Take a Step Back - Simple Minds

I'm in denial Of my surroundings. They're ancient ruins — Or so they became When I shut the world out To reach for something Beyond the walls that I built to keep safe. My hope is bare; I think I need to Take a step back and Fill my lungs with air And try to resuscitate The man that died inside To see if he is worth saving. Am I a victim of my own mind? I'm tearing these walls down daily; I'm breaking them bit by bit. My feet and my hands take a beating, As I fight to let daylight in. It's up to you if you want to end the suffering And pick your feet up when you feel you're at your end. It doesn't matter if it leads to nothing; At least you tried to make it right again. It's up to you but you still need to learn to breathe And just take a step back before you fall to your knees. And don't stop the fight to find your daylight. You won't be the victim of your own mind! My hope is bare; I think I need to Take a step back and Fill my lungs with air And try to resuscitate The man that died inside To see if he is worth saving. Am I a victim of my own mind? Am I a victim of my own mind? Am I a victim of my own...

Take a step back Take a look at your life Hug your children Kiss your wife Know your neighbor Leave the keys in your truck Do yourself a favor 'n Try your luck Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Take a step back To the way it was When people were crazy 'n Love was enough A little more old soul A little more lay low Gimme just a little more of your heart I said ready, set, start Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back No more tomorrows No more today got away from me Come on, bring it on home 1,2,3 Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back, You Know It Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Everybody stop where you're at Take a step back Everybody stop, yes sir Take a step back

Take a step back, take a step back It's all big talk until something happens The words mean nothing 'til they're followed by actions Keep your mouth moving but your body still You'll never hit the target if you're shooting empty shells Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave Pulling out of pockets to show what we got Asleep at the wheel, dreaming and driving Rather hit rock bottom than be stuck second guessing They have the answers but they don't know the questions Come on, let's make something happen We'll make mistakes and not learn our lessons Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave Hey, hey, slow it down now Hey, hey, slow it down now We've got this under control Hey, hey, slow it down now Hey, hey, slow it down now We've got this under control Slow it down now And take a step back, take a step back Hold on tighter We're gonna make this count It's a shot in the dark, against all odds They said we'd never make it this far Well, look at us now We've found our way Life is what you make of it, so maybe your own faults Wonder what we could bend Looking back on all of this, I wanna know I made the best Saving my rest for the grave

September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead You can blow out a candle But you can never blow out a fire Once the flames begin to catch The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Hiromija, Hiromija The man is dead, the man is dead And the eyes of the world are watching you now They're watching you now, watching you now Watching you now, watching you now They're watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up I think you gotta open up The eyes of the world are watching you now You gotta waken up, you gotta face up You know you can never turn away Never turn away Words And Music

Somewhere out there, darkened cellar There's game called "Mystery" There is a man, he stands blindfolded, that's his world, you'll never see. Somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, a girl called Sugar, dreams of bringing her fortune in But every night she stands blindfolded, that's the way it's all been Somewhere out there, you'll never see It's somewhere out there, you'll never see The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so we must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago Somewhere out there, in the desert There's a game called Liberty There is a kid, who stands blindfolded, that his world, you'll never see Somewhere out there, a darkened cellar There's game called "Mystery" There's a man who stands blindfolded, that's his world, you'll never see. Somewhere out there, you'll never see The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so we must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago The Saints are singing now, so we'll feel better The Saints are looking down, so you must know The Saints won't ever get to read this letter Because the Saints became blindfolded long ago It's somewhere out there, you'll never see It's somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, you'll never see Somewhere out there, Somewhere out there, You'll never see

Magic Now I believe in forces I need the truth, the reason why Was so amazed, such a lucky child And then something died Like everybody it hurt inside And I would walk to the city with my wounded pride But everybody is too busy and you're wondering why There's a hole inside I need a pill, not an alibi Now it's all coming together And it breaks like a storm This is our kind of weather Now it's all coming together 'Cause now that I believe in magic I believe in your lips I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe it's all said Nothing here can make me sway And now that I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away Now I believe in forces I believe in your steps Taking me some other way Lost inhibition, I'd lose my mind Reality was no friend of mine So I thought I knew But everybody's just kidding you And I remember when I stumbled on a slippery stone I was in the jungle and I couldn't get home Was in a zoo Without a single clue Now it's all coming together And it breaks like a storm This is our kind of weather 'Cause now that I believe in magic I believe in forces I believe in magic I believe in your lips I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe it's all said Nothing here can make me sway And now that I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away Now I believe in forces I believe in your steps Taking me some other way I believe in magic I believe in forces I believe in magic I believe things coming away Now I believe in forces I believe in magic Nothing can confound us Nothing can explain away I believe in forces

Wonder times Every day, I wake up feels like any other You're the one who set the test, and I need you like no other Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time when you were there Was you who made me reach out You who made me see You're the one who turn this game into reality Tryna find this state of mind some future time, and we're still late Extend our future and still I see I still belong, hoping endlessly Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time when you were there Ooh, and it still feels nostalgic Ooh, I still feel this heart beat reach out for the best always Look out for the sign Turn my back, close my eyes on all that makes me black Go back to wonder time Your world of broken pieces memories go on Every day's another chance, every dream is a song Another time, a future time, a wonder time, and we'll go there Still, in the future, there's so much more to see There's no place we don't belong, moving endlessly Through summer time, winter time, most wonder time, and we're still there Ooh, still feel nostalgic Ooh, and yet there's so much happening Reach out for the best always, look out for the signs Turn my back, close my eyes on all that makes me black Go back to wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) Go back to wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) Wonder time (wonder time, wonder time) We're still there I still remember I still recall I still remember Going back to wonder time Wonder time Go back to wonder time Wonder time I still remember I still recall Way back in wonder time Oh, wonder time