Strangeland es un álbum de Keane, publicado en 2012. El disco incluye 16 canciones, entre ellas «You Are Young», «Silenced By The Night», «Disconnected» y «Watch How You Go».
Sobre el álbum
"Strangeland", de 2012, es un álbum que marca un regreso a la esencia de la banda, y una obra fundamental en la discografía de Keane. Tras la experimentación de su anterior trabajo, en este disco el grupo vuelve a centrarse en el sonido de piano-rock épico y emocional que los catapultó a la fama, pero desde una perspectiva más madura y reflexiva.
El álbum fue recibido por sus seguidores como un regreso a casa. El sonido vuelve a estar dominado por las melodías de piano de Tim Rice-Oxley y la poderosa voz de Tom Chaplin. El disco recupera la atmósfera de sus dos primeros trabajos, pero con la experiencia y la sabiduría de los años.
El álbum está lleno de canciones que evocan una sensación de nostalgia y de búsqueda de un lugar en el mundo, como sugiere el título ("Tierra Extraña"). Temas como "Silenced by the Night" o "Sovereign Light Café" son ejemplos perfectos de este pop melancólico y, a la vez, esperanzador. Es uno de sus trabajos más cohesivos.
"Strangeland" es un álbum de una belleza y una calidad extraordinarias. Es el sonido de una banda que se reencuentra con su propia identidad, un trabajo que no solo fue un éxito comercial, sino que también demostró que la fórmula de Keane seguía siendo tan emocionante y relevante como siempre.
Listado de Canciones
- You Are Young3:35
Letra
Fearful child have faith in brighter days Stay home 'til this darkness fades away Lie still beside me I'll hold you now, I'll hold you forever Winter's hand will freeze your heart again Doors will close, no time to start again Nothing is given Except the ties that hold us together Lay down your load Cause every day it's gonna grow And bask in the sunshine Try to pay no mind Try to pay no mind at all To all the things that you don't know You've got time to realize you're shielded by the hands of love Cause you are young Fading light may make a fool of me Courage fails, strengths slip away from me Lie still beside me And hold me now, and hold me forever Lay down your load Cause every day it's gonna grow These days are sacred Hey now, don't be scared Baby, don't be scared at all Of all the things that you don't know You've got time to realize you're shielded by the hands of love Cause you are young You've got time, you've got to try To bring some good into this world Cause you are young Cause you are young Oh-oh-oh... Cause you are young - Silenced By The Night3:16
In a city like mine, there's no point in fighting I close my eyes, see you and me driving If I am a river, you are the ocean Got the radio on, got the wheels in motion We were silenced by the night But you and I, we're gonna rise again Divided from the light I wanna love the way we used to then I lie in the dark, I feel I'm falling Feel your hand on my back, hear your voice calling I'm out of my depth girl, stick close to me Because the people in this town, they look straight through me We were silenced by the night But you and I, we're gonna rise again Divided from the light I wanna love the way we used to then Cause baby I'm not scared of this world when you're here And baby I'm not scared of this world when you're here Oh, oh, oh You and I we're gonna rise again Oh, oh, oh You and I, we're gonna rise again We were silenced by the night But you and I, we're gonna rise again Divided from the light I wanna love the way we used to then - Disconnected3:57
Letra
Something's crept in under our door Silence soaking through the floor Pinching like a stone in my shoe Some chemical is breaking down the glue That's been binding me to you Oooh ooh ooh I feel like I just don't know you anymore But I've been burned and I've been wrong so many times We walk in circles The blind leading the blind Well I thought that love watched over this house But you're boarding up the windows now We've been leaning on each other so hard Tied so tight we wound up miles apart Making simple things so hard Oooh ooh ooh I feel like I just don't know you anymore But I've been burned and I've been down so many times We walk in circles The blind leading the blind We've been disconnected somehow There's an invisible wall between us now But I've been wrong and I've been down so many times We walk in circles The blind leading the blind I see the landscape change before my eyes The features I've been navigating by No nothing looks the way it did before I don't know where to look or what to look for I feel like I just don't know you anymore But I've been burned and I've been down so many times We walk in circles The blind leading the blind We've been disconnected somehow There's an invisible wall between us now But I've been wrong and I've been down so many times We walk in circles The blind leading the blind We've been disconnected somehow There's an invisible wall between us now - Watch How You Go3:40
Letra
The more we rush about, the less we do, I never saw you drift away. The more we spin around, the less we move, I never saw your spirit break. I wish that I could be your journey's end But you are only passing through, yeah. It's not for me to try to steer your way, I wish you well in all you do. Just say you'll watch how you go, Be gracious with your light And may the years be kind now. Just say you'll mind how you roam, The things that we have shared Will soon be left behind now. I hope you know that you're a graceful soul, You fill the room with hope and light. It's only right that you should go your way, Cause nothing ever lasts that long. Just say you'll watch how you go, Be gracious with your light And may the years be kind now. Just say you'll mind how you roam, The things that we have shared Will soon be left behind now. Behind now... behind now... behind now. Just say you'll watch how you go, Be gracious with your light And may the years be kind now. Just say you'll mind how you roam, The things that we have shared Will soon be left behind now. Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo, The things that we have shared, Will still remain behind now. - Sovereign Light Café3:38
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.] - On The Road3:56
Letra
Have you been feeling that pull? And are you hearing that call? 'Cause you've got everything that you need to make a start I had a dream of my own Just walking out of my home And going I don't know where to sing beneath the stars Your whole life lies ahead It's just around the bend So when the sun is coming up and you go And there's still so many things you don't know Don't you look back, I've no doubt that I Will see you on the road When the world's laying you low Why don't you let me carry your load? When things get bad you know you have a friend All along the road And I would love it sometime If you would walk at my side Going I don't know where to sleep beneath the stars If in your life you need a hand Reaching the promised land So when the sun is coming up and you go And there's still so many things you don't know Don't you look back, I've no doubt that I Will see you on the road When the world's laying you low Why don't you let me carry your load? When things get bad you know you have a friend All along the road All along the road Golden light lies ahead It's just around the bend So when the sun is coming up and you go And there's still so many things you don't know Don't you look back, I've no doubt that I Will see you on the road When the world's laying you low Why don't you let me carry your load? When things get bad you know you have a friend All along the road So when the sun is coming up and you go And there's still so many things you don't know Don't you look back, I've no doubt that I Will meet you on the road When the world's laying you low Don't you let it rattle your bones Sometimes a dream itself can keep you safe All along the road All along the road All along the road All along the road - The Starting Line4:12
Letra
This town was a lovers' stage, but now you can't recognise The street lights that are daggers to your eyes You can't find your bearings, you're slipping into the ground This scene has no color and no sound Do you still believe in me after the things I've done? Do you fear for what we have become? The ground is uneven, we stumble from day to day But shelter where it's easy I know your feet are like lead but you've gotta get underway Drag your heart up to the starting line Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time It's too easy to get left behind I know you've been kicked around But tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me Each heart is a paper kite blown around by the breeze But love won't rest till it brings you to your knees Some find it easy, some will never even know You think you've done your journey Then you stumble and find that there’s such a long way to go. Drag your heart up to the starting line Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time It's too easy to get left behind I know you've been kicked around You wanna be lost and not be found Let's take the back way into town And drink to the bad times, lay them down on me Girl I still believe in you, you're too good to fall so low We're gonna find a better life I know Things will be clearer, and soon as we make a start We'll be that much nearer We're too old to just stand here waiting to break apart Drag your heart up to the starting line Forget the ghosts that make you old before your time It's too easy to get left behind I know you've been kicked around But tie up your thoughts and lay them down on me, on me, on me - Black Rain3:46
Letra
I open my eyes, everything shines We swim as the breeze blows down the coast Down on my luck, breathing my last Dirty your hands, carry me home Red sky turning round, black rain falling down If you’ve got love you’d better hope that that’s enough Sandstorm cuts your skin, Black Kites circling If you’ve got love you’d better hope that that’s enough We came from the south to Lebanon shore Folded our clothes, dived into peace The blackest of seas glittering red Lit by the fire over our heads Red sky turning round, black rain falling down If you’ve got love you’d better hope that that’s enough Sandstorm cuts your skin, Sunbirds circling If you’ve got love you’d better hope that that’s enough You’d better hope that that’s enough - Neon River4:52
Letra
Well, you were happy where you were But that girl she reeled you in This town was never good enough 'Cause she was gonna see everything And if you ever spoke of love She just smiled and put you down 'Cause she was making all the plans She had a vision of light and sound She said the neon on the river will light my way And all the things that we've been dreaming of, we'll make it real one day So save your money, pack your bag We better run before we disappear She took the train into the city but you're still here You hear a song that takes you back To some long forgotten night And friends who said they had your back But they just turned and ran and let you fight And on the bowling alley wall You used all your smartest lines But they've been painted over now Looks like you're gonna get left behind She said the neon on the river will light my way And all the things that we've been dreaming of, we'll make them real one day So save your money, pack your bag I want to run with you on Stamford Hill She took the train into the city but you stood still You stood still above the track You knew as you watched her go That she was never coming back You stop to places that you know You said you were scared of heights And that you didn't want to go Where everyone else goes She said the neon on the river will light my way And everything that we've been dreaming of, we'll make it real one day So save your money, pack your bag We better run before we disappear She took the train into the city but you're still here She took the train into the city but you're still here - Day Will Come3:11
Letra
The winter night has wrapped a rag around your eyes And stolen your sight Oh you seem so far away I hope you’ll find your way back someday I miss you, I miss you Some days set your world on fire And some days they sink like stones That’s when your heart will cry out Until your body is numb And the night will try to tempt you But the day will come We dream hard, we shoot high Sometimes our fingers graze the sky But we can’t hold on Some days set your world on fire And some days they sink like stones That’s when your heart will cry out Until your body is numb And the night will try to tempt you But the day will come Brother don’t hang your head Until your distance is run ‘Cause though it seems so far away You know the day will come Some days set your world on fire And some days they sink like stones That’s when your heart will cry out Until your body is numb And the night will try to tempt you But the day will come Brother don’t hang your head Until your distance is run Because though it seems so far away You know the day will come - In Your Own Time3:43
Letra
You've got nowhere to go Got no way out of this hole Got no one to say it's all just the way things are Wouldn't it be good To look into a brighter day It's just the way things are In your own time There's no map to guide our way So I say nothing, you say nothing In your own way Thought I could help you find your place But I'm as lost as you are lost these days Oh wouldn't it be fine To close your eyes and see something Something more than this In your own time There's no map to guide our way So I say nothing, you say nothing In your own way Thought I could help you find your place But I'm as lost as you are lost It's not the way Things are going to change, you know The battles you have fought won't go to waste, you know The things are gonna change, It just takes time In your own time There's no map to guide our way So I say nothing, you say nothing In your own way Thought I could help you find your place But I'm as lost as you are lost It's just the way It's just the way It's just the way It's just the way - Sea Fog3:27
Letra
The sun bleeds in, Hear the magpies sing for sorrow It makes things better Maybe we’ll get to spread Our wings tomorrow If luck will let us Can anyone fly into these grey skies? Is there somewhere I’m meant to be? Sea fog comes like a river Rolls a stone it’s rolling me I missed my turn, In the dark I hear your voice It makes things easy I’ve strayed too far from the road Wish you could always make things easy And I won’t fight through the rising tide If that’s the way it has to be Sea fog comes like a river Rolls a stone it’s rolling me Sea fog comes like a river Rolls a stone it’s rolling me Sea fog rolling Sea fog rolling Sea fog rolling - Strangeland4:36
- Run With Me3:30
- The Boys3:33
- It's Not True3:51