‘In The Cold Light Of Day’ [4:27] (MacDonald / Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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This man's alone The crowds have all gone home There is no sound Alone after all the years that I have known I'm still walking a long, hard road I'm still miles and miles from home I see and feel But I can't escape the tension that exists That leaves the man emotionally stripped I'm still hoping for release I'm still fighting to be free I'm still fighting to be free Only love could break through the sadness All I know that love can heal Only love can lift the darkness Shining through in the cold light of day To set me free In the cold light of day (I'm dying now) I know somewhere Deep down in this world There is some peace I've known it in a kiss Sometimes in sleep I'm still hoping for release I'm still fighting to be free I'm still fighting to be free Only love could break through the sadness All I know that love can heal Only love can lift the darkness Shining through in the cold light of day To set me free In the cold light of day I been christened with Holy Water I have dined with the devil's daughter I've been written off I have returned I've put my hand in the fire and been burned But only love, only love, only love, only love Only love could break through the sadness All I know that love can heal Only love can lift the darkness Shining through in the cold light of day To set me free In the cold light of day Hey now Only love can break this sadness Only love can set me free Only love can lift the darkness Shine through in the cold light of day Only love Only love Only love can lift the darkness Shining through in the cold light of day Only love
Notes
:Recorded at Pluto Studios, Manchester, 17th May 1985.
Alan Shacklock, the band’s original choice of producer for the Strength album was rejected by IRS Records boss Miles Copeland (because he hadn’t liked Shacklock’s production of the Absolute Reality single). When Copeland’s choice of Jimmy Iovine failed to show for the recording sessions, the band contacted Shacklock again, only to find that he was already at work on a Roger Daltry album. Shacklock asked Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald to write a song for Daltry, the result being “In The Cold Light Of Day”.
The Alarm’s demo version was recorded during a day off on the Absolute Tour. Roger Daltry receievd the song too late for consideration for his own album. The Alarm eventually re-worked the song as “Only Love Can Set Me Free” and used on 1987’s Eye Of The Hurricane album.
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