X is a song by The Alarm which appears on the album Forwards, released on CD and Vinyl on 16th June 2023
Forwards album recording details
Running length 6:17
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Baritone Guitar, Harmonica
James Stevenson – Baritone Guitar, Backing Vocals
Steve ‘Smiley’ Barnard – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Jules Jones-Peters – Piano. Organ, Backing Vocals
George Williams – Additional instrumentation
Recorded at Rock Hard Studio and Alycat Studio, Blackpool, England, Sunshine Corner Studios, England, Crusader Studios, Wales
Produced and Mixed by George Williams



Album appearance and discography of studio recordings

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16th June 2023 : The Alarm – Forwards
Released on CD, Vinyl and Digital Download by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C131CD (CD), 21C131LP (White Vinyl) 21C131LPG (Green Vinyl)
2023 Forwards album recording
Lyrics : Forwards Album Version
Refuse trucks, outside my window, the council are banging on the door
Asking me if I’m still shielding, or trying to keep the wolf from the door?
There’s an amnesty for everything broken, 24 hours to speak the unspoken
There’s always someone, cut off from the truth
Who needs leading back out into the open
So turn off the television set, tune out the radio network
Tune into yourself, make good with someone else, you once knew before the hammer fell
Your enemy could be your neighbour or the Prime Minister’s Chief Confidante
At home we all have to stand up naked, some get dressed before they go back to bed
Don’t you know, the times are changing
News channels are not about news, they just speculate use other people’s views
They’re not about the truth or uncovering the proof, they destroy lives like they burn fossil fuel
And it’s all someone else’s fault, it’s all someone else’s problem
Hands up the first person who has never made a mistake in his or her life
I got a vacuum cleaner running through the house, its collecting up all of the grime
The germs still exist they’re out there unseen
No bleach is gonna wash them from off of the streets
Now you can’t have strength without weakness, you can’t have love without hate
Try as you might, you can’t wipe out the opposite to everything created
Na nah nah No
The times re-arranging, right in front of my eyes
Time waits for no one, not any one
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
You need harmony within your self, to see harmony in anyone else
Your eyes do not lie and if you treat people kind, they can separate the truth from the lie
Failure does not exist, at least not if you try
The first rung on the ladder is only a dice throw away
From falling down with the snakes and the losers
Keep your eyes on the things that you value, the thing you see as the prize
There’s always a price, you might have to pay it twice, for living the quiet life
Na nah nah No
The times are changing, right here right now
The times re-arranging, right in front of my eyes, time goes by
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
Na nah nah No
I ride the wheels of life, 24 hours every night
Seven days a week, one hour, one minute, one second, until time runs out
Na nah nah No
The times are changing, right here right now
The times re-arranging, right in front of my eyes
Time goes by in the blink of an eye
Time goes by
The times are changing
The times changing
(Transcription verified 17/09/2023)
(Page updated 17/09/2023)
