The Cat Empire - The Chariot (Live at Ancienne Belgique)

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Recorded at: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, October 2013
From the album: The Cat Empire (2003)
Composer: Felix Riebl
Publishing: BMG Publishing
Lyricist: Felix Riebl
Record Label: Two Shoes Records PTY LTD
Lyrics: [F.RIEBL]
This is a song that came upon me
One night
When the news it had been telling me
About one more war and one more fight
And 'aeh' I sighed but then
I thought about my friends
Then I wrote this declaration
Just in case the world end
Our guns
We shot them in the things we said
Ah we didn't need no bullets
Cos we rely on some words instead
Kill someone in argument
Outwit them with our brains
And we'd kill ourselves laughing
At the funny things we'd say
And bombs
We had them saved for special times
When the crew would call a shakedown
We break down a party landmine
Women that so sexy
They explode us with their looks
Ah we blowing up some speakers
Jumping round till the ground shook
And missiles
They were the roadtrips that we launched
T-t-tripping across this island
Starting missions at the break of dawn
Yawn and smile say
'what direction shall we take?'
'Somewhere where it warm and wet'
This be the route we'd always take and
Our weapons were our instruments
Made from timber and steel
We never yielded to conformity
But stood like kings
In a chariot that's riding on a
Record wheel
And our airforce flying
When the frisbee in the sky
Have a session while we're smoking
Now we're feeling extra high
And we'd sneak into a carpark
With the skaties on our back
And we're flying down the levels howling
'on the attack now on the attack'
And battles
They happened in these dancehalls
See we'd rather fight with music
Choosing when the rhythm warms
Battle at these shakedowns
And we battle at these gigs
We do battle in our bedrooms
Made some sweet love to the beat
Then our allies grew
Wherever we would roam
See whenever we're together
Any stranger feel at home
In a way we are an army
But this army not destruct
No instead we're doing simple things
Good loving find it run amuck
This be a declaration
Written about my friends
It's engraved into this song
So they know I'm not forgetting them
See maybe if the world contained
More people like these
Then the news would not be telling me
About all that warfare endlessly and
Our weapons were our instruments
Made from timber and steel
We never yielded to conformity
But stood like kings
In a chariot that's riding on
A record wheel
About:
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written. After the release of their most recent album Stolen Diamonds (Feb 2019), their stratospheric trajectory continues as the band craft infectious, genre-embracing anthems and play hundreds of world-class, awe-inspiring shows a year, while sustaining and growing an army of ardent fans at home and abroad.
It seems The Cat Empire brand of feel-good, high-energy, smile-inducing, euphoric roots pop has a global address when it comes to the winning of hearts. It’s not unusual to find the band mobbed by fans and media at airports in Spain, selling out the world’s most famous arenas, appearing live on iconic TV shows hosted by the likes of Letterman, Leno, and Ferguson. While riding high at the business end of international album charts they dominate global airwaves and main stage bills at all of the iconic international music festivals including Glastonbury and Bonnaroo.
So wherever you are on the planet, if you take a look around and see hands in the air, people
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Vocals: Felix Riebl
Vocals & Trumpet: Harry James Angus
Keys: Ollie McGill
Drums: Will Hull-Brown
DJ: Jamshid “Jumps” Khadiwala
Bass: Ryan Monro
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Trombone: Kieran Conrau
Guest Baritone Saxophone: Phil Noy
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Released as part of The Cat Empire’s Sunday Sessions, 2017