The Sky Moves Sideways

Tracks

1. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1 (18:37)

We lost the skyline We stepped right off the map Drifted in to blank space And let the clocks relapse

We laughed the rain down Slow burn on the lawn Ghosts across the lawn Swallowed up the storm

Sometimes I feel like a fist Sometimes I am the colour of air Sometimes it's only afterwards I find that I'm not there

In the dream dusk We walked beside the lake We watched the sky move sideways And heard the evening break

Sometimes I feel like a fist Sometimes I am the colour of air Sometimes it's only afterwards I find that I'm not there

2. Dislocated Day (5:24)

A dislocated day Peers in to the ether Counts the stars inside the sky And flies in to the never

Looped around my eyelids A thousand shining flecks Pale against the canvas Which hangs around my neck

Dislocated day I will find a way To make you say The name of your forgiver

Stood beside an inlet A starfish leads a dance It dreams it is a human And falls into a trance

A hole inside my body Is wired up to a charge Chemical imbalance Tells me who you are

Insects hide the silence November brings deep rain Between the flow to freezing And yesterday's sustain

3. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder (5:40)

Springtime is over Don't head for home Creep up the ladder And steal over stone

No time to forget this World's in your eyes Sway in the cloud blur And light up the sky

Cast off the colour And tune in to black The moon touches your shoulder And brings the day back

4. Prepare Yourself (1:58)

[instrumental]

5. Moonloop (17:04)

[instrumental]

6. The Sky Moves Sideways - Phase Two (16:46)

[instrumental]

Also released on C+S Records (CS 8524-2) in the U.S. with the following variations : "Stars Die" replaces "Prepare Yourself", "Moonloop" is an 8m10s edit and the various sections of "The Sky Moves Sideways" are given individual subtitles.

The Sky Moves Sideways - US Edition

Tracks

1. The Colour of Air

[instrumental]

2. I find That I'm Not There

We lost the skyline We stepped right off the map Drifted in to blank space And let the clocks relapse

We laughed the rain down Slow burn on the lawn Ghosts across the delta Swallowed up the storm

Sometimes I feel like a fist Sometimes I am the colour of air Sometimes it's only afterwards I find that I'm not there

In the dream dusk We walked beside the lake We watched the sky move sideways And heard the evening break

3. Wire the Drum

[instrumental]

4. Spiral Circus

[instrumental]

5. Stars Die

The moon shook and curled up like gentle fire The ocean glazed and melted wire Voices buzzed in spiral eyes Stars dived in blinding skies

Stars die. Blinding skies.

Tree cracked and mountain cried Bridges broke, window sighed Cells grew up and rivers burst Sound obscured and sense reversed

Idle mind and severed soul Silent nerves and begging bowl Shallow haze to blast a way Hyper sleep to end the day

6. Moonloop

[instrumental]

7. Dislocated Day

A dislocated day Peers in to the ether Counts the stars inside the sky And flies in to the never

Looped around my eyelids A thousand shining flecks Pale against the canvas Which hangs around my neck

Dislocated day I will find a way To make you say The name of your forgiver

Stood beside an inlet A starfish leads a dance It dreams it is a human And falls into a trance

A hole inside my body Is wired up to a charge Chemical imbalance Tells me who you are

Insects hide the silence November brings deep rain Between the flow to freezing And yesterday's sustain

8. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder

Springtime is over Don't head for home Creep up the ladder And steal over stone

No time to forget this World's in your eyes Sway in the cloud blur And light up the sky

Cast off the colour And tune in to black The moon touches your shoulder And brings the day back

9. Is. . . Not

[instrumental]

10. Off the Map

[instrumental]

The Sky Moves Sideways - Expanded Remaster

CD 1

1. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1 (18:39)
2. Dislocated Day (5:24)
3. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder (5:40)
4. Prepare Yourself (1:58)
5. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 2 (16:48)

CD 2

1. The Sky Moves Sideways (alternate version) (34:37)
2. Stars Die (5:01)
3. Moonloop (improvisation) (16:18)
4. Moonloop (coda) (4:52)

Dislocated Day and The Moon Touches Your Shoulder are new mixes with Gavin Harrison replacing the programmed drums with real drums. Moonloop is a hybrid version which contains all the music from the original Sky Moves Sideways CD release, but also 3 minutes that only appeared within a different edit that was issued only on the Moonloop EP.

The Sky Moves Sideways (3LP edition)

SIDE 1

1. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1 (18.39)

SIDE 2

1. Stars Die (5:01)
2. Dislocated Day (5:24)
3. The Moon Touches Your Shoulder (5:40)
4. Prepare Yourself (1:58)

SIDE 3

1. The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 2 (16:48)

SIDE 4

1. Moonloop (improvisation) (16:18)
2. Moonloop (coda) (4:52)

SIDE 5

1. The Sky Moves Sideways - alt ver part 1 (16:36)

SIDE 6

1. The Sky Moves Sideways - alt ver part 2 (18:01)

BONUS 7 INCH SINGLE

1. Men of Wood - 1994 Mix (3:35)
2. Men of Wood - 2000 Mix (3:35)

Contains all the music included in the 2CD expanded version of the album, with an additional 7 inch single in picture sleeve including 2 versions of the song Men of Wood which was recorded during the Sky Moves Sideways album sessions (the 2000 mix is also available on the Stars Die 2CD set).

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