Toto

Released: February 17, 2015

Songwriter: Joseph Williams C. J. Vanston Steve Lukather

[Verse 1] (Joseph Williams):
Run, they say it's Armageddon
Hide, we're very near the end
Fear, the promise of a nation
That's getting harder to defend
Woah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus] (Joseph Williams + Steve Lukather):
Come in (come in)
Relax (relax)
There's no secrecy
Please take more than I have
I know (I know)
You are (you are)
Trying to scare me
I've got nothing to spare
Save all (save all) the shit about spreading freedom
Sounds like a scam to me

[Chorus] (All / Steve Lukather):
Holy war
Show me what you've been concealing
All in the name of peace and love
What are we fighting for?
I thought the point was healing
Clearly, I was dead wrong

[Verse 2] (Joseph Williams):
Truth, beyond your comprehension
Lies, above and far beyond
Have faith that every execution
Will be televised onto your phone
Oh, woah

[Pre-Chorus] (Joseph Williams + Steve Lukather):
Come in (come in)
Relax (relax)
There's no privacy
'Cause I am what I am
I know (I know)
You are (you are)
Trying to shock me
I don't easily scare
Save all (save all) the shit about spreading freedom
It's a shameless lie to me

[Chorus] (All / Steve Lukather):
Holy war
Show me what you've been concealing
All in the name of peace and love
What are we fighting for?
I thought the point was healing
Clearly, I was dead wrong

[Guitar Solo: Steve Lukather]

[Bridge] (All / Steve Lukather):
Holy war
Show me what you've been concealing
All in the name of peace and love

[Chorus] (All / Steve Lukather / Joseph Williams):
What are we fighting for?
I thought the point was healing
Clearly, I was dead wrong (I was dead wrong)
Holy war
Show me what you've been concealing
All in the name of peace and love
What are we fighting for? (Fighting your holy war)
I thought the point was healing
Clearly, I was dead wrong

Toto is an American rock band formed in 1977 in Van Nuys in Los Angeles, California. The band’s current lineup consists of Joseph Williams (lead vocals), David Paich (keyboards, vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals), Shem von Schroeck (bass), and Shannon Forrest (drums). Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz.

David Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band. David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, and Bobby Kimball were recruited before their first album release. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the band’s eponymous debut released in 1978. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV from 1982, Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. They are best known for the Top 5 hits “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna”, and “Africa”. Several changes to the lineup have been made over the years. Hungate left in 1982 followed by Kimball in 1984 but rejoined the band in 1998 until 2008. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack. Hungate rejoined Toto as a touring musician and later a band member. In 2008, Lukather announced his departure from the band, and the remaining band members later went their separate ways. In the summer of 2010, Toto reformed and went on a short European tour, with a new lineup, to benefit Mike Porcaro, who had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and was no longer an active member of the band.

The band has released a total of 17 albums, and have sold over 40 million albums to date. The group was honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.

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