Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
This was the first released single from the album which carries its name. The immaculate synthesizer work in this piece is catchy and bouncy and the percussive, punchy synth makes us feel as if we are on a train. Metroland has the smooth porcelain style that is unmistakably OMD, but has the heart o...
[Verse 1}
We live and we die
We love and we lie
In hope and in plan
Installed in Metroland
[Verse 2}
Sylvan, Villa line
Elegance in decline
Control on command
Consumed in Metroland
[Chorus}
You say run away
I say here we stand
Today is yesterday
Everyday in metroland
[Verse 3}
We fail and we fall
We fear and we crawl
With faith in our hands
We've burned in metroland
[Chorus}
You say run away
I say here we stand
Today is yesterday
Everyday in metroland
You say run away
I say here we stand
Today is yesterday
Everyday in metroland
Metroland... metroland
Metroland... in metroland
Every day in metroland, metroland...
Metroland metroland
Metroland was written by Andy McCluskey & Paul Humphreys.
Metroland was produced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released Metroland on Mon Mar 25 2013.
[‘Metroland’] is inspired by the idea of living in the suburbs; that was the ‘Metro-land’ of the 1920s that was advertised in London by the Metropolitan Railway Line. And it’s taking that idea but expanding it into the broader concept of how it feels to live in an isolated suburb and how it’s change...