‘Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?’ [2:56] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
Lead Vocals:Mike Peters
Lyrics
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Born into a war and peace Forced to choose between a right and wrong Each man kills the thing he loves For better or for worse Face to face with a ragged truth Mixed up and torn in two And turned your back on the only thing That could save you from yourself WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE WHEN THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL WHEN THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING STRUCK AND THE RAIN AND THE FOUR WINDS DID HOWL After all time building up Comes inevitable knocking down (ONE BY ONE ) Comes receivers liars gamblers Pick pocket entourage (TWO BY TWO) Selling out is a cardinal sin Sinning with a safety net (THREE BY THREE) They say that all things come in threes Here comes the third degree WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE WHEN THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL WHEN THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING STRUCK AND THE RAIN AND THE FOUR WINDS DID HOWL All cards are marked And all fates will collide The truth is the truth Or the truth is surely a lie Get back in your shelter If you can't come down off the fence And one more question Where were you? Where were you? WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE WHEN THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL WHEN THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING STRUCK AND THE FOUR WINDS DID HOWL WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE WHEN THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL WHERE WERE YOU HIDING WHEN THE STORM BROKE WHEN THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL WHERE WERE YOU HIDING FOUR WINDS HOWL
Notes
:Produced by Alan Shacklock
Engineered by Chris Porter
Recorded at Abbey Road & Good Earth Studios, Novemeber 1983
Mike Peters Notes
:We started playing it on the US tour, but never took it seriously until we went into the studio. All We had at first was the title, then I wrote words in about 10 minutes. It’s the most spontaneous song.
(Boston Rock, 1984)
Dave Sharp Notes
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Eddie MacDonald Notes
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Nigel Twist Notes
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