All My Life

Echo & the Bunnymen

So many tracks this morning, thinking of Echo — but ALL MY LIFE is the one I seem to love most as I get older. Strange times we live in and the lyrics are profound. Personally, when I think of great 80’s music, I think of post-punk. And the best post-punk was still defined by guitar, bass, drums and not the keyboards. But they did creep in — and punk rock screaming and guitar smashing was gradually replaced with a kind of maturity and poetic swagger. ECHO & THE BUNNEYMEN released their hard-hitting debut CROCODILES in 1980 — the first of five great post-punk records in a way.

Oh how the times have changes us
Sure and now uncertain
Men not devils have claimed us
Purity deserting
God's one miracle
Lost in circles

All my all my life
Revolves around
Laughter and crying
As my life turns
Round and round

Cannon fire burning
On the hillside
You and I are side by side
Listen
Tin soldiers playing our tune

All my all my life
Revolves around
Laughter and crying
As my life turns
Round and round

Songs for life's lost lovers
Bitter sweet their healing
Their prayers prayed under covers
Need not kneeling
God's one miracle
Moves in circles

All my all my life
Revolves around
Laughter and crying
As my life turns
Round and round

All my all my life
Revolves around
Laughter and crying
As my life turns
Round and round