Durban Skies
Bastille * Track #6 On The Singles Club
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Durban Skies by Bastille
Release Date
Performed by
BastilleProduced by
Dan Smith & Mark CrewWrited by
Dan SmithAbout
The song is about Durban, South Africa, where Dan’s parents were born. It was a B-side of Bastille’s third single, “Flaws”, and appeared later on the extended version of their debut, All This Bad Blood. So far, it has only been performed live a few times, when Bastille did concerts in South Africa,...
Durban Skies Lyrics
[Intro]
All that I've got to be thankful for
All that I've got to be thankful for
In the heat, try to love these streets
[Verse 1]
In this town, it all went down
Our chromosomes in sepia tones
In my mind, in my mind
Where you led your lives before
From our small island, brought right back
To these shores, to these shores, to these shores
[Chorus]
It’s alive, it’s alive when I see it through your eyes
It’s alive, it’s alive, now, I understand your lives
When you take me there
You show me the city, I see it through your eyes
When you take me there
We drive through the city beneath the Durban skies
[Post-Chorus]
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
All that I've got to be thankful for
[Verse 2]
On the day, you made your vows
The heavens opened, rain poured down
It poured down, down, down
Grey and brown, the seventies
The suits you wore and the ones you loved
Were so young, were so young, God, you were so young
[Chorus]
It’s alive, it’s alive when I see it through your eyes
It’s alive, it’s alive, now, I understand your lives
When you take me there
You show me the city, I see it through your eyes
When you take me there
We drive through the city beneath the Durban skies
[Bridge]
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh oh
Oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh oh
All that I've got to be thankful for
Oh, all that I've got to be thankful for
All that I've got to be thankful for
[Chorus]
It’s alive, it’s alive when I see it through your eyes
It’s alive, it’s alive, now, I understand your lives
When you take me there
You show me the city, I see it through your eyes
When you take me there
We drive through the city beneath the Durban skies
[Outro]
When you take me there, there
When you take me there, there
When you take me there, it’s alive, it’s alive
When you take me there, it's alive, it's alive
Durban Skies Q&A
Who wrote Durban Skies's ?
Durban Skies was written by Dan Smith.
When did Bastille release Durban Skies?
Bastille released Durban Skies on Sun Oct 21 2012.