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pleasantly disturbed
composers
Kerr,
Burchill
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
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This dark anthem was the first song
Jim and
Charlie wrote for Simple Minds.
It was played at their first gig (Satellite City, Glasgow, UK, 17th January 1978).
It was subsequently used as the climax to their
1978 gigs and also concluded their
second demo tape.
It also finished the first side of their debut album
Life In A Day, and although impressive, the newly polished recording
(complete with slightly different lyrics from the demo) lost some edge.
However, the song remained a firm live favourite, and often closed the main set of their
1979 gigs. Whilst being often paried with Murder Story (the other monolith from
Life In A Day), the
band played around with the song on stage, often adding Bowie's
Memory Of A Free Fesival to the second half of the song.
lyrics
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Black lines call out from his face,
Oh his heart beats staccato pace.
She says he's not killing time.
I just don't want him for no friend of mine.
Meanwhile Susan goes out all alone,
So many reasons but they're not all her own.
Bend till you break,
Scream if you must,
Someone's in her room,
Someone she don't trust.
Can you see me? I'm in the lukewarm rain
Try so very hard,
You know I just can't explain.
Think of a colour,
Tell me what you see.
That colour's red,
You can take it from me.
Take it from me.
Take it from me.
I've seen the streetlights,
Shine on the underground.
I've heard the dead fight,
When there's no other sound.
I've seen the streetlights,
Shine on the underground,
I've heard the dead fight,
When there's no other sound.
Streetlight,
Streetlight,
Streetlight,
Streetlight sweetlight.
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