FRENZY (Australian) (1976) SPLIT ENZ (part of "Split Enz Seventies Collection" box set) 1. I SEE RED (T.Finn) 3:16 When my baby's walking down the street I see red, I see red, I see red. How could someone wicked walk around free I see red, I see red, I see red. I see re-ed, I see red (red!), I see re-ed. I respect your wishes You gave me such precious hours What to do without you. Squeezed me out of your life Down the drain like molten toothpaste I feel used and spat out. Poor old me When my baby's walking down the street I see red, I see red, I see red. How could someone wicked walk around free I see red, I see red, I see red. I see re-ed, I see red (red!), I see re-ed. I'm fed up with crying My despair is dying, Turning into rage, day by day Green before you met me In the pink when you let me love you I was blue when you let me down Black and Blue When my baby's walking down the street I see red, I see red, I see red. How could someone wicked walk around free I see red, I see red, I see red. I see re-ed, I see red (red!), I see re-ed. -- Go! I see red, I see red, I see red (x2) I see red! (red!) I see red, I see red, I see red (x9)... _____________________________________________________________________ 2. GIVE IT A WHIRL (T.Finn/N.Finn) 2:51 I saw you there by the side of the road You wore long faces and long overcoats in the rain Waiting for buses to carry you home Winter wind rushes and rattles your bones, it's a shame I can see no sign of action in your eyes There's a thrill you'll never know if you never try Remember taking a ride on a ferris wheel And really enjoying yourself, bye bye blues Remember taking a bet on a race You faced the future with a smile on your face, win or lose No, I don't mean to preach, I don't mean to patronise There's a thrill you'll never know if you never try Why don't you give it a, give it a, give it a whirl Why don't you give it a, give it a, give it a whirl Why don't you give it a, give it a, give it a whirl Why don't you give it a, give it a, give it a whirl........... I saw you there by the side of the road You wore long faces and long overcoats in the rain Waiting for buses to carry you home Winter wind rushes and rattles your bones, it's a shame No, never give up, giving in, it's like kissing goodbye There's a thrill, that you'll never know, if you never try Why don't you give it a whirl... _____________________________________________________________________ 3. MASTER PLAN (T.Finn) 3:08 I'm not a robot, passive and programmed, I'm taking the law into my own hands All things come to those who base their every action on a proper strategy I got a master plan, not taking any chances, I got a master plan and I got me some answers I learned my lesson, Fate will keep you waiting full of doubt and drudgery I got a master plan, not taking any chances oh no I got a master plan and I got me some answers I got a master plan, not taking any chances I got a master plan and I got me some answers I learned my lesson, Fate will keep you waiting full of doubt and drudgery No more hesitating, got a proper strategy I got a master plan, not taking any chances I got a master plan and I got me some answers I got a master plan, not taking any chances I got a master plan and I'm making advances whoa-whoa-whoa got a master plan (x9?) _____________________________________________________________________ 4. FAMOUS PEOPLE (T.Finn) 2:52 Famous people got no life of their own Famous people spend all day on the phone In the telling - the joke's in the telling the song's in the singing, singing, oh Famous people up on top of the tree When the wind blows, they will knock at the knee In the falling, the climb's in the falling the cry's in the calling, calling, oh Famous people... Famous people got no flesh on the bone You got to keep your figure, figure fame as a loan And forever, your names live forever the real you must never interfere _____________________________________________________________________ 5. HERMIT McDERMITT (T.Finn) 4:08 Ohhhhh I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory if you find me, I'll burn it you won't see me for dust, there's no one I trust, a hermit I must be I won't be your criminal, I don't want your laws Your taxi cabs and cheap kebabs and dingy dancing halls I don't want your wedding bells, no top notch salary It's a cabin in the hills or a cottage by the sea for me I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory if you find me, I'll burn it you won't see me for dust, there's no one I trust, a hermit I must be You treated me like an afterthought and after all I'd done Subjected me to ridicule, that's your idea of fun O city full of promises and citadels so grand I said goodbye to you and yours, and left for no-man's land I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory if you find me, I'll burn it you won't see me for dust, there's no one I trust, a hermit I must be Living in the wilderness brings out the beast in me I know I'm not the only one whose scent is on the breeze Some of us have broken hearts or a price upon our heads One day soon we'll all return and kill you in your beds whoa.. whoa.. whoa.. I'm Hermit McDermitt, if there's a better way I'll learn it I'm Hermit McDermitt, my irregular ways confirm it I'm Hermit McDermitt, in my tower of ivory if you find me, I'll burn it you won't see me for dust, there's no one I trust, a hermit I must be I'm Hermit McDermitt (x11 to fade) _____________________________________________________________________ 6. STUFF AND NONSENSE (T.Finn) 4:23 Disobey my own decisions, I deserve all your suspicion First it's yes and then it's no, I dilly dally down to duo But I got no secrets that I babble in my sleep, I won't make promises to you that I can't keep And you know that I love you here and now, not forever I can give you the present, I don't know 'bout the future, that's all stuff and nonsense I once lived for the future, every day was one day closer Greener on the other side, this I believed before I met you I soon learned your love burned brighter than the stars in my eyes Now I know how and when I know where and why And you know that I love you here and now, not forever I can give you the present, I don't know 'bout the future, that's all stuff and nonsense -- And you know that I love you here and now, not forever I can give you the present, I don't know 'bout the future, that's all stuff and nonsense _____________________________________________________________________ 7. MAROONED (E.Rayner) 2:51 Pull up a flag, or light a fire, or send up a flare Build me a beacon, seems there's no other way out of here Inform the local correspondent Tell him to phone in, tell the papers, put it over the air I'm marooned(?) Build me a schooner, or a punt, or a dug-out canoe A Sputnik, a bi-plane, just a rusty jalopy will do Call the folks and say I'm castaway I'll even resort to taking chances in a hot air balloon Marooned, marooned ... _____________________________________________________________________ 8. FRENZY (T.Finn/E.Rayner) 3:02 The frenzy never satisfies it doesn't help you socialise and seldom will it instigate a riot It's not a dance or a teenage craze but if you're lost in a mental maze the frenzy will erase the haze Now try it. Move to the frenzy, everybody lose control Move to the frenzy, it's for the young and the old (turn to our leader?) Move to the frenzy, everybody lose control Move to the frenzy, it's for the young and the old Move to the frenzy, where it's all going to end Move to the frenzy, everybody's 'round the bend Move to the frenzy, everybody lose control Move to the frenzy, it's for the young and the old Move to the frenzy, where it's all going to end Move to the frenzy, everybody's 'round the bend. _____________________________________________________________________ 9. THE ROUGHEST TOUGHEST GAME IN THE WORLD (T.Finn) 3:43 Where does it start? where will it finish? nothing is sacred it seems Personal faults, personal problems adding insult to injury Love is a battle, the roughest toughest game in the world anything goes, the roughest toughest game in the world All out war, retire hurt to fight again It'll drive you to drink And turn into hatred suicide and fighting duels But you battle it out, can't do without it you want to buy it and she sells Love is a battle, the roughest toughest game in the world anything goes, the roughest toughest game in the world All out war, retire hurt to fight again Love is the roughest toughest game (x8?) Love is a battle, the roughest toughest game in the world anything goes, the roughest toughest game in the world All out war, retire hurt to fight again _____________________________________________________________________ 10. SHE GOT BODY SHE GOT SOUL (T.Finn) 2:56 She got body, she got soul, I'm torn apart without her I'm gonna trust her with my future I'm gonna keep a tight rein on her heart she's one of the few things I feel a part of I know it's true, I'll never leave, I'll never say goodbye (Byebye byebye byebye) I'll always be a man of means as long as I'm by her side (beside beside beside) She got body, she got soul, I'm torn apart without her I'm gonna trust her with my future I'm gonna keep a tight rein on her heart she's one of the few things I feel a part of I learn a lot when she's around, she's got so much to give (so much, so much, so much to give) If you can say you live and learn, you're learning how to live (learn how, learn how, learn how to live) She got body, she got soul, I'm torn apart without her I'm gonna trust her with my future I'm gonna keep a tight rein on her heart she's one of the few things I feel a part of Nobody told me that a woman she can lead a man from ruin Well she pulled me back and I'm coming back for more for sure No time to make careful decisions, she might be an apparition Now the panic's on and I'm not an honest man if I don't say She got body, she got soul, I'm torn apart without her I'm gonna trust her with my future I'm gonna keep a tight rein on her heart she's one of the few things I feel a part of Alright, I know it's been said so many times before But I don't care, I'm gonna sing it to you just once more She got body, she got soul, I'm torn apart without her I'm gonna trust her with my future I'm gonna keep a tight rein on her heart _____________________________________________________________________ 11. BETTY (T.Finn) 4:42 Betty was a working girl living in the bottom half of the world Saving up for Friday night dancing underneath the lights, she would whirl Dance, come on Betty sing, come on Betty, fly by night Every man she meets appears to like her, then they whisper 'You coming outside?' Leaning up against the fence breathing hard and trying hard not to cry Love, come on Betty give, come on Betty live for love Who loves you Betty, always something standing in your way You better get out Betty babe Who loves you Betty, always someone looking the other way You better get out Betty babe There's always someone left behind, the crippled boy the last in line, the lost soul Love today is bought and sold Betty wants the love of days gone old Prim, proper little miss, gimme a little kiss, don't fuss Who loves you Betty, always something standing in your way you better get out Betty babe Who loves you Betty, always someone looking the other way you better get out Betty babe Who loves you Betty, always something standing in your way you better get out Betty babe Who loves you Betty, always someone looking the other way you better get out Betty babe _____________________________________________________________________ 12. ABU DHABI (T.Finn/E.Rayner) 4:31 No we're going asian(?) in Abu Dhabi There's men from every nation if(?) Abu Dhabi Blow your whistle, bang on a gong The price of oil goes up before long They'll be getting rich and getting strong ?... together we'll fly concorde ?... all aboard You want to go first class, you better save at last Get to the Abu Dhabi You want a mansion in Beverly Hills You want a wedding with all the frills You want daddy to pay, you better tell him today Get to the Abu Dhabi There's...cheek in our cheek Trust your leaders, business men Pass the lira, the lira and yen The Abu Dhabi, Dhabi's here again Fly(?) together we'll fly concorde ?... all aboard You want to go first class, you better save at last Get to the Abu Dhabi You want a mansion in Beverly Hills You want a wedding with all the frills You want daddy to pay, you better tell him today Get to the Abu Dhabi .?. dum-te-dum(?) .?. Fly(?) together, we'll fly concorde ?... all aboard You want to go first class, you better save at last Get to the Abu Dhabi You want a mansion in Beverly Hills You want a wedding with all the frills You want daddy to pay, you better tell him today Get to the Abu Dhabi _____________________________________________________________________ 13. MIND OVER MATTER (T.Finn/N.Finn) 2:57(?) Pain puts you at a disadvantage, it's inconvenient Don't let your body betray you with this physical torment It's mind over matter, got my mind over my matter Mind over matter, got my mind over matter, yeah Heartache and backache, and toothache and headache vexation of the spirit Cigarette burns, cold showers for hours My training helps me through it People with weak hearts should go into training I don't let pain deter me Sticks and stones may break my bones but they will never hurt me It's mind over matter, got my mind over my matter Mind over matter, got my mind over matter, yeah Mind over Mind over matter, makes lean times fatter (x2) fatter, fatter, fatter... Got my mind over my matter