‘Only The Thunder (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [4:31] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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All I want is someone to believe in But in who to believe is hard to define When some say the future is unwritten Some say the simple things in life are the best When all is dark and dusty down the tracks And all paths from exile have roadblocks on all points Saying "No, No way out of here, go Back to from where you came from" And some say when you're down you fight the hardest Some tighten the belt while others let go Someone once said, if you don't ask you don't receive Someone showed me that written down in the back of a book And as I reach out and see my life unfold I tell you this because I truly believe in it Ask and you'll receive my friend Seek and you shall find Oh won't you help me now. Only the thunder knows What drives a man in the darkest throes Fortune and poverty They're oh so close, oh so close ONLY THE THUNDER And some say everything must have a reason Some say everything will one day soon come to pass Some say that's life, that's the way the cards fall Someone once said the answer's blowin' in the wind And the word I seek to answer my questions Is written down on everything I see It's in the words written on the subway walls Filling the concert halls. (Strike up the band now) Only the thunder knows What drives a man in the darkest throes Fortune and poverty They're oh so close, oh so close ONLY THE THUNDER And what you give is what you get my friend No one told you, has no one told you Don't forget the drum rolls and earn that split No one told you, and now I'm telling you Only the thunder knows What drives a man in the darkest throes Fortune and drum drum drum Oh so close, oh so close ONLY THE THUNDER ONLY THE THUNDER
Notes
:A backing track rough mix, recorded live in the studio.
Recorded at Marcus Studios, Westbourne Grovem London, June – July 1985.
Mixed at Marcus Studios 27th June 1985.
Mike Peters Notes
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Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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