INXS

Songwriter: Michael Hutchence Andrew Farriss

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn Andrew Farriss

Shot your mouth off like a kid
Who's scared to have a heart
You're loosing grip of what really matters
Cause you don't know where to start
You wake up in the morning
With a starfuck for a friend
The things you do are so in tune
With what you said you hate
What's giving you the will to live
Is looking for revenge
The only laugh that you've got left
Is hiding from the pain
What must have happened to your soul
Is skinnin' you alive
The thing that you fear the most is love
And that's buried deep inside
So deep inside

Don't lose your head
Cause I can't do the time
Don't lose your head
If you can't pay the price

The heart you're building out of rock
Is turning into sand
Cause you never took the time to think
What it means to be a man
You act like you got the answers
When the questions never asked
I've been to where you're coming from
But the postcards weren't so bad
The knife I carry's been sharpened
On the mouth's that won't keep shut
I'll stab at you in the darkness
Cause I'm trying to shed some light
Your point of view's so meaningless
If you ever had one at all
All you seem to care about
Is who's is gonna take the fall

Don't lose your head
Now I can't do the time for ya
Don't lose your head
Can you pay the price

(SOLO)

Don't lose your head
Cause I can't do the time
Don't lose your head
But can you pay the price

Don't lose your head
You can't do the time
Don't lose your head
You can't you pay the price

Don't lose your head
You can't do the time
Don't lose your head
I can't do the time

(fade)

INXS was originally formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia as the Farriss Brothers. The lineup included the three Farris brothers: Andrew

(songwriter/keyboards); Tim (guitar); and Jon (drums), along with Michael Hutchence (lead vocals/songwriter); Kirk Pengilly (guitar/saxophone) and Garry Gary Beers (bass). They began gaining popularity playing in pubs before moving on to support other local Australian bands, including Midnight Oil.

In 1979, they changed their name to INXS and released their first single “Simple Simon” in 1980. They went on to release their debut self-titled album INXS in 1980, closely followed by their second album, Underneath the Colours, in 1981. Neither album gained much attention outside of Australia, however, in July of 1982 INXS released their single “The One Thing” ahead of their next studio album. The song began to climb the U.S. and international charts, thanks in part to music video’s heavy rotation on MTV.

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