Opening with Size of the Soul-style ambience and featuring an uncharacteristically delicate vocal from Yannis, “Spanish Sahara” was our first taste of Total Life Forever and served notice that Foals had matured. Inspired by a bleak moment gazing out at the Aegean Sea, lyrically it was Yannis’ attemp...
[Verse 1]
So I walked into the haze
And a million dirty waves
Now I see you lying there
Like a lilo losing air, air
Black rocks and the shoreline surf
Still dead summer I cannot bear
And I wipe the sand from my eyes
The Spanish Sahara, the place that you'd wanna
Leave the horror here
[Chorus]
Forget the horror here
Forget the horror here
Leave it all down here
It's future rust and it's future dust
Forget the horror here
Forget the horror here
Leave it all down here
It's future rust and it's future dust
[Verse 2]
Now the waves they drag you down
Carry you to broken ground
But I'll find you in the sand
Wipe you clean with dirty hands
So God damn this boiling space
The Spanish Sahara, the place that you'd wanna
Leave the horror here
[Chorus]
Forget the horror here
Forget the horror here
Leave it all down here
It's future rust and it's future dust
[Bridge]
I'm the fury in your head
I'm the fury in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
I'm the fury in your head
I'm the fury in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
I'm the fury in your head
I'm the fury in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
[Chorus]
Forget the horror here
Forget the horror here
Leave it all down here
It's future rust, it's future dust
[Outro]
A choir of furies in your head
A choir of furies in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
A choir of furies in your head
A choir of furies in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
A choir of furies in your head
A choir of furies in your bed
I'm the ghost in the back of your head
'Cause I am
Spanish Sahara was written by Edwin Congreave & Jimmy Smith (UK) & Walter Gervers & Jack Bevan & Yannis Philippakis.
Spanish Sahara was produced by Luke Smith.
Foals released Spanish Sahara on Mon Sep 13 2010.