electronic :: songs :: make it happen

(electronic)

sometimes we find ourselves
looking for something new
we stand outside ourselves
not knowing quite what we should do

i am in debt to you
i owe respect to you
but you’ve gotta learn it’s gonna turn
into neglect for you

though you caught me naked
i didn’t enjoy it
in fact i regret it

let’s make it happen
why can’t you understand
i am a fraction
a part of a broken man

i hope you understand
it’s part of my action plan
to bury you in the sand
the tide’s gonna turn

when will you learn
to stop hiding inside yourself
i bet you wish you were someone else
tell me when will you learn

the day’s getting longer
and you’re getting common sense
so get right down off that fence
ain’t it time that you turned

i know you got me thinking
you could be faking
your ego’s inflated
and i’m sick of waiting

let’s make it happen
why can’t you understand
i am a fraction
i am a broken man

broken man

let’s make it happen
why can’t you understand
i am a fraction
a part of a broken man

my soul’s in rapture
if only we both hold on
let’s cause a reaction
just like you know we should

album version—7:39
darren price mix—5:58
original mix—7:48

twisted tenderness
make it happen
late at night
twisted tenderness::deluxe

this epic, cascading masterpiece is almost as good an opener as idiot country, and is at once melodic and thunderous, full of crunching beats and layered guitars. like get the message, johnny wrote the music and bernard added the words. it was originally recorded as a softer, folkier piece, but despite sumner’s original vocal remaining intact, subsequent production by marr and other engineers resulted in a more dramatic feel to the music.

a promo mix featured a sample from the ice-t track warning (from his 1993 album home invasion), in which the controversial rapper informs the listener that “this is not a pop album”. ultimately it couldn’t be used due to clearance problems, which is a shame because it sounds quite thrilling compared to the instrumental introduction on the standard album version. an excerpt from the promo mix can be found on new order online.