Electricity

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Our one source of energy
The ultimate discovery
Electric blue for me
Never more to be free
Electricity
Nuclear and HEP
Carbon fuels from the sea
Wasted electricity

Our one source of energy
Electricity
All we need to live today
A gift for man to throw away
The chance to change has nearly gone
The alternative is only one
The final source of energy
Solar electricity

Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity


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Electricity Lyrics as written by Paul David Humphreys Andrew Mc Cluskey

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    General CommentFantastic song, I have loved it for 20 years, but interestingly, for Australia, it could be totally true, what with climate change and peak oil.

    The Chance to Change has nearly gone!
    matthewsheffieldon April 19, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General CommentA statement on energy crises, no less.
    Ultimate Panopticonon June 04, 2008   Link
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    General Commentthe lyrics don't fit with the song, but it all still fits :)
    isayiceageon February 18, 2009   Link
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    General Commentcocaine or crank? lol
    moninnon April 30, 2011   Link
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    General CommentIf this was a They Might Be Giants song, we would take the lyrics at face value and conclude it's simply a song about ... Electricity! No deeper hidden meaning, no ulterior motive. Just a bit of fun talking about the movement of electrons. Why should OMD be held to a different standard? Unless there's a verified statement from OMD to the opposite, I say this song is nothing more than a simple song about electricity. (For what it's worth, I can totally envision a TMBG song with these exact lyrics.)
    voiceofheroldon January 07, 2012   Link
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    MemoryA fantastic song, I first heard this before I even knew it was them at a fairground, they played the song to these puppets dancing, in a box, & I loved the song at first hearing, then when I got home it was on the radio, that's when I found out it was omd, I've been hooked ever since!
    Precious staron April 22, 2017   Link

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