GOLD MOTHER

First released 1990

Gold Mother is a tribute to mothers everywhere and is based on Tim's experience of the birth of his own child Ben with James' ex-manager Martine.  The track features backing vocals by the Inspiral Carpets who had supported James in 1989.  The track was also remixed by Warp of Sheffield.

WHERE TO GET

Album Version : Gold Mother original issue LP (848 595-1), CAS (848 594-5), CD (848 595-2)

Album Version : Gold Mother re-release LP (846 189-1), CAS (846 189-4), CD (846 189-2)

Album Version : Gold Mother re-issue CD (548 785-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

Warp Remix : Come Home green 12" (JIMM 612), CDS (JIMCD 6)

Warp Remix : James - The Collection CD (9824088)

Warp Remix : James Japanese compilation CD PHCR-1102

Live Version : In A Field Of Their Own – Glastonbury 1992 live album (GLASTON1DCD)

LYRICS

Heart of gold, heart of gold, heart of gold

One body in my mother's belly (in my mother's body)

Chinese dolls, box in boxes (box in boxes)

How do you sail the ship from the bottle?

How do you sail the ship from the bottle?

Heart of gold heart of gold heart of gold

Gold, gold, gold mother, gold, gold, gold mother

Gold, gold, gold mother, gold, gold, gold mother

I can see the head now

Between her legs now

Purple headed alien

Water logged old man

In the blood silence

Passed onto keepers

In the blood silence

Silence, silence

Silence, blood silence, blood silence

Heart of gold, heart of gold, heart of gold, heart of gold, heart of gold

Cry for me mother, cry for me my mother

Cry for me mother, cry for me my mother

My feet and hands won't work

My feet and hands won't work

In my baby's body

My brand new baby's body

My brand new baby's body

I'll suck my fingers red

I'll suck my fingers red

In my baby's body

In my brand new baby's body

In my brand new baby's body

In my brand new baby's body

Body, body, body, body

Mother, mother

In my brand new baby's body (repeat twice)

My body, my body, my body, my body

I can see the head now

Between her legs now

Purple headed alien

Water logged old man

In the blood silence

In the blood silence

Silence

Silence

Silence

Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up

In the bright lights and harsh sounds, there's a man

In green ceremonial robes and mask, dipping a straw through your nose

Mouthwash of meconium lungs full of meconium

Heart full of meconium

Meconium, meconium, meconium, meconium

Chinese dolls in boxes (repeat twice)

I'll go out the same way I came in (repeat twice)

Chinese dolls in boxes, chinese dolls box in boxes

Box in boxes

I'll suck, I'll suck

I'll suck my fingers red, I'll suck my fingers red

I'll suck my baby's body

Baby's body, baby's body, baby's body

My baby's body

Heart of gold (x16)

Mother, mother

Gold mother (x7)

Smother, smother

Mother (x6)

Bend, hold, push, kick (x8)

And everything you touch is a being

And everything you love is a woman

And everything you touch (no man can bear a child)

Turns to gold

As precious as

As rich as

As dear as

As strong as

As hard as

Gold

Mother

Past the boundaries of all pain

You journey to the edge of death in search of a child

Gold mother there's only one

She's my mother courage

Mother courage (x4)

Gold mother and she's mine

She's all mine

Shut up let's hear it

Shut up (x9)