REAR ENZ (1980's but ©1992) SPLIT ENZ (part of "Split Enz Eighties Collection" box set) 1. FIREDRILL (T.Finn, N.Finn, E.Rayner) 3:55 Crash diet, I got my ear to the ground And I got a notion, that we should have a firedrill (yeah-hey) Black market, must be losing her And I got a notion, that we should have a firedrill (yeah-hey) Ooh firedrill Ooh firedrill Skyscraper, come crumbling down The men with the muscle, will soon be muscling(?) on the ground (yeah) Ooh firedrill Ooh firedrill Crash diet Must be the mood of the times And I've got a notion. That we. Should. Have. A. we should have, we should have a firedrill we should have, we should be prepared Ooh Firedrill (I'll get them when they're fast asleep) Ooh Firedrill (they'll be jumping off a fire escape) Ooh Firedrill (help me get some practise in) Ooh Firedrill (before the mighty titan wakes) Ooh Fire, Fire, Fire, Firedrill _____________________________________________________________________ 2. YOUR INSPIRATION (N.Finn) 3:49 I like to walk along the shore Wet sand squished between my toes I think about my circumstance I am a man that no-one knows (but oh-no) Give it to me, give it to me, your inspiration Give to recieve, find all we need, self motivation Honestly I want to free myself From the burden of inaction Honestly I want to raise myself To any plane I can imagine I want to change the world This some ambition There is one thing to give us hope Power of love is our decision, yes it is Give it to me, give it to me, your inspiration Give to recieve, find all we need, your inspiration Give it to me, give it to me, your inspiration Give to recieve, find all we need, your inspiration (Give it to me) I want to free myself I want to love myself Cause me to raise myself From the burden of inaction ... Want to raise, want to raise myself Give it to me, give it to me, your inspiration Give to recieve, find all we need, your inspiration Give it to me, give it to me, your inspiration _____________________________________________________________________ 3. PARASITE (T.Finn) It doesn't matter what the world may think I'm owning up to everything Yes I'm a parasite and I will cling To anyone who wants a thing I'm a parasite All in a day's work for a parasite It's hell on earth to be a parasite I'm not bad looking, but I don't look good It could be said, I'm too well fed Yet there's an emptiness I can't deny If you were I, I'd run and hide... From the parasite All in a day's work for a parasite It's hell on earth to be a parasite I'm in the lap of so-called luxury But deep inside, the real victim bleeds I feel nothing as I prepare to bite No conscience break that wouldn't be right Not for a parasite Always a perfect guest, a parasite Leaves without any mess, parasite Secret of his success, parasite Off to a new hostess, every night Talking to a parasite Parasite... _____________________________________________________________________ 4. NEXT EXIT (T.Finn) Oh to be free - I do believe I'm no good for anything I'm no help to anyone, full of self-pity I can't go on, without your sympathy I'm not just away from myself Like a trophy up on a shelf I've been forgotten I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'll pay(?) Life is like driving Along the motorway See me in the slow lefthand lane Overtaken - again and again Wait til I catch up I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'll pay(?) (get it off?) It's nothing new To feel that loneliness Listen to the big engines moan Look for the signpost to the city of bones Who wants to come with me? I'm getting off (x5) I'm getting off at the next exit I'm getting off at the next exit I'm getting off, I'm getting off, I'm getting off I'm getting off, I'm getting off, getting off, Getting off, I'm getting off I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'm getting off at the next exit Whatcha gonna do about it I'll... Whatcha gonna do about it? _____________________________________________________________________ 5. OVER DRIVE (E.Rayner) (Instrumental) _____________________________________________________________________ 6. SERGE (N.Finn) (aka Late in Rome) 3:34 Tired eyes - remember the spotlights. Tired eyes - remember those late nights. With ladies on my arm, nights of passion Is it too long ago and you could hear them say Serge, he's a dancer Knows each dramatic pose. Rows of ladies they fall over His future's in his toes Who of you would know me now You lovers once cherished and gone but I've slept late in rome before And my story many times been sung.. Serge, he's a dancer Knows each dramatic pose. Rows of ladies they fall over His future's in his toes Where are you now, a flirting lover You are with young men it seems And all those times you had together A part in his playful scene Serge, he's a dancer Knows each dramatic pose. Rows of ladies they fall over His future's in his toes _____________________________________________________________________ 7. IN THE WARS (T.Finn) Prepare to die, Prepare to meet your maker. ...(Pax vobiscum?) is a traitor And later, blood red in rivers Stand and deliver We're in the wars Because we're in the wars We got to get our knives(?) We're in the wars Because we're in the wars Behind enemy lines We're in the wars You can't relax, the world will tax your reasons Beyond your guard it's always hard to preserve Your values, they'll try and shell you And overwhelm you We're in the wars Because we're in the wars We got to get our knives(?) | We got to get out alive(?) We're in the wars Because we're in the wars Behind enemy lines We're in the wars _____________________________________________________________________ 8. LOVE & SUCCESS (N.Finn) You came out of the world to me My life parted like the red sea We flowed easy between the rocks and stones Never seemed to stop us Reveal whatever you desire To you it may be death defying We sail into a blue day With your obsessions in the way I, I am not to want away When you least expect it When you at last stop trying Love and success will find you When you least expect it When you at last stop trying Love and success will find you Your life, slave to ambition Tension your permanent condition So much you've always wanted Too much giving you a sore head I, I am not to want away When you least expect it When you at last stop trying Love and success will find you When when you least expect it When you at last stop trying Love and success will find you _____________________________________________________________________ 9. BIG HEART (T.Finn) Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a big heart I come to you looking for inspiration Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a warm heart I hardly recognise my situation (whoa) Come on and save me As I wallow in my pride Come on and liberate and raise me (whoa) Everything is becoming hazy And I don't know wrong from right Come on and make a moral statement (whoa) Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a big heart I come to you looking for inspiration Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a warm heart My every waking hour is a celebration Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a strong mind I like to sit with you and talk for hours Oh yeah yeah yeah you are a strange kind Like nobody else I know, You got the powers Oh Come on and love me I need all that I can get I feel the weight of hate above me (whoa) By the way you're standing there beside me I can almost touch the sky Come on and liberate and raise me (whoa yeah) Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a big heart I come to you looking for inspiration Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a warm heart I want to tell the news to every nation Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a big heart Oh yeah, big heart Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a warm heart My every waking hour is a celebration (whoa) Never really comes down to fun Never really comes down to home How much longer do I have to wait Til the sun... Go! You know what you got Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a big heart I come to you looking for inspiration Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a warm heart Oh yeah, oh yeah... Oh yeah yeah yeah you've got a strong mind I like to sit with you and talk for hours Oh yeah yeah yeah you are a strange kind... (fade) _____________________________________________________________________ 10. Mr CATALYST (E.Rayner, T.Finn) I'm full of love, I tell you what I shall invent a game for you I just can't stand to see you at a loss for what to do... This town is grey, I'd like to splash a little paint around I'm stirring up the water in your life I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, Hear me now. Whoa I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst, (whoa) I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, Hear me now. Hey I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, Hear me now. Whoa I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst See me now, see me now. Whoa... I make things happen, I don't know it's just the kind of guy I am. I like to spread a little party atmosphere When we were young we took for granted what requires a little hard work now I'm full of love, but more than that I don't know what else I can do...Oh I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, Hear me now. Whoa I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst, (yeah) I'm Mr Catalyst Stir it up, stir it up. Whoa I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, Hear me now. Whoa I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm just a catalyst Hear me now, shake it up, whoa... This town is grey, I'd like to splash a little paint around I like to spread a little party atmosphere It's just the kind of guy I am (Yeah) I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst (Yeah) (hey!) I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, hear me now (whoa) I'm Mr Catalyst (yeah), I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm Mr Catalyst Hear me now, watch me go (yeah) I'm Mr Catalyst (whoa), I'm Mr Catalyst, I'm just a catalyst Shake it up, shake it up (yeah) ...I don't want to see anyone standing still... ...(repeat and mutilate to fade)... _____________________________________________________________________ 11. REMEMBER WHEN (T.Finn) Remember when, we were discovered A race of men, a blaze of colour Upon the beach we watched you sailing in We used to break our way through forests The crashing fern, the joyful chorus A tribe of men, do you remember when? Remember when, Remember when, Remember when... Remember when... NB: In "Stranger than Fiction" the Split Enz biography, the following verse is credited to Remember When: "Remember when, we could walk on water Intrepid then, you make us falter Without your creeds, we live by deed alone. We used to break our way through forests The crashing fern, the joyful chorus A tribe of men, do you remember when?"