Photo: The Alarm,6/1/1984

‘Deceiver, The (radio edit)’ [3:50] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: 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 the weakness 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 [read more]

‘Deeside’ [3:08] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Hey now! The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was like a lame pit pony at the end of its days (Fire, Fire, Fire) [read more]

‘Strength (June 1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [5:44] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: GIVE ME LOVE GIVE ME HOPE GIVE ME STRENGTH GIVE ME SOMEONE TO LIVE FOR Who will light the fire I need to survive Who will be the life blood Coursing through my veins Like a river flowing That will never change I need someone I can depend on ‘Cause I’m a man of emotions And [read more]