Simple Minds

[Verse 1]
In passage of time
To a cigarette burn
In the book that I read
To the sentence I learn
Up and down, going round
Going round 'till we drown again
I'm gonna set myself up
I'm gonna up to the top
Up to the top, to the top
I'm going down to the ground
Going round, till we drown
Going round till we drown again

[Chorus]
Factory
Imitation of life
Factory
We all go out to lunch
A certain raion we know
Has left us unaware
Someone else has taken leave
Someone who did care
Elevators just don't crash
The answer lies within
Elevators Elevators
Answer lies within

[Verse 2]
To the glittering prize
To the fool in the sky
I've got a jewel in my eye
I'm going up, coming down
Going round, till we drown
Going round till we drown again
To the centre of the man
Because he had a plan
He had a plan to escape
But now we've got it on tape
Going up, coming down
Going round till we drown again

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Factory
Going out to lunch
Factory
Going out to lunch

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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