Biography:
The Lilac Time is a band from Birmingham, UK (though based in Malvern, England), formed by Stephen Duffy and his brother Nick Duffy in 1987. The name is taken from a line in the Nick Drake song River Man: "Gonna see the River Man/Gonna tell him all I can/About the plan/For Lilac Time".
The initial line-up for the debut album, entitled The Lilac Time, released in November 1987 was the two Duffys and keyboardist Michael Weston. Subsequent line-ups have revolved around the two brothers and included drummer Michael Giri
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
A great song from the album 'Lilac6' (2001) by The Lilac Time, founded by Nick &
Stephen Duffy; http://thelilactime.com/ for more info
CAPO 1
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
Can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) Em | C G
CHORUS:
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
G
Dm
I wasted my youth
C
Worrying I was wasting away
G F
Waiting for someone to say “you're number 1“
Dm
Under the carpet
C
Where most of my life was lived in darkness
G F
Waiting for me to start to work it out
(F) C Dm | G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Bm Em A
We concealed our dependencies so well
D
And now I'm...
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
I can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) C | Dm C G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm Dm G G
F
Stephen Duffy; http://thelilactime.com/ for more info
CAPO 1
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
Can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) Em | C G
CHORUS:
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
G
Dm
I wasted my youth
C
Worrying I was wasting away
G F
Waiting for someone to say “you're number 1“
Dm
Under the carpet
C
Where most of my life was lived in darkness
G F
Waiting for me to start to work it out
(F) C Dm | G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Bm Em A
We concealed our dependencies so well
D
And now I'm...
Dm
Over the limit
C
I can't even say I'm sad, I'm sorry
G F
I can't even say I fear I am afraid
Dm
Look in the mirror
C
Have you begun to see your Mother?
G F
You're lining up disaster for us all
(F) C | Dm C G
F C G C F C
You are trying to live for tomorrow
G F C
Trying to block out the sorrow
F C G C F C
You are trying to hold back the Sun rise
G F C
Drawing a curtain of lies
Dm Dm C C
G G F F
Dm Dm G G
F
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