Keane - Sovereign Light Café Lyrics






I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
Down Powdermill lane and the Battle grounds
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns

I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you
When we talked about things we were gonna do
We were wide-eyed dreamers and wiser too

We'd go down to the rides on east parade,
By the lights of the palace arcade
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
I'm a better man now than I was that day.

Let's go down to the rides on east parade,
By the lights of the palace arcade
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
To take turns as the stars of the Sovereign Light Café

I wheel my bike off the train,
Up the North Trade Road.
And look for you on Marley Lane
In every building, in every street sign
Oh, why did we ever go
So far from home?

Well, you got nothing to hide, you can't change who you really are,
You can get a big house and a faster car
You can run away, boy, but you won't go far.

Let's go down to the rides on east parade,
By the lights of the palace arcade
And watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
To take turns as the stars of the Sovereign Light Café

Sha la la la la la la dee lay, yeah,
I'm going where the people know my name

[* All the street names are in the village of Battle.]





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  1. B.... ....

    2020 anyone?

  2. M.... K....

    No offense, but I think this song is not that good

  3. F.... B....

    The message is important to me, of course the VOICE,t oo! Thank YOU, KEANE!

  4. K.... B....

    La última canción en el concierto de Paraguay este noviembre!!! Emocionante, imposible fue no llorar

    K.... B....

    Saludos desde Brasil!

  5. A.... M....

    Les amoooo

  6. �.... �....

    สุดยอด

  7. A.... C....

    Amo demasido a Keane. No tengo otro grupo favorito.
    Siempre es KEANE ❤

  8. d.... d....

    La rompieron en Buenos Aires ! Muy buen show !

  9. M.... M....

    beautiful words stay beautiful words. This will not change anything. A magician shall never talk. He shall never explain. He shall never adapt to what your great society teaches in order to survive in comfort. Nothing has to be said.

  10. W.... O....

    I've just seen them 2 hours ago in Asuncion Paraguay. They finished their show saying they were from a small town and that the song makes them feel good specially being in a small city, in a small country in Latin America, we really felt his words. We love you, Tom, guys.

    W.... O....

    I remember when he said it, hopefully they come back :(

    W.... O....

    1st time I heard this LOVE it as I do ALL their music!!!

  11. A.... R....

    Con esta canción terminaron su concierto anoche en Santiago de Chile, lloré de la emoción pensé que nunca los vería en vivo.

    A.... R....

    @Karla Gatica que suerte la tuya poder hacerlo 😂😂😂

    A.... R....

    Yo no lloré porque estaba muy felíz 😀, pero pensé que me iba a morir sin poder verlos en vivo 😣. Los ví en Argentina.

    A.... R....

    @Caffeine Shibe les debe decir a todos jajaja

    A.... R....

    @Jesica Quiroga cumplimos nuestro deseo...

    A.... R....

    @Alejandro Ruiz sí. Ahora a esperar hasta que vuelvan de nuevo. 😣

  12. A.... D....

    Love them!!♥️

  13. A.... N....

    such an underrated song!

  14. L.... K....

    Waar woon je

  15. M.... O....

    Chile 25 de Noviembre de 2019 te espero 🙌❤️

  16. m.... b....

    Letrita 😘
    I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
    Down Powder Mill Lane and the battlegrounds
    We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns

    I didn't know I was finding out how I'd be torn from you
    When we talked about things we were gonna do
    We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too

    We'd go down to the rides on East Parade
    By the lights of the Palace Arcade and watch night
    Coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

    I'm begging you for some sign but you still got nothing to say
    Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
    I'm a better man now than I was that day
    Let's go down to the rides on East Parade
    By the lights of the Palace Arcade and watch night
    Coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
    Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
    Watch the drums and the lovers appear to take turns
    As the stars of the Sovereign Light Café

    I wheel my bike off the train, up the north trade road
    And look for you on marley lane in every building and every street sign
    Oh why did we ever go so far from the road

    But you've got nothing to hide, you come to change who you really are
    You can get a big house and a faster car
    You can run away boy but you won't go far

    Let's go down to the rides on east parade
    By the lights of the palace arcade and watch night
    Coming down on the Sovereign Light Café
    Let's go down to the bandstand on the pier
    Watch the drums and the lovers appear to take turns
    As the stars of the Sovereign Light Café

    La la la la la la la la la yeah, yeah
    I'm going where the people know my name

  17. N.... O....

    Novembro de 2019, ouvindo Keane.

  18. M.... W....

    Problem is the Sovereign Light is never open in the evening

  19. D.... S....

    My favourite Keane song.

  20. A.... S....

    😉💝

  21. d.... ....

    Wish music was more like this nowadays than the bitch slap rapping etc .

  22. T.... ....

    I never knew David Cameron could sing so well

  23. m.... v....

    Good feelings :) Greetings from Turkey to Light Cafe :)

  24. W.... ....

    I live there lol

  25. S.... T....

    Wow, I would have expected this to have more views

    Great song tho

  26. B.... B....

    beautiful voice, Amazing band.

  27. I.... B....

    Nice musik from Indonesian

  28. W.... M....

    He's like Michael Buble's cousin or younger brother.

    W.... M....

    Windsong Moonchild ew no

    W.... M....

    @klaus hargreeves What? He's not bad looking. He's got baby face. I think it's his cheeks that are like Michael Buble's. If you look at him from side view.

    W.... M....

    Windsong Moonchild wasnt saying ew bc of his look but I hate micheal bubblé sry lmaoo

    W.... M....

    @klaus hargreeves 😅😅😅

  29. �.... !....

    No me jodas estaba buscando está canción durante años desde que la escuche en Vh1 hasta que en un Recuerdo de Facebook me la recordo, ¡LoL! XD

  30. o.... Y....

    Cafeeeeeee

  31. C.... S....

    Opaa ...Brasil alguém em 2019 outubro

  32. J.... M....

    I love this song. It gives me fond memories of the place where I spent my childhood. And the Sovereign Light cafe always did great icecream 😊

  33. T.... L....

    KEANE🤗✌️🤗

  34. N.... R....

    Can i use this for my logang tribute?

  35. D.... �....

    Há alguém do Brasil aqui em 2019??👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  36. V.... ....

    Alguém do Brasil em 2019?

  37. M.... P....

    2019!!??

  38. A.... F....

    Oct 2019 👍

  39. M.... t....

    Love it!!!!!

  40. L.... ....

    This was recorded in Bexhill and HASTINGS THE BEST TOWN EVER

  41. E.... G....

    Mi canción favorita

  42. j.... e....

    From Portugal

  43. j.... e....

    I love kean

  44. V.... G....

    Who came here after searching this in the ad of hose heaphones😂🤣

  45. A.... L....

    Brasil Outubro 2019 top música

  46. M.... V....

    Belíssima música! Alguém ouvindo em outubro de2019

  47. s.... M....

    Tom... Tom... you do know you're turning into David Cameron don't you?

    s.... M....

    The Strangeland era really was his most David Cameron-ish look..

  48. P.... C....

    We are from Sussex and will be at Brighton in Sussex to see Sussex's own band Keane tomorrow night. Can't wait!

  49. l.... A....

    I´m going where the people know my name, it makes me cry

  50. �.... �....

    Живу в Крыму с рождения и ещё 4 поколения назад, но почему так всю жизнь тянет к Великобритании, Шотландии, Ирландии... Что ни мотив, так мил сердцу, вот, кто об'яснит?.Вообще, кто-то ещё слушает Зе Кин? Я да))! Вокал, клавиши.Будто рядом стояла в студии. По-душе, капец))

    �.... �....

    russian?

    �.... �....

    @francesca colombo Как Вы угадали?)))

    �.... �....

    Отсыпаны комплименты группе, но врядли гугл, тупой, переводчик, передаст моё восхищение!

    �.... �....

    Но, капец, европейки страшные)

  51. N.... P....

    Keane coms to Bogotá in november

  52. F.... ....

    One of the best Keane songs ever

  53. F.... ....

    When I told someone I was going to a Keane concert they were like 'who' and I wanted to slap them

    F.... ....

    -Who- told you that

    F.... ....

    Some f* a**

    F.... ....

    Ikrr but the thing is keane is one old band soo they are very underrated but i love them😍

    F.... ....

    I love people who instead of showing their favourite artists to other people they slap them :)

    F.... ....

    I don’t know who it is , do I need a slap? Someone told me this song was good so googled it. And I didn’t like it.

  54. J.... E....

    Tom Chaplin I love you!!!😍❤

  55. T.... L....

    KEANE 🤗

  56. D.... ....

    I love it when the drum beat kicks in.

  57. M.... T....

    From the first minute I heard somewhere only we know on the radio I knew I would love this band for rest of my life

    Listening to perfect symmetry a lot lately, was a awesome album

  58. J.... J....

    best song ever 乃

  59. a.... j....

    Love this song ✌️

  60. G.... B....

    Amoo essa música demais. Que nostalgia

  61. N.... O....

    Linda essa canção, Keane nota 1000, uma das minhas bandas favoritas, ouvindo e setembro de 2019.

  62. w.... y....

    My most favourite song ever it beat maroon 5

  63. a.... z....

    2019, two thumbs up

  64. C.... A....

    Cycled past here last week, didn't see Tom though.

  65. Y.... M....

    Best band ever. The nostalgia is there. Melancolic melodies to cry. BEST OF BEST

  66. Y.... M....

    One of the most underestimated bands ever. They are great!

  67. �.... �....

    Great song!!

  68. K.... A....

    Beautiful! Simply beautiful music...and a memorable video!

  69. M.... ....

    Just came back from Keane's concert on the beach in my home town, The Hague, Scheveningen Beach. This was the song they ended on. So glad Keane is back!!

  70. D.... J....

    this song bring me an unbelievable peace. I promised myself that i'd know this place.

  71. A.... R....

    How on earth I just discovered them now 🙄

  72. K.... R....

    Anjayyy

  73. m.... z....

    Bexhill on Sea 💗💗💗💗💗

  74. S.... J....

    Aquí será el lugar que conoceré 😍😍😍😍

  75. h.... r....

    Great song ! 👍🏻

  76. D.... M....

    wonderful song

  77. N.... S....

    Good news they are back 😍😍

  78. A.... G....

    Hermosa canción!

  79. K.... s....

    Whos watching on 2019? sksksksks



    👇 :)

    K.... s....

    Will October count?

    K.... s....

    yeah hahaha

  80. a.... ....

    I love Keane and Bexhill

  81. R.... H....

    their music never get old 💕

  82. M.... V....

    Adoro esta música! Alguma brasileira ouvindo também ❤❤❤💚💙💛

  83. F.... ....

    Love KEANE!

  84. N.... N....

    Sounds like Gary Barlow's singing energy and tone but still good song indeed.

  85. S.... M....

    Meu Deus, como amo essa música!

  86. T.... A....

    Singer looks like a cross between Frank Lampard and a previous British PM

    T.... A....

    David Cameron, not James.

  87. B.... M....

    this is the first song that Tim wrote 🥰🥰

  88. A.... K....

    I wish to open a real one.. Sovereign Light Cafe ❤️

  89. S.... F....

    I have 2 beautiful children both have Keane as there middle name .love this band

  90. m.... i....

    킨♡영원해라

  91. S.... s....

    WANITAKU NOAH BAND

  92. a.... c....

    This song is 7 years old? Unbelievable! Can’t believe I had Strangeland album for that long already!

  93. T.... B....

    So richly melodic. No one can touch this group for their songs alone, but they excel in all other areas too - what a class act!

  94. M.... A....

    Keane Argentina chaco please

  95. H.... S....

    Me encanta esta cancion... !! Me prende...!!.!! Amo KEANE😍😍😙😙😙😙

  96. c.... i....

    My family and I went to this town by the sea last year and we I fell In Love with it. Such a beautiful place. We will be there this October and look forward to eating the soverolight cafe again.

  97. L.... M....

    Thank God Keane are back!!!