electronic :: songs :: late at night

(electronic)

i don’t plan or conspire
i don’t want to get no higher
it’s a lack of ambition
well they tell me that it’s missing

all the guns out on the western front are quiet now
well it’s nice to hear the world breathe a sigh

it’s like the colour of your skin
you know it doesn’t mean a thing
nor do the clothes that we’re wrapped in
it doesn’t matter if you’re thin

and though i lay awake at night
i know your arms will hold me tight
and i thank god we got it right
here in this city late at night

we are each like no other
we are unique to our mother
we are foals in the stable
but we leave home when we’re able

but we all need someone
like the earth needs the sun
and our fate will be found
in this life, on the ground

don’t you get it wrong

it’s like the colour of your skin
you know it doesn’t mean a thing
nor do the clothes that we’re wrapped in
it doesn’t matter if you’re thin

and though i lay awake at night
i know your arms will hold me tight
and i thank god we got it right
here in this city late at night

it’s like the colour of your skin
you know it doesn’t mean a thing
nor do the clothes that we’re wrapped in
it doesn’t matter if you’re thin

and though i lay awake at night
i know your arms will hold me tight
and i thank god we got it right
here in this city late at night

here in this city late at night
here in this city late at night
late at night

album version—4:12
radio edit—4:00

twisted tenderness
late at night
twisted tenderness::deluxe
get the message: the best of

this rollicking tune has some great harmonies and packs a real punch. it’s a shame that it was withdrawn as a single in the uk as it could have reached a respectable position; its two b-sides warning sign and king for a day were also strong and would have added weight to the promotional campaign. the aggressive, live-sounding single mix by stephen power is a highlight of the 2006 compilation get the message.