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Quiz about David Sylvian Lyrics
Quiz about David Sylvian Lyrics

David Sylvian Lyrics Trivia Quiz


Sylvian started his career in the late 70s as the frontman of a British band called Japan. The band broke up in the early 80s and he has been releasing blissful and inspiring works ever since.

A multiple-choice quiz by Shuki_1013. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Shuki_1013
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
163,002
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
146
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which album is this song from?
"Picasso is painting the flames from the houses
The sudden rain
These are years with a genius for living"
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Again, which album is this song from?
"Bridging rivers deep inside
With a will to guide you on
Your heart will need no one
Those days are gone"
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Here is one of his masterpieces from Sylvian's earlier days:
"Sunlight falls, my wings open wide
There's a beauty here I cannot deny
And _______ that tumble and crash on the stairs
Are just so many people I knew never cared..."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. "She throws the burning _____ into the sea
"Come find the meaning of the word inside of me"..."
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Help me, this waterboy's wasted
Falling right out of your _____
And there's nothing that could do without you
Loving the state that I'm in..."
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Name this song:
"His finger's on the trigger
His eye is on the clock
He doesn't give the game away
And quickly fires the bullets off..."
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me
My hands in the ______, buried inside of myself..."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. "Blackwater take me with you
To the place that I have _______
Come lead me through the morning
For the land that I long to see again"
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which album was this song written for (but was not included)?
"I'm leaving America, I'm taking the girls
I'm far from the future and ambush the world..."
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Family man
His patience tried
Put a torch to his ______
And warmed his hands by the fire
The greed of desire..."

Answer: ("His hand burned like coal")

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which album is this song from? "Picasso is painting the flames from the houses The sudden rain These are years with a genius for living"

Answer: Brilliant Trees

I personally think this is one of his best albums.
2. Again, which album is this song from? "Bridging rivers deep inside With a will to guide you on Your heart will need no one Those days are gone"

Answer: Gone To Earth

"The Healing Place" is the song, and "Gone to Earth" is the second solo album of his.
3. Here is one of his masterpieces from Sylvian's earlier days: "Sunlight falls, my wings open wide There's a beauty here I cannot deny And _______ that tumble and crash on the stairs Are just so many people I knew never cared..."

Answer: bottles

Orpheus is "a poet and musician in Greek mythology who almost rescues his wife Eurydice from Hades by charming Pluto and Persephone with his lyre".
4. "She throws the burning _____ into the sea "Come find the meaning of the word inside of me"..."

Answer: books

I wouldn't want to find out any meaning of the word inside someone who'd throw something like this into the sea.
5. "Help me, this waterboy's wasted Falling right out of your _____ And there's nothing that could do without you Loving the state that I'm in..."

Answer: sky

"Wanderlust" from the album "Dead Bees on a Cake".
6. Name this song: "His finger's on the trigger His eye is on the clock He doesn't give the game away And quickly fires the bullets off..."

Answer: Jean the Birdman

The title comes from Jean Cocteau's poem.
7. "Learning to cope with feelings aroused in me My hands in the ______, buried inside of myself..."

Answer: soil

Yukio Mishima has a novel titled the same as this song, "Forbidden Colours".
8. "Blackwater take me with you To the place that I have _______ Come lead me through the morning For the land that I long to see again"

Answer: spoken

1991 album by Rain Tree Crow.
9. Which album was this song written for (but was not included)? "I'm leaving America, I'm taking the girls I'm far from the future and ambush the world..."

Answer: Dead Bees on a Cake

Few years later this wonderful song "Scent of Magnolia" became the first song in his album "Everything and Nothing" in 2000.
10. "Family man His patience tried Put a torch to his ______ And warmed his hands by the fire The greed of desire..."

Answer: home

This song, "Blackwater" is one of the most loved songs from the Rain Tree Crow album.
Source: Author Shuki_1013

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