Artists
Musicians featured in this piece are:
Chris Rea – lead vocals, guitar, slide guitar, Hammond organ
Max Middleton – keyboards
Anthony Drennan – acoustic guitar, dobro
Written by Chris Rea. Produced by Jon Kelly. Released as the lead single on 4 February 1991 (East West Records) and as the 7:18 title track of Auberge (East West, 1991), his eleventh studio album.
“Auberge” is a French word meaning “inn,” and the song and album are closely tied to the Caterham Super Seven sports car that Chris Rea owned, which he nicknamed the “Blue Seven.” The car appears on the album cover, painted in oil by motoring artist Alan Fearnley.
Chris Rea – Auberge Lyrics
On the hard fast train
On the road to gain
Something gets right throught to your telling bone
There’s a sudden itch
An electric twitch
Sometimes I swear this body’s got a mind of its own
This is the naked truth
This is the light
There’s only one place left to go
Auberge
You meet a silent type
On a windy trail
With a shiny cloak and an unseen silver dagger
You can talk till you ache
Give yourself one more break
You can tell by the look on his face
that it just doesn’t matter
This is the naked truth
This is the light
There’s only one place left to go
Auberge
Give me a weekend
Give me a day
Don’t like what I’m seeing though I hear what you say
Think with a dagger
And you’ll die on your knees
Begging for mercy
Singing please mister please
This is the naked truth
This is the light
There’s only one place left to go
Auberge
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