Lyrics for Born On A Different Cloud as interpreted by merchantpierce

Born On A Different Cloud Lyrics
Born on a different cloud
From the ones that I've passed round town
It's no suprise to me
That you're classless, clever and free

Loaded just like a gun
You're the hero that's still a son
Living on borrowed time
You're my sun and you're gonna shine

Talking to my self again
This time I think I'm getting through
It's funny how you think
It's funny how
It's funny how when you do

Born on a different cloud
From the ones that have passed round town
It's no suprise to me
That you're classless, clever and free

Lonely soul
Busy working overtime
Nothing ever gets done
Especially when your hands are tied

Lonely soul
Baking up your mother's pride
Nothing ever gets done
Not until your war's won

We're born on a different cloud
You're born on a different cloud
We're born on a different cloud
We're born on a different cloud
We're born on a different cloud
We're born on a different cloud
Born on a different cloud
We're born on a different cloud

(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)

Na na na na na na na na (Repeated until end)

(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)
(Born on a different cloud)

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matt2710
06-30-2002

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liam wrote this no way but he did and it's fuckin megger i loved it i cool
oasis rules 4eva and i hope they make another
ablum

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J.Diddy
07-10-2002

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Is it just me, or are there some references to their idol John Lennon here?

"Living on borrowed time" -- John Lennon had a song entitled "Borrowed Time"
"You're my sun..." -- a reference to Liam's son whom he named "Lennon"? "...and you're gonna shine" -- a reference to the line in the Lennon song "Instant Karma" -- "we all shine on"

"Nothing ever gets done/Not until your war's won" -- John Lennon fought
"a war" for peace ("Give Peace A Chance"/"Power To The People"/"Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)"


Perhaps I'm just trying too hard to find these, though.


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frowned
07-24-2002

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I'm not sure but the song sounds so much like Lennon's solo material it's uncanny! I think it might be Liam's way of ripping off... err I mean paying homage to the great man himself :)

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J.Diddy
07-24-2002

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HERE ARE THE ACTUAL SONG LYRICS, COURTESY OF OASIS'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

Born On A Different Cloud
Written By Liam Gallagher
Born on a different cloud
from the ones that have burst round town
It's no surprise to me
that yer classless, clever and free

Loaded just like the gun
You're the hero that's still unsung
Living on borrowed time
You're my sun and you're gonna shine

Talking to myself again
This time I think I'm getting through
It's funny how you think
It's funny when you do

Lonely soul
Busy working overtime
Nothing ever gets done
Specially when your hands are tied

Lonely soul
Baking up your mother's pride
Nothing ever gets done
Not until your war's won

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meaningman
08-16-2002

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For the record the Lennon references are as follows:
1. "Classless, clever and free" from Lennons song working class hero
2. "Living on borrowed time" a Lennon song


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nushi
09-06-2002

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Some of these Lennon connections seem to be a bit of a stretch, but the lines "classless, clever and free" and "living on borrowed time" could have likely been pinched. Either way, it's a fantastic song and at the rate Liam's going he'll soon be one of the best songwriters in music.

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maburs
09-09-2002

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Remember Liam's not the best songwritter in the band, and we all have to admit that he's trying out and he has gotten better since Little James. You shouldn't be trying to compare him to Lennon, because it makes him look bad. No one will ever be like Lennon.

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maburs
09-09-2002

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Remember Liam's not the best songwritter in the band, and we all have to admit that he's trying out and he has gotten better since Little James. You shouldn't be trying to compare him to Lennon, because it makes him look bad. No one will ever be like Lennon.

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scoey
09-14-2002

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fuck john lennon,we all know noel is the greatest songwriter,we enjoy his songs more than the beatle's,we enjoy his songs more than any band infact,so stop livin lies and start to admit it

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mat2710
09-17-2002

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for the album Heathen Chemistry (i was bored)

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mat2710
09-25-2002

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Noel says...Born on a Different Cloud (Liam's song)-"Born On A Different Cloud. Well that was in France playing a piano. Same again I don't really play that much. Only chords and that and I thought and the melody come and I wrote the words. I don't know where it comes from but what I wrote was like I had read this book Living On Borrowed Time by Frederick Seeman. That is probably the only book I have ever read and it was like living on borrowed time, born on a different cloud that was where it all came from."



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wriggi
03-05-2003

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Liam wrote 3 different songs and worked them all together! It is writtern about his son, Lennon, and does have numerous links to John Lennon! Personally i think Heathen Chemistry puts up a good fight to be Oasis' 2nd best album after Definitely Maybe & without this song the album would have been missing that little bit it needed, could you imagine the following albums without these songs? (WTSMG? - Champagne Supernova, BHN - All Around The World, SOTSOG - Gas Panic)

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Tommy_French
03-06-2003

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I reckon this is perhaps partly a homage to Lennon, but surely some of them are a stretch, as pointed out. I think it's more of a tribute to both Lennon's (Gallagher and John) and well, it's a rocking tune. More about a sense of isolation, or so I reckon. Being isolated from a community, from everyone, being left behind in a changing world.

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maburs
03-29-2003

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Noel's a gr8 songwritter but Scoey, I won't start fighting w/u about my opinions. We've had numerous argues about that in sum other sites. That's just the way I see it, No1 will b like Lennon, not even Noel

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Bo
04-23-2003

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lennon will always be second best when noels around writing songs like wonderwall/live forever etc etc. lets start to face it now, noel is a genius

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SCRMNGR
05-02-2004

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noel hasnt written a decent song in years

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serge_67
11-17-2004

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I am liking Liam's songs, but we all know he is a Beatles freak, or actually a Lennon freak. He likes to sound like the Beatles. I was annoyed how he seams to steal little tid-bits of Lennon's lyrics, but he did pick the right man to steal from, one of the best song writers ever. Liam knows that we know he is trying to sound like the Beatles. So who cares and let him write how ever he wants. His tunes are not that bad at all.
As for Noel. I must say the "chief" is losing his touch, but he has proved himself with millions of albums sold, so who gives a shit. You can't expect artist to write brilliant songs for the rest of their lives.
I still like Oasis and will buy their albums even the critics say they suck.

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serge_67
11-17-2004

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ooops....even if the critics say they suck.

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The cage
09-14-2005

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This is as Lennonesque as one can get. Good job Liam. This song is about him and his son, saying "we're born on a different cloud" kind of alienating himself from society. To me, it has elements of the beatles songs "happiness is a warm gun" and "while my guitar gently weeps" both of which are from the white album, and oddly enough are right next to each other in the tracklisting. Go figure.

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kankurou
09-12-2006

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i love this song... and while the lyrics are downright lennonesque, it is just admirable as it is obvious that he doesn't take his influences for granted.

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walrusgumboots1
12-02-2006

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I think's it's a great song, one of my favourites off Heathen Chemistry and I was amazed that Liam wrote it, it's a big step upwards from "Little James". It does soundd quite Lennony but thats great, it's not like Lennon can sound like Lennon any more, Liam may as well

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qotsa137
02-04-2007

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This is by far my favorite Liam-written song. I still find it hard to believe he wrote it, it seems waaaay out of his league. I hope he writes more songs like this; long, with amazing lyrics.

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bueller84
01-22-2008

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I can't believe no one's pointed out the other lyrical rip-off...

"Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy
working overtime" is a line from "Happiness is a Warm Gun"

Liam reworks the lyrics a bit, but the "working overtime" line sounds exactly the same as The Beatles made it sound.

I still love this song, though.

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jdfobfan
07-06-2008

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Lennon references are by no means hard to imagine. Funniest thing is when Noel heard it first he didn't believe that Liam wrote it. Then said it was going to be the first single of the album the ''ass fell out of his trousers'' ha ha gold. That was on the interview for HC that came with the CD..

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skamal
08-25-2008

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This seems to be a total tribute to Lennon.

I think he's talking about Lennon the whole time. He praises him throughout the song and how Lennon is his hero/inspiraion, and how his message still lives on while his (Lennon's) job (view of society and message of love and peace) still needs to be carried out. Liam feels as if he's the one who has the torch and continue the message.

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