Oasis

Released: October 6, 2008

Songwriter: Gem Archer

Producer: Dave Sardy

[Verse 1]
Days, turning to night
Pray for the light
Let me come through
Let me take you
Way over the line

[Verse 2]
Everyone fallin', everyone fallin'
Jailers come crawling
Neighbours jump walling

Let me come through
Let me take you
Way over the line
Over the line
Over the line
Over the line

[Chorus]
And we'll wake to be where there's life
Shake the will to comply
Fears don't try me
Tears don't cry me
And we'll wake to be where there's life

[Verse 3]
When we come call out
Everything's sold out
TV just closed down
There's nothing on the news now

Fears don't try me
Tears don't cry me
And we'll wake to be where there's life
Be where there's life
Be where there's life
Be where there's life

[Verse 4]
Dig out your soul, 'cause here we go
We gotta move, it's what we do

Let me come through
Let me take you
And we'll wake to be where there's life
Be where there's life
Be where there's life

[Outro]
Take you over the light
Under the signs
In through locked doors to secret floors
Where we've all stood before

One of the most decorated artists of the 1990s, for the best part of two decades Oasis were an instantly recognisable part of British culture and a key cog in the all-conquering machine that was the Cool Britannia movement.

The group rose to fame with the release of Definitely Maybe in 1994, which became an instant success, debuting at number one in the UK charts. They went on to have a much-publicised rivalry with Blur, and despite losing the biggest singles chart battle in British history, they would go on to win the war, becoming global stars with (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, which includes arguably their biggest hit, “Wonderwall.”

The band released their third album Be Here Now in 1997, amid conflict between the Gallagher brothers. Although it went to number two in the US charts, sales were below expectations and it has since been regarded poorly. Fourth album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, released in 2000, was also received apprehensively by critics but managed to reach number one in the UK charts. It was during its recording that two members, guitarist Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs and bassist Paul ‘Guigsy’ McGuigan, quit so Colin ‘Gem’ Archer and Andy Bell were brought on to replace them, respectively. Heathen Chemistry was released in 2002 to similar success, and the band continued touring. In 2004, drummer Alan White left and Zac Starkey joined for sixth album Don’t Believe the Truth, released in 2005, but only lasted until the next album Dig Out Your Soul (2008), when he was unofficially replaced by Chris Sharrock.

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