‘Poetic Justice’ [4:38] (Mike Peters, Jules Jones), Mike Peters
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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What on earth is this world a coming to What on earth is going down What on earth is happening to us Is everything I feel poetic justice What happened to our better world a comin' What happened to our brave new vision What happened to our dream of the future Is everything I see poetic justice Can you hear it on the ghetto The spray cans speak In confession whispered to a priest Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic justic (What you gonna do now) What you gonna do now everythings changing (What you gonna say now) What you gonna say now it's all over (Where you gonna hide) Where you gonna hide now the storm's broken Is every word I write poetic justice Is this the armageddon? Or the apocalypse? Revenge for the judas kiss? Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic justice Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic justice Written across my heart Written inside my mind Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice Poetic Poetic Poetic Justice
Notes
:Recorded at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters
Mixed by Risteard O’Monaigh & Field Marshall Slug
Engineered by Gethyn Evans
Mike Peters & The Poets:
Mike Peters – Guitar & Vocals
Field Marshall Slug – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar & Backing Vocals
Jules Jones – Piano, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Brychan Llyr – Rhythm guitar, mandorin & backing vocals
Emyr Penlan – Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
Mike Peters Notes
:”I wrote this song during the early stages of experimenting in my chapel studio in Wales. In many ways this song forms a bridge between my work with The Alarm and now. The arrangement has stayed true to my initial demo, (which it might be interesting to release at some stage). I worked the song out with a string arrangement which was inspired by John Paul Jones’ work for Led Zeppelin. J.P.J. came to stay with me, with a view to producing the ‘Change’ album. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out, but his ideas stayed with me. The main guitar riff was there right from the start and this became the foundation of the song. The whole arrangement finally came together when Jules found a way of bridging the verse to the chorus. From a live point of view this song has always worked as an opening to the show and we decided to cut this song first in the studio. It seems only fitting that lyrically and musically it should be the first track on ‘Breathe’.”
(21st Century Fanzine #2)
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