One of the most innovative post-punkbands of the 1980s, Cocteau Twinsbuilt a sound based on woozy atmospherics and singer Elizabeth Fraser's utterly unmatchable vocals, most of which featured lyrics of made-up words, words plucked at random from the dictionary, and her native gaelic, which varied strongly in pitch in minimal times, drawing comparison with acclaimed singer Maria Callas. Forming in 1980, their first release was Garlandsin 1982 on 4AD Records, which was received well. Founding member Will Heggie left the group in 1983, prior to the release of their second full-length, Head Over Heels, which was also received well. In 1983, the two remaining members, Fraser and Robin Guthrie, were part of the first album recorded by This Mortal Coil, a supergroup put together by , head of 4AD Records. The pair had a hit with a cover of Tim Buckley's .
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Echo fell in love with the handsome narcissus
Narcissus struggles who heard walking
It was the nearest to perfection
"Is anyone here?" "Here here" "Come, come, I will beg you."
Before I give you power over me
I give you power over me
And that remains her fate, always her voice echoes (x2)
Still repeating only what others have said (x2)
Naricuss we both are ugly
For I dreamt for him to find, hold
A lovely face in the reflected image
Construed by the futile, befallen to have his affection
It turned her so so slowly wasted
I know you didn't come to me to lay here
And that remains her fate, always her voice echoes (x2)
Still repeating only what others have said (x2)
(x2)
And after that she hoped to come as he said
He's found it funny they all want to piss on her
And she repeated the same words to them
And echo's flesh has always start all again
And she bows down to starve to death
Oh, but she isn't thinking this before sinking
Is anyone here, here, here?
Come, come
I will die
Before I give you power over me
I give you power over me
(x2)