Overcast, the branches bare
The autumn leaves have fallen
I can hear the magpies laugh
I can’t shake this melancholy
And then the cloud breaks
A ray of sunlight — Gloria!
As if a promise
Some strange kind of euphoria
Dark phantoms of the past
Some things are best forgotten
Like Orpheus, don’t look back
The best years are waiting for you
And then the cloud breaks
A ray of sunlight — Gloria!
As if a promise
Some strange kind of euphoria
Overcast the branches bare
The autumn leaves have fallen
I can hear the magpies laugh
I can´t shake this melancholy
And then the cloud breaks
A ray of sunlight gloria
As if a promise
Some strange kind of euphoria
Dark phantoms of the past
Some things are best forgotten
Like Orpheus don´t look back
The best years are waiting for you
And then the cloud breaks
A ray of sunlight gloria
As if a promise
Some strange kind of euphoria
And then the cloud breaks
A ray of sunlight gloria
As if a promise
Some strange kind of euphoria
Euphoria euphoria euphoria
the band received the "Innovator Award" at the 2010 Classic Rock Roll of Honour; the award was presented to Killing Joke by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin,
who stated, "I go back a long way with Jaz Coleman and the band. I used
to go and see the band, and it was a band that really impressed me
because Geordie's guitar sound was just really, really strong. And they
were really tribal, the band, and it was really intense. It was just
really good to hear something like that during the 80s, which sort of
caved in a bit with haircuts and synthesizers"
MASTERPIECE! It's 2020 and I'm 47 now. Killing Joke changed my life when I watched Love Like Blood video in a b&w TV when I was a 12-year old kid. I love this band from my heart. Touches me. Always! Love you guys!
There is something sinister, yet, calmly soothing about this track. I cannot get enough of it. Love that dark vibe to it. The chorus is freaking seductive.
"And then the clouds break,
A ray of sunlight,
Gloria!
As if a promise,
Some strange kind of Euphoria!"
Only a band like KJ could pull off something so beautiful, so meaningful, its just the sound of sonic perfection, there will never ever be another Killing Joke, feel lucky you lived in their era, this song changes the molecules in my body, atoms start to smash into each other, long live the Joke.
I was listening to this song when I realized my sick dog was not going to get better, she was dying. I euthanized her later that night, to let her go peacefully. Now this song fills me with such sorrow :( But I will keep listening because when I feel ok listening to it, I know I am ready to adopt another dog. Jinny, I love you, I miss you terribly, and I wish you didn't have to go. :(
Amazing band. I remember hearing 80's as a child and being completely blown away. Love Killing Joke!! Can't wait to see them open for Tool in a few weeks.
