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Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) Lyrics

Something stops me from seeing too clear
A misty haze floats round the room
The murmurs make it hard to hear
The voices and the words

The days seem to drag away
My speech is sparse and tends to slur
I wonder what happened to my friend to day
Can't hear the words

Chorus:

O O
Your name has slipped my mind again
O O O O O
O O
Your name has slipped my mind again
O O O O O

It's hard to focus in this light
I'm growing warm and feeling dull
The heartbeat pounds with vicious fright
There's something to remember

I clench my fist but feel no sensation
The walls around me spin and sway
A flash back image in my vision
I remember

(Repeat chorus 3 times)
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Cover art for Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) lyrics by Ultravox

I always got the impression that this song is about being drunk, maybe at a party. The author is speaking to someone but can't remember their name due to the alcohol. Or maybe some other drug.

Cover art for Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) lyrics by Ultravox

For me the drum is the dominant moment of the song. It’s a reminder of the utter finality of the seconds ticking irrevocably away. think of this as a celebration of getting older and a reminder to live now.

Cover art for Your Name (Has Slipped My Mind Again) lyrics by Ultravox

I always think of agony, that person experience after explosion, probably nuclear. He tries to remember someone before he passes. But can't help. Early version contents sfx of shooting and other eerie sounds. I dont't know why they removed them.

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