Simple Minds

Released: January 30, 1995

Songwriter: Charlie Burchill Jim Kerr

Producer: Simple Minds Keith Forsey

[Verse 1]
I can feel the whole world spinning around
I'm losing ground, i feel it every day
I can feel you coming inside out
I'm losing touch with all reality

[Pre-Chorus]
I remember the look in your eyes
The way that they pulled me inside

[Chorus]
All I've got now in my defence is
My innocence
I've been hypnotised
Hypnotised

[Verse 2]
I can hear the church bells ringing out
Reminds me of some bright and sunshine day
When all the pretty horses you would ride
Would come right back to feel your energy

[Chorus]
I still remember the look in your eyes
The way that they filled me inside
All I've got now in my defence is
My innocence
I've been hypnotised

[Post-Chorus]
You know it won't be easy
It's never easy
I've been hypnotised

[Bridge]
So tell me what you think
Do you think I'll sink number one scapegoat?
I'm the missing link
All I know I've been hypnotised

It won't be easy...

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
If you've got a heart that burns inside
Let me get inside let me tangle with the flames
If you've got a light that burns inside
The heat will rise and melt down once again

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I still remember the look in your eyes
The way that you pulled me inside

[Chorus]
All I've got now in my defence is
My innocence
I've been hypnotised

[Chorus]
All I've got now in my defence is
My Innocence
I've been hypnotised
Hypnotised

[Bridge]
So tell me what you think
Do you think I'll sink number one scapegoat?
I'm the missing link
All I know I've been hypnotised

[Verse 4]
I'm waiting for a sign help me realign
Maybe it's a sin, I know but it's not a crime
All I know I've been hypnotised

[Outro]
Maybe there's a way, I can find a way
Final hour, Judgement day
All I know, I've been hypnotised

And then I realise

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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