The Cat Empire - How To Explain (Official Audio)

Producer: Andy Baldwin & The Cat Empire
Engineer & Mixer: Andy Baldwin
Composer: Felix Riebl
Publishing: BMG Publishing
Lyricist: Felix Riebl
Session Artists: Ross Irwin (Trumpet), Kieran Conrau (Trombone), Carlo Barbaro (Saxophone)
Record Label: Two Shoes Records PTY LTD

Lyrics: [F.RIEBL]
When a room becomes an altar
And what beast that must exist
It flies with music from our lips
And steals a kiss and blows it
Out into the mist
Where castles stand on cliffs
And cobbled streets they wind and drift
And moods are made and set but shift
This place where skies are low
And birds are big

We went to sleep in day
And woke again the same day
We have learned to cheat the time
And find the hours
That the clocks cannot define
As I looked up from that stage
I felt the thing that had been made
And how it raged
And how it raged

How to explain?
Something makes me howl
And shiver to the core
Ah outside if it was raining
Then inside there'd be a storm
We've got a pair of hands for climbing
And a pair of knees to spring
And a pair of balls for strength

And a pair of lungs to sing
And these simple chords
That say: music is the language of us all

To write these songs is to be written
Ah the chorus always knows
What is in store
And what is more the thing that sings us
Is the thing that makes us roar
I felt that beast 'kisso my neck
We clapped our hands
And heard them spread
There was a trumpet and a call
A pack of Spaniards screamed for more
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all

I find it hard to speak emotional
Cos these things are the things that
Can't be said
And when it's struck it strikes
The memory from our heads
Once I wrote to play's
To be immortal for a night
And despite the unknown hours
Something happens
When the light turns out the lights
Then we fade and yawn
To music that's the language of us all

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
smiling and dancing, and you hear joyful sounds that elevate your spirit till it soars, then chances are you are at another thrilling show by The Cat Empire.

The Cat Empire:
Vocals: Felix Riebl
Vocals & Trumpet: Harry James Angus
Keys: Ollie McGill
Drums: Will Hull-Brown
DJ: Jamshid “Jumps” Khadiwala
Bass: Ryan Monro

The Empire Horns:
Trumpet: Ross Irwin
Trombone: Kieran Conrau
Guest Baritone Saxophone: Phil Noy

[goodbye]

I have never heard a band that I like almost all of its songs but damn this band hits harder than any other I have ever heard before

[carloshernandezdicenta]

Many years thinking: music is the language of the soul.. not us all 😂

[aikefarro]

When a room becomes an altar
And what beast that must exist
It flies with music from our lips
And steals a kiss and blows it
Out into the mist
Where castles stand on cliffs
And cobbled streets they wind and drift
And moods are made and set but shift
This place where skies are low
And birds are big

We went to sleep in day
And woke again the same day
We have learned to cheat the time
And find the hours
That the clocks cannot define
As I looked up from that stage
I felt the thing that had been made
And how it raged
And how it raged

How to explain?
Something makes me howl
And shiver to the core
Ah outside if it was raining
Then inside there'd be a storm
We've got a pair of hands for climbing
And a pair of knees to spring
And a pair of balls for strength

And a pair of lungs to sing
And these simple chords
That say: music is the language of us all

To write these songs is to be written
Ah the chorus always knows
What is in store
And what is more the thing that sings us
Is the thing that makes us roar
I felt that beast 'kisso my neck
We clapped our hands
And heard them spread
There was a trumpet and a call
A pack of Spaniards screamed for more
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all
Music is the language of us all

I find it hard to speak emotional
Cos these things are the things that
Can't be said
And when it's struck it strikes
The memory from our heads
Once I wrote to play's
To be immortal for a night
And despite the unknown hours
Something happens
When the light turns out the lights
Then we fade and yawn
To music that's the language of us all

[frameoverdose]

i like this song, probably my second fav song of the album (first being Hello)

[CADdesignr]

These dudes are so musically brilliant!! Where did such a mix of talent come from!!!?? I mean i know.. Australia.. but still!! How to you catagorize The Cat Empire? other than just under brilliant? The accent? the just everything! and every song sucks somthing new into it! Clearly theres somthin in the aussie water!! Need to get over there! Heaps of bands that capture this feeling over there but none quite like Cat Empire!!

[CADdesignr]

and yet.. Tayler Swift is whats decided is what we should thing is talent... dont get me wrong.. Im sure shes great.. but a band like this reminds you how whack shit is! Pure Talent