Simple Minds

I'm in a golden temple
In a bombed out street
Feel the rough and tumble
Down where the borders meet
I hear a sandstorm falling
Down where the tears have dried
And there's a west wind calling
But I get no reply

And I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
Nothing around

There is no hidden karma
There is no sacred plight
There is no special armour
To take me through the night

I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
Nothing around

I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
Nothing around

Into the space between us
Into the words that say
That every law demeans us
Then every price you pay

There is no hidden karma
There is no sacred plight
There is no special armour
To take me through the night

I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
Nothing around

I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
I kiss the ground
Nothing around

I kiss the ground

There is no manna-mania
There is no banquet here
There is only ghettoes

I kiss the ground

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow in 1977. The most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s, they have achieved five UK number one albums during their career and have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.

The core of the band is the two remaining founding members – Jim Kerr (vocals, songwriting) and Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards after 1990, other instruments, songwriting). The other current band members are Andy Gillespie (keyboards), drummer Mel Gaynor (who first joined the band in 1982) and Ged Grimes (bass guitar). Former members include bass guitarist Derek Forbes, drummer Brian McGee, and keyboardist Mick MacNeil.

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