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The second of the three songs held over from the Art & Illusion sessions. Recorded in May 1984, as another of the 'MCA demos', this early version is shorter and more up-tempo than the version that would eventually appear on the Virgin/XII album.

lyrics

Synthesised, programmed and synchronised
Detailed, computerised - No room for air
Specified, labelled and classified
Free mind has paralysed imagination

Educate, break down and formulate
Dictate, don't speculate - don't be a failure
Parasite. Know/No sense - think, read and write
Translating black and white, Hungry for logic...
Logic! Logic! Logic! Logic! Logic!

Stand fast!
Take a look at yourself
In a moment realise we are thinking today
Take control!

Clinical, useful and practical
Always fanatical, controlled existence
Generate, design and integrate
But never simulate human reaction
Action! Action! Action! Action! Action!

Stand fast!
Take a look at yourself
In a moment realise we are thinking today

Take control!
Take control!... Troll!
Control! Troll! Troll!

Doting on the silicon, enslaved by self-design
Dependant on the life-blood and body of their ‘Son’
Each cry for understanding begins and ends at the grave
From cradle to grave

Null and void emotion break free of this system
Opening eyes finding release
Each breath of inspiration begins and ends at the grave
From cradle to grave

Synthesised, programmed and synchronised
Detailed, computerised - no room for air
Specified, labelled and classified
Free mind has paralysed imagination
Nation! Nation! Nation! Nation! Nation!

Stand fast! Take a look at yourself
In a moment, realise we are thinking today
Take a look! Take a look!
Take control of yourself
For a moment, realise we are thinking today
Today, Today

credits

from Virgin On The Ridiculous, released November 5, 2020
Andy Revell: guitar
Brian Devoil: drums
Clive Mitten: bass, guitar
Andy Sears: vocals
Rick Battersby: keyboards

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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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