[ ]   [ ]   [ ]                        [ ]      [ ]   [ ]
Single Gun Theory — From a Million Miles
Album: Like Stars in My Hands
Avg rating:
6.4

Your rating:
Total ratings: 1524









Released: 1991
Length: 4:19
Plays (last 30 days): 3
share tweet wikiwebsitesearchamg
cd
mp3
search
There is an indentation from where she lay.
Her tiny stature is sleek, now she's far away.
Only the thoughts of her remain,
Despairing, desperate, full of self blame.
Under the water, I saw her lying there,
Creamy skin, lots of flowing golden hair.
It was alive, that I know,
I saw her gesture to me with the ebb and the flow.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
Transposed?
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
The corpse was dredged from the sea that night.
Hair matted around it's body tight.
It was no comfort to identify,
The pallid flesh, the life, deprived.
The sea, is writhing now, it's like a bed of rising passion.
When something is, that intense, you can never tell,
What will happen next.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Are you out there, somewhere?
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles.
Tormented by the futility of life,
I can see the stars from a million miles
Comments (101)add comment
Gotta shout out a hella yes for SGT and RP.  I have been groovin' to this for too long not to publically support the absolutely slick way this was crafted. 
Posted 8 months ago by StfuDonny    [ Reply ]
I  can only find extended version on the tube 
Posted 1 year ago by LinThizzy    [ Reply ]
 countryrds wrote:
Some songs are special simply because where we are when we meet.  This is one of those for me - really difficult times and this simply connected.
 
I find myself wondering what our ancestors thought of 20,000 years ago when out working or doing chores.  Was there music back then and did it run through their head?  What did an idle mind do back then?  I wish there were answers.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 melanie.putz8843 wrote:

I really enjoy RP, and really REALLY liked the "Rock Mix' and "Groovy Mix". What happened with those?



'Rock Mix' is still there - click on central button bottom line for other choices.
Posted 1 year ago by Dapps    [ Reply ]
I first heard this on RP.  It quickly made it to my favorites/CD list (back in the day).

Jeez! I can't count how many bands or songs touched me in unique, magnificent, inexplicable ways. I really dig this band and I imagine I always will.
Posted 1 year ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
I love it! The brightly shimmering, multi-layered vocals and sounds in this fab song are of a high order of passion and talent!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
new to me and I like it
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Bubblegum? Happy?  um. it might make sense to read the lyrics first..
Posted 2 years ago by amystone    [ Reply ]
 pemlushki wrote:

This is annoying



Then hit the SKIP BUTTON,  zippy!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
This is annoying
Posted 3 years ago by pemlushki    [ Reply ]
countryrds wrote:
Some songs are special simply because where we are when we meet.  This is one of those for me - really difficult times and this simply connected. 
 
Yes, me too. This album was a bright spot in difficult times, very much like now.

in 1991, I was alone in a new country, without friends or work. Single Gun Theory music was unique, different, that helped me to carry-on. Their music reminded that there are special discoveries yet to be found, even in a strange new world.

Rather like today's strange new world.  

For everyone who is alone and without work, I hope you fined your own version of "Single Gun Theory" that gives you solace.
Posted 3 years ago by ludite    [ Reply ]
Some songs are special simply because where we are when we meet.  This is one of those for me - really difficult times and this simply connected. 
Posted 3 years ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
NYPD Blue melody progression tucked in there in a different key.
Posted 4 years ago by kremfresch    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes, I agree - enjoy it.  It's all music - I'm not sure why so many people insist on getting overly caught up in hollow, meaningless labels.  There are far too many things one has to be serious and clinical about, music should not be one of them.
 
Bubblegum?  It's a song about seeing a corpse under water.  Most of these comments are garbage.
Posted 4 years ago by gmsingh123    [ Reply ]
Great song, great album
Posted 4 years ago by dancindan    [ Reply ]
Great song, great album !!!

                   
Posted 4 years ago by Michael_in_Paradise    [ Reply ]
I really enjoy RP, and really REALLY liked the "Rock Mix' and "Groovy Mix". What happened with those?
Posted 5 years ago by melanie.putz8843    [ Reply ]
 meinthecorner wrote:
Bubblegum summer happy song... and I like it! EW!

 
Maybe it's catchy because it's not exactly that ^^
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
Love the old 4AD stuff {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 7 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
{#Roflol}{#Bounce}
Posted 7 years ago by Gloriastacholy    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Yes - enjoy it.  It's all music - I'm not sure why so many people insist on getting caught up in hollow, meaningless labels.  There are far too many things one has to be serious and clinical about, music should not be one of them.

 
True that brothers!
Posted 7 years ago by flyboy50    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny} Absolutely love this song. Reminds me of undergrad...happy times.
Posted 8 years ago by kanga311    [ Reply ]
So nice to listen to fun music for a change. We need more. Much more.
Posted 8 years ago by flyboy50    [ Reply ]
Isn't that 'pray for me' sampled from Hipsway's "Ask the Lord"? Either way, both tracks use the same sample. 
Posted 8 years ago by Rashley    [ Reply ]
 like these stars in my mind.. {#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
 pinto wrote:

Oh come on!  We RP listeners love to snob it up and rate every classical piece that Bill plays a solid 10, and we don't dare rate Billie Holliday or the Beatles anything less than a 9.5 but we all have our guilty pleasures and LOVE a good solid dose of bubblegum from time to time.  Enjoy it unabashedly!

 
Yes, I agree - enjoy it.  It's all music - I'm not sure why so many people insist on getting overly caught up in hollow, meaningless labels.  There are far too many things one has to be serious and clinical about, music should not be one of them.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
I have a fondness for seemingly happy, upbeat songs that harbor really rather disturbing lyrics and SGT's catalog is full of 'em. {#Good-vibes}
Posted 9 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
 meinthecorner wrote:
Bubblegum summer happy song... and I like it! EW!

 
Oh come on!  We RP listeners love to snob it up and rate every classical piece that Bill plays a solid 10, and we don't dare rate Billie Holliday or the Beatles anything less than a 9.5 but we all have our guilty pleasures and LOVE a good solid dose of bubblegum from time to time.  Enjoy it unabashedly!
Posted 9 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
 PLC wrote:
I haven't heard this in over 20 years...  Wow,  what a smile it put in my heart today.  Remembering driving to the beach in my Datsun with a portable cassette player on the back seat playing this song.  

 
I have this same tape in my car in the passenger seat drawer. It's been the only one in there since I bought the car 13 years ago because it had a this new thing called a "CD" Player!

They had the coolest sound at the time. Still holds up today. "Pray for me..."
Posted 9 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
Bubblegum summer happy song... and I like it! EW!
Posted 10 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]

Good and Groovy, but I feel like buying something, or am I hungry, or old? or cold? hot? I do need that,(I think) yes 
Posted 11 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in over 20 years...  Wow,  what a smile it put in my heart today.  Remembering driving to the beach in my Datsun with a portable cassette player on the back seat playing this song.  
Posted 11 years ago by PLC    [ Reply ]
Lucky me. . . RP has played a load of 9 and 10 rated songs for me today. Its like Bill has sneaked a look into my ratings. Makes me good to feel I contribute by way of regular CASH! 

Have you contributed yet? Yes, you. 
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
NIce, nice nice!  Chill music to accompany today's heavy snowfall.

.... and it's 21 years old?!!  A sad comment on over-the-air radio that I've never heard this. 


Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
i'm totally definitely diggin this
and i like it too 
Posted 11 years ago by coy    [ Reply ]
 teapot wrote:
Excruciating. I don't know why it affects me that way.
 

Maybe you're just too sensitive and/or hyperbolic.  Breaking one's tibia is excrutiating, hearing music is generally not.  I guess this isn't for everyone, but I find it quite likable.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sort of diggin' this...
Posted 12 years ago by fitzworld    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Who's Miles who might be out there somewhere?
 
Well, there are a million of them, Fred. And apparently, they all know the same song. {#Bounce}

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 Spud wrote:


I could not agree more with your comments.  Aust stations just play high rotation populist music.  I listen here because of the fantastic level of diversity, I am exposed to music here at RP that I would never hear, that is why it is on all day and into the night.
 
Potatoes Rock !
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Who's Miles who might be out there somewhere?
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
So many elements to this song - the busy scattershot drums, the single thrum strings for emphasis, the interesting lyrics, the Suzanne-Vega-like vocals...  I like this song.  It captures my attention and my imagination.  8. {#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Eclectic bit of music but enjoyable.  I listen to it every now and again  'cause it's worth it.
Posted 13 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:
Once again, RP surprises me with an artist I hold in deep regard - not only for their eclectic nature but for their obscurity. Bravo, as always!
 
Yes, obscure eclecticism is quite under-rated.

Posted 13 years ago by spigolli    [ Reply ]
Once again, RP surprises me with an artist I hold in deep regard - not only for their eclectic nature but for their obscurity. Bravo, as always!
Posted 14 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
This is the first time I've heard SGT here. I love these guys.
Posted 14 years ago by Zoonhollis    [ Reply ]
 HazzeSwede wrote:
Noise.
 
Nice.

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Excruciating. I don't know why it affects me that way.
Posted 14 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Noise.
Posted 14 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
I first heard this tune at a sushi bar in Cleveland....i feel like im glancing around the place when it comes on for some reason, being asked if i want tea and a hot towel...

Posted 15 years ago by Lexapro_Headrush    [ Reply ]
 Kombisaurus wrote:
I haven't heard this song for ages.  I'll have to go and dig out this album for another listen I think.

Radio Paradise knows Australian music better than the Australian radio stations!  In general the Aussie music I hear on RP is always top shelf, yet rarely the same stuff that has been played to death everywhere else.  Fantastic.

 

I could not agree more with your comments.  Aust stations just play high rotation populist music.  I listen here because of the fantastic level of diversity, I am exposed to music here at RP that I would never hear, that is why it is on all day and into the night.
Posted 15 years ago by Spud    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this song for ages.  I'll have to go and dig out this album for another listen I think.

Radio Paradise knows Australian music better than the Australian radio stations!  In general the Aussie music I hear on RP is always top shelf, yet rarely the same stuff that has been played to death everywhere else.  Fantastic.

Posted 15 years ago by Kombisaurus    [ Reply ]
Nice transition.

Posted 15 years ago by Bachka    [ Reply ]
SGT has some awesome and whimsical CD's. Worth buying if you like this song.

Posted 15 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from Rachid Taha. I've loved SGT for years and can't tell you how happy it makes me to hear them on RP.
Posted 15 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
what a great way to start the day!  {#Daisy}
Posted 15 years ago by Middleton    [ Reply ]

world music transition.... Paradise :)

 narc wrote:

 etcarroll wrote:
From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition!

 
{#Yes}
 


Posted 15 years ago by evie_11    [ Reply ]
I had to bump this one up a few notches.
Posted 15 years ago by camatcba    [ Reply ]
 etcarroll wrote:
From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition!

 
{#Yes}


Posted 15 years ago by narc    [ Reply ]
From Nitin Sawhney "Mausam" to Single Gun Theory "From a Million Miles". now there's a transition!
Posted 15 years ago by etcarroll    [ Reply ]
Wow, this is really beautiful.{#Music}
Posted 15 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Truly an arse wigglah {#Jump}
Posted 16 years ago by veloceleste    [ Reply ]
Skarp wrote:
One of my favorite cd's from back in the day. A beautiful song and cd.
I agree rafter101 and skarp. far better than just an average album.
Posted 16 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]
This entire CD is worth buying. Interesting sounds to be sure.
Posted 16 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Suzanne Vega in a curry house, which is not as interesting as it would seem. 2.
Posted 16 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
Zamoeba wrote:
Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance...
.......and wonder what the heck is Bill thinking! , a 2.
Posted 16 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
Zamoeba wrote:
Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance...
...what, in my case, is limited by the wall to 3 meters.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Yeah, it's one of those tunes that makes me put down whatever I'm working on and stare off into the distance...
Posted 17 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
Rafter101 wrote:
I bought this CD--remains one of my favorites. Incredibly creative tunes!
One of my favorite cd's from back in the day. A beautiful song and cd.
Posted 17 years ago by Skarp    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD--remains one of my favorites. Incredibly creative tunes!
Posted 17 years ago by Rafter101    [ Reply ]
The "Pray For Me" sample was previously used on 'Ask The Lord', a fabulous song by the obscure Scottish band 'Hipsway'. I thought that was what we were getting but alas...
Posted 17 years ago by zorrofox    [ Reply ]
Nice. Used to own this album on 4AD records. Probably one of their best songs.
Posted 17 years ago by chasech5    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of a sparkly lazy summer day in oz (home).
Posted 17 years ago by hunthunthunt    [ Reply ]
Cool. I haven't heard this one in ages.
Posted 18 years ago by fjordless    [ Reply ]
i've only heard a few of their tunes but they all sound the same.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
This is my eclectic essence, concentrated into a small bottle. The purveyor of said spirit? That's Radio Paradise. Thanks, Bill and/or Rebecca. Another tune for my Hit List.
Posted 18 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
drekar wrote:
Because of tekhead's post that is one huge line.
tekhead, please revise your post for this song on the date that makes the page wide... (I've had the same thing happen to me!)
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
abbefaith wrote:
why is this page so big?
Because of tekhead's post that is one huge line.
Posted 18 years ago by drekar    [ Reply ]
abbefaith wrote:
sounds like deep forest
Posted 18 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I like...
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
It is funny, years ago (1992-ish?), I took a chance on this CD based on the cover art. It was an impulsive purchase that turned out to be a wonderful surprise. It has been one of my favorite CD's.
Posted 19 years ago by orbit03    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
..............iwannalikethisbutitsstillsadhowmrskennedywentafterthatchunkofhisheadlikethatonthetrunkofthelimo..................
thanks for that::
Posted 19 years ago by rainfairy    [ Reply ]
This is a great cd. :nodhead:
Posted 19 years ago by Vivi2    [ Reply ]
why is this page so big?
Posted 19 years ago by abbefaith    [ Reply ]
sounds like deep forest
Posted 19 years ago by abbefaith    [ Reply ]
This is excellent! Never heard it before. Thanks, RP!
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
Awesome. Just one more reason why I listen to RP.
Posted 19 years ago by elphmorgan    [ Reply ]
Goodness Gracious!! My head snapped to the computer upon the first notes.... RP is gleaning more & more from the audio netherworlds of forgotten gems and providing an aural SNAP to times past with tunes recovered and re-presented. Verbose, I know, but heartfelt. MORE, yet still, more, please.
Posted 20 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
..............iwannalikethisbutitsstillsadhowmrskennedywentafterthatchunkofhisheadlikethatonthetrunkofthelimo..................
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
cycleman wrote:
I used to put this on a lot of old cassette mixes...always enjoyed this song....Was one of the first songs I had heard of its kind to mix in world arabic rhythms
Just to clarify, that's actually an Indian sample in there. Indian vocal styles tend to get mixed into the Arabic world when in fact, Arabic vocal stylings and Indian vocal stylings are vastly different. This would be probably be a schlok or something though I'm not quite sure.
Posted 20 years ago by staufman    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before, but I like! Good way to start the morning.
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this. Nice to have a place where semi -obscure music is heard. ">
Posted 20 years ago by morpheous12    [ Reply ]
cycleman wrote:
I used to put this on a lot of old cassette mixes...always enjoyed this song....Was one of the first songs I had heard of its kind to mix in world arabic rhythms
I just love the way the arabic sample is woven through, coming through with some added sparkle at just the right places. A measured ecstasy.
Posted 20 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
I used to put this on a lot of old cassette mixes...always enjoyed this song....Was one of the first songs I had heard of its kind to mix in world arabic rhythms
Posted 20 years ago by cycleman    [ Reply ]
YES! still one of my favorite internationally obscure groups after all these years. Earlier albums are more uneven, but they all have their moments of grace. Thank you!
Posted 21 years ago by snama    [ Reply ]
Pretty good.
Posted 21 years ago by camarkim    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by PhysicsGenius: The song is nothing special. But it really saddens me to see musicians pushing political agendas with their band names now.
The band was formed 15 years ago, in Australia. I know what the name refers to, but for the life of me, I can't find an agenda anywhere. I thinks it's just an interesting phrase that's become part of worldwide pop culture. If you think the name of the band is a big deal, you probably don't want to read this book.
Posted 21 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Rats! Missed it. I\'ll take credit/blame - I uploaded this. I really like it. Don\'t see the connection to Heaven 17 - that was much more bee-boppity...
Posted 21 years ago by noladq    [ Reply ]
Woah... I\'m flashing back on Heaven 17. Not a bad thing. But it\'s weird to hear this style again twenty years later. Now I know how boomers felt when XTC did their \"Dukes of the Stratosphere\" thing.
Posted 21 years ago by whump    [ Reply ]