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Escape The Roar

by Skinny Alley

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Fence 03:32
FENCE - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records There's an old man, sitting on a fence You know he thinks of all the things he did And all the things he didnt do, way back when Thinks of lost chances, lost opportunities, Now he feels like he's chained to this fence To his memories Maybe, someday, someone will come And he'll know just what it means To be free, to be free But for now... he's sitting on a fence There's a big sky, like a bowl above his head He can see so many stars like all the dreams he used to have In his lonely bed Now the dreams are gone, only stars remain And he wonders, yes he wonders If he'll ever have those dreams again Chorus
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Debris 03:38
DEBRIS - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Helene lay down with a stranger on her last night In that beautiful town, it felt so right He had an air dark and mysterious He had something else infinitely more serious He never told her She went back home to Paris feeling gorgeously rested When a minor infection, had to get her blood tested The doctor called her into his office and he said Ma chere, you are HIV positive No one to hold her When the walls come tumbling down When the walls come crumbling down See the pieces of your life Lying scattered shattered on the ground You know, Joshua loved his lady like anything He worked so hard to give her what she wanted He took her on a vacation to the island Where she met a rich man and said "Josh, I'm not coming home with you" There was nothing he could do Chorus There's one thing they don't teach At any university It's how to deal with Debris
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UNIVERSAL PLAN - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Next door the baby's crying again, Suddenly something snaps inside of her She tells him, cant take it one more night Let's move to the mountains And now they're packing their bags at midnight Sleep on mattresses on the floor, Five o'clock she makes them some coffee By sunrise they're out the door They say truth's at hand You've got to look and you will find You will understand... He thinks of the house on the mountainside waiting for them in the sun They'll take some time talk to the trees A glass of wine when the day is done They'll walk hand in hand down to the market place Buy themselves a loaf of bread Walk through the grounds of the old English church So many thoughts inside their head Chorus Car radio's on through this early ride Songs of betrayal, songs of hate, But the song that's playing in their hearts Is the song that's gonna stay Chorus
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USED TO BE MINE - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records A family of four sits down at the table next to me And I'm shamelessly eavesdropping on Familiar conversation "Can I have a double order of french fries," The younger girl says While her father looks around with more than a touch of impatience Other families, in other cafes Other families... The woman's talking too fast Deep lines are etched around her mouth He seems to be listening But keeps glancing at his watch I used to be like that I think Always so pressed for time Handing out my company, like some precious gift To another family, in another lifetime Another family... Used to be mine Had a family of my own, but now I'm quite alone We've grown so far apart May as well be living in different countries Made a sacrifice on the altar of ambition All I do, all I do is watch Other families in other cafes, Other families... in other cafes...
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Hey Hey 04:36
HEY HEY - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Hey Hey, when I was young, we didnt Talk about no politics, about no holes in the ozone Hey Hey, was so simple then, life was Comics, composition, lights out at ten Trees were trees, meant to be climbed No ecological matters occupied our minds Had other things to do with our time Hey Hey, when I was young, we had no Cosmic conversations about the origin of the sun All we cared was the sun should shine Upon our adventures in that little yard behind Had other things to do with our time It's gotten crazy and as each day unfolds It's all so complicated for our eight year olds No multimedia, no cd drive All we knew was the joy of being alive Had other things to do with our time
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How Can I 03:36
HOW CAN I - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Turbulence hits the aircraft and my baby's crying She's just discovered a sudden fear of dying And she clings on to me, how she clings on to me I tell her it's okay to be scared, everybody is It's how you deal with your fear that matters Cause death is everywhere On the ground and in the air How can I tell her what she wants to know How can I tell her why we came and how we'll go Does anybody know? Silence in the cabin as we plummet through the skies Everyone shares the terror in my daughter's eyes And I pull her to my breast, I'm just as scared as all the rest How can I... And then the voice from the cockpit saying Sorry about that but it's over now And we fly through the night While my baby sleeps by my side How can I...
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LITTLE SISTER - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records You're taking what is mine, though I tell you all the time You never listen It's always been this way, you keep lookin over my shoulder To see what you're missing You're daddy's little princess, but you're still so insecure You're just a greedy little girl Wanting more and more and more and more I never understood it, What is it about the things I own That the moment you see them, you feel that you need them Like a dog cravin a bone. I let you have your way but this time I've gotta say That it matters Not gonna sit back this time and watch While my heart shatters Who do you think you are Who do you wanna be Arent you happy being yourself Why do you wanna be me Why dont you, why dont you Get a life of your own? (repeat) Little sister... Who do you think you are Who do you wanna be Arent you happy being yourself Why do you wanna be me... Keep taking what is mine Though I tell you all the time You never listen...
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PLEASURES OF SUBURBIA - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Hear a woman calling out to her daughter all day "Kirra, Kirra, where are you Kirra" It drives me crazy, feel like screaming at to the girl Answer your mother, for God's sake On the other side is this guy, who's into yogic chant Nothing personal against mantra But do I have to hear him pant And while he waits for salvation, I can surely tell So consumed by thoughts of murder that I'm Headed for hell. Ah ah ah, the pleasures of suburbia Moved out from the city to escape the roar Of ambulances and police cars and buses that ignore All the regulations, thought I'd find myself some quiet Here I am, slap, bang, in the middle of Another kind of riot Ah ah ah, the pleasures of suburbia Brings to mind an old uncle, who'd always say There's no use, little one, in running away If any good has to come to you It has to come from within...
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Chant 00:22
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Helium 03:18
HELIUM - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Climbing the mountain, feeling the wind upon my face Watching people, down there, little ants Running their endless, endless race That I don't want to enter Competition never nourished my soul And I'm through with pretending that I'm not a square peg in a round hole How I yearned to be me Think I just learned to be me Seems like I'm filled with helium and now I am a big balloon Untethered and soaring Onto the planets and their vivid moons No weight on my shoulders My spine as light as light as thistle down I'll go where I want to yet I'm not tied down to that greedy ground Chorus
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Clumsy 04:20
CLUMSY - SKINNY ALLEY / ESCAPE THE ROAR / 2003 / Virgin Records Good God, I've done it again I put my foot in it, put my foot in it And just when things were going so well I go and put my foot in it, put my foot in it You know some mothers have clumsy, clumsy children I drop everything I pick up, Spoil anything I touch Drop everything I pick up And what is whole I break Into half Good God, I hurt you again When you've been so good to me So kind, so patient with me I should have known just how you would feel I went ahead and had that fling A silly, one night thing You know, some mothers have careless, callous children Chorus Cause I'm angular, angular, Dropping and breaking and hurting and bruising So blind to what I am losing I drop... I spoil I drop and I spoil, everything I touch Chorus Ah ah ah ah, there I go again
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Skinny Alley's debut album is an Indian album with an international sound. It was the first completely english language album by an Indian band to have been released on a major label (EMI).

The songs combine the sensitivity of the east with the sensibility of the west. Jayashree Singh, who has written the lyrics, likes to call the songs "short stories set to music". The decidedly meticulous production and luminously textured vocal-driven songs reflect the many textures and tastes of the way our life is. Sweet, sharp, sad.

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released January 1, 2003

Jayashree Singh - Vocals
Amyt Datta - Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboard
Gyan Singh - Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Paul DaGamma - Keyboard
Jeffrey Menezes - Keyboard
Ranjit Barot - Drums

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Skinny Alley Kolkata, India

Skinny Alley is the latest mutation of a continuum of Calcutta-based bands helmed by Gyan and Jayashree Singh since the late 1970s. This is the band that helped spawn the indie scene that many musicians now call home. 2003's Escape The Roar (EMI) was the first English language release by an Indian band on a major label. ... more

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