Rage Hard (Young Person's Guide to the 12" Mix)

(Holly Johnson, Pamela Stephenson) Listen Do you want to know a secret? Move with me inside the strange world of the 12" Where nothing is as it seems Where everything has it's place And there's a place for everything And anything can happen Let me take you on a tour of the 12" Using this special extension of Rage Hard as our example We have begun It is, of course, Frankie And Frankie only Around we go, under, through, up and under Watch out here for the guitar Let it sustain Now, our favourite, the funky guitar Always note the sequencer This will never let us down Let it have it's wicked way We are sliding good Building fast The perky percussion How does it feel? The god-like bass guitar A hint of backing vocals (Rage!) A lust of deep, dark synthesiser And we shall be teased by a long, merciless reverb The breakdown So you can lie down The whip, if you know what I mean Do what you are told Those repeat echoes An essential part of the 12" is the climax (Yes) But first (Yes) The anti-climax The lads with electric disgust Paul Rutherford, here for the smell of it How does it feel? (Hard!) Do what you are told Move with me over the thrill of the 12" Do what you are told The whip (Ow!) Do what you are told The whip (Ow!) Do what you are told The fall, and the rise The whip (Ow!) The fall, the whip (Ow!) We are sliding good Building fast The beginning And the end The rush And the thrust The speed And the sweat The vocals of Holly Johnson (Yes, yes, yes!... Yeah!) We are at the centre of a riff Rage Rage hard The fall And the rise The beginning And the end The rush And the thrust The speed And the sweat It is, of course, Frankie And Frankie only You flipping me off? The climax The climax Rage! Laugh like the head of Apollo Young and strong on the wings of tomorrow Rise up in millions, get off your knees Dispelling the demons In the valley of danger We all walk together Sculptures in sorrow With love light to follow On sweet head of Apollo Rage hard, into the light Rage hard, doing it right, doing it right Rage hard, against the dark Rage hard, make your mark Let the tournament begin Don't give up and don't give in Strength to rise up, strength to win Strength to save the world from losing Rage hard, into the light Rage hard, doing it right Rage hard, against the dark Rage hard Rage Rage hard The blue eyes of children They shine without fear Hope is the future, with oceans of cheer (Nothing to fear) There's nothing to fear The laughter of angels Resounding from Heaven Keep fighting the favours Of charlatan saviours, charlatan saviours Rage hard, into the light Rage hard, doing it right, doing it right Rage hard, against the dark Rage hard, make your mark [*] Let the tournament begin Don't give up and don't give in Rage hard, into the light Rage hard, doing it right Rage hard, against the dark Rage hard, make your mark I don't know which way to go My love's like driven snow When we pass the test of time My love, you shall be mine And if only, lost and lonely Is all that's wrong with me We'll be free, be free, be free Laugh like the head of Apollo Young and strong on the wings of tomorrow Rage hard Rage hard Let the tournament begin Don't give up and don't give in Rage hard, into the light Rage hard, doing it right Let the tournament begin Don't give up and don't give in Strength to rise up, strength to win Strength to save the world from losing