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