This song offended some. Not the music, of course, but the title and lyrics. The notion of "I Am No Good" is not particularly popular in a society where
Darkness fell across the land, our hope fell in the sand And there it was Though for certain we stood still, the earth shook and spilled Then gave it
very fast tempo, the praise-ful "cry" in the lyrics, or the western theme. Who knows. This song has always been very different from other Lu songs...
There isn't much to say about this song. It seems that every album we put out had some sort of "funk" track on it, and this is probably *that* track for
Definitely the oldest song on the album, it was originally recorded on our first album (1990), In Love With The Greenery, when we played under the name
'Lie, Lie, Lie' hearkens back to those great songs of the '70's... or atleast it's supposed to. The track begins with a horrendous buzz and background
Arguably the most popular Lu song - at least in concert. 'My World Falls Down' was always a slight notch up in the 'distortion' department than most of
More is here today Distance, no wisdom I pushed true life away "Wonderful" have I missed and I ignore And "terrible" was my word and was my life I became poor
Don?t dream of hours gone by Of seconds came and spent Don?t wish on distant stars Of worlds come and went Oh, what do I see? Tripping through the moments
I see, You are merciful I see, You are kind I see, You are full of love That is far beyond my mind I hope, for strength to stand I hope, to be the man
The thing that sticks out about this song, of course, is the very quiet beginning until it really kicks in. A lot of fun. As was the rest of Straight
been. The times that we were able to play it were great. I've also felt that 'Receive' is one the most representational songs for the typical "Lu" sound
It promises much, it promises you'll never be cold The words are such as to turn you until you are sold And walk in this rut and run in the ground where
Definitely not the usual way to start an album, but by this time we were doing things our own way, and not for booming record sales. The song was written
Another song that was first released on our 1992 independent album, Star-Studded-Super-Step. Definitely a concert favorite because of it's funk vibe and
'Shine' was written awhile before Mindsize was recorded and, in fact, had no ties (musically) to any other songs that we had written. It was set apart
good night sleep tight the sun is set and day is night just you rest it's all alright but it's the same, day to day why can't i sleep this away a head
live shows. Though 'Ring True' features Aaron on lead vocals, the lyrics were still written by Scott (who wrote all of the Poor Old Lu lyrics *except
