist!

  13. t.... c....

    July 2019?!!!!!!!!👍👍👍👍

  14. P.... R....

    I was 15 and loved this in '91.. Nothing has changed 😀

    P.... R....

    I was 11 when it was released and loved the sing immediately..and still do to this day 😍 James was my first big crush 😘

  15. J.... D....

    his lyrics are random as fuck, but they make sense.

  16. C.... 1....

    Superb vocal, guitar and tune. One of the best Australian songs I have ever heard.

    C.... 1....

    Yes! and was produced by the talented Australian Simon Hussey - he won Producer of the Year ARIA in 1992 with this song and a swag of others.

  17. D.... J....

    Kate come home . George is famous now .

  18. G.... ....

    Yay 1000th Like! Should be at least a million though. Great artist!

  19. G.... ....

    3:55 Erika Eleniak? Lol. Always loved this song. 28 Years Later, Timeless.

    G.... ....

    Peta Wilson

  20. S.... P....

    God I love this......timeless

  21. S.... G....

    So Aussie so brilliant

  22. G.... F....

    39 wankers downvoted a classic song.

  23. T.... ....

    Higher and higher...taking you there...

  24. G.... P....

    Classic

  25. J.... T....

    This sounds like a late 80s Springsteen track.

    J.... T....

    Or like Steve Windwood... 1980's also...

    J.... T....

    Tunnel of Love??

  26. J.... C....

    Great concert in Stanthorpe last night and James you finished it off with bang. Cheers

  27. D.... A....

    I saw James play in Thirroul last month (Feb 2019) and he was amazing, sounds exactly the same as what he did in the 80’s and 90’s.

  28. n.... ....

    What happened to all the alpha males like James R, theyre all mirror loving nancy boy tattooed gym poofters these days

  29. K.... ....

    Classic song 🙌🤟

  30. M.... P....

    Brilliant stuff. Gotta love some of our true Australian music. The blonde is gorgeous too!!

  31. F.... C....

    Peta Wilson from La Femme Nikita is the chick..

  32. P.... M....

    Demais sonzeira !!!!!!

  33. R.... 1....

    awesome, brings back memories of good days

  34. y.... ....

    I like the guitar in this...i like the production...quite powerful but not freakin clipping the max like todays music..

  35. S.... a....

    80s and 90s is the best. Especially when it’s Australian

  36. T.... B....

    Wow I haven't heard this in years! 2018 still timeless

  37. H.... B....

    One of my favourite solo songs from James. I've seen him in concert in Adelaide at the Grand Prix in '92. He was superb live. He has always been a great singer/songwriter and not bad on the eyes either. I grew up with Australian Crawl's music, top Aussie band and music that we don't hear anymore.

  38. S.... D....

    This is REAL music kids!

  39. c.... j....

    One of the best Aussie songs ever Thats coming from a Kiwi

  40. l.... g....

    One of my favourite songs

  41. j.... p....

    I so miss Aus Crawl/James Reyne music, thanks to youtube we can look back and reminisce on old good time vibes :)

  42. L.... ....

    I grew up working class, but have been educated and, I suppose, gone in a different direction to how I was raised, but I have always remained loyal to my roots.

    ...and there's just something about this song that reminds me of who I am and where I came from.

    ...this song reminds me of home.

  43. k.... c....

    Some real Aussie music.

  44. m.... h....

    👍..gollldd

  45. R.... T....

    Filmed in Randsburg CA.

  46. K.... H....

    aussie gold for true blue aussies

    K.... H....

    Music For Australia Day https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLetMk68A011LgRbFTyXY7bT8_3FJL2VEc

  47. A.... D....

    Just great

  48. G.... A....

    Better than expected. I was with a girl named Sarah. She was 17 I was about 34.this was our song. Right now I'd love to be able to learn this song. I don't know how long I've got left.i could be dead before I'm 65. My music career never got off the ground.i promised myself that if I learned to play guitar I'd have a crack at this particular piece

  49. M.... S....

    TOP SONG..💕

  50. K.... ....

    27 people could not go on

  51. B.... Q....

    This single was featured on the ORIGINAL 100% Hits Cassette / CD in 1991 :)

  52. M.... 7....

    that gorgeous girl! be an old fart now

    M.... 7....

    Not with botox and plastic surgery available

  53. J.... M....

    what a spunk!!!

  54. C.... L....

    Classic Reyne! Grow up, James has!

  55. D.... S....

    James Reyne from Aussie crawl to Company of Strangers to solo? Bloody Awesome!

  56. K.... S....

    Cool song, great memories

  57. C.... ....

    Totally Rocks

  58. C.... D....

    Top tune!!! Heard it for the first time on Bob Harris in '92 and still sounds as fresh today!!! Timeless tune from Jim Vallance that just lasts forever.........wonderful!!!

  59. g.... ....

    im still listening

  60. g.... ....

    love this song. cant stop listening

  61. L.... K....

    Wot a sexy man James Reyne just oozes

  62. T.... S....

    is someone please able to explain what this song is about. I have had a look at the lyrics and still don't understand 😓😓😓. amazing song though. play it on repeat on my spotify

    T.... S....

    Tina Sciglitano - Sex? I was thinkin maybe the song is about an addiction to sex, even though the feeling of love has gone but you keep coming back because of the sex. Let me know your thoughts!!

    T.... S....

    The song is about relationships. If you watch the video is shows the highs-and-lows of a relationship, and the pain of the realisation that it was all just lust and not love; that the relationship was only in the imagination, and when reality sets in, everything falls apart.

    As humans, when we pursue a relationship with someone, we tend to pursue that person as a fantasy in our own mind, and when the REALITY finally hits, as it inevitably does at some point, there's often not much connecting us to the person we lusted after, and as a result, we often become "Slaves" in our relationships.

    We try to convince ourselves that we are truly in love with the person, when it's really just dying or dead lust, and a sense of history that keeps you together, but we continue on with our 'dead' lust.

    "When the feeling's gone and you can't go on...slave".

    When the lust dies (and the fantasy with it), we are left with reality...and that's what destroys many relationships.

    T.... S....

    @LJY08 Wow! You are exactly right. Very well said

  63. I.... w....

    James Reyne is still so hot....

    P.S. who is the stunning girl in the video and where is she now?

    I.... w....

    She was my sister, was killed in a tragic combine harvester accident unfortunately 😢

    I.... w....

    wow serious? :(

    I.... w....

    No, not serious haha.

    I.... w....

    +schumifan78 hahaha my condolances

    I.... w....

    Peta Wilson from La Femme Nikita

  64. J.... R....

    lllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeegggggggggggggggggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnndddddddddddddddddddddd just saying

  65. 1.... ....

    Too the 9 people who put thumbs down..FUCK YOU!!!!!

  66. k.... E....

    slave! Great song,luv it, reminds me when I was tied to a bitch of a female. Reyne rocks!!!

  67. j.... w....

    play it loud and play it louder, I agree with paul, was like that myself, however with time age and some form of maturity we change and put life into perspective

  68. P.... P....

    60,000 fans

  69. T.... ....

    It's always a little heartbreaking when you come across an old song/video and think the singer is a bit alright looking... then you realise you were like 4 when the video was made apparently lmao!!! :)

    T.... ....

    In this video you like james and I like the hot blonde....we are in the same boat

    T.... ....

    haha.... I've had a crush on James Reyne since I was a girl in the 80's! He was always gorgeous.

    T.... ....

    +I was meant to be Tuesday I was told I look like him !

    T.... ....

    The flow

    T.... ....

    Both James and the model may have aged, but that song still KICKS ASS in 2018 !!
    One of Aussies finest !!

  70. P.... P....

    Legend. James rocks :-o the house....

  71. M.... C....

    top song! Bring back the 80s/90s!!!!

    M.... C....

    Fuckn wicked

  72. P.... P....

    G8 Song

  73. S.... F....

    Great song

  74. r.... C....

    JAMES REYNE ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  75. A.... F....

    Brilliant chorus¡ 1:00

  76. C.... O....

    More than a Legend! 😊

  77. C.... B....

    f*cking legend!

  78. b.... b....

    the song is good the film clip is stupid, the girl is always just dancing around looking helpless and stupid in all the old video clips, i know james had no control over the video

  79. W.... ....

    If you think he's sounding like Bryan Adams, this is because this song is co-written by Jim Vallance!

    W.... ....

    +WineSippingCowboy . KEEP SIPPING ON DA WINE & MAYBE ELVIS WILL COME ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  80. M.... V....

    what a great singer

  81. G.... P....

    I love the Simon Hussey produced songs ... are they still talking to each other? ... If so, then next new album.

  82. A.... G....

    There's a light in the valley
    There's a heart all alone
    And the door is always open
    Go away from your window
    Pull the shades way down low
    And in a whisper, words are spoken

    Higher and higher
    Taking you there
    You've got to fly
    You've got to care

    When the feeling's gone
    And you can't go on, slave
    When things ain't right
    You wanna stay all night, slave

    Looking for someone
    Who will always be strong
    And who will not let you hide
    You need your defender
    For right or for wrong
    You know the path is deep and wide

    Higher and higher
    Taking you there
    You've got to fly
    You've got to care

    When the feeling's gone
    And you can't go on, slave
    When things ain't right
    You wanna stay all night, slave

    When the feelings gone
    And you can't go on, slave
    When things ain't right
    Don't give up the fight, slave

    Writer(s): VALLANCE, JAMES DOUGLAS / REYNE, JAMES MICHAEL
    Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O APRA AMCOS

  83. P.... G....

    good song

  84. e.... ....

    AUSSIE GOLD!

  85. C.... ....

    This is a great song. It has a timeless feel to it which James sure had a knack of doing with a lot of his tracks like Motors too fast as well. His taste in women is fine too, the girls used in all of his videos are just smoking hot!!

    C.... ....

    does anyone know who the girl is in this clip?

    C.... ....

    It's definitely not Rebel Wilson

    C.... ....

    +Mark Castelletti rebel is a 🐷

    C.... ....

    @James Lee mick molloy he' from the peninsula and claims to be besties with james

    C.... ....

    Whipsy ya turd

  86. F.... F....

    Thanks so much for the upload.

    You just don't hear James or Aussie Crawl on the radio except for the once in a blue moon Hucci Facucci Mama or Reckless ( excuse my spelling - no speaka Italia as Ted Bullpit would say..)

    James and Aussie Crawl are icons and legends of Australian music so it is shame.

    Perhaps they need a mini series like they did with Inxs to boost their popularity..

    Personally, it wouldn't sit well with me as Inxs were all about the limelight whereas Aussie were no doubt trying to make a buck but they weren't so glam about it all. 

    I am happy hearing them once in a blue moon and jumping on Youtube every now and then, It just makes me appreciate it how special they are. I wish I could locate my old James Reyne cassette tape...

    It is a bit selfish as in this scenario James and the boys get little royalties.

    I have heard that if restaurants or shopping centres play an artists song the artist gets a little compensation.

  87. y.... ....

    God! I love this song SO much! And hot damn... James Reyne ;)

  88. s.... ....

    Cool song an even cooler vid

  89. E.... S....

    Nice p off music

  90. R.... A....

    Definitely one of the best songs ever.  Have seen James Reyne play many times on the Central Coast lately, and he still sounds just as good.

  91. S.... M....

    he probably filmed in the states to try and break into the U.S. market.

    S.... M....

    ahaha yes, he probably did. the US is considered to be the biggest and the best and many of us sell our souls to try to hit the big-time there. believe me, I am living here right now and it ain't what it's cracked up to be.

    S.... M....

    yeah it looks like a US video clip. I want to know who the model/actress is in the video.. she is stunning.

  92. l.... c....

    I also am sure of that little tree-history factoid. However, James Reyne wasn't there before U2...that was my point!!! Not the geological story of the Joshua tree species.

  93. l.... c....

    copying U2, the Joshua Tree? Did u notice the 5000 Joshua trees in the clip

  94. g.... ....

    Awesome song. I wonder what's behind the idea of shooting the clip in the states though?