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Clannad – I See Red lyrics
Back in my schooldays, acting the fool days
One and one and one is three
And the man said, "Hey, come and cut yourself a piece of the big time"
Armor-clad forces, riding Trojan horses
Never made sense to me
I didn't want to be a part of the great debate on moonshine

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"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"
I said, "Stop, hold the phone
This has to be cut to the bone
Too bad, I see red, I see red, I see red"

Sly man stumbles, twists and he tumbles
He always lands on his feet
And he sets his face towards the far horizon
Won't you come this way? Can't you go that way?
But his rhythm don't miss a beat
'Cause he's doing everything he can to keep surviving

"Stop, pay the price," they said to me
"Take this advice, you're out of your head"

[Chorus:]

So who wants a riot? People should be quiet
Don't we give them good tv?
You can learn to love your lifetime of distraction
Nothing on the inside, nothing on the outside
All the way from A to Z
I can live without that kind of satisfaction

(Chorus four times)
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Songwriters: JIM RAFFERTY
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I See Red meanings

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    I am intensely absorbed by this enigmatic song.
    It’s mystery is so beguiling.
    What does it mean.
    Nobody really knows except maybe it’s author.
    It starts in the past, the school days.
    Then the call of the city lights becken.
    Not being impressed by military might follows closely.

    Then the rejection of controversy of current affairs, of politics, even. Maybe dropping out of mainstream society.
    Then the sly one, the wise servant you might say, always lands on his feet: he is no fool, he is a survivor.
    Then the fork in the road, which way to go, to take the advice or not.
    We all have to make decisions sooner or later.
    Then some catholic guilt, behave yourself, live quietly.
    Live and let live.
    What is the lifetime of distraction.
    Mindless living or the life of Zen Buddhism.
    Will that satisfy us or not. Who knows.
    There are more questions than answers.
    Does life make us ultimately angry and see Red.
    Accept this song as an unanswered question.
    Food for thought. Don’t see red because you don’t understand it. Love it as a freak of nature, beautiful mysterious enigmatic awesome as the yank’s put it.
    Any idea’s out there???
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      I am intensely absorbed by this enigmatic song.
      It’s mystery is so beguiling.
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