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Recorded at Parkland Studios, Denmead, Hampshire
Originally from Loud Symbols by A Geoff Mann Band
Written by Geoff Mann

lyrics

"Never mind", says the devil on your shoulder,
"You can eat your cake and have it -
It only means your being sick."
"Never mind", says the moron in the advert;
"You can fiddle with the big boys -
You only need a lot of cash."
All the forms of consolation
That are pointers into hell
Leave a taste of dust and ashes in the mouth
When they fall into the balance
Of our deepest human needs
They crumble into nothing and blow away
"Never mind", says delirium in the bottle
As it rushes round the temple
And graffitis on the walls
"Never mind", says the profit of big business;
"We can make the world a playground;
We can make ourselves immune."
All the times we have committed
To the culture of our lies
Will be blown apart like victims of the bomb
When we undermine the truth
Directly or by stealth
We prepare all our foundations for collapse.
Still - never mind...
All the things that we believe in
Are expressed eloquently
In loud symbols that stand screaming in our lives
"Never mind", so say all of us consumers
As we double guzzle portions
And deprive the poor of theirs
"Never Mind", says the human who abandons
The great promises of heaven
In a search for little thrills
Shall we turn to face the music
Seek forgiveness and new life?
Shall we make peace with our maker in His son?
Shall we find the place of solace
Receive the strength of love?
Shall we turn or blunder blind
In "Never mind"...?

credits

from Mannerisms: A Celebration Of The Music Of Geoff Mann, released July 1, 1994
Gary Chandler: guitar & vocals
Martin Orford: keyboards
Steve Christey: drums
John Jowitt: bass

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Twelfth Night are an English progressive rock band of the 1980s, reformed between 2007 and 2012 and again in 2014.

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