To The East - Lyrics - Electrelane

Electrelane were a British indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band comprised Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music drew from wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground. Although the band had strong feminist and political views in their personal lives, they generally preferred to not communicate that directly to their fans or through their music; one exception is their inclusion of the protest song "The Partisan," which they began playing while on tour in the United States during the months preceding the 2004 Presidential election. The band, when playing live, had a reputation for a focused and thrilling show that minimised audience interaction and rarely included more than one encore.

You didn't know where to go Walking around in this flag-waving town I saw you waiting for a train And you disappeared Your face pressed up to the window You went so far away And I want to come there too I want to be with you I'm just waiting until you say these words: "Come back, come back, come back, oh, to me I'm living near Gdańsk There's a train, you'd be here soon There's a life for me and you The East means so many things But it could be home, it could be home, it could be home, it could be home For you and me It could be home, it could be home, it could be home, it could be home Come back, come back, come back, oh, to me." And if you'd ever say those words I'd come to you, where you are It's too hard to be apart The East's not so far away But it could be home, it could be home, it could be home, it could be home For you and me It could be home, it could be home, it could be home, it could be home Come back, come back, come back Oh, to me