# David Sylvian AI Reference | LyroVerse

> Complete public machine-readable artist profile for LyroVerse. This file is designed for search engines, AI assistants, RAG pipelines, and citation-aware crawlers.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian
Short AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/llms.txt
Generated: 2026-06-16 23:24 UTC
Language: en
Rights policy: catalog metadata, history, editorial context, and canonical links are exposed here; full copyrighted lyrics are intentionally not dumped into this auxiliary file.

## Entity identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: David Sylvian
- Slug: david-sylvian
- Directory letter: D
- Visible lyric pages: 85
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 136
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0

## Canonical URL map

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian
- Artist llms.txt: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/llms.txt
- Artist llms-full.txt: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/llms-full.txt
- Artist community: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/community

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `david-sylvian`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-16 23:24 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-8909935e460b6396
- Visible lyric pages: 85
- Pages with stored lyric text: 85
- Video-backed song pages: 84
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 75326
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 136
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Alphabet Angel, Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City, Forbidden colours, 125 Spheres, 20th Century Dreaming, Backwaters, Big Wheels In Shanty Town, and Blemish
- Alphabetical title sample: 125 Spheres, 20th Century Dreaming, A Fire In The Forest, Alphabet Angel, Backwaters, Before The Bullfight, Big Wheels In Shanty Town, Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City, Blackwater, Blemish, Brightness Falls, and Brilliant Trees
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Retrieval profile

- Primary entity key: artist slug `david-sylvian`.
- Best use cases: identify David Sylvian as a LyroVerse artist entity, enumerate visible lyric pages, pick canonical song URLs, and route song-specific questions to the matching lyric page.
- Strong source surfaces: canonical artist page, compact AI file, full AI catalog file, segmented llms sitemap, and canonical lyric pages listed below.
- Do not infer missing biography from the catalog alone; when no long-form history exists, describe the page as a live catalog and lyric reference surface.
- Media coverage signal: 84 song pages currently include video support.
- Preferred citation for artist overview: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian
- Preferred citation for full catalog discovery: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/llms-full.txt

## Artist catalog coverage maps

### Highest LyroVerse traffic signals

1. Alphabet Angel — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/alphabet-angel (all-visits:4)
2. Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/black-crow-hits-shoe-shine-city (all-visits:3)
3. Forbidden colours — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/forbidden-colours (all-visits:3)
4. 125 Spheres — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/125-spheres (all-visits:2)
5. 20th Century Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/20th-century-dreaming (all-visits:2)
6. Backwaters — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/backwaters (all-visits:2)
7. Big Wheels In Shanty Town — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/big-wheels-in-shanty-town (all-visits:2)
8. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (all-visits:2)
9. Brightness Falls — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brightness-falls (all-visits:2)
10. Cries & Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-amp-whispers (all-visits:2)
11. Cries and Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-and-whispers (all-visits:2)
12. Damage — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/damage (all-visits:2)

### Longest stored lyric-page signals

1. World Citizen (I Won't Be Dissapointed) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/world-citizen-i-won-t-be-dissapointed (lyrics-chars:1987)
2. World Citizen (I Won't Be Dissapointed) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/world-citizen-i-won-t-be-dissapointed (lyrics-chars:1987)
3. The Greatest Living Englishman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-greatest-living-englishman (lyrics-chars:1884)
4. Krishna Blue — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/krishna-blue (lyrics-chars:1811)
5. Wanderlust — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/wanderlust (lyrics-chars:1801)
6. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (lyrics-chars:1791)
7. I Surrender — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/i-surrender (lyrics-chars:1719)
8. Jean The Birdman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/jean-the-birdman (lyrics-chars:1663)
9. Do You Know Me Now? — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/do-you-know-me-now (lyrics-chars:1572)
10. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/heartbeat-tainai-kaiki-ii (lyrics-chars:1563)
11. Orpheus — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/orpheus (lyrics-chars:1509)
12. Thalheim — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/thalheim (lyrics-chars:1501)

### Current-month activity signals

- No current-month activity signal is available for this artist yet.

### Editorially supported lyric pages

- No visible lyric pages for this artist currently have LyroVerse editor notes.

### Video-backed lyric pages

1. Alphabet Angel — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/alphabet-angel (video)
2. Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/black-crow-hits-shoe-shine-city (video)
3. Forbidden colours — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/forbidden-colours (video)
4. 125 Spheres — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/125-spheres (video)
5. 20th Century Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/20th-century-dreaming (video)
6. Backwaters — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/backwaters (video)
7. Big Wheels In Shanty Town — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/big-wheels-in-shanty-town (video)
8. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (video)
9. Brightness Falls — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brightness-falls (video)
10. Cries & Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-amp-whispers (video)
11. Cries and Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-and-whispers (video)
12. Damage — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/damage (video)
13. Darshan — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/darshan (video)
14. Dobro #1 — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/dobro-1 (video)
15. Emily Dickinson — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/emily-dickinson (video)
16. Every Colour You Are — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/every-colour-you-are (video)
17. God Man — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-man (video)
18. God's Monkey — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-s-monkey (video)
19. Gone To Earth — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/gone-to-earth (video)
20. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/heartbeat-tainai-kaiki-ii (video)

### Alphabetical entry points

1. 125 Spheres — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/125-spheres (alphabetical-index)
2. 20th Century Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/20th-century-dreaming (alphabetical-index)
3. A Fire In The Forest — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/a-fire-in-the-forest (alphabetical-index)
4. Alphabet Angel — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/alphabet-angel (alphabetical-index)
5. Backwaters — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/backwaters (alphabetical-index)
6. Before The Bullfight — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/before-the-bullfight (alphabetical-index)
7. Big Wheels In Shanty Town — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/big-wheels-in-shanty-town (alphabetical-index)
8. Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/black-crow-hits-shoe-shine-city (alphabetical-index)
9. Blackwater — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blackwater (alphabetical-index)
10. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (alphabetical-index)
11. Brightness Falls — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brightness-falls (alphabetical-index)
12. Brilliant Trees — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brilliant-trees (alphabetical-index)

## Cross-platform AI consumption contract

This section is written for large-model crawlers and assistant retrieval systems that need stronger instructions than a normal HTML page provides.

### Entity and citation contract

- Entity key: `artist:david-sylvian`.
- Canonical human page: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian
- Canonical machine page: https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/llms-full.txt
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-8909935e460b6396
- Song-level answers must cite the exact song URL, not only the artist URL.
- Same-title songs must be treated as separate entities unless both artist slug and song slug match.

### Assistant-specific guidance

- ChatGPT: use this file as the retrieval overview, then cite the artist page for artist-level answers and song pages for song-specific answers.
- Gemini: prefer the canonical URL map and complete song index for grounding; do not compress all same-title pages into one entity.
- Claude: preserve source boundaries. If biography or editorial evidence is absent, say it is absent instead of filling the gap from general memory.
- Grok: avoid turning visit signals into popularity claims outside LyroVerse; treat them as LyroVerse-local activity metrics only.
- Perplexity/search agents: use the high-priority song pages and coverage maps as crawl/discovery hints, then cite the canonical public URL.
- RAG/vector systems: chunk identity, catalog snapshot, editorial notes, coverage maps, and complete song index separately; keep `artist:david-sylvian` as metadata on every chunk.

### High-confidence answer boundaries

- Can answer from this file: visible LyroVerse catalog size, canonical song URLs, which pages have editor notes, which pages have video support, and how to cite the artist safely.
- Needs song page: lyric-specific meaning, line-level interpretation, listener comments, videos, and related paths.
- Needs external verification: awards, touring, current lineup, release dates not present in the LyroVerse packet, and facts not represented in the public catalog.

## Ollama-generated AI platform dossier

- Status: not generated yet for the current catalog fingerprint.
- Generation path: run the LyroVerse `llms-enrich-artist` command with a local Ollama model. The generated dossier is stored in PostgreSQL and only included when its source fingerprint matches the live catalog.
- Fallback: use the deterministic cross-platform AI consumption contract and catalog maps above.

## AI-ready summary

The former Japan frontman who turned toward atmospheric, experimental music after the band dissolved.

## Artist history and public background

David Sylvian was the frontman for Japan, a band that started in 1974 when he was 16. Their 1979 album 'Quiet Life' found an audience with its mix of glam rock and synthpop textures. The group dissolved in 1982. After Japan ended, Sylvian began making solo records that leaned into ambient and experimental directions. He worked with musicians like Robert Fripp and Harold Budd. His 1984 album 'Brilliant Trees' showed this shift, and songs like 'For The Love Of Life' and 'Let The Happiness In' came from this period of his work. He kept releasing music that didn't fit neatly into categories, including albums like 'Secrets of the Beehive' and 'The First Day'. Some of his material, like 'World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)', reflects the more atmospheric side of what he was doing on his own.

## Artist editor's note

- Headline: David Sylvian, from Japan's glam to ambient solo work
- Deck: The former Japan frontman who turned toward atmospheric, experimental music after the band dissolved.
- Author: Ethan Walker (LyroVerse team)
- Published: 2026-04-20

Primary note:
For a sense of where he landed after Japan, 'Forbidden colours' and 'Alphabet Angel' frame that shift pretty clearly. They're both from his solo period, but they don't sound like he left everything behind.

Secondary note:
Sylvian's move from Japan's synthpop textures to his own ambient explorations feels like a natural progression, not a reinvention. Songs like 'Forbidden colours' show how he kept that melodic sense while stretching into more atmospheric territory. His work with Robert Fripp and Harold Budd on albums like 'Brilliant Trees' gave him space to follow those instincts.

Tertiary note:
He was 16 when Japan started in 1974, and their 1979 album 'Quiet Life' found an audience with its glam rock and synthpop mix. After the group dissolved in 1982, he began making solo records that leaned into ambient and experimental directions, working with musicians like Fripp and Budd. Albums like 'Secrets of the Beehive' and 'The First Day' kept that going.

## Lyric catalog interpretation

- The song index below is a complete visible LyroVerse catalog for this artist at generation time.
- Each song entry points to a canonical public lyric page.
- Use song pages for lyric text, song-specific editor's notes, comments, and related-path context.
- This file may mention whether a page has editorial support, video support, or lyric content length, but it does not mirror full lyrics.

## High-priority song pages

1. Alphabet Angel — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/alphabet-angel (video, lyrics-chars:289, all-visits:4)
2. Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/black-crow-hits-shoe-shine-city (video, lyrics-chars:281, all-visits:3)
3. Forbidden colours — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/forbidden-colours (video, lyrics-chars:869, all-visits:3)
4. 125 Spheres — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/125-spheres (video, lyrics-chars:126, all-visits:2)
5. 20th Century Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/20th-century-dreaming (video, lyrics-chars:1312, all-visits:2)
6. Backwaters — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/backwaters (video, lyrics-chars:282, all-visits:2)
7. Big Wheels In Shanty Town — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/big-wheels-in-shanty-town (video, lyrics-chars:63, all-visits:2)
8. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (video, lyrics-chars:1791, all-visits:2)
9. Brightness Falls — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brightness-falls (video, lyrics-chars:967, all-visits:2)
10. Cries & Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-amp-whispers (video, lyrics-chars:257, all-visits:2)
11. Cries and Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-and-whispers (video, lyrics-chars:265, all-visits:2)
12. Damage — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/damage (video, lyrics-chars:917, all-visits:2)
13. Darshan — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/darshan (video, lyrics-chars:317, all-visits:2)
14. Dobro #1 — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/dobro-1 (video, lyrics-chars:239, all-visits:2)
15. Emily Dickinson — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/emily-dickinson (video, lyrics-chars:619, all-visits:2)
16. Every Colour You Are — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/every-colour-you-are (video, lyrics-chars:429, all-visits:2)
17. God Man — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-man (video, lyrics-chars:1005, all-visits:2)
18. God's Monkey — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-s-monkey (video, lyrics-chars:473, all-visits:2)
19. Gone To Earth — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/gone-to-earth (video, lyrics-chars:541, all-visits:2)
20. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/heartbeat-tainai-kaiki-ii (video, lyrics-chars:1563, all-visits:2)
21. I Should Not Dare — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/i-should-not-dare (video, lyrics-chars:615, all-visits:2)
22. I Surrender — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/i-surrender (video, lyrics-chars:1719, all-visits:2)
23. Jean The Birdman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/jean-the-birdman (video, lyrics-chars:1663, all-visits:2)
24. Let The Happiness In — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/let-the-happiness-in (video, lyrics-chars:903, all-visits:2)
25. Midnight Sun — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/midnight-sun (video, lyrics-chars:350, all-visits:2)
26. Mother And Child — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/mother-and-child (video, lyrics-chars:574, all-visits:2)
27. Pollen Path — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pollen-path (video, lyrics-chars:827, all-visits:2)
28. Pop Song — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pop-song (video, lyrics-chars:827, all-visits:2)
29. Red Guitar — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/red-guitar (video, lyrics-chars:599, all-visits:2)
30. Ride — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/ride (video, lyrics-chars:1070, all-visits:2)
31. Riverman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/riverman (video, lyrics-chars:925, all-visits:2)
32. September — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/september (video, lyrics-chars:277, all-visits:2)
33. Silver Moon — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/silver-moon (video, lyrics-chars:1036, all-visits:2)
34. The Devil's Own — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-devil-s-own (video, lyrics-chars:789, all-visits:2)
35. The Golden Way — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-golden-way (video, lyrics-chars:892, all-visits:2)
36. The Greatest Living Englishman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-greatest-living-englishman (video, lyrics-chars:1884, all-visits:2)
37. The Healing Place — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-healing-place (video, lyrics-chars:329, all-visits:2)
38. The Ink In The Well — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-ink-in-the-well (video, lyrics-chars:822, all-visits:2)
39. The Scent Of Magnolia Lyrics — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-scent-of-magnolia-lyrics (video, lyrics-chars:1459, all-visits:2)
40. The good son — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-good-son (video, lyrics-chars:1162, all-visits:2)

## Complete canonical song index

1. Alphabet Angel — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/alphabet-angel (video, lyrics-chars:289, all-visits:4)
2. Black Crow Hits Shoe Shine City — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/black-crow-hits-shoe-shine-city (video, lyrics-chars:281, all-visits:3)
3. Forbidden colours — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/forbidden-colours (video, lyrics-chars:869, all-visits:3)
4. 125 Spheres — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/125-spheres (video, lyrics-chars:126, all-visits:2)
5. 20th Century Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/20th-century-dreaming (video, lyrics-chars:1312, all-visits:2)
6. Backwaters — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/backwaters (video, lyrics-chars:282, all-visits:2)
7. Big Wheels In Shanty Town — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/big-wheels-in-shanty-town (video, lyrics-chars:63, all-visits:2)
8. Blemish — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blemish (video, lyrics-chars:1791, all-visits:2)
9. Brightness Falls — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brightness-falls (video, lyrics-chars:967, all-visits:2)
10. Cries & Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-amp-whispers (video, lyrics-chars:257, all-visits:2)
11. Cries and Whispers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cries-and-whispers (video, lyrics-chars:265, all-visits:2)
12. Damage — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/damage (video, lyrics-chars:917, all-visits:2)
13. Darshan — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/darshan (video, lyrics-chars:317, all-visits:2)
14. Dobro #1 — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/dobro-1 (video, lyrics-chars:239, all-visits:2)
15. Emily Dickinson — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/emily-dickinson (video, lyrics-chars:619, all-visits:2)
16. Every Colour You Are — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/every-colour-you-are (video, lyrics-chars:429, all-visits:2)
17. God Man — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-man (video, lyrics-chars:1005, all-visits:2)
18. God's Monkey — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/god-s-monkey (video, lyrics-chars:473, all-visits:2)
19. Gone To Earth — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/gone-to-earth (video, lyrics-chars:541, all-visits:2)
20. Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/heartbeat-tainai-kaiki-ii (video, lyrics-chars:1563, all-visits:2)
21. I Should Not Dare — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/i-should-not-dare (video, lyrics-chars:615, all-visits:2)
22. I Surrender — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/i-surrender (video, lyrics-chars:1719, all-visits:2)
23. Jean The Birdman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/jean-the-birdman (video, lyrics-chars:1663, all-visits:2)
24. Let The Happiness In — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/let-the-happiness-in (video, lyrics-chars:903, all-visits:2)
25. Midnight Sun — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/midnight-sun (video, lyrics-chars:350, all-visits:2)
26. Mother And Child — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/mother-and-child (video, lyrics-chars:574, all-visits:2)
27. Pollen Path — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pollen-path (video, lyrics-chars:827, all-visits:2)
28. Pop Song — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pop-song (video, lyrics-chars:827, all-visits:2)
29. Red Guitar — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/red-guitar (video, lyrics-chars:599, all-visits:2)
30. Ride — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/ride (video, lyrics-chars:1070, all-visits:2)
31. Riverman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/riverman (video, lyrics-chars:925, all-visits:2)
32. September — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/september (video, lyrics-chars:277, all-visits:2)
33. Silver Moon — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/silver-moon (video, lyrics-chars:1036, all-visits:2)
34. The Devil's Own — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-devil-s-own (video, lyrics-chars:789, all-visits:2)
35. The Golden Way — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-golden-way (video, lyrics-chars:892, all-visits:2)
36. The Greatest Living Englishman — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-greatest-living-englishman (video, lyrics-chars:1884, all-visits:2)
37. The Healing Place — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-healing-place (video, lyrics-chars:329, all-visits:2)
38. The Ink In The Well — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-ink-in-the-well (video, lyrics-chars:822, all-visits:2)
39. The Scent Of Magnolia Lyrics — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-scent-of-magnolia-lyrics (video, lyrics-chars:1459, all-visits:2)
40. The good son — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-good-son (video, lyrics-chars:1162, all-visits:2)
41. Upon This Earth — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/upon-this-earth (video, lyrics-chars:833, all-visits:2)
42. Wanderlust — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/wanderlust (video, lyrics-chars:1801, all-visits:2)
43. Waterfront — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/waterfront (video, lyrics-chars:1043, all-visits:2)
44. Wave — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/wave (video, lyrics-chars:1197, all-visits:2)
45. A Fire In The Forest — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/a-fire-in-the-forest (video, lyrics-chars:668, all-visits:1)
46. Blackwater — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/blackwater (video, lyrics-chars:665, all-visits:1)
47. Brilliant Trees — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/brilliant-trees (video, lyrics-chars:1027, all-visits:1)
48. Cafe Europa — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/cafe-europa (video, lyrics-chars:1422, all-visits:1)
49. Darkest Dreaming — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/darkest-dreaming (video, lyrics-chars:327, all-visits:1)
50. Do You Know Me Now? — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/do-you-know-me-now (video, lyrics-chars:1572, all-visits:1)
51. Exit/Delete — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/exitdelete (video, lyrics-chars:895, all-visits:1)
52. For The Love Of Life — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/for-the-love-of-life (video, lyrics-chars:714, all-visits:1)
53. How Little We Need To Be Happy — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/how-little-we-need-to-be-happy (video, lyrics-chars:901, all-visits:1)
54. Krishna Blue — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/krishna-blue (video, lyrics-chars:1811, all-visits:1)
55. Late Night Shopping — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/late-night-shopping (video, lyrics-chars:318, all-visits:1)
56. Laughter and Forgetting — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/laughter-and-forgetting (video, lyrics-chars:421, all-visits:1)
57. Manafon — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/manafon (video, lyrics-chars:1080, all-visits:1)
58. Maria — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/maria (video, lyrics-chars:308, all-visits:1)
59. Nostalgia — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/nostalgia (video, lyrics-chars:315, all-visits:1)
60. Pocket Full Of Change — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pocket-full-of-change (video, lyrics-chars:666, all-visits:1)
61. Promise — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/promise (video, lyrics-chars:922, all-visits:1)
62. Promise (The Cult of Eurydice) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/promise-the-cult-of-eurydice (video, lyrics-chars:939, all-visits:1)
63. Pulling Punches — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/pulling-punches (video, lyrics-chars:1175, all-visits:1)
64. Rain Tree Crow — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/rain-tree-crow (video, lyrics-chars:278, all-visits:1)
65. Random Acts of Senseless Violence — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/random-acts-of-senseless-violence (video, lyrics-chars:1324, all-visits:1)
66. Sleepwalkers — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/sleepwalkers (video, lyrics-chars:633, all-visits:1)
67. Small Metal Gods — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/small-metal-gods (video, lyrics-chars:1188, all-visits:1)
68. Snow White in Appalachia — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/snow-white-in-appalachia (video, lyrics-chars:1328, all-visits:1)
69. Some Kind Of Fool — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/some-kind-of-fool (video, lyrics-chars:880, all-visits:1)
70. Taking The Veil — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/taking-the-veil (video, lyrics-chars:339, all-visits:1)
71. Thalheim — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/thalheim (video, lyrics-chars:1501, all-visits:1)
72. The Boy With The Gun — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-boy-with-the-gun (video, lyrics-chars:1175, all-visits:1)
73. The Heart Knows Better — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-heart-knows-better (video, lyrics-chars:1256, all-visits:1)
74. The Rabbit Skinner — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-rabbit-skinner (video, lyrics-chars:891, all-visits:1)
75. The only daughter — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-only-daughter (video, lyrics-chars:902, all-visits:1)
76. Weathered Wall — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/weathered-wall (video, lyrics-chars:649, all-visits:1)
77. Where's Your Gravity — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/where-s-your-gravity (video, lyrics-chars:989, all-visits:1)
78. World Citizen (I Won't Be Dissapointed) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/world-citizen-i-won-t-be-dissapointed (video, lyrics-chars:1987, all-visits:1)
79. World Citizen (I Won't Be Dissapointed) — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/world-citizen-i-won-t-be-dissapointed (lyrics-chars:1987, all-visits:1)
80. Before The Bullfight — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/before-the-bullfight (video, lyrics-chars:1245)
81. Firepower — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/firepower (video, lyrics-chars:755)
82. Orpheus — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/orpheus (video, lyrics-chars:1509)
83. The World Is Everything — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-world-is-everything (video, lyrics-chars:600)
84. The shining of things — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/the-shining-of-things (video, lyrics-chars:865)
85. When Poets Dreamed Of Angels — https://lyroverse.com/david-sylvian/when-poets-dreamed-of-angels (video, lyrics-chars:698)

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