All By Themselves: Difference between revisions

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Alone in the house
Alone in the house
In a modern old house
In a modern old house
Radios turned on by themselves
Radios turn on by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
All by themselves
All by themselves
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There's a voice on the telephone
There's a voice on the telephone
Calls my name and the voice is gone
Calls my name and the voice is gone
Radios turned on by themselves
Radios turn on by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
All by themselves
All by themselves
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Strange visions on the TV screen
Strange visions on the TV screen
Through the interference a face you'll see
Through the interference a face you'll see
Stereos turned on by themselves
Stereos turn on by themselves
Favorite records find their way from the shelves
Favorite records find their way from the shelves
All by themselves
All by themselves

Revision as of 02:27, 6 October 2015

Notes

All By Themselves is a demo track written by Martin Gore. It appears as part of a 5-track demo tape for the 1983 "Construction Time Again" album as the final track on the tape; excerpts of the other four demos are available to listen to on this page. This track may have been intended as a B-side for a single release of And Then... which never materialized. You can listen to the entire track below:

Lyrics

Thanks to Ronny for transcribing the lyrics. Please note that this is our best effort; the song's vocals are very difficult to make out, so accuracy is not guaranteed.

Alone in the house
In a modern old house
Radios turn on by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
All by themselves

There's a voice on the telephone
Calls my name and the voice is gone
Radios turn on by themselves
Lights go on and off by themselves
All by themselves

Past needs present
Undying love
The gift from the past is a present
The gift of love

Strange visions on the TV screen
Through the interference a face you'll see
Stereos turn on by themselves
Favorite records find their way from the shelves
All by themselves

Past needs present
Undying love
The gift from the past is a present
The gift of love