Fantastic place - Marillion

01 januari 2015

Eerste dag van een nieuw jaar, wat moet je ermee. Ach, misschien wel een goed moment voor een van de aller-, allermooiste deuntjes die ik ken. Niet helemaal toevallig van Marillion, maar hij is nu eenmaal volslagen perfect. Volume goed open, rustig opbouwen, luister goed naar de tekst, laat die gitaar lekker inwerken, en voel van alles vanaf 'say you understand me'. Tering, wat is dit mooi.

Forgive me if I stare

but I can see the island behind your tired, troubled eyes

Marillion

It's always a struggle to let somebody go
it's a natural desire to own your lover, I know
and you can screw a man down until he takes to drinking
he'll give you all of his money
you still won't know what he's thinking

Take me to the fantastic place
keep the rest of my life away
take me to the fantastic place
keep the rest of my life away
take me to the island
I'll watch the rain over your shoulder
the streetlights in the water
the moment outside of real life

I never could dream while I was sleeping
put your arms around my soul and take it dancing

Take me to the fantastic place
keep the rest of my life away
take me to the fantastic place
keep the rest of my life away take me to the island
I'll watch the rain over your shoulder
the streetlights on the wet stone
the moment outside of real life

Say you understand me
and I will leave myself completely
forgive me if I stare
but I can see the island behind your tired, troubled eyes

Take me to the island
I'll tell you all I never told you
the boy I never showed you
more than I gave in my life
take me by the hand
you'll either kill me or you'll save me
take me to the island
show me what might be real life