‘Absolute Reality (Single version)’ [3:25] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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Hey now now Hey hey hey You may be rich You may be poor You may have nothing in this world at all You may be black,you maybe white You may be a prisioner in your own times You may be lost. You may be found You may have been beaten up and knocked to the ground You may have belief, suffer from deceit Or you just might be blind Oh no no You may affect the truth You may be seen as false You may be a king or a vagabond You may be up, you may be down You may sit in judgement with the rest of the clowns You may have love You may have hate You may be the President Of The United States But even you, you can't sit and hide While the world's resources die This is absolute reality reality reality We are all the cause, The solution to reality Ooh yeah yeah Hey now now Hey now now You may be in control You may be controlled You may sit down 'till you do as you're told You may work hard You may never work at all You may be accused but you don't know what for You may be innocent or partly to blame You may just be afraid in this power mad age But there's one thing we all must find Some peace in our time This is absolute reality reality reality If I may speak of truth this is absolute reality The absolute time, the absolute place The absolute now for the absolute solution It's absolute reality now Now Now Now This is absolute reality reality reality This is absolute reality reality reality This is absolute Oh reality La la la la la This is absolute La la la la la Reality La la la la la This is absolute Reality
Notes
:Produced By Alan Shacklock
Engineered by Rafe McKenna
Recorded at Good Earth, October 1984
Mike Peters: Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Dave Sharp: Electric Guitar & Backing Vocals
Eddie Macdonald: Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
Nigel Twist: Drums & Backing Vocals
Ian Kewley: Hammond Organ
Mike Peters Notes
:Throughout the autumn of 1984, we were trying to write a follow up to Declaration. Eddie & I wrote a new song we were convinced was the track to put The Alarm back on course, Absolute Reality. We went into the studio with Alan Shacklock and cut the song with a view to putting it out as a single. This time we stayed away from technology and cut the song in the tried and tested formula which had proved so successful with Declaration. When we had finished the song Miles Copeland and the label were unsure about it’s chances at radio and it was decided that we should wait, find a new producer and concentrate on writing the main body of a new album before deciding on the next single.
(Alarm 2000 Collection Liner Notes)
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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