Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts
Placebo is an alternative rock band originating from England, consisting of three members. I don’t entirely remember how I came across them, but I’ve been listening to them for a while now. I’ve tried to recommend them to a few people, but none, so far, has taken up a liking to the band. This is due mostly because of Brian Molko’s voice, lead vocalist for Placebo, which has a noticeable feminine sound to it. I suppose people are turned off by it, but personally, I find it deeply appealing and a nice reprieve from all the masculine sounding male singers pervasive in rock and in the music industry in general.
Placebo has built up a reputation for writing great lyrics along with creating deeply engaging sounds to go along with their words. I highly recommend purchasing their latest album, Meds, which I think is the band at their best. Currently, they have completed their sixth studio album, entitled Battle For The Sun, which should come out in early June.
One of my favorite songs by Placebo is Sleeping with Ghosts, coming off their fourth studio album of the same name. The song seems to be about a relationship falling apart because of forces out of the couple’s control. Despite this, Brian sings over and over again, “Soulmate dry your eyes/ Cause soulmates never die,” revealing to the listener that the couple is entirely not without hope. Enjoy.
The sea’s evaporating
Though it comes as no surprise
These clouds we’re seeing
They’re explosions in the sky
It seems it’s written
But we can’t read between the lines
Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Cause soulmates never die
This one world vision
Turns us in to compromise
What good’s religion
When it’s each other we despise
Damn the government
Damn their killing
Damn their lies
Hush
It’s okay
Dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Dry your eyes
Soulmate dry your eyes
Cause soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
Never die
Soulmates never die
Never die…
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
Soulmates never die
- moises
