This was the first song written for the WAЯ Album project and a demo recording premiered on via the official The Alarm youtube channel on 7th January 2021. This was the first song discussed with producer George Williams and ended up as the opening track of the album officially released on 26th February 2021. A live band version of song was performed for the first time at Rockfield Studios, Wales and broadcast as a premiere on The Alarm Central platform on 27th February 2021
The song then starts the Ω Omega commercial release of 17th June 2022
Well on January 7th 2021, I was watching and speaking with a friend through a Love Hope Strength broadcast, Elliot Burke, a lawyer who represents a lot of politicians in Washington DC and literally as we were speaking with him on a zoom call the Capitol Building started to be occupied and the news erupted all over our screens and everywhere I looked, the headline was alarming news and it just seemed to call out to me that we had to respond to this situation, we were in a pandemic, all of a sudden everything seemed like it was going out of control the World felt very unsafe in those moments and I just though The Alarm just needed to respond and the first song I wrote was the message we have all been receiving throughout the whole of the pandemic is Protect and Survive. It’s almost unreal to be here (at Rockfield Studio) it all happened so fast, it’s literally almost 50 days since the journey started to the day the creative process began and I just can’t believe we are here but it’s really exciting to meet up with everybody that we’ve been talking to on the zooms, in the safe space of the studio and be able to send out the WAЯ album to general public out there in the whole wide world – Mike Peters, Rockfield Studios, Wales February 2021.
2021 WAЯ album recording details
Running length 4:30
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
George Williams – Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Jules Jones Peters – Piano
Produced and Mixed by George Williams
Recorded at Crusader Studio, Dyserth, Wales, Sunshine Corner Studios, Fleet England, Alycat Studios, Blackpool, England, Pink Gun Studio, London, England
Mixed by George Williams at Rock Hard Studios, Blackpool
Mastered by Howie Weinberg in Los Angeles
Alternative studio recordings – Remix
2022 – Omega Mix
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
George Williams – Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Jules Jones Peters – Piano
Produced and Mixed by George Williams
Recorded at Rockford Studiosn, Monmouth, Wales, Crusader Studio, Dyserth, Wales, Sunshine Corner Studios, Fleet England, Alycat Studios, Blackpool, England, Pink Gun Studio, London, England
Mixed by George Williams at Rock Hard Studios, Blackpool
2022 – Dolby Atmos Mix
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
George Williams – Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Jules Jones Peters – Piano
Produced and Mixed by George Williams
Recorded at Crusader Studio, Dyserth, Wales, Sunshine Corner Studios, Fleet England, Alycat Studios, Blackpool, England, Pink Gun Studio, London, England
Dolby Atmos Mixed by George Williams
Album Appearances and discography for studio version
All the following are Worldwide releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
26th February 2021 – The Alarm – WAЯ
This is the original 2021 recording.
Released on CD-r, Loaded CD, Hand Cut Vinyl and digital download
Catalogue number 21C122
17th June 2022 – The Alarm – Ω Omega
This is a 2022 mix of the original 2021 recording.
Released on CD, Red Vinyl, White Vinyl, Red/White Splatter Vinyl
Catalogue number 21C128 (CD)
Online streaming release
17th June 2022 – The Alarm – Ω Omega
This is the 2022 Dolby Atmos mix of the original 2021 recording.
Released on streaming and download digital channels including Spotify, ITunes
Dolby Atmos Mix can be heard in the audio section of The Alarm Central platform on the Blue cover version of Ω Omega
Lyrics
Whether you like it or not
The World’s gone and changed forever
The new rules of engagement
Are no longer face to face
You can talk through your face mask
Or behind your firewall
280 ways to start a WAЯ
Protect and survive
It’s the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
In the name of self defence
Or anger management
You don’t need no excuse
To hit send and fire away
All you need is a target
The effects and the cause
280 ways to kill us all
I say
Protect and survive
It’s the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
It’s the only way to stay alive
It’s the only way to stay alive
“This impeachment”
“It’s a witch-hunt”
“It’s a downright lie”
“So who do you think you are”
“To call me the sinner”
“When it’s you who is the whore”
280 ways to infect us all
I say
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
If you want to stay alive
Stay alive
Protect and survive
If you want to stay alive
Protect and survive
It’s the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
It’s the only way to stay alive
Lyrics – Demonstration version 7th January 2021
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Whether you like it or not
It’s gonna change the World forever
The new rules of engagement
Are no longer face 2 face
You can talk through your face mask
Or behind your firewall
280 ways to start a WAЯ
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
In the name of self defence
Or anger management
You don’t need no excuse
To hit the button and fire away
All you need is a target
The effect and the cause
280 ways to kill us all
And I say
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
“This impeachment”
“It’s a witch-hunt”
“It’s a downright lie”
“So who do you think you are”
“To call me the sinner”
“When it’s you who is the whore”
280 ways to infect us all
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
Protect and survive
Its the only way to stay alive
Protect and survive
Audio & Visual sources ~ 3 x Videos
Click on image for video of The Alarm Protect and Survive Official 2022 Promotional video
Click on image for video of The Alarm live audience recording Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, England on 25th March 2022
Click on image for video of The Alarm live audience recording 02 Academy, Bristol, England on 17th April 2022
Video link – 1st Demo recording of Protect and Survived premiered on 7th January 2021 from The Alarm Youtube channel (06/2022 link is currently unavailable but may be reactivated)
Audio Link – From The Alarm Youtube channel
(Page update 24/06/2022)