VERVACEOUS

First released 1999

Vervaceous features Sinead O'Connor on backing vocals. It was debuted on the Winter tour of 1998 and began life as a twenty three minute jam which Dave Baynton-Power cut down to the six minutes that appear on the album.

Saul said of Sinead's contribution to Vervaceous : "She came down to the studio on night to see Eno, He played her some of the stuff and she was dead cool. She asked if there was anything we'd like her to sing on, and we suggested 'Vervaceous'. It had previously just ended with music, quite turbulent, aggressive music, and its whole end section with her voice and these weird little pulses was Eno doing his thing. It's funny because she's got such a beautiful voice and he made her sound like a robot!"

WHERE TO GET

Millionaires CAS (546 386-4), CD (546 386-2), 2CD (546 789-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

Live Version - Getting Away With It Live CD (SANDD119), VHS (0927451603), DVD (0927451602)

CHORDS

D, G

LYRICS

Drifting through the atmosphere

Through the afterglow

Witnessing one thousand lives

Are blown, where the wind blows

Falling in between the lines

Never fitting in

Someone tells me what's my crime

Too thin

I'm too thin

Due to come back down due to come back down

Don't wanna, don't wanna land

Due to come back down, due to come back down

I don't wanna, don't wanna land

Don't wanna, don't wanna, land

Land

Land

This time I've a starring role

Hide the shape I'm in

I'm too old to sacrifice for gold, and skin

For gold

And skin

For gold

For gold

Down, don't want to come back down, don't want to land

Down, don't want to come down, down don't want to land

Down, don't want to come down, down don't want to land

Down, don't want to come down, down don't want to land

Drifting through the atmosphere

Floating through this land

Sifting through one thousand years

Of sand

All sand

Drifting through the atmosphere

Floating through this land

Sifting through one thousand years

Of sand

All sand

Drifting through the atmosphere

Floating through this land

Sifting through one thousand years

Of sand

All sand

Drifting through the atmosphere