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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
|title=White Flags | |title=White Flags | ||
|image= | |image=White Flags.jpg | ||
|artist=[[Blue Öyster Cult]] | |artist=[[Blue Öyster Cult]] | ||
|album=''[[Club Ninja]]'' | |album=''[[Club Ninja]]'' | ||
|released=December 10, 1985 | |released=December 10, 1985 | ||
|length=4:41 | |length=4:41 (album)<br>4:55 (UK album)<br>3:55 (7" single)<br>5:10 (12" single) | ||
|writers=Hugh Leggat<br>Gordon Leggat | |writers=Hugh Leggat<br>Gordon Leggat | ||
|lead-vocals=[[Eric Bloom]]}} | |lead-vocals=[[Eric Bloom]]}} | ||
'''White Flags''' is the first track from [[Blue Öyster Cult]]'s tenth studio album, ''[[Club Ninja]]''. This song was originally recorded by Canadian hard rock band Leggat for their 1982 album ''Illuminations''. | '''White Flags''' is the first track from [[Blue Öyster Cult]]'s tenth studio album, ''[[Club Ninja]]''. This song was originally recorded by Canadian hard rock band Leggat for their 1982 album ''Illuminations''. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom in both 7" and 12" format, with "[[Make Rock Not War]]" as its B-side. | ||
== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
<poem style="border: 1px solid #8eb6d4; background-color: #0b0b14; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 3em; border-radius: 10px; width: fit-content"> | <poem style="border: 1px solid #8eb6d4; background-color: #0b0b14; padding-left: 1em; padding-right: 3em; border-radius: 10px; width: fit-content"> | ||
Hold me close, don't fear my body | Hold me close, don't fear my body | ||
Your flesh is weak, in need of touching | |||
Your hands are hungry | Your hands are hungry from want of knowing | ||
Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing | Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing | ||
Like the white flags of surrender | |||
The war is over, the battle's ended | The war is over, the battle's ended | ||
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | ||
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Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
Like the sky touches the sea | Like the sky touches the sea | ||
The horizon we will be | |||
Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
In my arms no fear of falling | In my arms, no fear of falling | ||
We can share my gravity | We can share my gravity | ||
See how time will stop forever | See how time will stop forever | ||
The moment that our eyes do meet | The moment that our eyes do meet | ||
Like the white flags of surrender | |||
The war is over, the battle's ended | The war is over, the battle's ended | ||
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | ||
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Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
Like the moon touches the sun | Like the moon touches the sun | ||
An eclipse | An eclipse we will become | ||
Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
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Hold me close, don't fear my body | Hold me close, don't fear my body | ||
Your flesh is weak, in need of touching | |||
Your hands are hungry | Your hands are hungry from want of knowing | ||
Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing | Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing | ||
Like the white flags of surrender | |||
The war is over, the battle's ended | The war is over, the battle's ended | ||
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting | ||
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Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
Like the sky touches the sea | Like the sky touches the sea | ||
The horizon we will be | |||
Can't you feel my love? | Can't you feel my love? | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The version of this song | * The version of this song on most versions of ''Club Ninja'', at 4:41, is significantly shorter than the original's runtime of 7:49. This is mainly due to the absence of part of the original version's bridge, the following guitar solo, and the second bridge. The original version's outro is also slightly longer and does not fade out. | ||
* The lyrics cut from the bridge of Blue Öyster Cult's version of the song are: | * The lyrics cut from the bridge of Blue Öyster Cult's version of the song are: | ||
** ''Desert your defenses<br>Liberate your inhibitions<br>Let me, let me take you away<br>Away, yeah!'' | ** ''Desert your defenses<br>Liberate your inhibitions<br>Let me, let me take you away<br>Away, yeah!'' | ||
* The version of this song on the UK release of ''Club Ninja'', at 4:55, does not fade out. | |||
* On all releases of ''Club Ninja'', "White Flags" singles, and even on the Blue Öyster Cult website, the Leggat brothers' last name is erroneously spelled with two Ts. | |||
{{Songs}} | {{Songs}} | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
[[Category:Cover songs]] | [[Category:Cover songs]] | ||
[[Category:Club Ninja]] | [[Category:Club Ninja]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:14, 10 July 2024
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Album | Club Ninja |
| Released | December 10, 1985 |
| Length | 4:41 (album) 4:55 (UK album) 3:55 (7" single) 5:10 (12" single) |
| Writers | Hugh Leggat Gordon Leggat |
| Lead vocals | Eric Bloom |
White Flags is the first track from Blue Öyster Cult's tenth studio album, Club Ninja. This song was originally recorded by Canadian hard rock band Leggat for their 1982 album Illuminations. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom in both 7" and 12" format, with "Make Rock Not War" as its B-side.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Hold me close, don't fear my body
Your flesh is weak, in need of touching
Your hands are hungry from want of knowing
Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing
Like the white flags of surrender
The war is over, the battle's ended
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting
Can't you feel my love?
Can't, can't you feel my love?
Waiting to be touched
Can't you feel my love?
Like the sky touches the sea
The horizon we will be
Can't you feel my love?
In my arms, no fear of falling
We can share my gravity
See how time will stop forever
The moment that our eyes do meet
Like the white flags of surrender
The war is over, the battle's ended
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting
Can't you feel my love?
Can't, can't you feel my love?
Waiting to be touched
Can't you feel my love?
Like the moon touches the sun
An eclipse we will become
Can't you feel my love?
Capture my senses
Ravage my perception
Take me, take me away
Away, yeah!
Hold me close, don't fear my body
Your flesh is weak, in need of touching
Your hands are hungry from want of knowing
Your eyes are closed, but still they're showing
Like the white flags of surrender
The war is over, the battle's ended
Like the snowflake in my hand that's melting
Can't you feel my love?
Can't, can't you feel my love?
Waiting to be touched
Can't you feel my love?
Like the sky touches the sea
The horizon we will be
Can't you feel my love?
(Can't you feel my love?) Oh, yeah!
(Can't you feel my love?) Oh, yeah!
Can't you feel my love?
(Love, love, can't you feel my love?) Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Can't you feel my love?) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Can't you feel my love?) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Love, love, can't you feel my love?)
(Can't you feel my love?) Can't you? Can't you feel my love?
(Love, love)
(Can't you feel my love?)
(Love, love...)
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The version of this song on most versions of Club Ninja, at 4:41, is significantly shorter than the original's runtime of 7:49. This is mainly due to the absence of part of the original version's bridge, the following guitar solo, and the second bridge. The original version's outro is also slightly longer and does not fade out.
- The lyrics cut from the bridge of Blue Öyster Cult's version of the song are:
- Desert your defenses
Liberate your inhibitions
Let me, let me take you away
Away, yeah!
- Desert your defenses
- The version of this song on the UK release of Club Ninja, at 4:55, does not fade out.
- On all releases of Club Ninja, "White Flags" singles, and even on the Blue Öyster Cult website, the Leggat brothers' last name is erroneously spelled with two Ts.