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Gomez — Silence
Album: Split the Difference
Avg rating:
6.3

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Total ratings: 242









Released: 2004
Length: 2:51
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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I've been caught in a trap I set for myself
I don't want to be here when you could be somewhere else
So why'd I sit on my hands like a book on a shelf
Where nothing but dust is falling?
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

If I had something to say I'd say what I mean
How'd you lose all your words? I swear it's obscene, I curse
How'd you look at yourself as the mirror turns green?
Yeah, only the fools ignore us
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

I could wait all my life for someone to think
I can't open your eyes but I can make you blink at me
So please don't try to be nice, don't need your advice
Please leave me to die of boredom
Everyone 'round here lives in silence

Silence
They wait for the end
Silence
They bow and they bend
Silence
Their homes they defend
Silence
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The meaning-altering magic of the comma

Panda: eats shoots and leaves
or
Panda: eats, shoots, and leaves

Gomez, the band is here.
or
Gomez, the band, is here.

Not a sign that directed Gomez, the new band musician, to where he would find his mates.  But a sign that instead in effect directed/invited the public to a small club cellar, where a small sit down audience became a standing room only show. 
Posted 4 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
7 > 8
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
This song doesn't seem to be getting a lot of love, but I like it.  {#Bananajam}
Posted 8 years ago by scarletdancer    [ Reply ]
I LIKE THIS
Posted 8 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
That banana all the way on the right is so cute. rock on, little banana!.. I dont even mind how awful this song is.
Posted 18 years ago by bjk    [ Reply ]
Atombender wrote:
Someday those dancing bananas will start to haunt my dreams...
Posted 18 years ago by UltraNurd    [ Reply ]
I would rather be listening to siiiiii-lence
Posted 18 years ago by Johnski333    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
tiddalick wrote:
After such an excellent first two albums they really have lapsed into profound mediocrity. This is so weak - no real tunes, no charm, naff all to say... bleuch.
I agree this is bleuch, but I'd say their winning streak ended after In Our Gun. (Which I think is better than Liquid Skin.)
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
I dunno man - the last two tracks really suck (this one and Arctic Asshole MOnkeys) - you having a bad night - this really sucks
Posted 18 years ago by rickwall    [ Reply ]
After such an excellent first two albums they really have lapsed into profound mediocrity. This is so weak - no real tunes, no charm, naff all to say... bleuch.
Posted 18 years ago by tiddalick    [ Reply ]
bass line reminds me stones "street fighting man"
Posted 18 years ago by snurfer    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
This song just screams out, "Use me in an iPod commercial!!!!!"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I sooooooooooooooooooooooo NEED an iPod. No really I do. No really. REALLY. I really do need one. Honest. (As for the song - take it or leave it really. gets a 5 from me. 'snot the Stone Roses is it...)
Posted 18 years ago by al9009    [ Reply ]
Some of the worst lyrics I've heard in a long time.
Posted 18 years ago by GuidoNM    [ Reply ]
tinkerbelly wrote:
If it weren't Gomez, it'd have a better rating.
The exact opposite of Neil Young on RP. Gomez are your friends.
Posted 19 years ago by madtowner11    [ Reply ]
bwanab wrote:
Sounds like what the Monkees would do if they were playing now instead of in the 60s.
Sounds like what the Monkees would play if they could have played their own music they way they wanted.
Posted 19 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
I find this song (and album) a little dull for Gomez. If it weren't Gomez, it'd have a better rating.
Posted 19 years ago by tinkerbelly    [ Reply ]
Surprised to see my own 6, I raise the bet to 8. . . .
Posted 19 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
tony620d wrote:
same ol shit, different day
Must be some good shit. Love how diverse these guys can be. You'd never recognize this as Gomez if all you knew was In Our Gun. Not, of course, that anyone is...
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
The more Gomez I hear, the more l want to listen to them. I made my GF a compilation CD, she is hooked too. These guys are like musical chameleons. We were certain they were an American band, but they are full-blown Limeys! Have not heard a tune yet I disliked.
Posted 19 years ago by Ixion    [ Reply ]
same ol shit, different day
Posted 19 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
I've said it before, you gotta see them live they are fantastic. The whole ablum is great. 3 singers and song writers.
Posted 19 years ago by wbmarco2    [ Reply ]
there isn't a thing this band does that is good sounding to my ears. god they're even out of tune!!!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by jerseygirl    [ Reply ]
bwanab wrote:
Sounds like what the Monkees would do if they were playing now instead of in the 60s.
Damn! I hear the connection!
Posted 19 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
ChardRemains wrote:
I just bumped this up from 6 to 7. Must have been the Enya (groan). Thank you for breaking the spell.
I just dropped from a 2 to a 1. Must have been the Enya (smile). Not happy with anticlimaxes like this.
Posted 19 years ago by Tux    [ Reply ]
This song just screams out, "Use me in an iPod commercial!!!!!" or maybe a Volkswagon commercial. Take your pick. The sound of youth can be predictable sometimes. I still like this song, though, and agree with the Monkees comments.
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Sounds like what the Monkees would do if they were playing now instead of in the 60s.
Posted 19 years ago by bwanab    [ Reply ]
ciscochasbro wrote:
Reminds me a little of Matthew Sweet......
Good call. Reminds me of Sweet's "Get Older," maybe a little.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a little of Matthew Sweet......
Posted 19 years ago by ciscochasbro    [ Reply ]
There are some sounds in this song that make my teeth hurt.
Posted 19 years ago by lovetractor24    [ Reply ]
this song is played too much.
Posted 19 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
\:D/
Posted 19 years ago by marie_pain    [ Reply ]
I don't know these guys well but it seems like every one of their songs sounds like a different band. This is Beckish.
Posted 19 years ago by stickittotheman    [ Reply ]
cycleman wrote:
I like to describe them to friends as Oasis meets the Allman Brothers with a dash of something altogeather different.
Yeah, the Internet database for RealPlayer describes their sound like this: "American roots and dance club grooves meet in the music of Gomez, then promptly step outside for a smoke." I agree that it's nice to hear them unchain their drummer once in awhile. He's underrated.
Posted 19 years ago by ludwig7    [ Reply ]
THIS SONG IS A GREAT PICK-ME-UP!!
Posted 19 years ago by radiomao    [ Reply ]
I saw them live by chance in Vegas in September at the House of Blues...one of the best live shows I've seen in a long time...then saw them in NYC at Irving Plaza... They really are a very accomplished band...see them live for their full impact. Their recorded stuff is all over the map in a good and a bad way...can be very challenging for the listener because they are into so many sounds, styles and influences. I like to describe them to friends as Oasis meets the Allman Brothers with a dash of something altogeather different.
Posted 19 years ago by cycleman    [ Reply ]
I've listened to their older releases more, never heard this new stuff. Sounds really good! More "awake" than their earlier work. I love the drive and the wicked drums!
Posted 19 years ago by saturnine    [ Reply ]
MORE CMAS TUNES PLEASE!
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
manbirdexperiment wrote:
Ah, jeeez... this again!
Ah, jeeez... this again!
Posted 19 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
Ah, jeeez... this again!
Posted 19 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
akaike wrote:
I think it sounds like Beck. I don't like Beck.
I like this. And I like Beck. But I don't think they sound alike.
Posted 19 years ago by araenel    [ Reply ]
I think it sounds like Beck. I don't like Beck.
Posted 19 years ago by akaike    [ Reply ]
I just bumped this up from 6 to 7. Must have been the Enya (groan). Thank you for breaking the spell.
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Wow Radioparadise plays a lot of Gomez. Not that I'm complaining. I like them. Up until this point, the only Gomez I knew was the guy who played the flute outside of Wendy's.
Posted 20 years ago by The_Wood    [ Reply ]
rulebritannia wrote:
OK, I'll split the diff - make it a five!
Me, too-- kind of like a weak cup of coffee.
Posted 20 years ago by namesbenny    [ Reply ]
tony620d wrote:
pleaaaaaassse stop!
yea.. what he said. i wish gomez would live in silence.
Posted 20 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
OK, I'll split the diff - make it a five!
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
pleaaaaaassse stop!
Posted 20 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
I like this track but it sounds more like the Soft Boys than Gomez.
Posted 20 years ago by beag    [ Reply ]
my ears are bleeding
Posted 20 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
India wrote:
Didn't even realize it was Gomez and I have a few of their cds. A bit more of a 60s flair there. It's listenable, but I'm not running out to purchase it. :)
I really like Gomez but this CD really does not do it for me.
Posted 20 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Didn't even realize it was Gomez and I have a few of their cds. A bit more of a 60s flair there. It's listenable, but I'm not running out to purchase it. :)
Posted 20 years ago by India    [ Reply ]