The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.
In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Sun, 23 Jul 1995 11:06:17 -0700 From: [email protected] (Sir Not Appearing in this Film) Subject: Beautiful South - 'Should've Kept My Eyes Shut'
Should've Kept My Eyes Shut by Paul Heaton and David Rotheray
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DBm I should've kept my eyes shut DBm But I had to go and peep DBm But when you saw what I saw EmABmA Well, it's hard just to roll back to sleep
I would've kept me eyes shut But I thought I heard you scream And I've a penchant for violence You don't seem to find in a dream
GD The scene a little clearer GD My father with a rope GD And in the cage, centre-stage BmA It's mother who's destined to choke
EmA And she choke and we choke DG On the words that we wish we'd not spoke EmA Just when you felt you had someone to trust DDbGA Up comes the man with a dagger and cloak
I should've read the novels Believed every word But the stories they wrote Were so different to ones that I'd heard
I should've kept my eyes shut My mouth should've closed But the mixture of vomit and blood Just crept up through my nose
It became a little clearer As soon as I awoke My father stands with rope in hand A screaming mother kneels in hope
And she hope and we hope That the words that she said won't provoke A smile is removed and a petal is crushed What once was a laugh has turned into a joke
You should've kept your mouth shut
Lyrics (C) 1990 Go! Discs Music Ltd., used without permission. Please send any corrections to Dylan Salisbury