•
Rating: "there's a killer in me and a killer in you"
with this quote so reminiscent of an old Smashing Pumpkins song, we begin this review of the second solo work by the former singer of the Verve.
After being alone with everyone, he will find himself alone against everyone, ready to criticize him, to say he always does the same things and follows his old clichés. A journey into the depths of man, into that substratum that every human being tends to keep to themselves or reveal only a small portion of.
"we are on a rock, still in infinity"
An exploration of the human condition, of the primordial sensations one experiences, like those he himself has felt, becoming a father and, perhaps, maturing.
The subtle sense of abandonment that is sometimes felt is evident in the debut song of the album "check the meaning".
"We are alone, and weak, and lost, I don't know who I can trust"
A very intimate album... "Can you feel what I'm saying?"
All wrapped in his typical sound harmonies, strings, winds, and pianos, and the inevitable acoustic guitar.
Perhaps merely listening doesn't add anything; in fact, it gets a bit tiring. But below the surface, there are many things to discover.
"Don't say it's too late" is worth it.
Hmmmm...
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Check the Meaning (08:06)
(Check the meaning)
When I'm low, and I'm weak, and I'm lost
I don't know who I can trust
Paranoia, the destroyer, comes knocking on my door
You know the pain drifts to days, turns to nights
But it slowly will subside
And when it does, I take a step, I take a breath
And wonder what I'll find
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Got my mind meditating on love, love
Feel what I'm saying
Got my mind meditating on love, love
(The human condition, the human condition)
Too much blood, too much hate, turn off the set
There's got to be something more
When Mohammed, Allah, Buddah, Jesus Christ
Are knocking down my door
I'm agnostic getting God, but man
She takes a female form
There's no time, no space, no law
We're out here on our own
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Got my mind meditating on love, love
Feel what I'm saying
Got my mind meditating on love, love
Check the meaning
(The human condition)
Check the feeling
(The human condition)
Guess it's life, doing it's thing
Making you cry, making you think
Yeah life, dealing it's hand
Making you cry and you don't understand
Life, doing it's thing
Making you cry now, making you think of
Pain, doing it's thing
Making you cry yeah, making you sing
Don't say it, don't say it's too late
Don't, don't say it's too late (It's never too late, it's never too late)
Don't, don't say it's too late (It's never too late)
Don't, don't say it's too late
The human condition, the big decisions
The human condition, the big decisions
I'm like a fish with legs, I fell from the tree
I made a rocket (check the meaning), I made a wheel
I made a rocket (check the feeling), I swam the ocean (check the meaning)
I saw the moon (say a prayer), I seen the universe (and beyond)
I see you (check the feeling), I see me (check the meaning)
That's my reality
And while the city sleeps we go walking
It's a beautiful world
And when the city sleeps we go walking
We find a hole in the sky and then we start talking
And then we say "Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ
Buy us some time, buy us some time"
Hear what I'm saying
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Can you hear what I'm saying?
Can you hear what I'm saying?
It's gonna be alright
Loading comments slowly
Other reviews
By giov
Human Conditions can be described in three lines: songs strummed with an acoustic guitar, soaked with strings to the point of nausea, to lull insomniacs to sleep.
I’m very sorry that a talent like Ashcroft is sinking into such banality.
