Simple Minds

Spirit of the girl I know's in front of me
I brought her home, it's where she'd want to be
Picture of some strange tattooed bird on her thigh
Shine on, walk on, take a walk with me
Something going, I can tell
The way you know it's meant to be
There's something taking all your life
You're drifting far away from me

Spirit of the one I know walks in the room
It gets so hard and it's all too soon
Lover's lonely planet, blue smoke in your eyes
Shine on, get home, when are you gonna rise?

Shook my life
You don't live here any more, shine on, Mercury

Walking through the sunlight to the old courtyard
Where the weather's warm, where the air tastes sweet
In a world where words can't say what's in her eyes
She will epitomize, so let her rest in peace

Something's going I can tell
The way you know it's meant to be
Something taking all your life
And you're drifting far away from me

Something I can tell you
Mercury
Something I can tell you
Really want to tell you, I'd really love to tell you

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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