Biography:
The The is an alternative/new wave band formed in 1979 in London, England. Matt Johnson (vocals, multiple instruments) is the only constant band member. Releases are fairly few and far between but over the years The The has managed to sell several million albums internationally.
Johnson formed the first version of the band in 1979, with synth player Keith Laws. The group, after opening for Scritti Politti, issued its first single "Controversial Subject" on the 4AD label in 1980.
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Other songs:
- Angels Of Deception
- Armageddon Days Are Here
- Beyond Love
- Bluer Than Midnight
- December Sunlight
- Dogs Of Lust
- Giant
- Gravitate To Me
- Heartland
- Helpline Operator
- Kingdom Of Rain
- Lonely Planet
- Love Is Stronger Than Death
- Lung Shadows
- Out Of The Blue Into The Fire
- Phantom Walls
- Slow Emotion Replay
- This Is The Day
- This Is The Night
- True Happiness This Way Lies
- Uncertain Smile
- We Cant Stop Whats Coming
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[intro]
Probably played on trumpet on the album version
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[Verse]
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
Move away from the window and into the light
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm
There are some things in this life that you just can't fight
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
It's as if the spirits above have cast a little spell upon us
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
It's as if heaven above is beckoning us
C Bb Gm Bb
So let us take off our crosses and lay them in a tin
C Bb Gm Bb
And let our weakness become virtue instead of sin
C Bb Gm Bb
Our bodies stand naked as the day they were born
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
And tremble like animals before a coming storm
[Chorus]
Am C F G
Take me beyond love
Am G F G
Up to something above
Am C F G
Upon this bed, between these sheets
Am G F
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
[Instrumental]
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
C Bb Gm Bb
[Verse]
C Bb Gm Bb
The force of life is rushing through our veins
C Bb Gm Bb
In and out like the tide it comes in waves
C Bb Gm Bb
The drops of semen and the clots of blood
C Bb Gm Bb
Which may, one day, become like us
C Bb Gm Bb
With outstretched hands reaching beyond love
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
And up to something above
C Bb Gm Bb
Before our juices run cold and our flesh grows old
C Bb Gm Bb
Let me feed upon your breast and draw closer to your soul
C Bb Gm Bb
Let me stay with you tonight and I'll offer you my world
C Bb Gm Bb C
I'll take you to the angels if you'll take me to myself
[Instrumental]
Am C F G
Am G F G
Am C F G
Am G F G
[Chorus]
Am C F G
Take me beyond love
Am G F G
Up to something above
Am C F G
Upon this bed, between these sheets
Am G F
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
[Outro]
Am C F G
Beyond the grasp of lust
Am G F G
Beyond the need for trust
Am C F G
Beyond the gaze of the sick and the lame
Am G F
Beyond the stench of human pain
Probably played on trumpet on the album version
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[Verse]
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
Move away from the window and into the light
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm
There are some things in this life that you just can't fight
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
It's as if the spirits above have cast a little spell upon us
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
It's as if heaven above is beckoning us
C Bb Gm Bb
So let us take off our crosses and lay them in a tin
C Bb Gm Bb
And let our weakness become virtue instead of sin
C Bb Gm Bb
Our bodies stand naked as the day they were born
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
And tremble like animals before a coming storm
[Chorus]
Am C F G
Take me beyond love
Am G F G
Up to something above
Am C F G
Upon this bed, between these sheets
Am G F
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
[Instrumental]
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
C Bb Gm Bb
[Verse]
C Bb Gm Bb
The force of life is rushing through our veins
C Bb Gm Bb
In and out like the tide it comes in waves
C Bb Gm Bb
The drops of semen and the clots of blood
C Bb Gm Bb
Which may, one day, become like us
C Bb Gm Bb
With outstretched hands reaching beyond love
C Bb Gm Bb C Bb Gm Bb
And up to something above
C Bb Gm Bb
Before our juices run cold and our flesh grows old
C Bb Gm Bb
Let me feed upon your breast and draw closer to your soul
C Bb Gm Bb
Let me stay with you tonight and I'll offer you my world
C Bb Gm Bb C
I'll take you to the angels if you'll take me to myself
[Instrumental]
Am C F G
Am G F G
Am C F G
Am G F G
[Chorus]
Am C F G
Take me beyond love
Am G F G
Up to something above
Am C F G
Upon this bed, between these sheets
Am G F
Take me to a happiness beyond human reach
[Outro]
Am C F G
Beyond the grasp of lust
Am G F G
Beyond the need for trust
Am C F G
Beyond the gaze of the sick and the lame
Am G F
Beyond the stench of human pain
The Thrills
The Thunders (Ne (...)
The Thyrds
The Tide (US)
The Tiger and Me