“By the Sea” was composed by Brett Anderson in the early 1990s, before Bernard Butler had left the band. It is a mid-paced, piano-led ballad in which Anderson makes full use of his vocal range, reaching into falsetto at the end of the choruses.
In his memoir, Afternoons With the Blinds Drawn, Ander...
[Verse 1]
She can walk out anytime
Anytime she wants to walk out
That's fine
She can walk out anytime
Anytime she feels that life has passed her by
[Chorus]
And when I start my new life
I won't touch the ground
I'm gonna try hard this time
Not to touch the ground
[Verse 2]
He can walk out anytime
Anytime he wants to walk out
That's fine
He can walk out anytime
Across the sand, into the sea
Into the brine
[Chorus]
And when I start my new life
I won't touch the ground
I'm gonna try hard this time
Not to touch the ground
[Verse 3]
So we sold the car and quit the job
And shook some hands and wiped the make-up right off
And we said our good-byes to the bank
Left Seven Sisters for a room in a seaside shack
[Chorus]
And when I start my new life
I won't touch the ground
I'm gonna try hard this time
Not to touch the ground
[Outro]
It's by the sea we'll breed
It's by the sea we'll breed
It's by the sea we'll breed
It's by the sea we'll breed
Into the sea we'll bleed
Into the sea we'll bleed
Into the sea we'll bleed
Into the sea we'll bleed
Into the sea
By the Sea was written by Brett Anderson.
By the Sea was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released By the Sea on Mon Sep 02 1996.