The lyrics to the complete white fields album by the Escape Club
THE PUSH
High Rise,
The wind is calling
Now and forever tonight,
Tonight, tonight
She lies and waits till morning
Now her days are habit forming
Tranquilized and tied to lies
With modern children
Pushing me, pushing me , push pushing me pushing me
Sending me higher
They keep Pushing me, pushing me , push pushing me pushing me
Into the fire
Don’t look down
For fear of falling
Now and forever tonight,
Tonight, tonight
She lies and dreams of lovers
So relies, believes in others
Days for days in rooms with views
And dreams of falling
Pushing me, pushing me , push pushing me pushing me
Sending me higher
They keep Pushing me, pushing me , push pushing me pushing me
Into the fire
She lies and waits till morning
Now her days are habit forming
Wasted days in rooms with views
And fear of falling
THE SOUND OF THE CITY
Down from this high room
Down to the town
Where so many days are lost
To the cutting wind
Crawl like a baby
Down on my knees
And kissing the hand
That lives and feeds on suffering
And into the future
As the hours turn from days to years
I remember them
I won’t be sold again
And I try and I try
But I always rely on the things that I’m told
And I said what I said
Now my only regret is the fear I hold
And we’re running now,
Yeah, we’re running now to the sound of the city
And I look at their faces,
So many faces,
Grey as their souls are grey
As grey as the towns they build
Where order alone is sacrosanct
Number all your citizens
As the cities fill
And they’ll live for a future
Where nothing ever changes,
Nothing is left to kill
Oh God, I think they will
And I try and I try
But I always rely on the things that I’m told
And I said what I said
Now my only regret is the fear I hold
And we’re running now,
Yeah, we’re running now to the sound of the city
We’re running now
FALL
Creeping through the undergrowth
Gun in hand, heart in mouth
Nothing moves although it seems
That everywhere my heart is beating
Camouflage, to the ground
Take me down, take me down
Without a trace, without a sound
Into the evening shadows
Let me fall
Make a sound, dodge and weave
Stop and hear the forest breathe
Silence is your only friend
Remember this, especially when
Death is hiding in the trees
Look for faces in the leaves
Or in a foxhole underground
And if you’re hit, don’t make a sound
Just fall
Something moving to the left,
Duck and turn, don’t take a breath
Softly levelling the gun
Make your movements all in one
Everything is quite now
Turn around, turn around
Don’t make a mess, don’t make a sound
I hear a crack and to the ground
I fall
WHERE ANGELS CRY
Come with me she said,
We only stay out of fear
But if you can stand and you can take my hand
Then we’ve got to get out of here
And I’ll only see you in the forest
Where the tall trees hide the sky
But I’ll only see you when the sun has gone
And the moon shines down
Where the angels cry
Last night I saw you
With a hope still in your eyes
Ever since I’ve known
That the truth is only
Moments from our lives
And I’ll only see you in the forest
Where the tall trees hide the sky
But I’ll only see you when the sun has gone
And the moon shines down
Where the angels cry
And I wasn’t even really sure
I’d seen her face before
I close my eyes
Try to visualise
And if it was a dream
Do I believe in what I’ve seen
How can I find you
Where the sun doesn’t shine anymore
I can’t find a reason
But I don’t seem to see her now
I still work all day,
Throw my time away
As the wheels in the wheels
Go round and round
And I’ll only see you in the forest
Where the tall trees hide the sky
But I’ll only see you when the sun has gone
And the moon shines down
Where the angels cry
I WILL BE THERE
The Prison bell
Rings through my soul
The days are dark
And the walls are cold
At night I dream
And free of chains
Inside my mind
I’m far away
And I’m walking
Into the light
I will be there
With the sun in my eyes
I will be there, I will be there
And if night should leave
Any hope in my heart
With the day they come
And tear it apart
The days are dark
And the walls are so cold
But through the night
My dreams unfold
And I’m walking
Into the light
I will be there
With the sun in my eyes
I will be there, I will be there
And I’m walking home
Home again
On your own
A cold wind blows
And you look out to the light
And I’ll be there
And the light in my eyes
Is the hope in my heart
Is the night, is the day
Is the tearing apart
And the dream is a dream
That you’ll never forget me
You never forget
BLOOD AND WATER
The time has come and we must part
Down to the river where our keepers are
Come on, come on, I’ll drag your heart.
Down, down where the fever starts
Oh, River flowing, Blood and Water
Take me home, into the night
River , river, blood and rain
Take me back to the child again
Sell me secrets, love and war
Back, back where we’ve been before
Oh, River flowing, Blood and Water
Take me home, into the night
Change, river washes away
Oh my, my my name
Into the night
With my arms in the flood
I give blood to the rain
Come on, come on, I’ll drag your heart.
Down, to the river where the fever starts
Never, never going to leave your veins
The river give and she take away.
THE HARD WAY
I turned to the future and nothing was found
A place in the system and a face in the crowd
Is this the hard way
And I felt like a stone, now my pockets are empty
But nothing can touch me if I live for today
Is this the hard way
And I walk past the station and my pockets are empty
And nobody knows me, I’ve got nothing to say
Nothing consoles me and nothing can touch me
You feel like you sold me but you gave me away
Is this the hard way – they say so
And I walked past the station, it was spilling confusion
And somebody touched me and I wanted to scream
And soon you’ll be faced with the final delusion
That nobody knows how to stop the machine
Is this the hard way – they say so
WHITE FIELDS
I feel it’s time to go
But how or where to I don’t know
A man came with a letter in hand
And he said that the company had taken our land
And they came with tractors and ploughs
Into the valley that used to be ours
And the seeds were sown
And now we will go
Down to the white fields,
The white fields that grow so deep
And we’ll go down to the white fields
And work hard to reap
The harvest grown
Then the company set up a store
Where we could buy all our food and a little bit more
You don’t work, don’t get no pay
There’s plenty more
Who would kill for less today
And then the flower that colours the fields
Colours our minds, made it hard to feel
And the seeds are sown
And now we will go
Down to the white fields,
The white fields that grow so deep
And we’ll go down to the white fields
And work hard to reap
The harvest grown
RESCUE ME
Spinning around to the siren sound of the city
But underground I can feel the real decay
Into the night I’m only waiting
I’m waiting for the day
If I ever leave this stormy island
‘Cos if I close my eyes how could I see
But if I left my hope with you forever
Would you rescue me
I walk on glass with a crashing heart and I’m shaking
And the pressure builds as the countdown starts to play
Into the night the news is breaking
I’m waiting for the day
If I ever leave this stormy island
‘Cos if I close my eyes how can I see
But if I left my hope with you forever
Would you rescue me
And if I left it all with you
Ah, but how I wish my life away
How can I stop this stone from sinking
I’m waiting for the day
If I ever leave this stormy island
‘Cos if I close my eyes how can I see
But if I left my hope with you forever
Would you rescue me
SLOW TRAIN
Slow train,
Take me through the dust and the rain
Till I feel my heart beat again
As we move on through the night
Slow train
Through ghost towns like a dreamer
Slow train
I though I heard her
Calling my name
As we move on through the night
Out from the grey walls of my home
Where only the street lights now shine
They dream of a future
But they dream alone
As they sleep to the beat of the wheels on the line
Slow train,
Take me through the dust and the rain
Till I feel my heart beat again
As we’re moving on through the night
Slow train,
The rolling wheels keep turning
All over and over again
As we’re moving on through the night
