This Life is a song that was first released on the debut self titled Coloursøund album released on 11th October 1999 and later remastered for the 2020 reissue
1999 Original Coloursøund album recording details
Running length 3:58
Written by Mike Peters / Billy Duffy
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Recorded at The Vibrating Room, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Billy Duffy
Mixed by Mike Peters & Jim Lowe at Trident Studios, London W1F, England
Mastered by Declan Burns at Chop Em Out
Alternative studio recordings ~ Demos ~ Acoustic ~ Remastered
1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II – Demonstration recording
Running length 4:10
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitar
Billy Duffy – Electric & Bass Guitars
Johnny Donnelly – Drums
Recorded in 1998 Cil-y-Bryn, Wales
Recorded by Mike Jones
Mixed by Mike Peters and Mike Jones
Mastered by Gary Butler at RTS
1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III – Demonstration Recording
Running length 4:06
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitars
Billy Duffy – Electric, Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Craig Adams – Bass
Johnny Donnelly – Drums
Recorded in 1998 at Bob Rock Studios, Hawaii. USA
Recorded by Bob Rock and Brian Dobbs
1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III – Acoustic recording
Running length 3:350
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Machine
Billy Duffy – 12 & 6 string Acoustic Guitars
Craig Adams – Acoustic Bass
Recorded in 1999 at Mountain and Sea Studios, Dyserth, Wales
2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund [Remastered]
Running length 3:59
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Remastered from the 1999 original recording by Pete Maher
Remastering supervised by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography for studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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11th October 1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on CD by 21st Century Records under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Music Productions PLC, catalogue number No. 21C008
1999 Original album recording
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund I
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C022
1999 Original album recording
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C023
1998 Demo recording version
2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C024
1999 Acoustic version
28th September 2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on vinyl and CD by The Great North Western Recording Company, catalogue number No. GNWRCD001. (CD) GWRC001 (Black vinyl, limited edition blue vinyl, Limited edition red vinyl)
1999 Album recording remastered
Lyrics – Coloursøund 1999 Album release version
You’ve got the words to set me free
You’ve got the heart to bring me peace
You’re always there to lift me higher
You take yourself out to put me in
I can’t live
I can’t live this life
La la la la la la la life
This life this life
You’ve got the grace to bring me light
You show me the way when I am blinded
You carry a cross to ease my pain
You give me a year for just one day
I can’t live
I can’t live this life
La la la la la la la life
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la life
This life
I can’t live
I can’t live this life
La la la la la la la life
I can’t live
I can’t live this life
La la la la la la la life
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
I can’t live
This life
Audio & Visual Links ~ 1 x Audio
Audio Link – 2020 Remastered version
Spotify Link for the Remastered Coloursøund including This Life
(Page updated 04/04/2022)