James - Sound Lyrics

Took my first full E to this song, 25 year's ago tonight. I cry at the beauty it brings even now.

Tim Booth's/James music has been there through the worst and the best moments of my life. After my sister's murder, then 4 years later my father's suicide, and 7 years after that my nephew's drowning,they have always been a support system for me to walk me through. Without James I honestly don't know if I would have made it out alive. "He that saves one life saves the world entirely".

What a song!

good bandssss maouuuuuuuyouuuuuuuuuu riff rifff yeaaaaaaaaayouooooooooooooo

Think your lyrics are a bit messed up ;-)

I remember, when I first heard this band, I loved them so much, back in the day and still to today, favorites were seven and laid, these days when ive had a bad day or just wanna sit back and relax with soothing music, I still listening to them, I call -james- my therapy music, im a music lover, I even bought a guitar, signed by the band...

first time i've heard this one since 1992 . . .

“Ape your father’s sins, your mother’s mood swings, to perfection” is the greatest lyric ever and you can’t convince me otherwise.

N I wudnt

This has brought back memories lost , the artwork i'd completely forgotten about and now i'm 16 again.

Quality!

Johnny Marr (& band) still going strong; see 2019's new 'Bright Parade'

The extended live version of this song done in Manchester is amazing!!!

This song is perfect, you know that because you heard it, tell other people, love xx

Fab! I’ll tell everyone I know!! Don’t you worry!

This is the one. Thanks for Detroit show & 2019 American tour. Top shelf

My ALL time favourite track by the mighty JAMES, I loved this track when it came out and have seen them live many times and I will have this played at my funeral, I play it daily on my commute to work and even after 27 years it still sounds fresh

Andrewww w is it really 27 years old!!!Good god,I wore this album out on cassette & my favourite track of theirs as well

thanks mtv india backin 90s to broadcast this awesome band...

Soy la unica latina escuchando James y sus éxitos. 😄🙂😀 En 2019

Aquí un gallego que conoce toda su discografía

igual desde Chile , los seguimos mucho !!!!! conozco todos sus discos , unos de mis dos favoritos es gold mother y seven

Yo me sumo y sumo más por gallega

Yo desde Tlalnepantla!

Saludos desde Barcelona España

I enjoyed this

Amazing lyrics, helped me through some dark times.

Alton towers1992, had just left school and this was my first ever concert, still the best live band I've seen and I've seen a hell of of lot since then

I was there too. Amazing concert even though it waa pissing down with rain.

si, suena como U2

Danka Ramiruscorpio. Simply stunning

magnificent!

This brilliant song makes me tingle all over!!!!!!!1

Chris Roche me too

I was there at the parr Hall Warrington wen they recorded it live.. 1992

LOVE......

2nd James song I've listened that I admitted to love them till I die

Ape your father's sins, your mother's mood swings 
To perfection 
Fall into a spin, shed another skin 
Strip away all your protection 
Laugh at the wonder of it all 
Laugh so loud you break the fall 
And you see the gathering clouds 
Cry at the sadness of the world 
Cry so long you break its cold 
And you hear the gathering sounds 
Do everything you fear 
In this there's power 
Fear is not to be afraid of 
Laugh at the wonder of it all 
Laugh so loud you break your fall 
And you hear the gathering sounds 
Come, dip on in 
Leave your bones, leave your skin 
Leave your past, leave your craft 
Leave your suffering heart

My really bad days...😕

I love this soo much..

Get goosebumps every time

Jon Bee me too. Weird

I’ve asked my family to make sure this is my funeral song! 👍🏼😊

That's so ironic you say that. I told my wife to play "Wisdom of the Throat" by James at my funeral.

We played this yesterday at my sisters funeral 😢, awesome song great band xxx

This is profound

Saw them at a warm up gig in torquay around 92. Amazing! I’ll never forget how good they sounded 👍🏻

if I remember correctly the support was rems 'out of time' album played in its entirety and was a warm up for alton towers

James(best of all time)the greatest.

Please change the lyrics to the correct ones. Thanks.

One of my faves👌👌👌

One of the best bands to come out of the Republic of mancunia!

lool good 'un mester, so many to choose from, such an Oasis....like a Factory too....ok I'll stop ;o)

I agree... but Tim Booth came from Bradford

Boston spa. Is a Leeds fan 😂 James the best band in the world 🤩

The version of Sound they played at the 2001 farewell concert MANCHESTER arena is one of the most spectacular pieces of music and performances I have ever seen

Nevva saw it but watched them replace
MORRISY at glastonebury

Late 90z its a bit blurry
Xxx

Have to agree, I've heard many versions but that one is the absolute best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_wVk97m6n0&t=4655s

Farwell HA! Detroit USA loved them 2 nights ago. 2019 show sparkled

Pregnant with my first boy at this concert

Love this song. Bought it on 12" pure class.....

please play this in Glasgow this year .see a proper crowd reaction.

Hidden context for a brilliant reason

I was seventeen when I attended the James concert at newcastle city hall and we were not that impressed as we were used to the come home genre. Now listening to it again you realise what good musicians and song writers they actually are.

Fear is not to be afraid off.

In this song they remind me U2 in the good times, when they knew how to write good songs and be intense.

Man, I’m floating above the clouds at the moment. To quote Sgt.Elias from the movie “Platoon:” “Feeling good is good enough.”

One of my favourites from my all time favourite band. Last bit of lyrics....Where's the primitive? Alien instinct. Somebody break away for God's sake.

james at there peak where fucking brilliant

The Sound x

Hauntingly good.

The real Macoy. Love James.

SO GOOD !!!!

happy 420

An absolute masterpiece. However, whoever thinks that those are the lyrics is either deaf of on drugs.

Hey, I've just realised after 24 years of listening that the very first word is Ape not Hey.

Sarah Campbell it is 😊

And here I am, after buying Seven in '92, in August 2018, only realising this after reading your comment! I'm a bit blown away now. It was always 'hey' to me. Thank you Sarah!

😂😂😂

😂😂😂

Ha I didn't know that either

Late 1991 in the UK, was it actually mixed in mono?! It's not on Spotify, I should have bought the single!

Yes ya shudda xxx

LOVELY SOUND

certainly one of the best songs ever written.

The best :)))))))

guitar chords??????????????????????????????????????????????

Fuck up!

I remember this live at Brixton Academy in late October 1991 :-) Fantastic gig, one of the best I have ever been to.

at the sadness of the world.

I have always loved this song. Cry at the sadness of the world......

αγαπημένο

Produced by Youth and T Johnson

James are Sound :-)

one of the best bands to come out this country in fact thee best

Who the f&%k said the wurzells

John Grant indeed

@Sciurus Rubrum Tim Booth can sing better then them all

2 thumbs mester Manc & love from America@mester Manchester

Muse and Haken ... Unbeatable

top song

Laugh at the wonder of it all
Laugh so loud you break the fall
And you see the gathering clouds
Cry at the sadness of the world
Cry so long you break it's cold
And you hear the gathering sounds

beautiful ....says it all ...

+nmacog 'Cry so long you break it's Hold' ..makes more sense and just beautiful!

+Blakdog333 Could it be 'cry so long you break it's code?' Either way, awesome song, amazing band :)

full lyrics would come in handy, maybe a a wedding song!.

seen james over 20 times still brilliant live as they was in the 80s

virgin, but not after 7/20 & w/ the p.furs. YIPPEE!!

Me toooooo! Having been a fan from the 90’s finally get to see them this summer.

Saw them live for the first time 4 days ago and they were fantastic, this song was on their setlist! :)

+seadog365 were did you see them ?

+lake fire Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

+seadog365 May 9th 2016 University of East Anglia .... Got my tickets :)

+seadog365 Maxwell Hall, University of Salford, Manchester. I used to work in the bar below the hall :)

seadog365 go every year for years now, normally 02 academy Newcastle always a cracking Gig pal

So brilliant.

a cool song!

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