“Lyla” was released as the lead single off of Don’t Believe The Truth. In 2006, it was included in the “Best Of”-compilation Stop The Clocks and in 2010 it was included in the singles collection Time Flies… 1994-2009.
[Verse 1]
Calling all the stars to fall
And catch the silver sunlight in your hands
Come for me and set me free
Lift me up and take me where I stand
She believes in everything
And everyone and you and yours and mine
I've waited for a thousand years
For you to come and blow me out my mind
[Chorus]
Hey Lyla!
The stars about to fall
So what do you say, Lyla?
The world around us makes me feel so small, Lyla!
If you can't hear me call then I can't say, Lyla!
Heaven help you catch me if I fall!
[Verse 2]
She's the queen of all I've seen
And every song and city far and near
Heaven-Hell my mademoiselle
She ring the bell for all the world to hear
[Chorus]
Hey Lyla!
The stars about to fall
So what do you say, Lyla?
The world around us makes me feel so small, Lyla!
If you can't hear me call then I can't say, Lyla!
Heaven help you catch me if I fall!
Hey Lyla!
The stars about to fall
So what do you say, Lyla?
The world around us makes me feel so small, Lyla!
If you can't hear me call then I can't say, Lyla!
Heaven help you catch me if I fall!
[Outro]
Hey Lyla!
Hey Lyla!
Hey Lyla!
Lyla was written by Noel Gallagher.
Lyla was produced by Dave Sardy & Noel Gallagher.
Noel has said that the song is about his ‘bird’ Sara.
Noel on the writing process:
Lyla’ might have been started after I listened to a track by The Who, called ‘Armenia, City In The Sky’. I’d written the song and it was originally called “Smiler”, but Gem had already had a song called ‘Smiler’, so...
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