Simple Minds - This Fear Of Gods Lyrics






Someone singing in the shower
Someone singing in the shower
Singing singing singing
Singing shower
Someone's singing in the shower

I hear a voice and hear no angel
I hear a voice and hear no angel
Hero see no hero see no
Hero see no
Hear and see no
Hear a voice and see no angel

Violence and vivisection
Violence and vivisection
Lust lust lust
Lust lust lust
Violence and vivisection
Gods
Gods
This fear of Gods

Some boys are calling
Boys are crying
Some boys are calling
Boys are crying
Calling calling calling
Crying
Calling calling calling
Crying

Fear is fast
I'm turning white now
Fear is fast
I'm turning white now
Faster faster faster
Faster faster faster
Fear is fast
I'm turning white now
Gods
Gods
This fear of Gods

I'm back on black
Fear of Gods
Back on black





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  1. A.... P....

    Simple Minds invented House/Trance music with this album.

  2. N.... P....

    SUPER 🖒🖒

  3. I.... P....

    fucking brilliant  .. who agrees

  4. L.... A....

    All most 40year ago, and still awsome in 2019🎶🎼🎧🎤

  5. A.... K....

    Epic! Brilliant!

  6. D.... S....

    Very fresh. Even today. Music like this brilliance will test time. One of their best albums imo. Twist. Run. Repulsion is hard to listen to after a while.

  7. A.... B....

    Gleasga boys like myself!!! and im bias going to say the BEST band ive ever seen and heard!!!!

  8. D.... S....

    This has excitement.

  9. S.... ....

    Outstanding.

  10. J.... P....

    Their Bogus Man.

  11. A.... W....

    Bought this on the old cassette format in the mid eighties gave my goosebumps then, it still does now! What a bass line. Why don't those nostalgia radio stations ever play brilliance such as this?

  12. N.... C....

    A repertoire worth discovering, better late than never.

  13. S.... ....

    Meravigliosi

  14. Y.... U....

    Quanto mi piace sta canzone

  15. c.... a....

    simple minds at their best

  16. P.... W....

    sweet....shared to the Netshows Radio "Program 92" Playlist on youtube

  17. l.... ....

    as fresh as ever......

  18. A.... ....

    tadagu tadagu tadagu......

  19. C.... M....

    Empires and dance is their most creative album. Indie style.

  20. C.... ....

    Same marvellous synth pattern on "Friends of mine" by Duran Duran (starting after 30 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQ3snijAoo)

  21. d.... ....

    Whenever I listen this, it feels more Front 242 than Simple Minds to me. I was so use to the (still incredible) later modern rock stadium band I grew to know. Boy was I amazed to hear this Live on tour this week! What a Gift! This band is really under rated and few know about the early days.

  22. D.... E....

    Someone Singing In The Shower. Derek Forbes best bass player around. Faster Faster. Classic.

  23. S.... &....

    Find Simple Minds's records and cds here: https://www.discogs.com/seller/Sound.Vision/profile?q=Simple+Minds - Use code: SIMIN0818 for getting a freebie together with your order.

  24. c.... m....

    a quasi 40 anni dall uscita è ancora uno spettacolo ascoltarla!!!

  25. A.... P....

    My small contribution here (karaoke file): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeexDTcKMNE

  26. a.... N....

    Unforgettable . I had thon tape and would drive around wanting to live in Scotland or England a world where this music came from . Genius popsters they were !!!

  27. C.... L....

    MY BETTER DREAM OF MY LIFE IS TO GOING IN THE COSMIC WHEEL FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS FOR NOT SEEN THIS WORLD OF SHIT WITH ALL THE FUCKING AND MAD PEOPLE CAUSE I'M TOO MUCH ILL FOR STAY HERE IN THIS EARTH OF FOOLS OF SEX AND MONEY!!!

  28. V.... d....

    This track is great, especially given the fact it was recorded 38 years ago!

  29. G.... F....

    Still have this
    Epic

  30. L.... v....

    Played this in a club last month and the whole place went through the roof..... amazing track from one the most creative bands from the eighties , to bad they went crap after N.G.D ..........

    L.... v....

    Steve Lillywhite Sparkle In The Rain was great. Mel Gaynor drums so well. Tears For Fears ripped off Waterfront. Up on Catwalk Book of Brilliant Things. 3 amazing tunes.

    L.... v....

    Have to agree, sparkle in the rain was certainly a good album but is wasn’t as good as NGD so you could say SM was in decline after NGD.

    L.... v....

    @Neil Riley everyone says that they went downhill after NGD but listen to Brass band in Africa chimes that was 1985 and is one of SM best

    L.... v....

    Disagree. Sons and Fascination and Sister Feelings Call are a natural progression. Crap. Hardly. New Gold Dream. Well??

    L.... v....

    @imposs1904 Simple minds music altered after S.A.F....they lost their raw ability. after that they were not the same band....

  31. r.... ....

    Longest wait for the coda ever

  32. K.... A....

    The sound track to a dark haunted castle, the music echoing through the desolate chambers.

  33. D.... T....

    this is good stuff

  34. S.... 7....

    The classic tune they never will make anything as good as this again well done SM . \0/

  35. S.... T....

    thonk theres a few dumb asses dont know an island from a nation ect ....oh and simple minds are SCOTTISH

    S.... T....

    Together in Music Always and Now more with www.Europe are ONE in the music !no borders has Music.

  36. R.... L....

    This Fear of GodS

  37. p.... m....

    waooh trop excellent !!!!!!!!

  38. R.... B....

    Just love this song!

  39. P.... C....

    First time im hear this song .. Like It !!!

  40. S.... B....

    Saw an interview with John Foxx mentioning the work of Jim Kerr. And what album did he happen to bring into camera view? Empires and Dance!

    S.... B....

    His Metamatic is excellent.

  41. F.... U....

    Thank you Grayham Clutterbuck thank you YouTube and thank you England

  42. G.... J....

    Faster faster faster faster, faster faster faster faster, fear is fast I'm turning white now. This was my first Simple Minds LP, I swapped it from Tony Biondi for a Dickies LP or something similar. It very much reminds me of a cold winter in which I traveled across a post war cold war Europe whilst listening to this album in my bedroom.

    G.... J....

    Yes troubled places and times produce things like this

    G.... J....

    It was a different time for sure and one that will not come again during my life, at least not for me.

    G.... J....

    Have you seen "Europa", an early Lars von Trier movie? Comes to mind when I read your comment, and it actually combines well with the sinister imagery here and the strangely alluring gloom of this tune.

  43. o.... ....

    gran canción !

  44. s.... l....

    Someone singing in the shower
    Someone singing in the shower
    Singing singing singing
    Singing shower
    Someone's singing in the shower

    I hear a voice and hear no angel
    I hear a voice and hear no angel
    Hero see no hero see no
    Hero see no
    Hear and see no
    Hear a voice and see no angel

    Violence and vivisection
    Violence and vivisection
    Lust lust lust
    Lust lust lust
    Violence and vivisection
    Gods
    Gods
    This fear of Gods

    Some boys are calling
    Boys are crying
    Some boys are calling
    Boys are crying
    Calling calling calling
    Crying
    Calling calling calling
    Crying

    Fear is fast
    I'm turning white now
    Fear is fast
    I'm turning white now
    Faster faster faster
    Faster faster faster
    Fear is fast
    I'm turning white now
    Gods
    Gods
    This fear of Gods

    I'm back on black
    Fear of Gods
    Back on black

    s.... l....

    i hear a voice and SEE no angel

  45. T.... S....

    Handed down from some mysterious ancient ghosts Simple Minds was strangely tortured and inspired

  46. t.... ....

    Derek Forbes......enough said!

    t.... ....

    My favorite rock bassist of all time.

    t.... ....

    Shit,YESSS!!!!

    t.... ....

    The man.

  47. F.... H....

    Grandiose, dizzying and a steady..pensive buildup to THIS FEAR OF GODS!

  48. p.... b....

    Saw them yesterday in Antwerp. Still great. This is one of my favorites.

  49. M.... I....

    Thank you, the Beat Broker!

  50. A.... S....

    My God, and that's it.

  51. S.... T....

    great song from a fantastic but under rated album ...people don't realise how many bands "the minds" actually influenced themselves! 'ta for sharing!

    S.... T....

    empires and dance is my fav album from them btw

    S.... T....

    Mine too. Then in my opinion started to lose their way and eventually became a stadium band.

    S.... T....

    Without doubt their best album. Like most great dishes, not an instant umami hit but slowburn brilliance.

  52. T.... ....

    Couldn't agree with you more!

  53. R.... C....

    Excellent choice(s)...

  54. r.... ....

    The best album by them IMO!

  55. p.... ....

    Makes one so glad you have ears.

    p.... ....

    lol nice one

  56. M.... ....

    Dislikes? really? REALLY? smh. This is yet another example of how you can produce something that is timeless. One of those tracks with an infectious beat that slaps you as soon as comes on. Simple yet legendary. 

    M.... ....

    Yeah, but the Dislikes are 2% of the likes. So 98% of the people like it, that's some pretty good stats! The dislikers arn't even worth worrying about.

  57. a.... b....

    The minds have been great crap and seem to be returning to preetyy decent

  58. J.... W....

    Pretty fckn' amazing drum sound, especially considering this was released back in 1980.

  59. d.... b....

    pezzo ballato al cosmic

  60. E.... M....

    Why can't I listen to this on the radio??????????

    E.... M....

    @blackieboy0711 I thank WDRE, WLIR for pumping this sound decades ago but they're gone. At least we can get it on U Toob. 

    E.... M....

    @Mannchild11 What he said... this version plus the 5x5 version...

    E.... M....

    Try Spotify.

    E.... M....

    it's a sarcastic question.

    E.... M....

    https://youtu.be/8pLOpNZxYQM

  61. g.... ....

    For me no band is in their league.. This was released in 1980, yet it still sounds more modern than anything else around today.

    g.... ....

    I agree!

    g.... ....

    Absolutely right mister!

    g.... ....

    Best simple minds album ever. When bands made music for art and creative sound. Pure talent.

    g.... ....

    goldsaj thing is it does not sound modern it’s ageless,it’s just so different,really hits

  62. M.... ....

    the last great decade- 80s was an explosion of greatness- music, adventures, nice girls, going out- after that it slowly died....NEVER forget that decade- we were young and hungry for it all- new times are pure horror-really.

    M.... ....

    @Rentaghost okish Yet ironically back then within 5 years of this album what did Simple Minds do...sell out.

    M.... ....

    uuhm you are the hater boss he just sounds like an old fart thats all..SM never ever touched their sublime sound after new gold dream again sure there where cool songs...Imo NGD is the best sounding album i have heard ..dynamically maybe even a tat over produced

    M.... ....

    Disagree but hear me out. SM were perfect for me. Everything from 77 up to Sparkle in the rain was pretty much me growing up. As soon as I heard hey hey hey heeeeey in 85 that was it for me. Seen them 3 times since. Still love them

    M.... ....

    Preach!

    M.... ....

    Trump is the New Leader of the Orange Universe...

  63. P.... M....

    inkredible!!

  64. v.... i....

     fucken brilliant! Thanks for sharing,mate!

  65. D.... K....

    Gets better every time ! The biz

  66. G.... X....

    you guys knows matthew dear? is pretty influenced by this kind of stuff

  67. G.... X....

    brilliant album!one of the best SM

  68. M.... ....

    fully agreed. You had to be there to understand the feeling.

  69. M.... ....

    you should hear this in a dark smokey club with strobolight this track blasting from the PA and it will be the most awesome, like in the early 80s when going out ment dancin and enjoying REAL music and nice girls instead if the total crap we have now. really.New times are 1000%shit.

    M.... ....

    haha grandpaa ..come on man! still cutting edge tracks are made ..just not on the radio..back in the day bands had big ass budgets but since 2 decade or so not anymore

    M.... ....

    Simple Minds hardly had a huge budget while making their first seven albums (up till New Gold Dream) but they were great musicians and didn't need autotune or an army of remixers, samplers and paid songwriters

  70. K.... ....

    Went looking for the Sons/ Sister double package and this album. Nothing. Music shops truly annoy me now.

  71. M.... ....

    your 100% right.

  72. E.... B....

    bellissimi ricordiiiiii

  73. d.... t....

    i agree. this however is a masterpiece+

  74. c.... ....

    Everyone thats listened to everything they`ve ever produced will agree.

  75. K.... ....

    I'm a sound effects junkie. This is my fix. I'm amazed at all these comments deriding the stadium Simple Minds, but the more I listen to these guys,pre '82, the more I see how the fans' point is to be respected. This is darker territory. More musicianship, less commercial obligations.

  76. M.... ....

    In view of the fact that you say this puts you into a hypnotic trance and I can see why, is it really wise to listen to whilst driving ?

  77. A.... ....

    Empires and Dance album and the tour was in my opinion the best they did.. after that was crap ... This fear of Gods was one of my old faves

  78. r.... ....

    My 9 yo boy sings in the bathtub and I play this song in the car on the way to school, with his older brother also in the car. And the younger one thinks I am teasing him, while the older one sings with me...towards the end the three of us are singing it together as I pull in and drop them off....we have a lot of fun with it. The joys of Fatherhood and Simple Minds! While I have NO FEAR of any "god", this song takes me into a hypnotic trance and was way ahead of it's time !

  79. d.... ....

    hypnotic

  80. S.... d....

    i love !!!

  81. a.... ....

    fuck the fear of god

  82. C.... ....

    That would be Derek Forbes, my Bass Hero.

  83. T.... ....

    Love the way that album cover used to creep me out. . . just enough

  84. I.... D....

    Love the bass!!

  85. d.... ....

    Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!

    This is soooo good!

  86. d.... ....

    Brilliant!

  87. r.... ....

    This is where music is made for.

  88. c.... ....

    very simple but clever song which I like to play along to on the keyboards

  89. A.... B....

    SO MANY people have ended up loving Simple Minds once they got past thinking they were just a one-hit wonder band for the breakfast-club soundtrack... there early work was mind-blowingly good.

  90. A.... B....

    Simple Minds were geniuses in the early to mid 1980's.

  91. S.... T....

    Four people don't fear the Gods and will be punished as a consequence

  92. B.... G....

    Great stoner tunes from atime past.

  93. J.... A....

    MOTHRA! YAY!

    Godzilla: dances with you to this ^^

  94. J.... A....

    Hi Buu ^^ <3

  95. J.... o....

    Mothra: Hewwo :3

  96. J.... o....

    Hi baby <3

  97. J.... A....

    Wow talk about a case of mis-heard lyrics though LOL

    I thought it was:

    Someone singing in the showers etc etc
    I hear your voice I see your face change...
    Hear no, see no purity no hear no see no purity no
    hear your voice I see your face change

  98. J.... A....

    Interesting idea Byrne doing a cover of this, I never thought of it but... it would definitely be interesting.

    Always loved this song. My introduction to Minds was the stuff from '85 but several years after finding them I dug back into their early stuff and I have to say, just brilliant stuff.

  99. m.... r....

    are you deaf