‘Deceiver, The’ [5:05] (Macdonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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You are the power and the glory You are the weakness in defeat Like the rise and fall of the British Empire You make me sick with your conceit You are, you are the weakness You are, you are, you are The sickness that�s in my soul You are you are you are the maker You are called greed and you�re a cheat You are you are you are the deceiver You are not welcome in my life You are the maker of illusions You break up every dream we�ve ever made And as I rise up from the ashes Wouldn't you believe it You raise your ugly head Have you no shame Too long, too long you have lain there Too far too long too strong Oh I will break your hold You are you are you are the maker You are called greed and you�re a cheat You are you are you are the deceiver You are not welcome in my life You are, you are the weakness Within us You are, you are, you are, you are the sickness that�s in my soul You are you are you are the maker You are called greed and you�re a cheat You are you are you are the deceiver You are called greed and you�re a cheat (You are, you are, you are the maker) You sow the seeds for our destruction (You are called greed and you�re a cheat) You break up everything we�ve done (You are, you are, you are the deciever) You hold your hands out for forgiveness You bite the hands the hands that feed ya You are you are you are the maker You are called greed and you�re a cheat What promted you to give it away You are you are you are the deceiver You are called greed and you�re a cheat You are the downfall You are you are you are the deceiver
Notes
:Produced by Alan Shacklock
Engineered by Chris Porter
Recorded at Abbey Road & Good Earth Studios, Novemeber 1983
Keyboards: Alan Shacklock
Backing vocals: Chris Porter
Mike Peters Notes
:”A treatise on greed”. “We’ve always said ‘go out and get what you can,’ but I believe there’s a line to be drawn. I don’t want to take too much from our audience, or too much out of life. This was a hard song to write, coming from feelings that weren’t quite definable. So it came out quite obscure, with some strange twists in it.”
(Boston Rock, 1984)
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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