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David Sylvian – Laughter & Forgetting (1986) | Track profile | Dork

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David Sylvian
Gone to Earth
Laughter & Forgetting

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Laughter & Forgetting

Release date: 13th September 1986

From Gone to Earth

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About This Track

"Laughter & Forgetting" is a track by David Sylvian, from the album Gone to Earth, released 13th September 1986. Full lyrics are available below.

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David Sylvian

David Sylvian

Lyrics

Laughter & Forgetting

Running like a horse between the trees

The ground beneath my feet

Gives me something to hold on to

With the reins around my heart

Guided by hands that spread life before my very eyes

Well every hope falls down on its knees in time

But I'm no longer lost

Every day, every second, every hour inside

Love's my only guide

Are these the years of laughter and forgetting?

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Track details

From Gone to Earth

1986

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1986

—The Wooden Cross
—Gone to Earth (Remix)
—River Man (Remix)
—River Man
—Home
—Answered Prayers
—Camp Fire: Coyote Country
—Laughter & Forgetting
—Silver Moon Over Sleeping Steeples
—Where The Railroad Meets The Sea
—Upon This Earth
—A Bird of Prey Vanishes Into a Bright Blue Cloudless Sky
—Sunlight Seen Through Towering Trees
—Before the Bullfight
—Taking the Veil
—Wave
—The Healing Place

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Approaching Silence

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: David Sylvian
Producer: David Sylvian, Steve Nye
Background Vocals: David Sylvian
Flugelhorn: Kenny Wheeler
Piano: John Taylor (Pianist)