Biography:
Blancmange was formed in Harrow in Greater London by vocalist Neil Arthur (born on 15 August 1958, in Darwen, Lancashire) and instrumentalist Stephen Luscombe (born on 29 October 1954, in Hillingdon, Middlesex). After the 1979 creation of the new wave group, named for the popular sugary dessert, they released their first EP, titled "Irene & Mavis", the following year. Blancmange had their first real notable exposure via a track on the seminal 'Some Bizarre' compilation album, alongside fellow synthpop acts "Soft Cell" and "Depeche Mode".
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I can see it, as you are
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And I can see it, in your eyes
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And I can see it, in your eyes
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The floodgates are now open
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And the lonely truth will flow out
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why can't they leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why can't they leave things alone?
[Verse 2]
E G#m B
I heard a friend drift by my window
E G#m B
I saw a gun blow him away
E G#m B
And I can see it, in your hand
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And I can see it, in your eyes
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why don't they leave things alone?
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things as they are?
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Why don't they leave things alone?
[Bridge]
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Always, we see rivers and fences
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Always, we see beautiful mountains
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
E G#m B
And I can see it, as you are
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And I can see it, in their eyes
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why don't they leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things alone?
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Why don't they leave things as they are?
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Why can't we leave things alone?
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[Verse 1]
E G#m B
I can see it, as you are
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And I can see it, in your eyes
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And I can see it, as you are
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And I can see it, in your eyes
E G#m B
The floodgates are now open
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And the lonely truth will flow out
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why can't they leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why can't they leave things alone?
[Verse 2]
E G#m B
I heard a friend drift by my window
E G#m B
I saw a gun blow him away
E G#m B
And I can see it, in your hand
E G#m B E
And I can see it, in your eyes
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why don't they leave things alone?
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things as they are?
G#m B
Why don't they leave things alone?
[Bridge]
E
Always, we see rivers and fences
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Always, we see beautiful mountains
[Solo]
E G#m B x2
[Verse 3]
E G#m B
And I can see it, as you are
E G#m B E
And I can see it, in their eyes
[Chorus]
G#m B E
Why don't they leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things alone?
G#m B E
Why don't they leave things as they are?
G#m B E
Why can't we leave things alone?
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