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Mind Hive
Be Like Them

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Be Like Them

Release date: 24th January 2020

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About This Track

"Be Like Them" is a track by Wire, from the album Mind Hive, released 24th January 2020. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Wire

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Lyrics

Be Like Them

[Verse 1]

It's nothing new

Hungry cats

Getting fatter minds and thinner ideas

Nothing new about that

Too little of this

Not enough of that

Nothing new about that

[Chorus]

Insomnia dogs me

In this tired year

[Verse 2]

It's history

Rabid dogs

Tearing skeletons

Into piles of bones

Nothing new about that

Too little of this

Not enough of that

Nothing new about that

[Chorus]

They play it all for you

They explain it all to you

Telling you to

Be like them, be like them

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

A state of irritation

With leisurely pace

They lay it down for you

They set it up for you

Demanding that you, too

Be like them, be like them

Be like them, be like them

Be like them

[Verse 3]

It’s a cracker joke

A cheap surprise

Painting in the corner

Repeat flagrant lies

A shortage of ice

Big increase of less

Standing far apart

World dying at your feet

[Chorus]

They play it all for you

They explain it all to you

Telling you to

Be like them, be like them

Demanding that you, too

Be like them, be like them

Be like them, be like them

Be like them

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Track details

From Mind Hive

2020

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Wire — Be Like Them

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Matthew Simms, Robert Grey
Lyricist: Colin Newman, Graham Lewis
Composer: Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Matthew Simms, Robert Grey
Producer: Colin Newman
Drums: Robert Grey
Keyboards: Colin Newman
Acoustic Guitar: Colin Newman
Additional Recording: Matthew Simms
Background Vocals: Graham Lewis
Bass Guitar: Graham Lewis
Electric Guitar: Colin Newman, Matthew Simms
Group Members: Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Matthew Simms, Robert Grey
Lead Vocals: Colin Newman
Mastering Engineer: Denis Blackham
Mixing Engineer: Colin Newman
Produced At: Swim Studio
Recording Engineer: Sean Douglas (Production)
Synthesizer: Matthew Simms
Tenor Guitar: Colin Newman