Perhaps best described as a folk/electronica artist, Beth Ortonwas born in East Dereham, Norfolk, and moved to East London at age 14. Orton found success as a musician late, having been more interested in acting during her early career. She first gained notice in 1995 for her vocals on The Chemical Brothers' track "Alive Alone" and is well known for her collaboration (stemming from a relationship) with William Orbitin which she lends her voice for the Strange Cargoalbums. The collaboration with Orbit named SuperPinkyMandy, though of excellent sound, was only released in very limited numbers in Japan. Orton's first solo album, Trailer Park, was released in 1996.
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Beth Orton
I heard you saying rightly so,
Turn our backs on what we most need to know,
Give in too fast then give in to no,
Once theyve got you where they want you,
They dont wanna know.
I could leave or I could stay,
It doesnt make a bit of difference any more anyway,
With each and every circumstance,
I lose knowledge and gain innocence,
You wont find me grieving,
Theres no regret in leaving,
When I had to come here,
Like I know I had to come here,
I can see I had to come here,
For my view to be clear,
For my view to be clear.
Its easy to forget how far weve come,
How near I feel to where we first begun,
Pushed it too far,
I wont pull it too slow,
Cos where this story ends depends on how far we go.
I could leave or I could stay,
It doesnt make a bit of difference any more anyway,
With each and every circumstance,
I lose knowledge and gain innocence,
You wont find me grieving,
Theres no regret in leaving,
When I had to come here,
Like I know I had to come here,
Oh I know I had to come here,
For my view to be clear,
You know I see I had to be here,
Oh I know I had to be here,
I can see I had to be here,
For my view is now clear.
So roll on blue skies,
Roll on grey,
Just roll away,
So roll on blue skies,
Roll on grey,
Just roll away,
Come on roll on blue skies,
Come on grey,
Then roll away,
Just roll away,
Just roll away.