‘Majority (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:30] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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I used to put the flowers in the dressing room I'm no longer a child I'm all grown up now I've set them up seen them let me down I've been in the crowd swirling round and round All as one with those songs of Freedom Saying all the things I could never say And I rode with fate on a wing and a prayer And there were four in the bed and the little one said WE WERE RUNNING SO FAST WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAD HIT US AND WE WERE BLIND TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD WAS BLIND TO US MAJORITY WHOA LIKE A MAJORITY (come on) I see a sea of faces staring up I hear the sound of my beloved in the crowd She's saying give me a future I want it now I don't want my life to know any bounds 'Cause I'm young and I want to run I don't care where to just as I'm with you She could be you or you or you or you And there were four in the bed and the little one said WE WERE RUNNING SO FAST WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAD HIT US AND WE WERE BLIND TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD WAS BLIND TO US MAJORITY WHOA LIKE A MAJORITY I see them rise, I see them fall The broken trust and the promises rust When will another one bite the dust, bite the dust Oh I see them rise, I see them fall The broken trust and the promises rust When will another one bite the dust, bite the dust Bite the dust Oh I give everything I've ever had to give I bought the books, the records all the politics It was all those words that shaped my dreams There were times when I felt like a human being I say hello Are you listening now I say hello I say hello, hello In the lost generation I'm calling out There were four in the bed and the little one said WE WERE RUNNING SO FAST WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT HAD HIT US AND WE WERE BLIND TO THE WORLD AND THE WORLD WAS BLIND TO US WHOA LIKE A MAJORITY
Notes
:A backing track rough mix, reocrded live in the studio.
Recorded at Marcus Studios, Westbourne Grovem London, June – July 1985.
Mixed at Marcus Studios 27th June 1985.
Mike Peters Notes
:Played live for the first time at the fabled Pier 84 show in New York City. (14.9.84) I had only just written the song, and was desperate to play it live before we got down to recording our second LP. The title was originally “We Are The Majority”, and while The Alarm toured Europe with U.2. In late ’84, Bono suggested the song might be more powerful if the lyric were to be sung in the first person. I took Bono’s suggestion on board, and the song, and the song thet went on to become the classic opening song to most of the Alarmshows of ’85 became simply “Majority”. The song should have appeared on the “Strength” album.
(1995, Second Generation)
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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