ONE DAY I WILL BE
BACK IN OUR OLD STREET
SAFE FROM THE NOISE THAT'S
FALLING AROUND ME
AND WE'LL RELEASE THIS TOWN FROM THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRYING TO KNOCK IT DOWN
AND THEN ONLY CITY LIGHTS WILL BRIGHTEN THE NIGHT SKY
AND THERE WILL BE NO SOUND
OPEN THE BARS AND
OPEN THE MARKETS
OPEN THE BANKS AND
OPEN THE CHURCHES
AND WE'LL RELEASE THIS TOWN FROM THE PEOPLE
[ The Night Sky lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ]
WHO ARE TRYING TO KNOCK IT DOWN
AND THEN ONLY CITY LIGHTS WILL BRIGHTEN THE NIGHT SKY
AND THERE WILL BE NO SOUND
WE'VE BEEN COWERING SO LONG
OH WHAT I WOULD GIVE
TO STAND AT THE BUS STOP
OR BROWSE IN A BOOKSHOP
TO SLEEP AND ALWAYS BE STILL
AND WE'LL RELEASE THIS TOWN FROM THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRYING TO KNOCK IT DOWN
AND THEN ONLY CITY LIGHTS WILL BRIGHTEN THE NIGHT SKY
AND I WILL BE SET FREE FROM THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TRYING TO BURY ME
AND THEN ONLY FIREWORKS WILL LIGHT THE SKY AT NIGHT
FOR ALL THE WORLD CAN SEE
It’s for charity, be nice. Charity, be nice. Charity, nice. Nah, can’t do it. Sorry War Child.
Released to raise money for said charity (read all about it here), ‘The Night Sky’ is your typical Keane single: sloppy, gloopy, saccharine, slushy, plinky-plonky, meh. The story of a child’s perspective on being embroiled in a war-torn town – whose sole wish is for only streetlights to brighten the night sky (instead of bombs, you see?) – it lacks the necessary bite in the hands of musicians who barely shift beyond second gear in the name of a bigger cause. This is so pedestrian, so without impact; it’s a space-filling five-minute hum, just long enough for DJ In Question to take a piss.
