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'''Giving Ground''' was released by [[The Sisterhood]] on [[Giving Ground (single)|Giving Ground]] single as well as on [[Gift]].<br/>
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The song '''Giving Ground''' was released by [[The Sisterhood]] in two versions on the [[Giving Ground (single)|Giving Ground]] single and in another version on their album [[Gift (album)|Gift]] as well.<br/>
  
 
The lyrics on the [[Giving Ground (song)#Lyrics Single Version|single]] and on the album differ slightly, though:<br/>
 
The lyrics on the [[Giving Ground (song)#Lyrics Single Version|single]] and on the album differ slightly, though:<br/>
  
  
''''' Lyrics Version on Gift'''''<br>
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== '' Lyrics Version on Gift'' ==
 
[[Image:Som gift cover.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''The Sisterhood - Gift'' - Cover (Front)]]
 
[[Image:Som gift cover.jpg|right|300px|thumb|''The Sisterhood - Gift'' - Cover (Front)]]
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme<br/>
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Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving<br/>
 
In the place, through which we wander<br/>
 
In the place, through which we wander<br/>
 
Reason turned around<br/>
 
Reason turned around<br/>
 
And every fool<br/>
 
And every fool<br/>
Will see his madness drowned<br/>
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Will see his madness crowned<br/>
 
And every truth is swallowed up<br/>
 
And every truth is swallowed up<br/>
 
By gently giving ground<br/>
 
By gently giving ground<br/>
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The madness we have seen<br/>
 
The madness we have seen<br/>
 
Now I know you cannot be<br/>
 
Now I know you cannot be<br/>
All that your fright has been<br/>
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All that your flight has been<br/>
 
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CHORUS<br/>
 
CHORUS<br/>
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Behind<br/>
 
Behind<br/>
 
Because I know you cannot be<br/>
 
Because I know you cannot be<br/>
All that your fright has been<br/>
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All that your flight has been<br/>
 
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CHORUS<br/>
 
CHORUS<br/>
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In the giving ground<br/>
 
In the giving ground<br/>
 
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== ''Lyrics Single Version'' ==
 
== ''Lyrics Single Version'' ==
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Reason is turned around<br>
 
Reason is turned around<br>
 
And every fool who scuttles up<br>
 
And every fool who scuttles up<br>
Will see his madness drowned<br>
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Will see his madness crowned<br>
 
And every truth is swallowed up<br>
 
And every truth is swallowed up<br>
 
By gently Giving Ground<br/>
 
By gently Giving Ground<br/>
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The madness we have seen<br>
 
The madness we have seen<br>
 
And now I know you can not be<br>
 
And now I know you can not be<br>
All that your fright has been<br/>
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All that your flight has been<br/>
 
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CHORUS<br/>
 
CHORUS<br/>
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And 'cos I know you can not be<br>
 
And 'cos I know you can not be<br>
All that your fright has been<br/>
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All that your flight has been<br/>
 
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What you have lost can never be found<br/>
 
What you have lost can never be found<br/>
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<span style="color:darkblue;"> Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes. </span><br/>
 
<span style="color:darkblue;"> Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes. </span><br/>
 
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==Analysis==
 
==Analysis==
 
In the giving ground ... reason turned around ... the truth to drown ... in the show to kill ... on a Black Planet ... out of my mind's eye ... out of memory ... giving out and in ... sing ...<br/>
 
In the giving ground ... reason turned around ... the truth to drown ... in the show to kill ... on a Black Planet ... out of my mind's eye ... out of memory ... giving out and in ... sing ...<br/>
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Some attempts on these lyrics have been made @The Heartland Forums under:<br/>
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* [https://www.myheartland.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23525 ''Giving Ground - Official Lyrics?''&nbsp;]
 
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[[Category: Songs]][[Category: Sisters songs]][[Category: Sisterhood songs]]
 
[[Category: Songs]][[Category: Sisters songs]][[Category: Sisterhood songs]]

Latest revision as of 21:37, 22 November 2021

The song Giving Ground was released by The Sisterhood in two versions on the Giving Ground single and in another version on their album Gift as well.

The lyrics on the single and on the album differ slightly, though:


Lyrics Version on Gift

The Sisterhood - Gift - Cover (Front)

Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving, Giving
In the place, through which we wander
Reason turned around
And every fool
Will see his madness crowned
And every truth is swallowed up
By gently giving ground

CHORUS
What you have lost can never be found
Words are just dust in deserts of sound
Everything is lost and your choice lies broken
And the truth is drowned

I watch
Surrender
Because I know
...
And now I know you will not see
The madness we have seen
Now I know you cannot be
All that your flight has been

CHORUS

Words are just dust
I stood but you just could not wait
Behind
Because I know you cannot be
All that your flight has been

CHORUS

Everything is lost in the giving ground
Everything is lost
Everything is lost in the giving ground
Turned around
Reason, turned around
In the giving ground
Ground
In the giving ground
Everything is lost
In the giving ground

Lyrics Single Version

Giving Ground - 7" Single Cover (Front)

In the place through which we wander
Reason is turned around
And every fool who scuttles up
Will see his madness crowned
And every truth is swallowed up
By gently Giving Ground

CHORUS
What you have lost can never be found
Words are just dust in deserts of sound
Everything is lost and your trust lies broken
And the truth is drowned

I watch as you surrender
To silence-loving screams
And now I know you will not see
The madness we have seen
And now I know you can not be
All that your flight has been

CHORUS

I stood but you just could not wait

These lines are driven straight
Through the circles of your hate

And 'cos I know you can not be
All that your flight has been

What you have lost can never be found
Words are just dust in deserts of sound
Everything is lost and the truth is drowned

Everything is lost in the giving ground
Everything is lost
Everything is lost in the giving ground
In the giving ground

(whispers) Everything is lost

In the giving ground


Words & Music: Andrew Eldritch
Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes.

Analysis

In the giving ground ... reason turned around ... the truth to drown ... in the show to kill ... on a Black Planet ... out of my mind's eye ... out of memory ... giving out and in ... sing ...

Some attempts on these lyrics have been made @The Heartland Forums under:


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