------------------------------------------------------------------------ List of tracks: Great Expectations I Wish Notice Me Liberal Education Smalltown England Spirit Of The Falklands Christian Militia Running In The Rain The Cause Drag It Down Frightened The Attack ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Great Expectations When I was young I dreamed and dreamed About all the things that I was going to be A brave explorer holding court Or a really famous astronaut Or captain of the England team They said "Son, it could all be yours You just work hard and pay your dues Don't be content with what you've got There's always more than you can want Everybody's on the make That's what made this country great" Ch: So all I wanted in the end Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend A little place to call my home Like a planet that was all my own Well that's not much to ask, it's really not It's not much to ask, just the same as anybody else So welcome to the free for all The smash and grab, the freeloaders ball Where everything is here for us If we scream, shout, make a fuss There's nothing that we can't afford With a poisoned tongue and a sharpened sword Spoilt children in a row No- one dares to tell them "No" Ch: So all I wanted in the end Was world domination and a whole lot of money to spend Everything I touch, everything I see Fame and fortune, immortality Well that's not much to ask, it's really not It's not much to ask, just the same as everybody else So in every heart there's a broken dream A shattered cause, a might have been In every eye there's a secret tear In every heart there's a secret fear That this is it, done, complete Resign yourself to your defeat The bitterness behind the show That's where spoilt children go (Sullivan/Morrow 1982) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I Wish Today seems so special like a beginning or an end And there's so many thousand people here After all the grey days we're shining once again And I wouldn't be anywhere else in the world We never want to fight you We only want to love Ch: I wish it could always be like this I wish I could always be in love The world reflects the passion in your grey eye's 'And I see them shine You raise up your arms like you believe that you can fly And I want you so much now I never want to hurt you I only want to love (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Notice Me I'll take any drug in the whole damn world If you'll only notice me Mainline poisons by the score Please will you notice me I'll break any law, hurt anybody For God's sake notice me Cut my wrists and slash my face For Christ's sake notice me I'll drink anybody into the ground If you'll only notice me I'll kick the teeth out of anyone here Come on and notice me I'll wear the clothes and cut my hair Please will you notice me I'll be a pop star and I'll stand on stage For God's sake notice me ch: Whoever told him that it mattered Who told him that anyone cared He's got an oergrown sense of his own importance No-one's really bothered around here He was such a quiet boy Never any trouble before, never any trouble before I'll get a big car and drive like a maniac Please notice me I'll make a lot of money and tread on you If you'll only notice me I'll tell you any lies you want to hear For God's sake notice me I'll kill myself while you are watching For Christ's sake notice me (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liberal Education Take away our history Take away our heroes Take away our values And leave us here with nothing We were in the garden of Eden Just as children mess around We only lean against a tree And the apple came tumbling down You gave us what we asked for But never what we wanted We were only children How could you have been so stupid We went up to the steel walls That guard the sacred town We only whispered to ourselves And the walls came tumbling down We didn't want a victory We just wanted to fight But you wouldn't fight You just gave in You went and spoiled every game You broke an everlasting chain And nobody respects you for your weakness Take away our idols Take away our faith Take away our hatred And put us in this vacuum They say be yourself, please yourself Express yourself some more It's your right to do what you like 'Cos we can't really be bothered with you at all We didn't want a victory We just wanted to fight But you wouldn't fight You said it isn't nice to fight You went and spoiled every game You broke an everlasting chain And nobody respects you for your weakness (Sulivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Smalltown EnglandSmalltown England Turn left at the lights about 50 yards down There's a pub in the corner and I'll meet you inside At a quarter to eight and we'll go into town And find out what everybody's been saying About us Smalltown walss have eyes and ears Stories fly thick and fast around here Truth and lies are all the same Whatever you do don't rock the boat You've got to play the game, play the game ch: Is it a crime to want something else Is it a crime to believe in something different Is it a crime to want to make things happen The spit in the faces of the cynical fools The incrowd know that the shell is thin They all protect the cage they're in Get drunk and stoned and wrecked again No tears of rage, no cries of pain Nothing ventured, nothing gained In smalltown England The world outside the pint in hand Is all so hard to understand And if visions of the world come clear They're not allowed to interfere ch: Is it a crime to want something else Is it a crime to believe in something different Is it a crime to want to make things happen The spit in the faces of the cynical fools The smell of hot food from the takeaway curry Diesel fumes from a passing lorry Waiting in the queue in the pouring rain For the chip shop up on Bowling Land Well last week wew all got really smashed We couldn't stand up, it was a real laugh And this week's going to the just the same And the next and the next, again and again They say you've got to have fun while you're young 'Cos they can't believe there's anything else except this (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Spirit Of The Falklands The natives are restless tonight, sir Cooped up on estates with no hope in sight They need some kind of distraction We can give them that And they'd kill if they only had something to kill for They'd die if they only had something to die for They'd cheer if they only had something to cheer for We can give them that So it's off to war we go (I couldn't believe it) Bring out all the flags (I never believed it) Fight the good fight Sir, it's working like a dream Half the nation are hooked on the bait Waiting for the next victorious instalment We can give them that 'Cos it's no suprise that young men are heroes It's no suprise that young men are strong It's no suprise that young men are foolish We've known that all along Exciting pictures on News at Ten (I couldn't believe it) Read all the crap on all the front pages (I never believed it) Fight the good fight ch: Dead men in the south atlantic It's meant to warm our hearts They think that they died for you and me Oh God, what a farce, what a farce And now it's the repeats Plugging the Falklands and the Falklands spirit Show the pictures again and again 'Till the next war comes around 'Cos we'll kill if we only have something to kill for We'll die if we only have something to die for We'll cheer if we only have something to cheer for That's worthy of the name Oh yes the next war (I never believed it) See the propaganda in TV fiction (I never believed it) Enemies with horns and tails ch: Dead men in the south atlantic It's meant to warm our hearts They think that they died for you and me Oh God, what a farce There's crippled men back home in England Doesn't it warm your hearts They think they fought for peace and freedom Poor boys, what a farce, what a farce (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Christian Militia There's a witch hunt coming Screaming out on it's rebirth There's a crusade coming Hellfires back here on earth See the light in their eyes shine Listen to their words like swords The Christian militia is marhing now There's a witch hunt coming Born from all thos American fears There's a new purge coming An inquisition for all of us here Hold onto your sanity as best you can While some Hitler claims to speak for the Son of Man The Christian militia is marching now Hatred makes the adrenealin flow Stir up the fire watch it grow Everybody loves a riteous cause Old lives forgotten in holy wars Everything forgotten in holy wars There's a nightmare coming Shut up your dorrs close your mind There's a nightmare coming Born again, born again blind The girls show the way, then show their legs With American showbiz razmatazz With sex in one hand and a gun in the other Christ returns The right-wing respectable clampdown clan Find their figure head in a holy man Here come the Christians an hysterical mob Worshipping the Devil in the name of God Worshipping the Devil in the name of God (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Running In The Rain So many words are spoken Round and round and round and round So many confidences broken In this town Too many cigarettes I don't want to feel like this anymore I go running in the rain The television programmes Go round and round and round and round Oh God, I wish you were Still here Oh yes, I'm sorry for what I said I love you, but I still wish you were dead Now I'm running in the rain So much time for thinking Round and round and round and round The boys all go drinking Just to shut it out Out here in the water, the wind You know that you're alive Running in the rain (Sullivan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Cause Headline in the paper tells of fighting in the streets Teenage battles; six arrested Mutters in the council chambers, something must be done Before our city streets become infested And mummy turns to daddy says "where was our little boy that day Why can't he just stay at home and watch the silver screen" Ch: All we wanted was a cause that we could fight for One chance for the heroes to win the day All we wanted was a chance to see the world In black and white Instead of a hundred shades of grey Watch the raving maniacs go carving up the night See the barmy smiles on their faces See the crazy bombers going cross their deadly wires Blow themselves into a million pieces The bands play it hard and fast go ripping their sets Adrenalin going flowing drink and no regrets What do we tell our grandchildren When they ask us about the good old days Boring empty daytime jobs and frozen up inside Do you not remember what your daddy told you long ago God, how the old men used to fight (Sullivan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drag It Down They started work this morning down at city square they're pulling down the statues of our great grandfather's hero the new books say he wasn't such a great man after all and anyway remember that the times they are a-changing. Pull it down, drag it down drag it down, pull it down till there's nothing to look up to but the brand names on the posters all around. They proved on television last night god was just a lie he never made the world at all it was just some sweet old-fashioned rate so melt down all the ornaments, move out all the graves and let us build the disco that we need for our young 'braves'. Pull it down, drag it down drag it down, pull it down till the hopes and dreams of all the ages past are shattered on the ground. We think we are so clever killing heroes, killing magic till everything that's sacred is brought down to our level for Mammon is a jealous master leaves no room for any other all the questions left unanswered all the answers gone forever. So bow to the woman in the finest fur bow to the man with the ace street cool bow to the woman with all the power bow to the man with all the money. In whose sight are we equal now? in whose sight are we equal now? in whose sight are we equal now? in whose sight are we equal now? Now that we've killed god now that we've killed god oh, now that we've killed god. Pull it down, drag it down drag it down, pull it down till there's nothing to look up to but the brand names on the posters. Pull it down, drag it down drag it down, pull it down till the hopes and dreams of all the ages past are shattered on the ground. (Sullivan/Heaton) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frightened It's all out on the streets today but you, you've found a place to hide too busy with the ratrace you pass by on the other side your's is the face of the brand new Britian with blinkers on your eyes find yourself position and cling on for dear life you're so frightened everybody's so frightened. The papers tell of rape and murder everything that you want to hear bad tidings on the radio you find a way to name your fear so you never pick up hitchhikers never talk to strangers believe the world outside your bolted door is evil you're so frightened everybody's so frightened. You are just a victim of your own bad dreams while people,well we are the same as we've always been but through the blindness in your eyes for just one minute I see them shine - love me..won't you love me and they all turn away. You never fight for anything you always turn your face away and you never get involved in trouble let all evil have it's way so as the girl screams in the street below you turn up the television perhaps you'll see it on the news well,it's nothing to do with you you're too frightened everybody's so frightened why is everybody so frightened? everybody's so frightened. (Sullivan/Morrow) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Attack Now the talking's over plans are laid and the hour is set glances round the table eyes all shining, dark and bright we meet again at daybreak for the day that will be ours we're tomorrow's history so just check your weapons, say your prayers. Now the evening's over voices muffled in the cold night mist we leave the house together home to rest up in the last few hours heads against the pillows with eyes that will not close of all the dreams that we've ever had this is the one oh, this is the one. Now the night is over dawn cracks under like a breaking shell now the waiting's over as we walk in silence through the empty streets. We meet beneath the tower greetings empty like the taste inside turn towards the valley and the day that has waited for us all our lives even in this age of concrete even in this age of reason there comes a time when you put your life into the hands of the gods. (Sullivan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ about. Tracks 1-4 · first broadcast on the David Jensen Show · 17.7.1983 Tracks 5-8 · first broadcast on the John Peel Show · 14.12.1983 Track 9 unreleased demo Tracks 10-12 · first broadcast on the Janice Long Show · 30.12.1984 ------------------------------------------------------------------------