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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.
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"Hiding All Away" is a track by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, from the album Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus, released 19th September 2004. The track is 6:32 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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You went looking for me, dear, down by the sea You found some little silver fish but you didn't find me I was hiding, dear Hiding all away I was hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away Then you went to the museum and you climbed the spiral stair You searched for me all among the knowledgeable air I was a-hidden, babe I was a-hiding all away I was a-hidden, dear I was a-hiding all away You entered the cathedral when you heard the solemn knell I was not sitting with the gargoyles I was not swinging from the bell I was hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away I was a-hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away All right now You asked an electrician if he'd seen me round his place He touched you with his fingers Sent sparks zapping out your face I was hidden, dear I was a-hiding all away I was not there, dear I was a-hiding all away A-well, you went and asked the doctor to get some advice Well, he shot you full of Pethidine and then he went and billed you twice But I was a-hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away I was a-hiding, dear A-hiding all away You approached a high-court judge You thought he'd be on the level Well, he wrapped a rag around your face and he beat you with his gavel I was a-hiding, babe I was a-hiding all away I was keeping hidden, dear I was hiding all away You looked to the local constabulary They said, he's up to his same old tricks They leered at you with their baby blues and rubbed jelly on their sticks I had to get out of there, babe I was a-hiding all away You better get out of there, dear Hiding all away All right, yeah All right, yeah You searched through all my poets from Sappho through to Auden I saw the book fall from your hands as you slowly died of boredom I had been there, dear, but I was not there anymore I had been there Now I'm hiding all away You walked into the hall of fame and approached my imitators Some were stuffing their faces with the caviar Some were eating cold potatoes But I was a-hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away I was hiding, dear I was a-hiding all away Well, you asked a famous cook if he'd seen me He opened his oven wide Well, he basted you with butter, babe, and he made you crawl inside But I was not in there, dear I was a-hiding all away I was not in there, dear I was a-hiding all away You asked the butcher Lifted up his cleaver Stuck his fist up your dress Said he must've been mad to leave you But I had to get away, dear I was a-hiding all away I had to get away, dear I was a-hidden all away All right, yeah Some of us we hide away Some of us we don't Some will live to love another day and some of us won't But we all know there is a law and, that law, it is love And we all know there is a war coming Coming from above There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming
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Fan presale begins 25th September, with general tickets available the next day.