Love Spreads

Album: Second Coming (1994)
Charted: 2
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  • Love spreads her arms
    Waits there for the nails
    I forgive you boy
    I will prevail

    Too much to take
    Some cross to bear
    I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic
    She's over there, yeah

    Yeah, yeah, yeah
    Yeah, yeah, yeah

    She didn't scream
    She didn't make a sound
    I forgive you boy
    But don't leave town

    Cold black skin
    Naked in the rain
    Hammer flash in the lightning
    They're hurting her again

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    I have a dream
    I've seen the light
    Don't put it out, and she's alright
    Yeah, she's my sister

    She didn't scream
    She didn't make a sound
    I forgive you boy
    But don't leave town

    Cold black skin
    Naked in the rain
    Hammer flash in the lightning
    They're hurting her again

    Oh, oh, oh
    Yeah, yeah, yeah

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    Let me put you in the picture
    Let me show you what I mean
    The messiah is my sister
    Ain't no king, man, she's my queen

    I've had a dream
    I've seen the light
    Don't put it out, and she's alright
    Yeah, she's my sister Writer/s: JOHN SQUIRE
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 7

  • Pika from FranceInterestingly there's another mix of this song available on the charity album Help published in 94. Along a rare mix of Radiohead's Lucky (you'd have to have both mixes to notice the difference) this Love Spreads version plays lots of backward guitar samples and Squire's riff is way louder. It gives a lot more grit to the track IMO.
  • Luke from Manchester, UkBarry, it's more a Jimi Hendrix influence as they use his riffs as the backdrop.
  • Matt from Bakersfield, Cathis song is okay in my opinion the guitar work is really good though.
  • Paul from Croydon, PaWhoops - Sorry for the comment below - obviously I didn't clearly know the lyrics! My bad. The song still rocks though!
  • Paul from Croydon, PaI love this song from the Roses! Ian Brown is somewhat of a mumbler but sings pretty damn good on this one. The musicanship of the band all comes together on this one - it freakin' rocks! Couple interesting thoughts though: not that it matters (she could havbe been purple - who cares) but the lyrics clearly say:" Cold white skin, naked in the rain" - Squire's "Jesus" was white. It's also interesting that at one point in the song, the lead charachter is non-caring and aloof "hiding in the trees with a play-thing; she's over there" and yet later in the song copping the 'tude "I forgive you boy, but don't leave town"... oh well - it's just a song; and a great one at that. Shame the Roses had to break up - could've been a lot more in the direction they were heading! Peace!
  • Barry from Greenville, NcI hear a strong Led Zeppelin influence in this song. It's a great rocker!
  • Mark from London, EnglandThis was the first single by the Roses after their extended, intra-album hiatus.
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