VIBES: A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - THE MORE YOU LIVE, THE MORE YOU LOVE (song 1984)

This is such an underrated song.

It's a shame, that most people only know FLOCK OF SEAGULLS from their song, I RAN (SO FAR AWAY).

I love THE MORE YOU LIVE, and it's definitely one of my favorites.

For me, this is one of the songs that symbolizes why I prefer "new wave" over "hardcore punk".

Far too many people in "hardcore punk" were simply ranting in an incoherent manner. Many of them claimed they didn't care if people liked their "music". Yeah, right!... Let me state the obvious, they were FULL OF SHIT! The first time many of those bands got a record deal, their alleged contempt for money, fame, and mainstream assimilation flew out the window! What a bunch of fucking hypocrites!

Meanwhile, I always thought NEW WAVE had far more subversive lyrics, and were performed with more sincerity by people that were far more serious about their art. In my opinion, that's what it was, ART.

Those groups and solo singers sang dark lyrics in the most beautiful way they could.

Their official website is A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS.

Song lyrics below are copyright of Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds.

Never give your heart to a stranger

Don't tell your secrets to a friend

Don't put your heart in mortal danger

They all desert you in the end

The more you live, the more you love

Or so they say

The more you love, the more you're growing

They say that nothing lasts forever

And even true love turns to pain

Don't trust your feelings to a stranger

Don't wanna go through this again

The more you live, the more you love

Or so they say

The more you love, the more you're growing

Don't ever give your heart to a stranger

Don't ever think that you can hold on

Don't put your heart in mortal danger

You turn around and love has gone

The more you live, the more you love

Or so they say

The more you love, the more you throw away

The more you live, the more you love

Or so they say