Next Lover is track eight on the 1992 James album Seven. It only features on the cassette and CD versions of the album, but was added to the vinyl for later reissues.
It was one of the first Seven tracks to be premiered, making its first appearance on the World Cup tour in the summer of 1990 but it had been demoed as early as January of that year.
Tim has always been reluctant to name the person that the song is about.
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Who are you dreaming of now
Is she flesh real
Or carved in memory
Who are you dreaming of now
Is she flesh real
Or bloodless fantasy
From a film, heroine
There goes innocence fading away
Here comes bitterness after you pay
For believing in stories man-made
Yes, we all want to be your next lover
But we scared so we're running you down
Yes, we all want to be your next lover
But your beauty's too far above ground
From a film, heroine
We will laugh at the worst of your jokes
Steal a kiss if we can, buy you flowers and gifts
Every move is a plan, you can measure this man
By the depth of his lies, you can measure this man
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
We are driven by things you can't feel
Are we stealing or are we the steal
So we lie like a priest
To slide under and into inside
Love is cruel but love's seldom kind
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
I can lie like the best of them
Wait with the patience of man
Seem so understanding
While I'm making my plans
I'm so full of desire, I've forgotten your name
I'm so full of desire, I could burst into flames
I'm so full of desire I can't hope to control
This desire that's closer to pain
River runs where all rivers go
This desire will not be contained
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Lover, lover
I love her
Lover, lover, lover .......
Who are you dreaming of now
Is she flesh real
Or carved in memory
Is she flesh real
Or carved in memory
Who are you dreaming of now
Is she flesh real
Or bloodless fantasy
From a film, heroine
There goes innocence fading away
Here comes bitterness after you pay
For believing in stories man-made
Yes, we all want to be your next lover
But we scared so we're running you down
Yes, we all want to be your next lover
But your beauty's too far above ground
From a film, heroine
We will laugh at the worst of your jokes
Steal a kiss if we can, buy you flowers and gifts
Every move is a plan, you can measure this man
By the depth of his lies, you can measure this man
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
We are driven by things you can't feel
Are we stealing or are we the steal
So we lie like a priest
To slide under and into inside
Love is cruel but love's seldom kind
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
I can lie like the best of them
Wait with the patience of man
Seem so understanding
While I'm making my plans
I'm so full of desire, I've forgotten your name
I'm so full of desire, I could burst into flames
I'm so full of desire I can't hope to control
This desire that's closer to pain
River runs where all rivers go
This desire will not be contained
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Yes we all want to be your next lover
Lover, lover
I love her
Lover, lover, lover .......
Who are you dreaming of now
Is she flesh real
Or carved in memory
Song: | Next Lover |
Released: | 17th February 1992 |
Main Associated Album (or Single): | Seven |
First Heard Live: | Cambridge Corn Exchange – 13th May 1990 |
- Come Home Live :Live, VHS, 1991
- Seven promo album cassette :Promo, Album, 1992
- Seven promo box-set :Promo, Album, 1992
- Seven – The Live Video :Live, VHS, 1992
- Seven (Japan) :Studio, Album, 1992
- Seven :Studio, Album, 1992
- Seven (reissue CDR) :Promo, Album, 2001
- Seven – The Live Concert :Live, DVD, 2005
- The Gathering Sound (full promo) :Promo, Box Set, 2012
- The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012
- The Greenpeace Palace Concert :Live, Album, 2016
- Manchester Castlefield Bowl – 2nd July 2022
- Warrington Parr Hall – 29th June 2022
- Birmingham NEC – 5th December 1999
- Brighton Centre – 4th December 1999
- Dublin Olympia – 30th November 1999
- Lyon Transbordeur – 22nd November 1993
- Besancon Montjoye – 16th November 1993
- Bath Moles Club – 21st March 1993
- Manchester Free Trade Hall – 17th December 1992
- London Town And Country Club – 16th December 1992
- Leeds Town And Country Club – 14th December 1992
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall – 13th December 1992
- Los Angeles The Palace Theater – 23rd November 1992
- Chicago World Music Theatre – 19th November 1992
- Chicago World Music Theatre – 18th November 1992
- Milwaukee Riverside Theatre – 15th November 1992
- Brevard County Fair – 7th November 1992
- New York The Ritz – 1st November 1992
- New Britain, CT, The Sting – 25th October 1992
- Chicago Riviera – 13th October 1992
- Morlaix Tamaris Festival – 18th July 1992
- Leysin Festival – 10th July 1992
- Alton Towers – 4th July 1992
- Stockholm Moderna Museet – 27th June 1992
- Lisbon Coliseu dos Recreios – 8th May 1992
- Bern Stufenbau – 4th May 1992
- Berlin Quartier Latin – 28th April 1992
- Cologne Live Music Hall – 27th April 1992
- Paris Bataclan – 23rd April 1992
- Manchester Polytechnic – 8th February 1992
- Warrington Parr Hall (evening) – 20th December 1991
- Warrington Parr Hall (afternoon) – 20th December 1991
- Glasgow Barrowlands – 6th November 1991
- Cambridge Corn Exchange – 29th October 1991
- Oxford Apollo – 20th October 1991
- London Camden Underworld – 14th August 1991
- Manchester G-Mex – 8th December 1990
- London Brixton Academy – 6th December 1990
- Newcastle Mayfair – 3rd December 1990
- Blackpool Empress Ballroom – 3rd August 1990
- Norwich UEA – 17th June 1990
- Sheffield University – 14th June 1990
- Bristol Studio – 10th June 1990
- Exeter University – 9th June 1990
- Hull City Hall – 8th June 1990
- Lancaster University – 6th June 1990
- Glasgow Barrowlands – 5th June 1990
- Cambridge Corn Exchange – 13th May 1990
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