Erasure

thumb|Erasure (Vince Clark and Andy Bell) in 1992. Erasure are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985, consisting of singer/songwriter Andy Bell with songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, previously known as co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and a member of electropop duo Yazoo. From their fourth single, "Sometimes|" (1986), Erasure established themselves on the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of the most successful acts of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. From 1986 to 2007, the pair achieved 24 consecutive top-40 entries in the UK singles chart. By 2009, 34 of their 37 chart-eligible singles and EPs had made the UK top 40, including 17 climbing into the top 10. At the 1989 Brit Awards, Erasure won the Brit Award for Best British Group. Song lyrics Wonderland (1986) There's something going on,Something not quite right.There's something strangerHappening to me.There's someone at the door,I hear voices in my head.It seems things aren't the wayThey ought to be. "Who Needs Love Like That" Oh l'amour (Oh l'amour)Broke my heartNow I'm aching for youMon amour (Mon amour)What's a boy in loveSupposed to do? "Oh L'amour" The Circus (1987) You are on one side,I am on the other.Are we divided?Why can't we live together? "It Doesn't Have to Be" I don't wanna lookLike some kind of fool.I don't wanna breakMy heart over you.I'm building a wall,Everyday it's getting higher.This time I won't end upAnother victim of love. "Victim of Love" Ooh, sometimesThe truth is harderThan the pain inside, yeah.Ooh, sometimesIt's the broken heartThat decides. "Sometimes" Father worked in industry,Now the work has moved on.And the factory's goneSee them sell your historyWhere once you were strongAnd you used to belong. "The Circus" The Innocents (1988) I try to discoverA little something to make me sweeter.Oh, baby, refrainFrom breaking my heart.I'm so in love with you.I'll be forever blue.That you give me no reasonWhy you make a me work so hard. "A Little Respect" And if I should falter,Would you open your arms out to me?We can make love, not warAnd live at peace with our hearts.I'm so in love with you.I'll be forever blue.What religion or reasonCould drive a man to forsake his lover? "A Little Respect" I close my eyes and I try to imagineWhat you're dreaming.Why can't you see what you're doing to me?My world is spinning. "Ship of Fools" She was a shy girl from the lonely streets;She had no job to do, no friends to meet.She'd sit in silence in her empty room,Dream of her childhood and invented truths.And in her mind she'd drift away,A secret place to steal away. "Phantom Bride" Come to me, cover me, hold meTogether we'll break these chains of love.Don't give up (Don't give up)Don't give up (Don't)Together with me and my babyBreak the chains of love. "Chains of Love" Wild! (1989) My home is where the heart isSweet to surrender to you onlyI send my love to you. "Blue Savannah" One rule for us,For you another:Do unto yourselfAs you see fit for your brother.Is that not within your realm of understanding?A fifty-second capacity of mind, too demanding? "Drama!" God is love, God is war,TV preacher tell me more.Lord redeem me, am I pure?Pure as, pure as heaven.Sent you money, sent you flowers,Could I worship you for hours?In whose hands are we anyway? "Star" Don't ever let me take you for granted,You've got your finger on the pulse of my soul.Let me place a kiss in the small of your back,Love and protect you from the evils of this world.Oh baby don't ever leave me stranded.Whoever said that the streets were paved with gold?Well I'm afraid that we're all sadly mistaken,There's nothing here 'til we have someone to hold. "You Surround Me" Chorus (1991) Go ahead with your dreamin',For what it's worth.Or you'll be stricken bound,Kickin' up dirt.For when it's dark,You never know what the night it may bring. "Chorus" Never had a point of view'Cause my mind was always someone else's mind. "Breath of Life" Look at all the lonely peopleWalking miles around the town.I can see the old cathedral,But I have to play it down.Boats along the riverSetting up their sails.And life carries on as normalAlthough you're not around. "Am I Right?" I'm crazy flowing over with ideas,A thousand ways to woo a lover so sincere.Love and hate, what a beautiful combination,Sending shivers up and down my spine. "Love to Hate You" I Say I Say I Say (1994) If they'd ever told meThat I'd find true love in every way,Would I cry till tomorrow?Would I keep the non-believers away?Was I shy?Was I good with this foolish heart?Did I try to deny we would fall apart? "I Love Saturday" That I should fall from graceImplies a twist of fate,But I'm open to the joys and woes of passion.And who shall take the wheelWhen it's time for overkill?There's no release when destiny is calling. "Run to the Sun" Open your eyes, I seeYour eyes are openWear no disguise for meCome into the open.When it's cold outside,Am I here in vain?Hold on to the night,There will be no shame. "Always" Erasure (1995) Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone,A hint of the scent then it's gone.Look at the state of you, you're all fingers and thumbs.So, who's your latest flame,Drivin' 'em wild in the fast lane.Won't say I told you so, but the boy has no shame (no shame). "Fingers & Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day)" Past five in the morning,Feeling worse for the weather it seems.But what a feeling,What an endless night this has been.And we can't stay here'Cause we won't be forever young.We'll have to go downBefore innocence is lost. "Rock Me Gently" Weep for meAnd I will set your wheels in motion.Keep with meAnd like a roller on the oceanStand by meAnd I will fill you with devotionWalk with meThe inner reaches of emotion. "Stay with Me" Cowboy (1997) My world in light, saving all as oneA love that no-one can denyMy one true light, same for everyoneA love we dare you to defy.Only rain. "Rain" And walls come tumbling down,We'll be forever calm.And you'll be here in my arms,I'll keep you away from harm. "In My Arms" My eyes are closedAnd I've nothing more to say.But I was so willingTo give it all away.And what a showI've loved you all I couldWhen will I see you?Is nothing understood? "Don't Say Your Love Is Killing Me" Loveboat (2000) Don't know why we cryRun away from the truthChildren of new menColors of human kind, in shadow Good is your lovingGrowing and sharing storms. "Freedom" All of a sudden it's gone,Too late to wish a friend farewell.Heard the sea in a shell.Said we would meet in other worldsSee how the moon, she cries,Cool how the tears fill up the sky as snow. "Moon & the Sky" Nightbird (2005) How am I supposed to know what's in your head, what's on your mind?I'm searching for your love that's in your heart; I need it.Here I go impossible againShould I hold you close to keep the night from ending? "Here I Go Impossible Again" Breathe, and I breatheIt's bitter without you I can't live without youAnd I'm in love with you. "Breathe" With the light coming in,My desire to give in runs away with me.If I'm not good enough and my love is too much,Then forget it.Now I am strong,Carry me home.You can take it or leave it. "All This Time Still Falling Out of Love" Tomorrow's World (2011) Call me,Any time just call me.Tell me that you want me,Feel it everywhere.Hold me,Never let go of me.I love it when you haunt me,Tell me that you care. "Be with You" I'm talking 'bout the soul inside,Every thought and word and deed.We're running and we don't look back,Some people never see the light.Every particle of time,It will be a healing one.We only dream in black and white,Blind to the beautiful one. "Fill Us with Fire" Everybody seems to have their own point of view,In time my friend there'll be another.Everybody wants to tell me what I should do,But I don't know if I'll recover.What did I do? Did I deserve it?Have I been careless with you baby?What can I do to make it better? "When I Start To" External links Official Erasure website Category:English bands Category:Synthpop Category:Dance-pop Category:Brit Award winners