Lyrics: P. Greatorex Music: P.Greatorex/G.Davies/R.Holloway/M.Greatorex/G.Barbe Recorded at Bandspace, Exeter
Performers: Peter Greatorex – vocals George Davies – guitar Richard Holloway – keys Marc Greatorex – bass Graham Barbe – drums
ABNORMAL Have you got a compass Do you know where you are Starless and Bible Black But you hear guitars Light years away but they’re there And I can tell you where Where, where, where
Have you got a problem With finding the sun Heart stopped and blinded Hearing melodies run Light years away but they’re there And I can show you where Where, where, where
Abnormal, unforgivingly Already warmed up We’ve come to set you free But there is a payment for reality Unless you wanna wait For Hell to freeze
Will you want a pilot Will you want a fast plane Ground-bound and lonely Chained to a refrain Light years away but it’s there And I can show you where Where, where, where
Will you sign agreement Will you pay for your soul Godless and friendless Down on Echo Road Light years away but I’m there And I can tell you where Where, where, where
Abnormal, unforgivingly Already warmed up We’ve come to set you free But there is a payment for reality Unless you wanna wait For Hell to freeze
Words by Peter Greatorex. Copyright (c) Wud Records 1990, (p) Pig Pen Music 1989.
This song is in the key of F#m. It has two chords, the other being Em. The band wrote this song in Pete’s bedroom in Topsham Road, Exeter during a cold wet November afternoon in 1989. Richard’s original keyboard parts were written on a Yamaha keyboard with tiny keys and 100 sounds that were all virtually the same. George plays the Ice Maiden on this song. During rehearsals, Pete would try his best to climb inside George’s Marshall cab during the feedback section towards the end of the guitar solo. The tempo of this song is 124BPM. Richard felt that Pete had written the words for George.
See also: http://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/alien-heat/essential http://www.explicitmusic.co.uk/lyrics-information/alien-heat/essential/abnormal https://wudrecords.bandcamp.com/album/essential https://twitter.com/WudRecords