Sat in Your Lap
Kate Bush * Track #1 On The Dreaming
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Album The Dreaming
Sat in Your Lap by Kate Bush
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“Sat in Your Lap,” Kate Bush’s first single from her retrospectively critically acclaimed 1982 albumThe Dreaming, showcases humanity’s eagerness to have “universal knowledge,” with all its tribulations and limited willingness to attain this form of intelligence.
It is a very percussive song, with i...
Sat in Your Lap Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I see the people working
And see it working for them
And so I want to join in
But then I find it hurts me
[Refrain]
Some say that knowledge is something sat up in your lap
Some say that knowledge is something that you never have
[Verse 2]
I see the people happy
So can it happen for me?
'Cause when I am unhappy
There's nothing that can move me
[Refrain]
Some say that knowledge is something that you never have
Some say that knowledge is something sat up in your lap
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven
[Chorus]
I must admit, just when I think I'm king (I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit (I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king, ooh (I just begin)
[Verse 3]
I've been doing it for years
My goal is moving near
Says "Look, I'm over here"
Then it up and disappears
[Refrain]
Some say that knowledge is something sat up in your lap
Some say that knowledge is oh-ho-ho-ho
[Verse 4]
I want to be a lawyer
I want to be a scholar
But I really can't be bothered
Ooh, just give it quick, gimme it, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme
[Refrain]
Some say that knowledge is oh-ho-ho
Some say that knowledge is oh-ho-ho
Some say that heaven is hell
Some say that hell is heaven
[Chorus]
I must admit, just when I think I'm king (I just begin)
Just when I think I'm king, I must admit (I just begin)
Just when I think everything's going great (I just begin)
I get the break, hey, I'm gonna take it all (I just begin)
When I'm king (Just begin)
[Verse 5]
In my dome of ivory
A home of activity
I want the answers quickly
But I don't have no energy
I hold a cup of wisdom
But there is nothing within
My cup, she never overfloweth
It is I that moan and groaneth
[Outro]
Some grey and white matter
Give me the karma, mama
I'm coming up the ladder
Hey, I'm coming up the ladder
A jet to Mecca
Up the ladder
Tibet or Jeddah
To Salisbury, a monastery
The longest journey
Across the desert
Across the weather
Across the elements
Across the water
Sat in Your Lap Q&A
Who wrote Sat in Your Lap's ?
Sat in Your Lap was written by Kate Bush.
Who produced Sat in Your Lap's ?
Sat in Your Lap was produced by Kate Bush.
When did Kate Bush release Sat in Your Lap?
Kate Bush released Sat in Your Lap on Sun Jun 21 1981.
What did Kate Bush say about "Sat in Your Lap"?
‘Sat In Your Lap’ is very much a search for knowledge. And about the kind of people who really want to have knowledge but can’t be bothered to do the things that they should in order to get it. So they’re sitting there saying how nice it would be to have this or to do that without really desiring to...
What was the songwriting process like for this song?
I already had the piano patterns, but they didn’t turn into a song until the night after I’d been to see a Stevie Wonder gig. Inspired by the feeling of his music, I set a rhythm on the Roland and worked in the piano riff to the high-hat and snare. I now had a verse and a tune to go over it but only...