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Guillemots — Walk The River
Album: Walk the River
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6.8

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Released: 2011
Length: 4:58
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Fell in love with a boy
Grew tired of it
Fell in love with the world
Yearned to fly from it
Fell in love with myself
Broke it off for the breeze
Broke it off for the weather

Walking slowly through space
Pleased and terrified
Backing out of the race
Extra edified
I want my sentences back
Can't remember their faces

And I'm still here
Holding on, and nothing, man
Stand on my life
Rewriting my delivery
Walk the river
Like a hunted animal

Everything was the life
The summer holidays
Christmastime in the drive
Always out of rain
Sit down and fall on a star
Did someone mention the weather
Did someone mention the weather

And I'm still here
Holding on to nothing, man
Stand on my life
Here is my delivery
Walk the river
Like a hunted animal

It's an endless conversation
With an endless voice, over endless fascination
Over endless choice,
and my heart's going out of missions on imagined motorways
I never said I was right, I just hoped you thought it anyway

Walk the river
Like a hunted animal
Walk the river
Like a hunted animal
Walk the river
Like a hunted animal
Walk the river
You hunted animal
Walk the river
We have lost all animals
Comments (79)add comment
 Edweirdo wrote:

It's not a metaphor, it's a simile.



"simile"? I have only heard of a smile. 
Posted 6 hours ago by Pjesnik    [ Reply ]
I am hearing the Shins with a little more production. 
Posted 9 months ago by steady_steve    [ Reply ]
 agkagk wrote:

7—>8

Anyone else hear Duran Duran? 



I'm hearing Chris Isaak's Wicked Game, i believe
Posted 10 months ago by Kreisky    [ Reply ]
Definitely some old school music, and in a good way... reminds me a bit of Avi Buffalo and other similar shoegaze styled hipster bands from way back in the late 2000s and takes me back to a different time.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
This is just... great.
Posted 2 years ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Death masque cloud above, beautiful cover
Posted 3 years ago by renaultr17    [ Reply ]
 MrStatenIsle wrote:
I like the tune, but the metaphor 'like a hunted animal' is not very good.
 
It's not a metaphor, it's a simile.
Posted 4 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
A great sound.
Posted 4 years ago by cannand186    [ Reply ]
 Euskadita wrote:
One of the best british bands in the last 10-15 years for sure
 
And probably in the top ten bands named after seabirds.
Posted 4 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
I love this song. It also pleases me the masses on here do not - usually a good sign in my book.
 Every time  I hear this song  I drop what I am doing  and just listen  thank you BILL

Posted 4 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
I love this song. It also pleases me the masses on here do not - usually a good sign in my book.
Posted 4 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Possibly the song with most annoying and gratingly repetitive lyrics on RP. 
Posted 5 years ago by RobN    [ Reply ]
Does nothing for me.
Posted 5 years ago by stretcher    [ Reply ]
I like the tune, but the metaphor 'like a hunted animal' is not very good.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
 (Banned) wrote:

Yes, I do hear Duran Duran!
 
This is so not DuranDuran....The vocals maybe sounding a little like Simon Le Bon but that's it.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Really like this lovely moody song so much. But now conflicted, as I may feel compelled to drop it down a notch. All that jingly, jangling, sparkle-pony stuff at the end. Why is it just now annoying me? Dunno. 
Posted 6 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Guillemots > the Shinns > the Byrds
Posted 6 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]

" Who likes music that's -- repetitious?  Sensitive New Age guys!

Who likes music that's -- repetitious?  Sensitive New Age guys! "

-- C. Lavin

Posted 6 years ago by jomabu23    [ Reply ]
This is a moody delight of a song. Angst-y teens in bedrooms, that sorta thing. And ya'll know it.  
Posted 6 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
amateurish hipster crap, instantly recognizable and forgotten
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}
Posted 6 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]
 spammer wrote:
Some songs you just wonder if they were sitting around going "Let's make the worst song possible and see who buys it."

 
It can't be muted fast enough
Posted 7 years ago by 10th_rock    [ Reply ]
 (Banned) wrote:

Yes, I do hear Duran Duran!

 
Is that intended as a plus?

Perhaps in time Guillemots will evolve to be mute birds.......
Posted 7 years ago by Clyde_Bedow    [ Reply ]
Some songs you just wonder if they were sitting around going "Let's make the worst song possible and see who buys it."
Posted 7 years ago by spammer    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Cool birds, guillemots:

Photo of a group of guillemots

 
Les Barker thinks so, too.
Posted 8 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Pass. 
Posted 8 years ago by Redpoint    [ Reply ]
 agkagk wrote:
7—>8

Anyone else hear Duran Duran? 

 
Yes, I do hear Duran Duran!
Posted 8 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
 Karhu wrote:
7 —> 8 {#Clap}

 
yes
Posted 8 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
7—>8

Anyone else hear Duran Duran? 
Posted 8 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
7 --> 8 {#Clap}
Posted 8 years ago by Karhu    [ Reply ]
Like You always out of rain.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
This was painful. After the 100th time of the same thing I started to brace myself insisting that one more I would mute it. Hearing lazy music like this makes me have bad thoughts.
Posted 9 years ago by Arrius    [ Reply ]
Not a fan of repetition.  Not a fan of repetition. Not a fan of repetition. Not a fan of repetition.
Posted 9 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
 markus333 wrote:
I prefer walking like an Egyptian! 

 
Now that I have me specs on, I can see that you did not say `walk like an Eggplant``
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 markus333 wrote:
I prefer walking like an Egyptian! 

 

I hear "walk in reverse."
Posted 9 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 Chi_Editrix wrote:
I swear to God I hadn't paged down to this comment when I wrote mine today!
 
Then Shins-esque it is! (In sound…Shins' lyrics are much better, generally.)
Posted 9 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
I prefer walking like an Egyptian! 
Posted 9 years ago by markus333    [ Reply ]
It's one of those songs that despite being terribly generic I still can't help but enjoy. Can't blame anyone for wanting to skip it though.
Posted 9 years ago by nwrs    [ Reply ]

Don't remember hearing this one yet - love it!


Posted 9 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
How do haunted animals walk?
Posted 9 years ago by AnchorMan    [ Reply ]
Gee, wonder what the song name is.
Posted 9 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Cool birds, guillemots:

Photo of a group of guillemots

 
Used to be a French sound card for PCs too
Posted 10 years ago by markpeachey    [ Reply ]
some people call it a hook line Like the others here, I call it repetitive.
Drove me mad enough to skip.
How does it rate so high??????????
Posted 10 years ago by markpeachey    [ Reply ]
 steady_steve wrote:
Very Shins-esque...
 

 
I swear to God I hadn't paged down to this comment when I wrote mine today!
Posted 10 years ago by Chi_Editrix    [ Reply ]
Kind of Shins-esque. Tuneful, yes.
Posted 10 years ago by Chi_Editrix    [ Reply ]
Tune is decent, but the repetitive lyrics are tiresome. Can't listen to this.  Even my young son made me skip this one!
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Tuneful, but repetitive. 

'tis


 


Posted 10 years ago by captainmint    [ Reply ]
Tuneful, but repetitive. 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
No.
Posted 10 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Very Shins-esque...
 
Posted 10 years ago by steady_steve    [ Reply ]

This post apparently contained an image that was dragged into the post editor. Sorry, but any text contained in the post after this point has been lost.
Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Almost sounds like some harpsichord in the background. Liking this at first listen.
Posted 10 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
why yes my sweet, hugs
Posted 10 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
arserocket wrote:
Yes

 
Dearest, no.
Posted 10 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
Yes
Posted 10 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Again, no.
Posted 10 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
 No
Posted 10 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
 ccjemmett wrote:
Wonderful late 70's New Music  sound.
 
I was thinking mid 80's. I kept trying to figure out if I knew this from my college years.
Posted 10 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Wonderful late 70's New Music  sound.
Posted 10 years ago by ccjemmett    [ Reply ]
mhmmmm {#Good-vibes}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
I bought the CD on the strength of this one song and was a bit disappointed. This song has got something dreamy and magical about it but the rest of the album just felt a bit too polished to grab me.
Posted 11 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
PS - Bill you need to get something from their debut album in circulation - it's called 'Through the Windowpane' and personally I don't think they've ever bettered it.
Posted 11 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
When theseguys tour North America do they change their name to 'Common Murres'?

#obscureornithologicaljoke  sigh...
Posted 11 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Very good indeed. Like the album art too. Nice to have both to like.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Cool birds, guillemots:

Photo of a group of guillemots


Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Good stuff!
Posted 11 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Love love love it. Gotta check out their CDs.
Posted 11 years ago by zoopmama    [ Reply ]
Liking this sound alot...very British sounding love love that....leave it to RP to give me YET ANOTHER song and band I'd never heard of....{#Notworthy}
Posted 11 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
One of the best british bands in the last 10-15 years for sure
Posted 11 years ago by Euskadita    [ Reply ]
Great stuff, just added it to my guitar tabs.
Posted 11 years ago by dbarr99    [ Reply ]

This song is fantastic...  wow...  love it...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
interesting band. interesting bird (cool courtship water dance)
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
Yes, made me look...very pleasing
Posted 11 years ago by rascal    [ Reply ]

This song is good for the ears...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Catchy song.  Made my ears perk up.  Good music.
Posted 11 years ago by 84MacGuy    [ Reply ]
Nice change of pace.
Posted 11 years ago by stargazer1    [ Reply ]

 This has a cool groove...  very unique...  love it...
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Nice, spiritual music is always good for my soul.
Posted 11 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
First impression-excellent.
Posted 11 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]