Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight & Jim Abbiss Engineered by Jim Abbiss Mixed by Jim Abbiss & Line of Flight Vocals, Backing Vocals by Kelli Ali Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
'6 Underground'' contains excerpts from 'Golden Girls' as performed by John Barry. Used under License from EMI Records.
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Lyrics:
Take me down, 6 underground, The ground beneath your feet, Laid out low, nothing to go, Nowhere a way to meet.
I've got a head full of drought, down here So far off losing out, round here, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
Calm me down, bring it round, Too way high off your street, I can see like nothing else, In me you're better than I wanna be.
Don't think 'cos I understand, I care, Don't think 'cos I'm talking, we're friends, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
Talk me down, safe and sound, Too strung up to sleep, Wear me out, scream and shout, Swear my time's never cheap.
I fake my life like I've lived; too much, I take whatever you're given; not enough, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight & Jim Abbiss Engineered by Jim Abbiss Mixed by Jim Abbiss & Line of Flight Vocals, Backing Vocals by Kelli Ali Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
'6 Underground'' contains excerpts from 'Golden Girls' as performed by John Barry. Used under License from EMI Records.
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Lyrics:
Take me down, 6 underground, The ground beneath your feet, Laid out low, nothing to go, Nowhere a way to meet.
I've got a head full of drought, down here So far off losing out, round here, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
Calm me down, bring it round, Too way high off your street, I can see like nothing else, In me you're better than I wanna be.
Don't think 'cos I understand, I care, Don't think 'cos I'm talking, we're friends, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
Talk me down, safe and sound, Too strung up to sleep, Wear me out, scream and shout, Swear my time's never cheap.
I fake my life like I've lived; too much, I take whatever you're given; not enough, Overground, watch this space, I'm open to falling from grace.
#SneakerPimps #6Underground #BecomingXSneaker Pimps - Kiro TV (Live Visuals Clip)Sneaker Pimps2023-01-29 | Watch the full video here: youtu.be/V8l3q_0gPTs
'Kiro TV’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Bloodsport’ January 22nd, 2002.
Footage by Tom Gidley and Liam Howe Edited by Chris Corner Live footage of DJ Groove at Heaven in London, England.
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe, & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight Engineered by Jim Abbiss Recorded at Line of Flight Studios, London Mixed by Jim Abbiss Additional Production by Jim Abbiss Vocals, Backing Vocals by Chris Corner Additional Vocals by Zoe Durrant Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
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OK, you had sedatives and cold champagne They say that must be the price of fame It’s not a joke if you can choke on the thought of it You’re not my friend to defend if you’re loving it So Kurt I heard that you squeezed somebody’s hand It doesn’t hurt if you think about your fans
Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Like it’s oxygen Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Want your heroes dead
(It don't hurt, if you think of the fans)
OK, they’ve got your file down in the CIA They say you’re worse than Manson for the US of A It’s not grief if you can see through the source of it It’s only true if you’re bruised by the force of it So Kurt I heard that you opened up your eyes They call it work but it don’t make it civilised
Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Like it’s oxygen Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Want your heroes dead
(It don't hurt, if you think of the fans)
OK, so time takes your cigarette They say, it puts it in your mouth then you’ll forget No longer “live 105” - can you hear me The life expectancy of any popularity So Kurt I heard that the side-show bet your life It doesn’t hurt at the worst go… Nevermind
Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Like it’s oxygen Kiro TV - they’ve got their visions again Want your heroes dead
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe, & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight Mixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent at Olympic Studios London Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk in New York Vocals, Backing Vocals by Chris Corner Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
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It takes too much to please me Attached, but no real feeling High-fives and corporate anthems Nothing comes to mind
Kitemarked for true low standards Where more wants all and no less Just change with no real progress Nothing comes to mind I want higher Still nothing comes to mind
Give me a low five 'Cause I can't help myself I'm a low five downsize no-one else Do you love yourself?
These altered states and egos Potential less than zero Found god in San Diego Nothing comes to mind
Give me a low five 'Cause I can't help myself I'm a low five downsize no-one else Do you love yourself?
I half-expect to find myself In full control of nothing else Lost hope, but learned to hope less Nothing comes to mind I want higher Still nothing comes to mind
Give me a low five 'Cause I can't help myself I'm a low five downsize no-one else Do you love yourself?
Give me a low five 'Cause I can't help myself I'm a low five downsize no-one else Do you love yourself?
#SneakerPimps #LowFive #Splinter #TripHop #ElectronicMusicSneaker Pimps - Squaring The Circle Behind The ScenesSneaker Pimps2022-09-18 | The incredible @simonnejones recording in the studio for 'Squaring The Circle' with @iamx and Liam Howe.
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight Engineered by Jim Abbiss Mixed by Jim Abbiss & Line of Flight Vocals, Backing Vocals by Kelli Ali Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
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Phone me and I'll hang up Sick and tired of being bubble gum chewed up Dark lane, bleak house shrinking rose, you're over and out Tie a cherry bootstring, put your candy teeth in Feeling up the sweetheart, hang up, hang up, hang up
Go on girls solo, Go on girls take a chance, Go on girls trust it, Go on girls the truth is
Cut your hair wear a chip on your shoulder Get ahead, get laid, get it over Cheap show, back seat martyr's pose, you're over and out I'm checking out of my senses, buying best defenses Putting on the trousers, hang up, hang up, hang up
Go on girls solo, Go on girls take a chance, Go on girls trust it, Go on girls the truth is So so single so low the truth is
You want the day to fit to a soundtrack Get a story get a life and get back You've got nothing to shout about You're over and out I'm checking out of my senses, buying best defenses Fired up on free-will, hang up, hang up, hang up
Go on girls solo, Go on girls take a chance, Go on girls trust it, Go on girls the truth is So so single so low the truth is So so single so low the truth is
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight Engineered by C. Goddard Mixed by Line of Flight and C. Goddard Vocals, Backing Vocals by Kelli Ali Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe
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She looks ahead She paints her toe nails red She's wet and wild A typical 90's child
She makes every move they make She takes everything they take She must be a Thelma or Louise She must be a post-modern sleaze
Unscrew the wine She'll throw a party line Stories extreme She's such a drama queen Cries through the night She choked on Marlboro lites Pure charm and grace She hates her pretty face
She makes every move they make She takes everything they take She must be a Thelma or Louise She must be a post-modern sleaze
Straw spun from gold She craves a tortured soul All doom and gloom She plays an open wound
She takes every scene they steal She fakes every pain they feel She must be a Thelma or Louise She must be a post-modern—tease
Music and lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe, & Ian Pickering Produced by Line of Flight Mixed by Mike Stent Programmed by Andy Wright Vocals, Backing Vocals by Kelli Ali Synths & Instrumentals by Chris Corner & Liam Howe 'Spin Spin Sugar' contains excerpts from Luciano Berio's 'Visage' taken from the album 'Electronic Music' ℗ 1963 Universal Edition A.G. Vienna
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I'm everyone - I feel used, I'm everyone - I need you, I'm everyone - hang your label on me, I'm everyone - paint it black and white and easy, I'm everyone - sticks in me, I'm everyone - sticks with me, I want perfection - I'm real need, I've seen attention - see through me,
Call on me - spin spin sugar Crawl on me - spin spin sugar Stinks on me - spin spin sugar Twists for me - spin spin sugar
I've seen attention - see through me, I want perfection - I'm real need, I'm everyone - sticks in me, I'm everyone - sticks with me, Call on me - spin spin sugar Crawl on me - spin spin sugar Stinks on me - spin spin sugar Twists for me - spin spin sugar
Concept and Art Direction: Liam Howe, Chris Corner, Simonne Jones DOP: Hannes Haefele Additional footage: Liam Howe Edit and graphics: Liam Howe Additional edit, fx and visual manipulation: Chris Corner An UNFALL Production: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03243495AB6B57A6
'Love Me Stupid (Simonne Jones Remix)’ released on the Sneaker Pimps EP ‘Rework Collection 3’ January 13, 2022
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Remixed by Simonne Jones Mixing Engineer Cornelius Rapp Chris Corner - Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Mouth to mouth give the life back to me again Drink the milk, medicate my system again Cheek to cheek, toe to toe, eye for eye, soul for soul Give the love, take the hit Break my fall, pay for it Mouth to mouth breathe the love back to me again
Snow like teardrops Softly falling Across the rooftops Love me stupid Love me stupid Love me stupid
Throw the rope, drag me out from under again Got to choke all the bad inside me to mend Heart to heart, face to face, limb from limb, role for role Cheek to cheek, toe to toe, eye for eye, soul for soul Heart to heart beat the love back in me again
Snow like teardrops, softly falling Across the rooftops, love me stupid Love me stupid, love me stupid
Snow like teardrops Softly falling Across the rooftops Love me stupid, stupid Love me stupid Love me stupid Love me stupid, stupid
Edit and Still manipulation - Chris Corner Art direction - Chris Corner and Liam Howe Original Still concept - Liam Howe Scanned Stills - Liam Howe, Josie Howe and Amy Shank Additional Footage - Chris Corner Production assistance - Amy Shank An UNFALL Production: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03243495AB6B57A6
'Alibis’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ September 10, 2021 Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers
You’re cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up With your brutal suffocating ways Like cellophane Spreading yourself too thin To begin to feel anything
Oh all the fear, all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in, over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply Heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming, over and over the same thing
(Alibis alibis)
Like alibis Smiling like a sunbeam Furious as creeping fire and grazing ice And your alibis Tongue-tied smoke and mirrors Left stuttering in bleach and lights
(Cellophane)
Oh all the fear all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply Heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming over and over the same thing
Did you find that you’re lost? Oh let us fall down through the cracks in the pavement If you find that you’re lost Nothing, nothing is safer Did you find that you’re lost? The cracks are the same whether sidewalk or pavement Who’s keeping score? Nothing is sacred, nothing is sacred
You’re like cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up with your brutal suffocating ways
Oh all the fear all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply The heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming over and over the same thing
You’re like cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up with your brutal suffocating ways
'Immaculate Hearts’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
All I’ve done - the victories and the trials All I’ve become - you know that I’ve tried, god I’ve tried
Feel my center Know it’s gentle
I want you to hold if we splinter again Immaculate hearts break apart but they mend Never intended to take us so low Losing the strength, babe I need you to hold
All that has gone and the lines and the years on your face It’s comfort some that the dust from the stars will remain
So no to mourning And so to nothing
I want you to hold if we splinter again Immaculate hearts break apart but they mend Never intended to take us so low Losing the strength babe I need you to hold
If we could retrace our way out of this maze Will you still have the heart to be pure, to be brave? Never intended to take us this low I need you to save us, I need you to hold
'Come Like The Cure’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers Janine Gezang - Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
You look like I feel – not up to much The first to believe and the last to trust If I had the ways and the means, I'd be obvious But your ‘one size fits’ Makes me sick of the sight of us
Elias is the brother of your suffering He's the weather we've been under as the days kick in The infection left of promises you've given in Elias is the brother of your suffering
I feel like you look when you're all made up The last to be sentenced and the first to judge If I paint the picture I'm sure I'd be clear enough So just don't come like a cure ‘cause your ‘one size fits’ just does no good
Elias is the brother of your suffering He's the weather we've been under as the days kick in The infection left of promises you've given in Elias is the brother of your suffering
(Elias is the brother of your suffering He's the weather we've been under as the days kick in The infection left of promises you've given in Elias is the brother of your suffering)
Elias is the brother of your suffering Elias is the brother of your suffering Your suffering
'Stripes’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
Oh they want us to make like tigers Stripping the bones and bleeding the blameless dry And the story that reads us as liars Show you the stripes I earned the shameful way
There’s always killings to be made A beautiful profit to turn from harm’s way
And it’s always the end of the world again All the blood and the colors and the shades of pain Our animal nature, our cynical nature And it’s always the end of the world again Head to toe in an unbreakable arithmetic Our animal nature, our cynical nature
And they’re running us round into butter Grinding us down into so much ash and dust And they want us to make like tigers Eating our own as we choke on the love we’ve lost
There’s always killings to be made A beautiful profit to turn from harm’s way
And it’s always the end of the world again All the blood and the colors and the shades of pain Our animal nature, our cynical nature And it’s always the end of the world again Head to toe in an unbreakable arithmetic Our animal nature, our cynical nature
'Paper Room’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
You can’t work out the codes in my head Every time I try to second-guess the machine I feel the laughter and the taunting logic The lights are on but there’s nobody home I will never know the life that grows inside the wires Opening all the doors, freezing me to the core
The paper room, it will defeat you There was never anyone inside The paper room, it will deceive you Mortal confusion swimming against the tide
Perceptions pained our future regrets And the grip that we’re fighting to hold and curb the unknown Becomes a coded brand new apocalypse The surface cracked and we’re so panicked and bent There’s a learning deeper than our minds could ever go The inevitability, the death to the ego
The paper room it will defeat you There was never anyone inside The paper room it will deceive you Mortal confusion swimming against the tide
'So Far Gone’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals Cathy Davey - Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather Busy old fool, now the days last forever
The center won't hold, exempt of the rules To burn through the night, to sound the retreat It fractures the whole, a brutal excuse Frantic like a child, from panic to attack
So far gone, never reformed, way round wrong Fall so hard, into the storm, way off course
The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather A beautiful gesture, a beautiful future We rise from the ashes, for worse or for better The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather
A summer of love, cooled to an autumn Tumble and fall and striking out for heaven
So far gone, never return, no safe ground Hate so hard, teach us to learn, won't back down
The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather A beautiful gesture, a beautiful future We rise from the ashes, for worse or for better The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather
(The sun ate the moon, swallowed the weather A beautiful gesture, a beautiful future We rise from the ashes)
'Pink Noise’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Piano, Analogue Synthesizers
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
What you hear out your window Crushing you down, it’s not letting you go The tides of life, neurons and heartbeats Escaping commas, fighting for what you know
Your lungs are too full, you shout like a crowd Over the pink noise You’re lost on the words that made you so proud Over the pink noise The red on the white, we roll on the floor Forever jaded We’re fighting our fears, we’re fighting for joy Above the pink noise
Where’s your voice in a sea of overload? Waves of judgement cancel you and leave you cold Filtered, muted, alien messages So much data, ghosting until you submit
Your lungs are too full, you shout like a crowd Over the pink noise You’re lost on the words that made you so proud Over the pink noise The red on the white, we roll on the floor Forever jaded We’re fighting our fears, we’re fighting the cause Above the pink noise
Where’s your voice in a sea of overload? Waves of judgement cancel you and leave you cold
'Lifeline’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Backing Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
And you say you love me That you're thinking of me That you'll never let me down Then you say you need me That you'll never leave me That you'll always be around
All in all, we're nothing to save Just a touch too little when it's all too late Turning off and just flaking out If you’ve fallen chasing, then just stay down
Why should I Offer you a helping hand, a lifeline? I'm not the good Samaritan You and I Should but we don't feel the need to even try We're just the passers-by
And you keep and feed me Don't make my heart bleed Free love, free misery What you call charity Don't wish it on me Save it for your enemies
More and more the missing link stays Just your lazy thumbs and hang-ups on display Crawling off animal improved Too much evolution's living truth
Why should I offer you a helping hand, a lifeline? I'm not the good Samaritan You and I should but we don't feel the need to even try We're just the passers-by
And you say you love me That you're thinking of me That you'll never let me down Then you say you need me That you'll never leave me That you'll always be around
Why should I offer you a helping hand, a lifeline? I'm not the good Samaritan You and I should but we don't feel the need to even try We're just the passers-by
'Love Me Stupid’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
Mouth to mouth give the life back to me again Drink the milk, medicate my system again Cheek to cheek, toe to toe, eye for eye, soul for soul Give the love, take the hit Break my fall, pay for it Mouth to mouth breathe the love back to me again
Snow like teardrops Softly falling Across the rooftops Love me stupid Love me stupid Love me stupid
Throw the rope, drag me out from under again Got to choke all the bad inside me to mend Face to face, heart to heart, limb from limb, role for role Cheek to cheek, toe to toe, eye for eye, soul for soul Heart to heart beat the love back in me again
Snow like teardrops, softly falling Across the rooftops, love me stupid Love me stupid, love me stupid
Stupid
Snow like teardrops Softly falling Across the rooftops Love me stupid Love me stupid Love me stupid
'Black Rain’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Spoken word by Simonne Jones Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers, Ocarina Simonne Jones - Vocals, Spoken Word
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
I’m holding on but then the sky comes falling in Trying to write a love song, but this is not a love song Aching limbs, I see the storm clouds are closing in Come wash me away, come wash me away There will always be confusion in the air But don’t be scared to take a breath, my love The universe just doesn’t care The desolation, the ticking time bomb This is not a love song
Black rain, black rain, why does it pour in my heart?
Close my eyes I see there is no edge to me Only consciousness, only momentary All horizons come and go for eternity I can choose my pain, I can choose my pain Acid falling, breaking cells beneath the skin They can take my dignity But they can’t take how I relate The resolution, the end of suffering This could be a love song
Black rain, black rain, why does it pour in my heart?
Remember, remember, I remember A sky pierced and bled ’til it’s white Like entropy from dark matter Comes a flashing light I can’t find anyone So I run into the red fog Look straight in front of me The cloud glides and rushes into the darkness Everyone around me, blurry faces Emerge like ghosts from the fog I am everything, I am nothing In the red fire, in the silent centre I can’t find her
'SOS’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Jim Abbiss Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Backing Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
Should have done it sooner but I didn’t because I don’t even know myself Everything I’m based on is just something I was And I can’t even sell myself Oh mirror mirror hanging on the wall Show me how to love myself Should have done it sooner but I didn’t because I don’t even trust myself
This is my SOS These are the bridges I’m burning I never needed such help This is my SOS
I look much smaller seen from inside out Far too small to see myself Down on reflection, cast in hate and in doubt Flawed and flaws I add myself Oh mirror mirror hanging on the wall Please just show me someone else My hopes were low and I got so much so less Nothing left to save myself
Each day a broken clock is true at least twice Twice the odds I give myself I know it would be kinda easier sometimes If I felt like someone else
This is my SOS, these are the bridges I’m burning I never needed such help, this is my SOS I gave my level best, these hands are drowning, not waving This is my SOS, this is your heart and I’m breaking
'Tranquility Trap’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
And I dreamt I was crawling Through the fire of decadence You were with me and smiling Like a god of innocence
The parasite in the host The machine in the ghost, failing
Oh, it’s suffocating The tranquility trap, from silence to a crash Oh, it’s devastating The tranquility trap, the devil on my back
And our histories shatter Breaking order to entropy I would offer my life if it mattered To protect our sanctity
The parasite in the host The machine in the ghost, failing
Oh, it’s suffocating The tranquility trap, from silence to a crash Oh, it’s devastating The tranquility trap, the devil on my back Oh, metallic tasting The tranquility trap, from silence to a crash Oh, it’s devastating The tranquility trap, oh the devil on my back
'No Show’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Guitars, Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
So you say you're very close to feeling close to nothing You're not sure of what you've got but you don't want it Shall we deconstruct the morning breakdown? I don't think so You're a shadow of the weekend, lately I'm a no show
And I'm all out of sympathy We're too far, so bad, for me
I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us
Shall we say we think today is not our day? And tomorrow's not looking that good anyway If you want to be with me Do I really have to be you? And if I'm all that makes you happy, well I really didn't mean to
So take what you want and leave We're too far, so bad, for me
(Going to back yourself into a corner) I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me (Shall we call excesses to order?) I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us (You should be walking the streets with yourself) I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me (I’m through trying to know how to help) I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us
Going to back yourself into a corner Shall we call excesses to order? You should be walking the streets with yourself I’m through trying to know how to help I’m through trying to know how to help Shall we call excesses to order? You should be walking the streets with yourself I’m through trying to know how to help I’m through trying to know how to help
I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us I was caught in the rush a long time, believe me I was caught in the rush, the push and shove, the two of us
'Child In The Dark’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Jim Abbiss Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers Simonne Jones - Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
Look down and you'll see it like a satellite Wake up and you'll follow every sunrise Don't treat it like a prototype Take a hold, don't throw it away on hindsight
You're not yourself, no gravity Is it something that I'm missing? Forgive yourself, get lost in me Is it someone that I’m missing?
You’re a satellite (satellite, satellite) And you’re looking for attraction But your stars won't let it be (You’re just a child in the dark, oh oh) Always a satellite (satellite, satellite) And if you're running round in circles Take a straight line back to me (I won't tear you apart, oh oh)
Back down if you put me on a pedestal High up like a distant garbage angel Don't send me any valentines Get a grip, take me home alone, don't waste time
Forget yourself, get lost in me Is it something that I'm missing? Forgive yourself some vanity Is it someone else you're missing?
You’re a satellite (satellite, satellite) And you’re looking for attraction But your stars won't let it be (You’re just a child in the dark, oh oh) Always a satellite (satellite, satellite) And if you're running round in circles take a straight line back to me (I won't tear you apart, oh oh)
Oh you’re spinning electric down my spine Don’t ever forget that you’re running out of time You live in the past, live for tomorrow You’ve got to release your grip and let it go
You are spinning electric down my spine Don’t ever forget that you’re running out of time Oh, you live in the past, live for tomorrow You’ve got to release your grip and let it go
Child in the dark Child in the dark Child in the dark Child in the dark I won’t tear you apart
'Fighter’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Jim Abbiss Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Guitar, Modular Synthesizers, Backing Vocals Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers, Backing Vocals Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
She’s telling me she’s got to believe That she can really hear the earthquake That she can truly feel the ground shake On her own She’s frantic like a runaway thief Fault lines for the cracks in the pavement Damaging internal statements When she’s on her own
She’s fighting the flames just to cool down Riding the waves on the slowdown She’s always been a fighter She’s always been a fighter
(Whatcha doin’ - whatcha doin’ to my world?)
She looks over her shoulder again Checking someone owns the voices (checking someone owns the voices) No more options just hard choices On her own Paralyzed and powerless Feeling speeded up and crawling (feeling speeded up and crawling) Never hits the ground for falling When she’s on her own
She’s fighting the flames just to cool down Riding the waves on the slowdown She’s always been a fighter She’s always been a fighter
Fighting the flames just to cool down (Whatcha doin’) Riding the waves on the slowdown (Whatcha doin’) She’s always been a fighter She’s always been a fighter
Hopeless as the stars align To stop her slipping into the vortex She never really gets the context On her own
She’s breaking the spell of her outrage Bending the bars of her own cage She’s always been a fighter She’s always been a fighter
(Whatcha doin’ - whatcha doin’ to my world - whatcha doin’)
(Fighter fighter)
She’s fighting the flames just to cool down (just to cool down) Riding the waves on the slowdown (on the slowdown) She’s always been a fighter (fighter) She’s always been a fighter (fighter)
'Squaring The Circle’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Treated Pianos, Atmospheres Liam Howe - Pianos, Analogue Synthesizers, Vocoder Backing Vocals Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
'Alibis’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ out September 10, 2021
Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Modular Synthesizers Liam Howe - Backing Vocals, Analogue Synthesizers
Artwork Direction by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Graphic Design by Amy Shank Animation and Captioning by Janine Gezang and Lillian Smith
You’re cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up With your brutal suffocating ways Like cellophane Spreading yourself too thin To begin to feel anything
Oh all the fear, all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in, over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply Heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming, over and over the same thing
(Alibis alibis)
Like alibis Smiling like a sunbeam Furious as creeping fire and grazing ice And your alibis Tongue-tied smoke and mirrors Left stuttering in bleach and lights
(Cellophane)
Oh all the fear all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply Heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming over and over the same thing
Did you find that you’re lost? Oh let us fall down through the cracks in the pavement If you find that you’re lost Nothing, nothing is safer Did you find that you’re lost? The cracks are the same whether sidewalk or pavement Who’s keeping score? Nothing is sacred, nothing is sacred
You’re like cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up with your brutal suffocating ways
Oh all the fear all the lies What you think you need to survive The crisis is moving in over and over the same thing From X to Y to Z comply The heartache barely keeps you alive The crisis is coming over and over the same thing
You’re like cellophane You think that you got it wrapped up with your brutal suffocating ways
Video directed, shot and edited by Chris Corner in Pioneertown, CA youtube.com/IAMX
Art Direction - Chris Corner Production - Janine Gezang, Paul Mullen, Amy Shank Set Construction - Paul Mullen, Dianna Peña, Janine Gezang, Amy Shank Production Assistance - Sioux Krause Featuring fighter Janine Gezang and coach Amy Shank Latex suit by Black Lickorish An UNFALL Production
'Fighter’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ September 10, 2021 Music by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Lyrics by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Ian Pickering Produced by Chris Corner, Liam Howe & Jim Abbiss Recorded & Mixed at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Guitar, Modular Synthesizers, Backing Vocals Liam Howe - Analogue Synthesizers, Backing Vocals Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals
She’s telling me she’s got to believe That she can really hear the earthquake That she can truly feel the ground shake On her own She’s frantic like a runaway thief Fault lines for the cracks in the pavement Damaging internal statements When she’s on her own
She’s fighting the flames just to cool down Riding the waves on the slowdown She’s always been a fighter
She looks over her shoulder again Checking someone owns the voices No more options just hard choices On her own Paralyzed and powerless Feeling speeded up and crawling Never hits the ground for falling When she’s on her own
Hopeless as the stars align To stop her slipping into the vortex She never really gets the context On her own
She’s breaking the spell of her outrage Bending the bars of her own cage She’s always been a fighter
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Video directed, shot and edited by Chris Corner in Pioneertown, CA youtube.com/IAMX
An UNFALL Production Art Direction - Chris Corner Production - Janine Gezang, Paul Mullen, Amy Shank Featuring Katy Mikelle instagram.com/katy_mikelle
'Squaring The Circle’ released on the Sneaker Pimps album ‘Squaring The Circle’ September 10, 2021
Music & Lyrics by Chris Corner & Liam Howe Produced, recorded & mixed by Chris Corner & Liam Howe at Sawtooth Studios, Pioneertown, USA and The Tower, London, UK Chris Corner - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Treated Pianos, Atmospheres Liam Howe - Pianos, Analogue Synthesizers, Vocoder Backing Vocals Simonne Jones - Vocals, Backing Vocals