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A Different Kind of Tension Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Wait here, go there
Come in, stay out
Be yourself, be someone else
Obey the law, break the law
[Verse 2]
Be ambitious, be modest
Plan ahead, be spontaneous
Decide for yourself, listen to others
Save money, spend money
[Verse 3]
Be good, be evil
Be wise, be foolish
Be safe, be dangerous
Be satisfied, be envious
Be honest, be deceitful
Be faithful, be perfidious
Be sane, be mad
Be strong, be weak
Be enigmatic, be plain
Be aggressive, be peaceful
Be brave, be timid
Be humane, be cruel
Be critical, be appreciative
Be temperamental, calm
Be sad, be happy
Be normal, be unusual
Wait here, go there
Come in, stay out
Be yourself, be someone else
Obey the law, break the law
[Verse 2]
Be ambitious, be modest
Plan ahead, be spontaneous
Decide for yourself, listen to others
Save money, spend money
[Verse 3]
Be good, be evil
Be wise, be foolish
Be safe, be dangerous
Be satisfied, be envious
Be honest, be deceitful
Be faithful, be perfidious
Be sane, be mad
Be strong, be weak
Be enigmatic, be plain
Be aggressive, be peaceful
Be brave, be timid
Be humane, be cruel
Be critical, be appreciative
Be temperamental, calm
Be sad, be happy
Be normal, be unusual
[Verse 4]
Stop, go, live, die
Yes, no, rebel, submit
Right, wrong, sit down, stand up
Create, destroy, accept, reject
Talk, silence, speed up, slow down
This way, that way, right, left
Present, absent, open, closed
Entrance, exit, believe, doubt
[Verse 5]
Truth, lies, escape, meet
Love, hate, thank you, flunk
Clarify, pollute, simple, complex
Nothing, something, stop, go
Live, die, yes, no
Rebel, submit, right, wrong
Sit down, stand up, create, destroy
Accept, reject, talk, silence
Stop, go, live, die
Yes, no, rebel, submit
Right, wrong, sit down, stand up
Create, destroy, accept, reject
Talk, silence, speed up, slow down
This way, that way, right, left
Present, absent, open, closed
Entrance, exit, believe, doubt
[Verse 5]
Truth, lies, escape, meet
Love, hate, thank you, flunk
Clarify, pollute, simple, complex
Nothing, something, stop, go
Live, die, yes, no
Rebel, submit, right, wrong
Sit down, stand up, create, destroy
Accept, reject, talk, silence
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Vocals
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Recorded At
Eden Studios (London)
Released in
September 1979
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