Song Catalogue Frank | Isometric Boogie | The Lost Album | Gone To The Dogs | The Failsafe | Already Dead The Failsafe Already Dead Summer In The City I Ain't Afraid The Failsafe Words: Dennis Johnson, Music: Steve Turner Den's visions of armageddon and his mistrust of technology. This was consequently one of the 'eavier numbers, which Mark later did justice to with a very stark video. We struggled to play this with the skiffle line up, but it became a staple of the later four piece line up's set It’s cost effective that’s a fact, we harness it and hold it back Delivered safely to your home, but you can pay by telephone Just plug it in and let it flow through the circuits of your video Flip the switch from stop to go, then chill out in the afterglow It’s the customer who must assume the praise for this consumer boom We meet demand, we will supply all that you need to stay alive Consider all the time we save with laser beams and microwaves And night lights for the not so brave, from the cradle to the grave But when the power fails, and the lights go dim There’s just a spark still flickering, a world of darkness closes in And when the rotor blades grind to a halt, could be that the failsafe has a fault Its overpriced, that’s what you say, and how can we afford to pay For something that comes naturally, naturally it should be free Its purpose built, no effort spared , and if you want some buy a share We’ve got plenty in reserve, to deal with any power surge When the power fails and the lights go dead The failsafe shifts from green to red, we’ve got problems in the master grid And when a Dark Age falls upon your little little town, could be that the failsafe let you down We generate world energy for private use and industry For progress and prosperity, and future wealth security It’s the universal catalyst that keeps us from the dark abyss It’s linear and dangerous and it’s the cornerstone for all of us When the lights go out and things look bad, the powerful and the power mad From Tel Aviv to Islamabad take back what you never had If the radar fails to spot that blip, malfunction in the microchip Look to the skies and bite your lip and pray that the first’s a direct hit When the power fails and things start going wrong The power struggle struggles on, into the next millenium In the dark you find you have no friends at all Could be that there never was a failsafe after all Already Dead Words: Dennis Johnson, Music: Steve Turner and Chris Cawte The sun is shining in the blue, blue sky I’m on vacation in the afterlife There ain’t no heaven and there ain’t no hell I’m on location in the under world I have no cares and I feel no pain I have no wish to be born again Because I’m dead already, baby and dead men tell no lies I’m dead already baby, as it was prophesized I’m dead already baby, I’m on the other side Because I’m already dead, I lived until I died The rain is falling on a grey, grey day I’m out there walking where the dead men lay Move over buddy and save me a place I need some room so I can rest in peace I got no religion and I’ve got no creed There ain’t nothing in your world that I need Because I’m dead already, baby and I've seen the light I’m dead already baby, I'm dragging my chains all night I’m dead already baby, I’m coming back Because I’m already dead, I had a heart attack Dead, deceased, de-funked I’m late, I bit the big one Dead, beat, cold meat, decomposing Summer In The City Sebastion/Boone A cover of The Lovin' Spoonful song recorded for Fools and Horses, which subsequently became a live favourite I Ain't Afraid Words and Music: Chris Cawte Another fine piece of work by Chris - this really marked the end of the cute little busking band and the beginning of something much beefier. Traditionally our set closer I ain’t afraid of being poor If it comes to it I can sit on the floor If you want to use a chair you can go next door I ain’t afraid of being poor I ain’t afraid to turn out the light I’ll lie on my back and use my second sight Even the blind can see wrong from right I ain’t afraid to turn out the light I ain’t afraid of being alone I’ll be just fine after you are gone Don’t need no television or no telephone I ain’t afraid of being alone I’m afraid to close my eyes Don’t know what’s waiting on the other side Maybe a million politicians trying to tell me their lies I’m afraid to close my eyes I’m frightened of you if you feel no pain With your heart tied around a ball and chain While the victims of oppression are dying in vain I’m afraid if you feel no pain I’m getting scared to go outside The air out there is like cyanide Keep me conditioned give me some place to hide ‘Cos I’m scared to go outside