When you fall asleep
Like when the taxi comes
Yet as our hair turns white
At least it's not the end of the world?
Why...?
We could live it large
Turn all the hate in the world
Yet as our hair turns grey
At least it's not the end of the world?
Why...? (X3)
Quote (1) (Gruff on ringsaroundtheworld.co.uk):
Before the end of the day
You start to worry
To take you away
When you're in no hurry
All the stars still shine so bright above
Coz we're only old once
Let's make a difference
Into a mockingbird
Make it fly away
Everything is far from A-OK
No no?
At least it's not the end of the world?
Aaaah
"It's a romantic song about growing old: a very melodic string-laden song. The video's a montage of mushroom clouds and explosions. There's a story of a farmer outside Nagasaki who, when the bomb went off and he didn't know what it was, thought it was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. He had no concept that it was a danger to him. It sounds a bit bleak on paper but I think it's one of the most seductive songs on the album."
Quote (2) (Guto):
"We recorded this in Bearsville Studios, Woodstock, and did this after an American tour and we stayed there for three weeks. It was a wonderful old '70s place in the middle of a forest with bears roaming around. But the song is all about nuclear Armageddon, the end of humanity and a black rock spinning 'round the Sun called Earth which is inhabited by cockroaches but is still called Earth."
Where:
Monnow Valley Studios/Bearsville Studios
When:
2001
Source:
Track 2 (Songbook): 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Track 4 (Rings Around The World): 3 minutes, 25 seconds
A-side (It's Not The End Of The World?): 3 minutes, 30 seconds
Status:
Complete!
Video director:
Numero 6
DVD director:
Dylan Jones - All the footage from this film was recently declassified from the military archives and made available to the public domain. Sometimes quite beautiful but mostly disturbing and frightening, this film shows a series of atomic tests and the naivety of those poor souls made to stand in front of them, all in the name of propaganda. Dylan was born in Bangor, North Wales in 1973, and grew up in village of Llan Ffestiniog. He started making films as a student in Bangor in 1992. His CV includes Electronic Imaging, Vjing, editing, directing and Holographic experimentation. His latest work was seen at on the multiple screens of Furrymania when he mixed the DVD live to the sound of the band playing on stage. Additional edit by Al Edwards.
Remixed by:
Force Unknown - Rings Around The World DVD: 3 minutes, 54 seconds
Notes:
The single video was directed by Paris-based animator David Nicolas. David is one of France's most exciting animators/graphic artists, having begun his journey as a graffiti artist, subsequently moving into album sleeve artwork painting and animation. The video is a visually stunning lifecycle that starts with a birth and culminates with a big bang.
