Under the iron sea es un álbum de Keane, publicado en 2006 por Island Records. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Atlantic», «Is it any wonder?», «Nothing in my way» y «Leaving so soon».
Sobre el álbum
Tras el éxito estratosférico de su debut, Under the Iron Sea llegó en 2006 como una obra mucho más oscura, conflictiva y sónicamente más potente. En este segundo trabajo, la banda británica explora los demonios de la fama y las tensiones internas del grupo, creando un álbum que contrasta radicalmente con la luminosidad de su predecesor.
De esta manera, el sonido del disco es más agresivo y experimental. El piano de Tim Rice-Oxley es a menudo distorsionado y procesado con efectos, y la producción incorpora elementos de la electrónica y el rock industrial. El álbum se siente más denso y, en ocasiones, claustrofóbico, reflejando la temática de las letras.
El disco contiene algunos de los temas más enérgicos de la carrera de Keane. "Is It Any Wonder?" o "Crystal Ball" son ejemplos de este nuevo sonido, más potente y con una mayor contundencia rítmica. El álbum también incluye baladas conmovedoras como "A Bad Dream", que mantienen la esencia melódica de la banda.
"Under the Iron Sea" es un álbum valiente y catártico. Es el sonido de una banda que se enfrenta a sus propios conflictos, un trabajo que no solo fue un éxito de ventas, sino que también demostró la increíble capacidad de Keane para evolucionar y explorar su lado más oscuro.
Listado de Canciones
- Atlantic4:13
Letra
I hope all my days will be lit by your face I hope all the years will hold tight our promises I don't want to be old and sleep alone An empty house is not a home I don't want to be old and feel afraid I don't want to be old and sleep alone An empty house is not a home I don't want to be old and feel afraid And if I need anything at all I need a place that's hidden in the deep Where lonely angels sing you to your sleep The modern world is broken I need a place where I can make my bed A lover's lap where I can lay my head 'Cause now the room is spinning The day's beginning - Is it any wonder?3:06
I, I always thought that I knew I'd always have the right to Be living in the kingdom of the good and true And so on, but now I think I was wrong And you were laughing along And now I look a fool for thinking you were on, my side Is it any wonder I'm tired? Is it any wonder that I feel uptight? Is it any wonder I don't know what's right? Sometimes It's hard to know where I stand It's hard to know where I am Well maybe it's a puzzle I don't understand But sometimes I get the feeling that I'm Stranded in the wrong time Where love is just a lyric in a children's rhyme, a sound bite Is it any wonder that I'm tired? Is it any wonder that I feel uptight? Is it any wonder I don't know what's right? Oh, these days, after all the misery you made Is it any wonder that I feel afraid? Is it any wonder that I feel betrayed? Nothing left beside this old cathedral Just the sad lonely spires How do you make it right Oh, but you try Is it any wonder I'm tired? Is it any wonder that I feel uptight? Is it any wonder I don't know what's right? Oh, these days, after all the misery you made Is it any wonder that I feel afraid? Is it any wonder that I feel betrayed? - Nothing in my way4:00
Letra
A turning tide Lovers at a great divide why d'you laugh When I know that you hurt inside? And why d'you say It's just another day, nothing in my way I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay So there's nothing left to say? And why d'you lie When you wanna die, when you hurt inside Don't know what you lie for anyway Now there's nothing left to say A tell-tale sign You don't know where to draw the line And why d'you say It's just another day, nothing in my way I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay So there's nothing left to say And why d'you lie When you wanna die, when you hurt inside Don't know what you lie for anyway Now there's nothing left to say Well for a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time You're having such a nice time For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time You're having such a nice time - Leaving so soon3:49
- A bad dream5:06
Letra
Why do I have to fly Over every town up and down the line? I'll die in the clouds above And you that I defend, I do not love I wake up, it's a bad dream No one on my side I was fighting But I just feel too tired To be fighting Guess I'm not the fighting kind Where will I meet my fate? Baby I'm a man, I was born to hate And when will I meet my end? In a better time you could be my friend I wake up, it's a bad dream No one on my side I was fighting But I just feel too tired To be fighting Guess I'm not the fighting kind Wouldn't mind it If you were by my side But you're long gone Yeah you're long gone now Where do we go? I don't even know My strange old face And I'm thinking about those days And I'm thinking about those days I wake up, it's a bad dream No one on my side I was fighting But I just feel too tired To be fighting Guess I'm not the fighting kind Wouldn't mind it If you were by my side But you're long gone Yeah you're long gone now - Hamburg song4:37
Letra
I don't wanna be adored Don't wanna be first in line Or make myself heard I'd like to bring a little light To shine a light on your life To make you feel loved No, don't wanna be the only one you know I wanna be the place you call home I lay myself down To make it so, but you don't want to know I give much more Than I'd ever ask for Will you see me in the end Or is it just a waste of time Trying to be your friend Just shine, shine, shine Shine a little light Shine a light on my life Warm me up again Fool, I wonder if you know yourself at all You know that it could be so simple I lay myself down To make it so, but you don't want to know You take much more Than I'd ever ask for Say a word or two to brighten my day Do you think that you could see your way To lay yourself down And make it so, but you don't want to know You take much more Than I'd ever ask for - Put it behind you3:35
Letra
Times goes by at such a pace It's funny how it's easy to forget her face You hide the cracks, the facts will find you Turn your back and leave the lonely days behind you now You better put it behind you now You better put it behind you now Too much to hold on, hold on to You better put it behind you now All the things you took for granted Hit you like a bullet in the gut You can't get up Well are you gonna even try? Cos if you never even try Time will pass you by You better put it behind you now You better put it behind you now Too much to hold on, hold on to (Hold on, hold on to) You better put it behind you now You better put it behind you now Too much to hold on, to hold on to (Hold on, hold on to) You better do what's best for you Don't care what she said and (Better put it behind you now, better put it behind you now) Only in your head (Hold on, hold on to) Time will help you out (Better put it behind you now, you better put it behind you now) Still you don't see how (Hold on, hold on to) You better put it behind you now You better put it behind you now Too much to hold on, to hold on to You better do what's best for you - The iron sea2:57
Letra
Somewhere beyond the sea Somewhere waiting for me My lover stands on golden sands And watches the ships that go sailing Somewhere beyond the sea He's watching for me If I could fly like birds on high Then straight to his arms I'd go sailing It's far beyond a star, it's near beyond the moon I know beyond a doubt My heart will lead me there soon We'll meet beyond the shore We'll kiss just as before Happy we'll be beyond the sea And never again I'll go sailing Some sailing - Crystal ball3:53
Who is the man I see Where I'm supposed to be? I lost my heart, I buried it too deep Under the iron sea Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Lines ever more unclear Not sure I'm even here The more I look the more I think that I'm Starting to disappear Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Oh, crystal ball, hear my song I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong So put me where I belong I don't know where I am And I don't really care I look myself in the eye There's no-one there I fall upon the earth I call upon the air But all I get is the same old vacant stare Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball Save us all, tell me life is beautiful Mirror, mirror on the wall Oh, crystal ball, hear my song I'm fading out, everything I know is wrong So put me where I belong - Try again4:27
Letra
I fell asleep on a late night train I missed my stop and I went round again Why would I want to see you now? To fix it up, make it up somehow Baby I'll try again, try again Baby I die every night, every time What I was isn't what I am I'd change back but I don't know if I can Still I'll try, try again, try again Baby I die every night, every time But I was made the way I am I'm not a stone; I'm just a man Lay down your arms and I will lay down mine Rip back the time that we've been wasting God I wish you could see me now You'd pick me up and you'd sort me out Baby I'll try again, try again Baby I die every night, every time - Broken toy6:07
Letra
I think you know Because it's old news The people you love Are hard to find So I think if I Were in your shoes I would be kind I look out for you Come rain, come shine What good does it do? I guess I'm a toy that is broken I guess we're just older now I want to stay Another season See summer upon This sorry land So don't dust off your gun Without a reason You understand I look out for you Come rain, come shine What good does it do? I guess I'm a toy that is broken I guess we're just older now Who says the river can't leave its waters? Who says you walk in a line? Who says the city change its borders? Who says you're mine? I look out for you Come rain, come shine What good does it do? I guess I'm a record you're tired of I guess we're just older now I guess I'm a toy that is broken I guess we're just older now - The frog prince4:22
Letra
An old fairytale told me The simple heart will be prized again A toad will be our king And ugly ogres are heroes Then you'll shake Your fist at the sky "Oh why did I rely On fashions and small fry?" All promises broken Feed your people or lose your throne And forfeit your whole kingdom I'd sooner lose it than still live in it alone You were our golden child But the gentle and the mild Inherit the earth, while Your prince's crown Cracks and falls down Your castle hollow and cold You've wandered so far From the person you are Let go brother, let go Cos now we all know Soon, someone will put a spell on you Perfume, treasure, sorcery, every trick they know You will lie in a deep sleep That's when Your prince's crown Cracks and falls down Your castle hollow and cold You've wandered so far From the person you are Let go brother, let go Cos now we all know