Suspended in Gaffa

About Suspended in Gaffa

"Suspended in Gaffa" is a song recorded by Kate Bush. It was the third single release from her album The Dreaming. "Suspended in Gaffa" was released as a single in continental Europe and Australia, but not in the UK, where "There Goes a Tenner" was released instead. The song lyrics are about seeing something one really wants (God in this case), then not being able to see or experience it ever again. The "gaffa" of the title and chorus refers to gaffer tape, the strong matte black tape used by technicians in the film and concert industries. The B-side is the original mix of "Ne t'enfuis pas", which is misspelled on the original sleeve as "Ne T'en Fui Pas", and was only released on a handful of singles in late 1982. "Ne t'enfuis pas" is a French phrase which means "don't run away". In some countries, the B-side was "Dreamtime" (which originally appeared as the B-side to "The Dreaming"). more »

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1990

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Out in the garden 
There's half of a heaven 
And we're only bluffing 
We're not ones for busting through walls 

But they've told us 
Unless we can prove 
That we're doing it 
We can't have it all 

He's gonna wangle 
A way to get out of it 
She's an excuse 
And a witness who'll talk when he's called 

But they've told us 
Unless we can prove 
That we're doing it 
We can't have it all 
We can't have it all 

"I caught a glimpse of a god, all shining and bright..." 

Suddenly my feet are feet of mud 
It all goes slo-mo 
I don't know why I'm crying 
Am I suspended in Gaffa? 
Not until I'm ready for you, 
Not until I'm ready for you 
Can I have it all 

I try to get nearer 
But as it gets clearer 
There's something appears in the way 
It's a plank in me eye 

With a camel 
Who's trying to get through it
Am I doing it? 
Can I have it all now? 

I pull out the plank and say 
"Thank you for yanking me back to the fact that there's always something to distract..." 

But sometimes it's hard 
To know if I'm doing it right 
Can I have it all? 
Can I have it all now? 
We can't have it all 

"We all have a dream...maybe..." 

Suddenly my feet are feet of mud 
It all goes slo-mo 
I don't know why I'm crying 
Am I suspended in Gaffa? 
Not until I'm ready for you, 
Not until I'm ready for you 
Can I have it all 

I won't open boxes 
That I am told not to 
I'm not a Pandora 
I'm much more like 
That girl in the mirror between you and me 
She don't stand a chance of getting anywhere at all 
Not anywhere at all 
No, not a thing 
She can't have it all 

"Mother, where are the angels? I'm scared of the changes"

Suddenly my feet are feet of mud 
It all goes slo-mo 
I don't know why I'm crying 
Am I suspended in Gaffa? 
Not until I'm ready for you 
Not until I'm ready for you 
Can I have it all

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Kate Bush

Catherine "Kate" Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years. more »

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