Uploaded May 2012 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
The official music video for Keane's ‘Sovereign Light Café’.
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Lyrics below:
I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
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
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
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
Look for you on Marley Lane
In every building, every street sign
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?
Well you've 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
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 Yeah Yeah
I'm going where the people know my name
#Keane #SovereignLightCafe #Strangeland
The official music video for Keane's ‘Sovereign Light Café’.
Get the latest news from Keane: bio.to/KeaneID
Shop the new ‘Under The Iron Sea 20’ box set, vinyl & CD: Keane.lnk.to/UTIS20ID
Shop ‘Under The Iron Sea 20’ merch: keane.lnk.to/OfficialStoreID
Listen to ‘Under The Iron Sea 20’: Keane.lnk.to/UTIS20ListenID
Stream Keane here: keane.lnk.to/ListenNowID
Explore the Keane Store: keane.lnk.to/OfficialStoreID
Shop Keane merch here: keane.lnk.to/SocialID/officialartiststore
Subscribe to Keane on YouTube: Keane.lnk.to/YTsubID
Follow Keane online:
Facebook: Keane.lnk.to/SocialID/facebook
Twitter: Keane.lnk.to/SocialID/twitter
Instagram: Keane.lnk.to/SocialID/instagram
Spotify: Keane.lnk.to/SocialOS
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Welcome to the official Keane channel. Subscribe today for a vast video collection of music videos, iconic live performances, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes content and playlists to explore Keane’s musical legacy in-depth.
Lyrics below:
I'm going back to a time when we owned this town
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
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
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
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
Look for you on Marley Lane
In every building, every street sign
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?
Well you've 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
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 Yeah Yeah
I'm going where the people know my name
#Keane #SovereignLightCafe #Strangeland
