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Mumford & Sons — Awake My Soul
Album: Sigh No More
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Released: 2010
Length: 4:09
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How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show

Lend me your hand and we'll conquer them all
But lend me your heart and I'll just let you fall
Lend me your eyes I can change what you see
But your soul you must keep, totally free
Har, Har. Har, Har. Har, Har. Har, Har.

Awake my soul
Awake my soul

How fickle my heart and how woozy my eyes
I struggle to find any truth in your lies
And now my heart stumbles on things I don't know
My weakness I feel I must finally show
Har, Har. Har, Har. Har, Har. Har, Har.

In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love, you invest your life
In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die
Where you invest your love, you invest your life

Awake my soul, awake my soul
Awake my soul
For you were made to meet your maker
Awake my soul, awake my soul
Awake my soul
For you were made to meet your maker
You were made to meet your maker
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Posted 2 months ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Mumford and sons sounds like an Irish removal company.
Posted 3 months ago by chenry88    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



It's what they do, sounds OK.
Posted 8 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 nelamvr6 wrote:

Jesus! How do I make it stop? Can I rate this a negative number?



Does "Jesus" actually talk to you?

Posted 1 year ago by laserace    [ Reply ]
 nelamvr6 wrote:

Jesus! How do I make it stop? Can I rate this a negative number?


You can press the pause button and then seek therapy.
Posted 1 year ago by nightdrive    [ Reply ]
 nelamvr6 wrote:

Jesus! How do I make it stop? Can I rate this a negative number?



You hit the PSD button actually. I'm right behind you.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Jesus! How do I make it stop? Can I rate this a negative number?
Posted 1 year ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



Don't forget, it needs to end with a note sustained far longer than it should be.
Posted 2 years ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
student level nonsense.  then add a banjo.  not helping lads.
Posted 2 years ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



And yet it works. . . 
As long as you don't play Mumford & Sons back-to-back-to-back (something RP never does for any artist) then their songs fit right in with all the bands who don't use their formula.
Posted 3 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



Yeah but it works.
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



ad nauseam 
Posted 3 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:

All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.



And yet it works!  There are many current bands that seem to follow a basic formula for most of their songs, BUT if you listen to them as part of a music mix (ie. Radio Paradise) they do not sound repetitious.  Kind of like the modern version of a K-Tel record, but WAY, WAY better!
Posted 3 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Grown on me a little (only took 11 years since it's release :-) ), bumped a point.
Posted 3 years ago by pcarew    [ Reply ]
20 10 Na 20
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Mimi On The Beach.
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
This is a good song
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

Cool - can go with that. Now if they just had intelligent music to go with it!
 
Actually if they are looking for "truth in your lies"... probably looking in the wrong place.
Posted 4 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
He Ho ....  

The Name of the Album is   " Sigh No More "    {#Yes}


... I think the best too ...
Posted 4 years ago by capricornus    [ Reply ]
I think a great song!
Posted 4 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
I am struggling to enjoy any of this trendy new hipster stuff over here.  Every advert on TV now has the same kind of acoustic backing with crummy vocals.  Boring.  Boring.  Boring.  Glottal stops rule the world.
 
yeah I agree. 
something the guide would play around the campfire on a canoe trip.
Posted 5 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
omfg.... make music by yourself and then start criticising artists. He should do this, he should do that... what are you doing?
Posted 5 years ago by martinlovesRP    [ Reply ]
Giving love should not be considered an investment, per the lyrics. I think Mumford tries a little to hard and misses the point.
Posted 6 years ago by jfrye    [ Reply ]
Ready for the crap pile. Toss a lil Father John Misty on top. 
Posted 6 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
I am struggling to enjoy any of this trendy new hipster stuff over here.  Every advert on TV now has the same kind of acoustic backing with crummy vocals.  Boring.  Boring.  Boring.  Glottal stops rule the world.

 
it's not hipster stuff
Posted 6 years ago by coachc    [ Reply ]
 Peakmecca wrote:
These Brits are a lot more country than most bands out of Nashville now days.  {#Cowboy}

 
They were faux country/bluegrass for a while; now they are faux indie
Posted 6 years ago by coachc    [ Reply ]
I don't get all the hate, M&S's sounds and feels so good
Posted 6 years ago by bigbull224    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:

Cool - can go with that. Now if they just had intelligent music to go with it!

 
How do you differentiate between intelligent and (I presume) unintelligent music?  Is the difference something more than "I like it"?
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
These Brits are a lot more country than most bands out of Nashville now days.  {#Cowboy}
Posted 7 years ago by Peakmecca    [ Reply ]
MrsTom wrote:
At least there's no fiddle
 
LMAO.
Posted 7 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
They need play at the Lower Deck in Halifax, the Nashville vetting mill of this genre.
Posted 7 years ago by Far    [ Reply ]
eww look them Mumfords win a mannequin challenge
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
At least there's no fiddle
Posted 7 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
I am struggling to enjoy any of this trendy new hipster stuff over here.  Every advert on TV now has the same kind of acoustic backing with crummy vocals.  Boring.  Boring.  Boring.  Glottal stops rule the world.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

"I struggle to find any truth in your lies".  It must have been lyrics like those that made them so popular.

 
Cool - can go with that. Now if they just had intelligent music to go with it!
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
Really cannot figure out how these guys have become so popular...PSD - IMMEDIATELY!

 
"I struggle to find any truth in your lies".  It must have been lyrics like those that made them so popular.
Posted 8 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
when I don't give a rating it means I'd like to hear that again
no rating here 

 
So all those songs you've rated a 10......you don't want to hear any of them again?
Posted 8 years ago by enkay    [ Reply ]
when I don't give a rating it means I'd like to hear that again
no rating here 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:

I think Mark Smith of The Fall said it well:

There was this other group warming up ... and they were terrible. I said, ‘Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up, so I threw a bottle at them ... I just thought they were a load of retarded Irish folk singers.

 
{#Roflol}Yep, that sounds like Mark E Smith, right enough. Mind you, he hates everybody, even members of his own band (and there's been major turnover in that respect)...
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I feel sorry for people in Hell, where this song is in tight rotation.
Posted 9 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
I love the comments a lot more than I love the band.
Posted 9 years ago by seageek    [ Reply ]
Really cannot figure out how these guys have become so popular...PSD - IMMEDIATELY!
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
...another band that sounds like Mumford & Sons.

 
{#Roflol}
Posted 9 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Once you hear "Her Wig, My Soul", there's really no recovering from it. 
Posted 9 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Familiarity breeds contempt? 
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Wow, I just read a few comments here.  I'd be willing to bet the Romney 10 Grand that those same naysayers would be praising just how great this band is, were it not for the fact they sell so well.   Blah Blah Blah is all I hear from the peanut gallery.  These guys have so much talent. 
 
....arguin.......
Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
The dark cloud of my RP day . . . .{#Rolleyes}
Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
I dunno, these guys don't do it for me.
  Ditto
Posted 12 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
 sonofsun wrote:
When I first heard this band I thought... yeah, they are pretty good.

Now I can't stand the way the lyrics are delivered, like an Irish Yoda.
 

aye...grating this is...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Wow, I just read a few comments here.  I'd be willing to bet the Romney 10 Grand that those same naysayers would be praising just how great this band is, were it not for the fact they sell so well.   Blah Blah Blah is all I hear from the peanut gallery.  These guys have so much talent. 
 
There are a lot of bands over the years that were comprised of talented musicians who;s music sold really well. Journey comes to mind for some reason. As some of RP's listeners in the UK have pointed out, Mumford is a collection of public school boys masquerading as working class Joes. If you like them, great for you. But if you sense in their music something put on, or not quite sincere as I do, it's hard to accept the shrill prattling of their singer, or the incessant and monotonous repetition of their banjo.

Posted 12 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Wow, I just read a few comments here.  I'd be willing to bet the Romney 10 Grand that those same naysayers would be praising just how great this band is, were it not for the fact they sell so well.   Blah Blah Blah is all I hear from the peanut gallery.  These guys have so much talent. 
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
All their shit sounds the same.
Posted 12 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
...another band that sounds like Mumford & Sons.
 
Isn't it the other way 'round? 

Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
...another band that sounds like Mumford & Sons.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
I dunno, these guys don't do it for me.
 

what about The Avett brothers. are u familiar. similar but better
Posted 12 years ago by DD rabbi_phil    [ Reply ]
When I first heard this band I thought... yeah, they are pretty good.

Now I can't stand the way the lyrics are delivered, like an Irish Yoda.
Posted 12 years ago by sonofsun    [ Reply ]
 vit wrote:

I think Mark Smith of The Fall said it well:

There was this other group warming up ... and they were terrible. I said, ‘Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up, so I threw a bottle at them ... I just thought they were a load of retarded Irish folk singers.
 

hey Mark...there are a number of retarded Irish folk singers who are CERTAIN to take exception to that...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
I dunno, these guys don't do it for me.
 

I know what you mean. I wanted to like them, but there's something there that doesn't quite grab me.
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
I'm done with these guys. DONE, I say!
Posted 12 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
 hippiechick wrote:
I dunno, these guys don't do it for me.
 
Well....you suck! ;)
Posted 12 years ago by flutgos    [ Reply ]
I am most grateful for Radio Paradise introducing me to Mumford & Sons and Ray Lamontagne.
Posted 12 years ago by ozzie1313    [ Reply ]
I dunno, these guys don't do it for me.
Posted 12 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Har har, har har, oh  no, oh no {mute}. Buncha toffs ;-|
 
I think Mark Smith of The Fall said it well:

There was this other group warming up ... and they were terrible. I said, ‘Shut them c*nts up!' And they were still warming up, so I threw a bottle at them ... I just thought they were a load of retarded Irish folk singers.


Posted 12 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Har har, har har, oh  no, oh no {mute}. Buncha toffs ;-|
  Is that a good thing Fred?


Posted 13 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
You got it, Scott! I saw the Avetts New Years 2009 in Asheville and Langhorne Slim opened. FUN show!

 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Then be sure to check out Langhorne Slim.

 


Posted 13 years ago by themiraclehen    [ Reply ]
 lattalo wrote:
Excellent CD, thanks Bill for yet another discovery!
 



Ssshhhhh. Don't tell anyone else, deffinitely not the mainstream music establishment. They'll just be our little secret.
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]

This might be the only song I've heard from M & S that is actually pleasant to listen to. 4


Posted 13 years ago by DeemerDave    [ Reply ]
 wilcogirl11 wrote:
I thought this was the Avett brothers, too. Hmmm. Just not a sound that does alot for me.
 

love the avetts!  similarities

Posted 13 years ago by zeelandhills    [ Reply ]
I swear this guy sounds to me like what Jude Law looks like he'd sound like if he was a singer ... does that make any sense? {#Propeller}
Posted 13 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
I thought this was the Avett brothers, too. Hmmm. Just not a sound that does alot for me.
Posted 13 years ago by wilcogirl11    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
I cannot tell the difference between M&S and The Avett Brothers. It's a good thing I like them both, but still.
They had identical audiences at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, is it possible...?

We need to go deeper.


Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Har har, har har, oh  no, oh no {mute}. Buncha toffs ;-|
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
After the Storm is killing me
Posted 13 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
Great song great talent!
Posted 13 years ago by Mojoboy    [ Reply ]
 midas1 wrote:

When he says "you were made to meet your maker" it sounds just like Dave Matthews. Weird.

 
please do not ruin this for me.
Posted 13 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]

When he says "you were made to meet your maker" it sounds just like Dave Matthews. Weird.


Posted 13 years ago by midas1    [ Reply ]
Excellent CD, thanks Bill for yet another discovery!
Posted 13 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
I cannot tell the difference between M&S and The Avett Brothers. It's a good thing I like them both, but still.
 
Then be sure to check out Langhorne Slim.


Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Hmmm. . . growing on me. . .

3 {#Arrow} 5

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
I cannot tell the difference between M&S and The Avett Brothers. It's a good thing I like them both, but still.
 
They don't sound the same to me at all except they are both good at folk-type music.

Posted 14 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
"I struggle to find any truth in your lies"

That's because they're LIES...{#Whisper}

Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
8 -> 9....
Posted 14 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
This song sounds like their other one.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I bought this CD..did not think much of it at first, but that has changed.  Well written lyrics and harmonies throughout. If one likes a song immediately, one will usually tire of it just as fast. I hated coffee at first taste..lovin it now.  Music, like fine food and drink, is an acquired taste {#Cheers}

Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Fleet Foxes by the numbers. Not much to dislike apart from the fact that it's soulless.
Posted 14 years ago by soundmaven    [ Reply ]
All their songs have the same recipe. guy sings, no instruments, intro banjo, bring the noise with the banjo, intro all other instruments, everyone sing and play instruments, stop, silence, repeat.

Posted 14 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Not my music taste!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I know what you mean. Alberta Cross, too

 cc_rider wrote:
I cannot tell the difference between M&S and The Avett Brothers. It's a good thing I like them both, but still.
 


Posted 14 years ago by katiediddler    [ Reply ]
I cannot tell the difference between M&S and The Avett Brothers. It's a good thing I like them both, but still.
Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
This lot remind me of the Decemberists, who are far better, as they both seem to be avatars of a 'nu-folk' movement. M&S are pretty big this side of the Pond it seems, though I could never fathom their appeal. Ho-hum {#Sleep}
 

They are pretty big on this side of the pond indeed... Two weeks ago at a pretty big festival here in the Netherlands; Lowlands (70.000 or so). They were favorite, also sold the most cd's there...
Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
This lot remind me of the Decemberists, who are far better, as they both seem to be avatars of a 'nu-folk' movement. M&S are pretty big this side of the Pond it seems, though I could never fathom their appeal. Ho-hum {#Sleep}
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
at first i thought it was martin stephenson.
Posted 14 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
Great transition!

From: Alexi Murdoch - Some Day Soon

To: Mumford & Sons - Awake My Soul

Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
Want's to be what it isn't!
Sorry
Posted 14 years ago by Tabasco007    [ Reply ]
 pcarew wrote:
Starting to be overplayed
 
Agreed.
Posted 14 years ago by isayhoomhom    [ Reply ]
Starting to be overplayed
Posted 14 years ago by pcarew    [ Reply ]
Like the album cover...
Posted 14 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
...
Posted 14 years ago by peacockangel    [ Reply ]
I think his voice has must nicer timbre than Dave's. No slight to DM, but the character of the voice is much richer.
Posted 14 years ago by claya    [ Reply ]
 dannyboy57 wrote:
I'm surprised that no one has remarked on the similarities of the singer's voice to that of Dave Matthews.{#Whistle}
 

Wow, I've been listening to Dave for years and I don't hear it in the slightest.
Posted 14 years ago by soulcollision    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
Boy I bet the Avette (sp?) Brothers think the timing of these guys popularity sucks! 
 
They sound practically identical to me. I like them both, but still.

Posted 14 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 dannyboy57 wrote:
I'm surprised that no one has remarked on the similarities of the singer's voice to that of Dave Matthews.{#Whistle}
 

No, it's Avette (Sp?) Brothers....only more together vocally.  Nice stuff
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Boy I bet the Avette (sp?) Brothers think the timing of these guys popularity sucks! 
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
The similarities end with the vocalist's timbre, imo.  I can't tolerate Dave Matthews Band — it's an insta-change for me.  This makes me want to fly away, though.  Love it.
Posted 14 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
I agree. They sound like Dave. Though I am not a huge fan of Mr. Matthews, I love Mumford & Sons!
Posted 14 years ago by althuism    [ Reply ]
A steader grower this CD.  Uplifting folk without being too faux jolly.
Posted 14 years ago by garycha    [ Reply ]
 dannyboy57 wrote:
I'm surprised that no one has remarked on the similarities of the singer's voice to that of Dave Matthews.{#Whistle}
 

It would be odd... If there were in fact similarities.
Posted 14 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
I saw these guys on Sunday night - Simply Phenomenal.  And dreamy
Posted 14 years ago by Dangerpussy    [ Reply ]
 dannyboy57 wrote:
I'm surprised that no one has remarked on the similarities of the singer's voice to that of Dave Matthews.{#Whistle}
 

Isn't it odd that I am in love with Mumford & Sons and I abhor Dave Matthews? Go figure ...
Posted 14 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
One of the most impressive albums of the year!
Posted 14 years ago by HarvestMoon    [ Reply ]
I'm surprised that no one has remarked on the similarities of the singer's voice to that of Dave Matthews.{#Whistle}
Posted 14 years ago by dannyboy57    [ Reply ]

All this old people / young people talk here makes me laugh. Good music is good music and the age of the listener doesn't matter.

I've been loving Mumford & Sons ever since Bill and Rebecca started playing it. Yesterday, my daughter, age 20, posted the video for Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons on Facebook with this comment:

          I am madly in love with this band, and most especially with this song. It gives me chills every time.



Posted 14 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
This one really got me {#Hearteyes} !

LOVE it!

10

Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
cod celtic..........C   rubbish
Posted 14 years ago by shampa1n    [ Reply ]
 Moak wrote:
At first I thought you had to be a teenager, without the brain development to appreciate a variety of music.  But I see you were born in 1901, so you're just a cranky old man.

Stingray wrote:
What is this? Eclectic maybe - but certainly no ROCK! 
BORING!
 
 
{#Roflol}{#Roflol}{#Roflol}
Posted 14 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
 Moak wrote:
At first I thought you had to be a teenager, without the brain development to appreciate a variety of music.  But I see you were born in 1901, so you're just a cranky old man.

Stingray wrote:
What is this? Eclectic maybe - but certainly no ROCK! 
BORING!
 
 

1972!

Back to the barn with you!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Made me listen.  Made me look.  The Moj liketh. 
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
There's a quality to the singer's voice that at first made me think this was Passenger.

Posted 14 years ago by lexica    [ Reply ]

TAKE CARE - BIG HYPE!!!!


Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This may not be a favorite of mine but I tell ya, I wouldn't hear this anywhere but RP...hats off to you Bill.
Posted 14 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]