Always The Sun Lyrics
How many times have you seen the papers apportion the blame?
Who gets to say?
Who gets to work and who gets to play?
I was always told at school, everybody should get the same.
How many times have you wasted your money? your Mother said you shouldnt bet.
Who has the fun?
Is it always a man with a gun?
How many times have you been told if you work to hard you can sweat?
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.
You know its not upto the Politicians and leaders, when they do things by
halves.
Who gets the job?
Of pushing the knob.
Thats what responsibility you draw straws for if your mad enough.
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.
mmmm
There's always the sun.
Always, always,always the sun.
There's always the sun.
"Who gets to say? Who gets to work and who gets to play?" "And who has the fun? Is it always the man with the gun?" "Who gets the job of pushing the knob?"
It doesn't matter, on the scale of things all is insignificant. Because in the end, there will always be the great leveller. The sun.
@JeffTanner \r\n all \r\nways
@JeffTanner \r\n all \r\nways
I think this song means that there is always good in everything in the world.
Or it could mean there is always something else worse like The Sun newspaper.
look up to the sun, keep your head up and theres always something else when things get dark
@MrRobinson \r\n but the sun is eclipsed by the moon
@MrRobinson \r\n but the sun is eclipsed by the moon
It's amusing but unsurprising that so many people find optimism in this song. The Stranglers' whole career is based on snark, after all, and I don't think this song is an exception, though perhaps exceptionally there some truly genuine warmth in it that almost eclipses the cynicism.
I'll make three points:
1) The sun is so far away from all the social ills mentioned in the lyrics. The fact that there is a sun out there everyday has absolutely no consequence on our very real problems down here.
2) This is a Cold War song (1986). Many of us had the feeling at the time that nuclear holocaust could happen in our lifetimes. We really thought the sun might not shine through Earth's fragile atmosphere much longer. "Always the sun" is ironic.
3) And of course "always the sun" is simply not true. We know that the sun will fade and die some day, long after we're gone.
If anything, the lyrics mock people who are optimistic about the future despite there not being any grounding in reality for that optimism. Looking at how the world turned out after this song was written, I have to agree -- which is why I love the Stranglers so much.
@ghostwheel. \r\n\r\nIt\'s a riposte to Dark Side Of The Moon
@ghostwheel. \r\n\r\nIt\'s a riposte to Dark Side Of The Moon
It's about neuclear warfare. Who gets the job of pushing the knob? That's a responsibility you can sign up for, if you're mad enough. There's always the sun. This relates to the brightness of a neuclear explosion.
Is this a comment on there being one thing that is consistent and that thing is the sun?
Yeah this is what I take it to mean, the Sun can't be corrupted by our human frailties and failures I guess.
Yeah this is what I take it to mean, the Sun can't be corrupted by our human frailties and failures I guess.
I've heard this song many times, but today as I heard it on the radio I noticed that I was singing "it's always the same" and the song suddenly got a totally different feeling.
Somethings never change. And, that can be a good thing when see bickering politicians, kids being treated unfairly in school, lose your money gambling, passed up on a good job....when all else fails, there is always the sun.
This song is actually about Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who, at the time of this song's release was Premier of Queensland in Australia's north east.
He was known for turning Queensland into a police state and for changing the boundaries of the electorates to help him win elections. He also played a role in bringing down the Whitlam government.
It was also from the album 'Dreamtime', the title track inspired by Australian Aboriginal beliefs.
Also, Queensland is often referred to as "The Sunshine State".
Also, Queensland is often referred to as "The Sunshine State".
Good live version of this from Ally Pally, not long before Hugh Cornwell left