Songwriter: Neil Finn
Producer: Crowded House Mitchell Froom
I dream of a place that's hedged with roses
With a man in the middle don't talk in riddles
You get hung on every single word
Some call it high, some call it low
And I hear about things they don't want to know
But the truth is still a valuable thing
Don't get caught with your pants down, baby
In this world the criminal sing
There is another world waiting
But anyone can tell (They can tell)
Anyone can tell (They can tell)
Anyone can tell that I'm not lying
You can hide your face (Hide your face)
Pull it into shades (Into shades)
'Cos you can't escape the lie forever
I dream of a place that's overrun by children
And the Lord is in the kitchen
Do your work and you'll get your rewards
'Cos what you are is all that really matters
What is left you can easily scatter
On the ground a head covered in mud
Don't step on my principles baby
In spite of what you have done
One day you will have the wisdom
I will tell you
Everything straight
Anyone can tell that I'm not lying
You can hide your face (Hide your face)
You can change your shape (And your shape)
'Cos you can't escape the lie forever
Anyone can tell (tell)
Anyone can tell (tell)
With a man in the middle don't talk in riddles
You get hung on every single word
Some call it high, some call it low
And I hear about things they don't want to know
But the truth is still a valuable thing
Don't get caught with your pants down, baby
In this world the criminal sing
There is another world waiting
But anyone can tell (They can tell)
Anyone can tell (They can tell)
Anyone can tell that I'm not lying
You can hide your face (Hide your face)
Pull it into shades (Into shades)
'Cos you can't escape the lie forever
I dream of a place that's overrun by children
And the Lord is in the kitchen
Do your work and you'll get your rewards
'Cos what you are is all that really matters
What is left you can easily scatter
On the ground a head covered in mud
Don't step on my principles baby
In spite of what you have done
One day you will have the wisdom
I will tell you
Everything straight
Anyone can tell that I'm not lying
You can hide your face (Hide your face)
You can change your shape (And your shape)
'Cos you can't escape the lie forever
Anyone can tell (tell)
Anyone can tell (tell)
more tracks from the album
Afterglow (Deluxe Edition)
- Instinct
- Everything Is Good for You
- My Telly’s Gone Bung
- Left Hand
- Anthem
- I Am in Love (Home Demo)
- Instinct (Home Demo)
- Spirit of the Stairs (Home Demo)
- Everything is Good for You (Home Demo)
- Not the Girl You Think You Are (Home Demo)
- Spirit of the Stairs (Studio Demo)
- Sacred Cow
- Not the Girl You Think You Are
- Time Immemorial
- I Love You Dawn
- You Can Touch
- I Am in Love
- Help Is Coming
- Recurring Dream
- Private Universe
- Anyone Can Tell
- Lester (Home Demo)
- Dr. Livingston
- Loose Tongue (Rough Mix)
From the albums
- Afterglow (1999)
- Afterglow (Deluxe Edition) (2016)
Crowded House popular songs
- Don’t Dream It’s Over
- Weather with You
- Fall at Your Feet
- Better Be Home Soon
- Mean to Me
- Four Seasons in One Day
- Distant Sun
- It’s Only Natural
- Twice If You’re Lucky
- When You Come
- Love This Life
- Never Be the Same
- Nails in My Feet
- Say That Again
- Heaven That I’m Making
- I Am in Love
- Don’t Stop Now
- Black and White Boy
- People Are Like Suns
- Help Is Coming
- All I Ask
- Pineapple Head (live)
- There Goes God
- So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star