‘Second Generation’ [3:35] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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How can I try to go on with my life Say what you like but it's hard to go on Remember nineteen sixty five When those faces painted white Well just like me they did not succeed So why do I go on The lies that we hear about it Never seem to turn our heads We're numb to what we feel about it We're deaf to what we hear There's a posters on my wall It says prepare to meet thy doom But i'm too young too young to die For this I will survive It's not too late to change the things that we have done We can't stand still and watch while everything goes wrong It's not too late too late too late So tell me who are the people That sit alone at the top of stairs Never do we see them Theirs is no answer to our prayers So mister this and mister that You think that we don't know your games Yet you're the ones with atomic bombs To send us to our graves It's not too late to change the things that we have done We can't stand still and watch while everything goes wrong It's not too late too late too late Far far away there are others who feel the same Deep down inside if we want then we can win So stand up now you people before millions of you die Because it's not too late to change our fate We've gotta put up the fight It's not too late to change the things that we have done We can't stand still and watch while everything goes wrong It's not too late too late too late
Notes
:Produced by The Suicide Sqaud
Mike Peters Notes
:Originally intended for “Declaration” having been written as early as 1981. It had been an outstanding song in the live set ever since the band’s inception. The version we cut during the album sessions did not make it and was relegated to b-side status. I think we over-played the song live and had tinkered with the arrangement so much, we somehow contrived to strip the single of all its innocence and charm. In fact, the version released on “The Deceiver” single doesn’t really sound much like The Alarm at all.
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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