Love Spreads

Described by Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie as "The greatest comeback song ever", the Roses didn't pull any punches by making this their first release after five years. This still had the religiously-fuelled lyrics heard in their earlier material, with those familiar hushed vocals from Ian Brown, and that distinctive Reni/Mani underbelly groove. When the song came out, everyone thought it had been penned by Brown, the lyrics were so much in his style (the lyrics ponder Jesus being a black woman, and in John Squire's words are about "the hyjacking of religion"). It was actually Squire who wrote this by himself.

Love spreads her arms Waits there for the nails I forgive you boy I will prevail Too much to take Some cross to bear I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic She's over there, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah She didn't scream She didn't make a sound I forgive you boy But don't leave town Cold black skin Naked in the rain Hammer flash in the lightning They're hurting her again Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen I have a dream I've seen the light Don't put it out, and she's alright Yeah, she's my sister She didn't scream She didn't make a sound I forgive you boy But don't leave town Cold black skin Naked in the rain Hammer flash in the lightning They're hurting her again Oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen I've had a dream I've seen the light Don't put it out, and she's alright Yeah, she's my sister