cathouzouf Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I edited the lyrics with what I hear from the latest gigs Bursting through a blood red sky A slow landslide and the world I've left behind It's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again... When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater And I can live underwater Bursting through a bright blue sky with space (?) from the world I've left behind it's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe Put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater Underwater And I can live underwater (x2) Underwater, underwater, I can live underwater with your love I can breathe, I can breathe underwater (x6) I think I hear All I see just don't make sense and not All I see just amazes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 @Guylaine, Can you put this version from Tallinn in the first post, too? I'm not Guylaine, but I can play her on the internet Added it. I edited the lyrics with what I hear from the latest gigs Bursting through a blood red sky A slow landslide and the world I've left behind It's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again... When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater And I can live underwater Bursting through a bright blue sky with space (?) from the world I've left behind it's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe Put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater Underwater And I can live underwater (x2) Underwater, underwater, I can live underwater with your love I can breathe, I can breathe underwater (x6) I can't hear the "space" line that you're questioning either, Miro. Bursting through a bright blue sky, with a space <something> high? I think I hear All I see just don't make sense and not All I see just amazes Sorry, Cath -- I'm 100 percent certain it's "All I see just amazes." That's one line I'm sure of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Safe to say that if I heard it on the radio by any other artist, I'd turn it off. I wouldn't expect to hear this song on the radio anyway. It's a very different song but it feels like I See You to me in terms of its place on the record. I just really like the atmosphere of it. It reminds me of U2's Bad - the live versions. I hope that doesn't get lost when it's recorded or it may not be one of my favourites on the album either. But I can't wait to hear it at a gig. I can't hear the "space" line that you're questioning either, Miro. Bursting through a bright blue sky, with a space <something> high? It sounds like space wide high to me. I wouldn't say that makes sense particularly but this song is "port of my call", etc. so it's as good a guess as any other I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellenowl Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I love the song. It may not be typically mikaish but it has a complete amazingness about it. I wouldn't turn this off on the radio ( unless Rihanna was singing it!). I have nothing much against her songs , but her voice is just horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I love the song. It may not be typically mikaish but it has a complete amazingness about it. I wouldn't turn this off on the radio ( unless Rihanna was singing it!). I have nothing much against her songs , but her voice is just horrible! i find her voice so strange in that she goes from sounding like a really talented pop singer on one track to someone who sounds like a tortured cat that Simon Cowell would order out of the audition room in shame on another. I think Umbrella and that newer Calvin Harris track are brilliant but some I have to skip because it hurts my ears. She's like two different singers. I find a similar but less pronounced problem with Beyonce since Beyonce has far better range. But still when she tries to rise to the level of Whitney and Mariah she doesn't quite make it IMO. I do really like her though and more than Rihanna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 I think Underwater is beautiful, really catchy and would make a great single () As for Rihanna, I used to have the same opinion as @Ellenowl :I couldn't listen to her as I thought she sounded like Minnie Mouse singing (I am thinking of her singing on tracks like Unfaithful). However, her voice fits the electro / house /techno type of songs she has been singing lately, like We Found Love or Where Have You Been, and I really like those. So she seems to have found her style like Kylie Minouge has as well. (The latter's voice could also easily be annoying for some on its own but to me it fits well with her portfolio since the noughties). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I think I hear All I see just don't make sense and not All I see just amazes Sorry, Cath -- I'm 100 percent certain it's "All I see just amazes." That'sone line I'm sure of. You know it's really starting to sound like that. If so I will be really disappointed. I thought it was one of the best lines and "all I see just don't make sense" is awkward and incorrect. [YOUTUBE]4QDhKvnE_gI[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdeb Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 You know it's really starting to sound like that. If so I will be really disappointed. I thought it was one of the best lines and "all I see just don't make sense" is awkward and incorrect. [YOUTUBE]4QDhKvnE_gI[/YOUTUBE] Ack. No no no no no no! My ears refuse to hear it! I hope it's just this recording, but you're both right. But while we're on the subject of lyrics -- do you think that one line in the second verse is "... with a space-born high"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathouzouf Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ack. No no no no no no! My ears refuse to hear it! I hope it's just this recording, but you're both right. But while we're on the subject of lyrics -- do you think that one line in the second verse is "... with a space-born high"? Was about to ask what you were thinking after this new recording:wink2: I hear "space balls high" which no sure means anything:fisch: Can't wait to hear it in real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreacher Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ack. No no no no no no! My ears refuse to hear it! I hope it's just this recording, but you're both right. But while we're on the subject of lyrics -- do you think that one line in the second verse is "... with a space-born high"? i hear "space boy high" which i guess kiiiinda makes sense. i watched his lips too and it looks like he's singing 'boy' to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 ..just listening to the videos from Heaven and I think it is "We’re space born high" (not 'with space-born high' Bursting through a blood red sky A slow landslide and the world I've left behind It's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again... When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater And I can live underwater Bursting through a bright blue sky We’re space born high from the world I've left behind it's enough to lose your head and disappear and not return again When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe Put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater Underwater And I can live underwater (x2) Underwater, underwater, I can live underwater with your love I can breathe, I can breathe underwater (x6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Did you notice in the Heaven version he sort of ended the song and restarted it again saying "we" instead of "I" in the final lines. [YOUTUBE]KNzE6kPNR8M[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Note to oneself: Mika's best live performances tend to take place in gay night clubs -> book flights and tickets on time. PS: can you update the first post with the new lyrics, please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holysusie Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Underwater, underwater, I can live underwater with your love I can breathe, I can breathe underwater (x6) I can't play any video now to check it, but since tuesday's gig I was pretty sure he sang we can love, I can breathe, I can breathe underwater But i guess it makes less sence... Did you notice in the Heaven version he sort of ended the song and restarted it again saying "we" instead of "I" in the final lines. I think he did that in Vigevano as well:wink2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 PS: can you update the first post with the new lyrics, please The lyrics have changed from what you just posted. Does anyone have other input from previous versions? This is what I hear in the Heaven version and I think it's quite clear. Not convinced about "we're" space born high though. I don't see him articulating the "r" sound so I still lean towards "with" even though neither makes any sense IMO. Bursting through a bright blue sky A slow landslide and the world I've left behind It's enough to blow your head and disappear and not be seen again. When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater And I can live underwater Flying through a bright blue sky We’re space born high from the world I've left behind it's enough to blow your head and disappear and not return again When I fall to my feet Wearin' my heart on my sleeve All I see just amazes You are the port of my call You shot and leavin' me raw Now I know you're amazing 'Cause all I need Is the love you breathe Put your lips on me and I can live underwater, underwater, underwater Underwater And I can live underwater (x2) Underwater, underwater, I can live underwater with your love I can breathe, I can breathe underwater (x6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathouzouf Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) I can't play any video now to checkit, but since tuesday's gig I was pretty sure he sang we can love, I can breathe, I can breathe underwater But i guess it makes less sence... I think he did that in Vigevano as well:wink2: I couldnot pinpoint when, but he started doing it even before the italian gig Also, you should change All I see just amazes by All I see just don't make sense Edited July 28, 2012 by cathouzouf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holysusie Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 OH MY! I hear All I see just don't make sense as well:shocked: It actually doesn't make sense to me. All I see just amazes was much better imo:aah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 @Suzie and Christine: the lyrics of the Nice version are a mixture between both your lyrics [YOUTUBE]4-Rgj8QK7Wo[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 We may as well wait for the studio version to come out to make any more changes because he is just going to improvise from gig to gig I think the jury is still out on the don't make sense/just amazes line. He often drops consonants from one word and adds them to the next and I don't hear a distinct "k" sound. To me it could be either/or We were having a discussion about his pronunciation of "water" in the Heaven thread but I don't want to keep going off topic in there. But I am still trying to figure out what pronunciation that Brits are expecting to hear. All singing sounds like American to me because the consonants are emphasized over the vowels and that's how Americans speak as well. Adele has a very strong British accent but this is identical to the American pronunciation. Mika uses a "t" sound instead of a "d" sound, but someone was saying the vowel is wrong. But is this not the same "a" that is used in Mika's pronunciation? (at 2m 17s) [YOUTUBE]KB1y8LAdY3w[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 We may as well wait for the studio version to come out to make any more changes because he is just going to improvise from gig to gig exactly, this way we don't get bored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 As was said in the Heaven thread, Mika sings a short flat "a" sound, rather than the long "ah" sound when he sings "water". To us Brits it sounds like "watter" not "water". Helpfully he doesn't do it all the time but you can hear it at the end of the song when he does the "underwater, underwater, I can live underwater" bit. I think it's just one of his bits of quirky pronunciation when he's singing (like "golden" in WAG). Actually come to think of it, it sounds like someone in a cod French accent saying "water" - think Monty Python and the "French" waiter asking Mr Creosote if he would like a wafer thin mint - it sounds like waffer not wayfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 As was said in the Heaven thread, Mika sings a short flat "a" sound, rather than the long "ah" sound when he sings "water". To us Brits it sounds like "watter" not "water". These vowels are the same in my accent so I don't know what you mean. I would pronounce one "wah-ter" and the other "wah-der". I think it's just one of his bits of quirky pronunciation when he's singing (like "golden" in WAG). I don't think so, no one in the world pronounces it like that. What is the difference between the vowel in Adele's song and Mika's? It sounds identical to me. Again to me it's just the difference I mentioned above "wah-ter" (Mika), "wah-der" (Adele). Same vowel. Do you think both their pronunciations are off or just Mika's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmalee Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 To me it sounds like 'waa-ter' and not 'war-ter'. His 't' is also very pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 To me it sounds like 'waa-ter' and not 'war-ter'. His 't' is also very pronounced. But Adele is not pronouncing it "war-ter" is she? This is what I'm trying to figure out. Is it just a case of all singers using the same vowel or am I just unable to hear this distinction because I'm not British? Because if all singers do it then I don't understand why it's rubbing people the wrong way when Mika does it. I agree with about the very pronounced T but I thought that was just his normal accent. Like the way he says Twittttah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemmalee Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 To me it sounds different. Mika almost sounds like he has a Chinese accent when he sings it, especially at the end. It doesn't sound natural to me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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