Avenue of Hope - I Am Kloot

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Avenue of Hope Lyrics

Along the avenue of hope
The footsteps falter, the fingers grope
and days, stretch out, beneath the sun
No-one's born, and no-one dies, no-one lives, so no-one cries
and we wait to see just what we will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me ride
Don't let the earth in me subside
Let me see just who I will become

You're like the clouds in my home town
You just grow fat and hang around
and you're days stretch out beneath the sun

and you don't live, you don't die, you don't love so you don't cry
and we wait, to see just what we will become

Don't let me borrow, don't let me bring
Don't let me wallow, don't make me sing
Let me see just who I will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me hide
Don't let someone else decide
Just who or what I will become

Don't let them borrow, don't let them bring
Don't let them wallow, don't make them sing

Along the avenue of hope
the footsteps falter, the fingers grope
& the days, stretch out, beneath the sun.
No-one's born, no-one dies, no-one loves, so no-one cries
& we wait to see just, what we will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me ride
Don't let the earth in me subside
Let me see just who I will become

You're like the clouds in my home town
You just grow fat & hang around
& your days stretch out beneath the sun
& no-one's born, & no-one dies, no-one loves, so no-one cries
& we wait to see just, what we will become

Don't let me borrow, don't let me bring
Don't let me wallow, don't make me sing
Let me see just, who I will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me hide
Don't let someone else decide
Just who or what, I will become

Don't make 'em borrow, don't make 'em bring
Don't let them wallow, don't let them sing
let them stretch out, beneath the sun.
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Along the Avenue of Hope
the footsteps falter, the fingers grope
& your days, stretch out, beneath the sun.
No-one's born, no-one dies, no-one loves, so no-one cries
& we wait to see just what, we will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me ride
Don't let the earth in me subside
Let me stretch out, beneath the sun

You're like the clouds in my home town
You just grow fat & hang around
& your days, stretch out, beneath the sun
no-one's born, no-one dies, no-one loves, so no-one cries
& we wait to see just what, we will become

Don't let me falter, don't let me ride
Don't let the earth in me subside
Let me see what I, will become

Don't let me borrow, don't let me bring
Don't let me wallow, don't make me sing
Let me stretch out, beneath the sun

Don't let me falter, don't let me ride
Don't let the earth in me subside
Let me see what I, will become
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I Am Kloot are a band formed in Manchester, England in 1999 by John Bramwell (guitar/vocals), Peter Jobson (bass) and Andy Hargreaves (drums), notable for their twisted, witty lyrics.

Their Debut single To You on Ugly Man Records was produced by and featured backing vocals by Guy Garvey, lead singer of Еlbow.

Debut album Natural History was released in the United Kingdom in March 2001 on Wall of Sound offshoot We Love You, followed by I Am Kloot in September 2003 on the Echo label. Disputes and issues with the label began to arise towards the end of the promotional campaign for their sophomore album, when Echo said that Proof would be a single. Artwork had been agreed and a tracklist too, they had even gone so far to commission a video by Krishna Stott featuring Christopher Eccleston (who would later star in the new Doctor Who television series) contributing a powerful scene. But Echo shelved these ideas and ended up issuing the single as a download only, although a few copies were issued in Europe on the PIAS imprint.

Their third LP Gods And Monsters was released in April 2005, again on the Echo label but issues with the label again cancelling a single at short notice, this time I Believe, leading to the band leaving the label, citing a lack of financial support. Later that year they issued a limited edition single entitled Maybe I Should released November 21st, following their biggest ever headlining gigs in the UK, culminating in a show at the famous London Astoria venue.

They released 'BBC RADIO 1 JOHN PEEL SESSIONS' on October 30th, 2006; a compilation which contains two Peel sessions and other rarities.

Their fourth LP I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge was released commercially on April 14th 2008, and a limited edition version of 2000 copies was on sale to the public attending their show at Manchester Academy 3 on 24 November 2007, and the following dates on their mini-tour of England and Europe.

In September 2009 they released a compilation album of B-sides, rare recordings, sessions, and previously unreleased material: entitled B.

The band have finished working on their fifth LP with producers Craig Potter and Guy Garvey from Elbow. The title is The Sky at Night, and is available now.

Random fact: "Kloot" literally means "testicle" in a derogative form in both Dutch and Flemish. When the band was first told this by Dutch DJ Jan Douwe Kroeske during the recording of a live performance, they were dismayed. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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