My mother and my brothers used to breathe in clean air
And dreaming I'm a doctor

And the politics of greed.

Break it down, again
So those are my dreams
And these are my eyes
Stand tall like a man
Head strong like a horse.

And this is my four leaf clover.

They gave you life
And in return, you gave them hell.

If someone filled up their bath and kitchen sink, they would have to know what to use first because either would go cold in a matter of minutes! Track 2 from the album of the same might have the answer to this lyric because the simmilar lyric is 'Bath water and the baby'. So as a fan, I am guessing that the kitchen sink is filled with water for the baby and the water in the bath is for the person who is the parent of the baby. This is why this lyric is funny! It's a posed question!!

This is a remix of a single from "Songs from the Big Chair" and is found on the deluxe edition reissue of the CD. The song is mostly instrumental, but in parts of the song Roland Orzabal repeats "James Brown" multiple times in the background. This backing vocal is not heard in the original version.

"No pain, no gain" is repeated a total of 6 times.

Uh, say what? You must be kidding. Roland Orzabal actually wrote these lyrics with the intention of singing and then releasing them? Whew.... Talk about your filler....

Don't get me wrong, I like this song, but some of the lines, like these ones, stick out like sore thumbs. And they could have fit in some of the other song categories, such as insulting lyrics, but these four lines in particular sound so forced that they're some of the most awkward lines Roland Orzabal ever wrote. As for the first two lines, uh, geez, he tries to rhyme made with face. And even worse, the second line has more syllables than the first making it sound forced as if he didn't have time to think it out more. And now to the last two lines... while he does get two rhyming words (fails and whales) the last line sounds terribly forced. Even if these lines may have the same amount of syllables, it sounds even more poorly paired than the first two.

Why do they think they know that?

What they mean is that pretty much everyone in politics wants a pie piece. And when they are in hot water, they make sure they have their a** covered. Read the lyrics to see what I mean...

Who said I want to rule the world? I certainly don't!!

This is a remix of a single from "Songs From the Big Chair" and is found on the deluxe edition CD reissue. This song is mostly instrumental, but in parts of it Roland Orzabal is heard repeating "James Brown" in the background. This shout-out to the Hardest Working Man in Show Business isn't heard in the original version of the song.

"Politician Grannie" was likely Margaret Thatcher; she was Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1989 when this song was released.

We Can Work It Out

Lyrics: "Lord of Karma, your mystic pain-o-rama, one good reason keep my feet on the ground."

Subject-verb agreement was sacrificed for rhyme and rhythm.

These lyrics are set against a bouncy, bright synth-pop accompaniment.

The song really rocks out with Roland Orzabal's guitar riffs and fast tempo, but the lyrics are about psychological struggle.

Humdrum and humble - starting with "h," "colour" and "colourblind" starting with "c." (I used British spelling in deference to the English Roland Orzabal.)

Possible mention of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson, which was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp.