Lyrics
what makes it go round the way we’re up and down
we’re minutiae staring at the whole sky
battle sense to keep you apprehensive
i guess no one is the same
we’re all through different lenses
the bladder will filter all the pain
and the gut has sides you can’t restrain
you are everything to me you are cobalt elemental
a new lagoon five years down the line
and all I want is a lot of your time
these days when the clouds come in
heat broke no smoke without a fire
heat broke no smoke
infractions of the landscape
in a world we learn to escape
bad weather comes but we have wood to burn
that which only gives will always bring you through
my engine is with you
kilburn and california make you wonder what it’s all for
feed the lesson to the plate
twenty-one centuries and I’m just starting to move
wreckless times like poison to the mood
daylight comes all too soon
accusations bruises to the head
planet waves to test your lead
you are everything to me
infractions of the landscape
in a world we learn to escape
bad weather comes but we have wood to burn
that which only gives will always pull you through
my engine is with you
tie me in with electric line
bathe me in bacchanalian wine
if i with you to gold worlds of true moans
and eyes that see the same pool
if not the same water
water…
you are everything to me
you are cobalt elemental
bad weather comes but we have wood to burn
that which only gives will always bring you through
my engine is with you
About The Song
wtf does that word mean?:
minutiae [n.] a minute or minor detail
apprehensive [adj.] viewing the future with anxiety or alarm
cobalt [n.] a tough lustrous silver-white magnetic metallic element
lagoon [n.] a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water
infractions [n.] the act of infringing : VIOLATION
Bacchanalian [n.] a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry: ORGY
Kilburn [n.] northwest section of London, where Gavin grew up
accusations [n.] a charge of wrongdoing
Band Thoughts:
Nigel: “Short, straight to the point really. It’s nice because it’s like a melodic punk rock song, which there aren’t that many of. It’s shouty but in a very melodic way. We played it twice in rehearsal and sort of got it the second time.”
Robin: “We tend to not work too hard on songs. Once we’ve played them twice we don’t want to ruin them.”
Gavin: “That was actually a poem I wrote, one of my favourite lateral love songs. It’s just about really caring about someone. Although it was lateral it had a bit of sentimentality to it, so the best thing to do was play it really fast and shout it.”
“That’s a really fast love song. I really like the words in it, some of the best words I’ve done.”- Gavin
“‘My Engine Is With You’ is really a love song done fast, and yeah, it is quite punky.”- Gavin
“reminding me of Motorhead”- Robin
Nigel: “When in doubt, shout.”
(talking about the manic soloing in the song)”Yeah, I thought I’d have a laugh. That’s a proper punk rock guitar solo: if you listen to old Damned records with Captain Sensible, that was how he’d do it. It was me just showing off a bit…” -Nigel
Staff Thoughts:
“If only that had taken that route for Inflatable.”- Brandyn :
“Gotta love it… finally that oh so sex pistols feeling. This is the kind of energy that I miss from them.”-Laura
Fan Thoughts:
