David Gray

Here is my attempt at the Jackdaw lyrics (from the live performance at Cornbury on youtube):

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 im like a jackdaw
callin at your backdoor
scratchin at your window pane
and through your window i will taste the april night on me again
girl we've been fearing back against the pale moon out into the murky pond
maybe tomorrow will be a long time gone but im gonna foresee
 
so baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost in our sight
 
i have this beating heart against that old facade
somehow the raven breathes
that we might pick these molds
for your list of souls
and start to believe
 
and we could rise above
the painting ends in love
like we had loved before
beyond the surf
is a surf that rolls
crashin on the shore
 
so baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but youll never find it
pining for lost in our sight
 
candlelight and me i saw
the shadows movin through the door light
traces from a different time
when i was yours and you were truly mine
all mine
 
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i'll still want you
 
baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost in our sight
pining for lost in our sight

Hi Ryattay,

thanks for that. I do not think those lyrics have been put down on here before

Just one thing, I have always thought it's 'pining for lost innocence'. What do you think?

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Is there anyone who'd like to proceed with those lyrics? Ryattay's first version is a great start but there are some lines that I hear differently. Maybe it's just me though. Anyone?

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here is my updated attempt   feel free to edit!

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im like a jackdaw
callin at your backdoor
scratchin at your window pane
and through your window i will taste the april night on me again
girl we've been here and backwards against the pale moon out into the murky pond
baby come on we'll be a long time gone, but i wont force it
 
so baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost innocence
 
i have this beating heart against that old facade
somehow the raven breathes
that we might pick these molds
for your list of souls
and start to believe
 
and we could rise above
the painting ends in love
like we had loved before
beyond the surf
is a surf that rolls
crashin on the shore
 
so baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but youll never find it
pining for lost innocence
 
candlelight and me i saw
shadows movin through the door light
traces from a different time
when i was yours and you were truly mine
all mine
 
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i'll still want you
 
baby dont run and hide
your little heart, oh
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost innocence
pining for lost innocence

Great work !

Just one correction based on the versions that I heard him sing....

its gone but you'll never find it

should be.... its gone but surely we'll find it

At least that is what I hear... or am I trying to make the song too positive here

Take care !

Corrections.....

Red - Corrections
Blue - not quite sure but current lyrics dont seem right

 

im like a jackdaw
callin at your backdoor
scratchin at your window pane
you through your window wide and taste the april night with me again
girl we've been here and backwards against the pale moon 'nd out to the milky way
baby come on we'll be a long time gone, but i wont force it
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide......(sometimes he says "hey", sometimes he says "so")
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
hiding for lost innocence
 
i am this beating heart against that old facade
some other it air breathes
that we might break these molds
'nd free our restless souls
'nd start to believe
 
that we could rise above
our pettiness and love
like we aint loved before 
free on this earth
is a surf that rolls
crashin on the shore 
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
hiding for lost innocence
 
candlelight and me i saw
our shadows movin through the door
traces from a different time
when i was yours and you were truly mine
all mine
 
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i'll still want you 
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
hiding for lost innocence
hiding for lost innocence

Listen to these 2 performance closely and read the corrected lyrics. They'll make more sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2PDf83KT4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZixOr6zLVs&feature=channel_page (This is really clear but is only 1 min. It goes from the beginning of the 1st chorus to just into the 2nd chorus)

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...

Thank you all for putting those down, David's lyrics are hard to catch at times.

To me it still sounds like 'pining for lost innocence' though. It seems to get along better with the general theme of the song too.

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ya know, it seemed to me to sound like "pining" too.  When you listen to the June 9th video, that shindig posted on youtube, ya cant here a P for pining and it sounds like "din" for hiding but then you listen to the other video and it actually sounds like pining....but ya, based on the whole song, it seems like it should be pining.

Also, it sounds to me like "candlelight and" is actually Tantalizing but I really cant tell for sure.

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...

More Corrections.....

Red - Corrections
Blue - not quite sure but current lyrics dont seem right

 

im like a jackdaw
callin at your backdoor
scratchin at your window pane
you through your window wide and taste the april night with me again
girl we've been here and backwards against the pale moon 'nd out to the milky way
baby come on we'll be a long time gone, but i wont force it
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide......(sometimes he says "hey", sometimes he says "so")
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost innocence
 
i am this beating heart against that old facade
some other air it breathes
that we might break these molds
'nd free our restless souls
'nd start to believe
 
that we could rise above
our pettiness and love
like we aint loved before 
free on this earth
is a surf that rolls
crashin on the shore 
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost innocence
 
Tantalizingly i saw
our shadows movin through the door
traces from a different time
when i was yours and you were truly mine
all mine
 
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i'll still want you 
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but you'll never find it
pining for lost innocence
pining for lost innocence
pining for lost innocence

Listen to these 2 performance closely and read the corrected lyrics. They'll make more sense.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2PDf83KT4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZixOr6zLVs&feature=channel_page (This is really clear but is only 1 min. It goes from the beginning of the 1st chorus to just into the 2nd chorus)

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...

We are getting closer and closer....

Thanks to everybody contributing everyone...  especially the finding of tantalizingly is superb...

Here is my latest, things in red where I am quite convinced, and in blue where I am in doubt...

im like a jackdaw
callin at your backdoor
scratchin at your window pane
you throw your window wide and taste the april night with me again
girl we've been here and backwards disappearing down into the milky way
baby come on we'll be a long time gone, but we'll climb up and stay
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide......(sometimes he says "hey", sometimes he says "so")
your little heart away
its gone but surely we'll find it
pining for lost innocence
 
i am this beating heart against that old facade
some other air it breathes
that we might break these moulds
and free our restless souls
start to believe
 
that we could rise above
our pettiness and love
like we aint loved before
free on this earth
is a surf that rolls
crashin on the shore
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but surely we'll find it
pining for lost innocence
 
Tantalizingly i soar
our shadows movin through the door
traces from a different time
when i was yours and you were truly mine
all mine
 
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i still want you yeah
i'll still want you
 
so/hey baby dont run and hide
your little heart away
its gone but surely we'll find it
pining for lost innocence
pining for lost innocence 

Take care !

Marcel.

Im still unure about the one line in the lyric. As for the disappearing down into the milky way, I thought it was Disappearing but i wasnt sure but now that you think so too, im pretty sure it is. I think it is "out into the milky way" cause "down" doesnt really make sense, if you know what i mean. Also, im 100% sure its "Tantalizingly i saw". Based on the definition of tantalizingly, "i soar" makes no sense but "I saw" does.

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...

I can see your point on the "disappearing" bit, you might be right there and I have put "down" because that is what I hear, but it does make more sense to sing "out"

For the other bit, I have asked my English teacher.... she came up with it and Soar means something like flying high or gliding so that would make perfect sense..

see here

Still 100% sure ?

Sometimes things are different than what we think we here or makes sense, I can remember the last album and we were making all kinds of lyrics here... I think its an intriging process and look forward to more of this !

Take care !

Marcel.

I see what you mean Marcell.

My thinking is....the next line is "our shaddows moving through the door"

The definition of Tantalizingly is "exibiting something that provokes interest". So using the lyrics "I saw" and replacing the word Tantalizingly with, its definition in a way, it would be sorta like this...

My interested was provoke when I saw our shaddows moving through the door.

Also, the more listen to the chorus in the video that Shindig posted, it sounds like "she'll never find it"....have a listen and see if you think its "she'll never find it"

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...

Another Correction

Red = Corrected Lyrics
Blue = Unsure of Lyrics

girl we've been here and backwards disappearing down into the murky sea
baby come on we'll be a long time gone, but we'll climb up and see/sea

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I am the sudden and quite unexpected twist...