1984~ Spirit

1984 Lyrics
[Chorus]
Nineteen eighty-four
Knockin' on your door
Will you let it come?
Will you let it run?
Nineteen eighty-four
Knockin' on your door
Will you let it come?
Will you let it run your life?

[Verse 1]
Someone will be waiting
For you at your door
When you get home tonight
Ah, yes, he's gonna tell you
Darkness gives you much more
Than you get from the light
[Verse 2]
Plexi-plastic eyeball
He's your special friend
He sees you every night
Well, he calls himself Big Brother
But you know it's no game
You're never out of his sight

[Chorus]
Nineteen eighty-four
Knockin' on your door
Will you let it come?
Will you let it run your life?

[Verse 3]
It's time you started thinking
Inside your head
That you should stand up and fight
Oh, just where will you be
When your freedom is dead
Fourteen years from tonight?

[Verse 4]
Those plexi-plastic 'copters
They're your special friends
They see you every night
Well, they call themselves protection
But you know it's no game
You're never out of their sight
[Outro]
Nineteen eighty-four
Knockin' on your door
Will you let it come?
Will you let it run?
Nineteen eighty-four
Knockin' on your door
Will you let it come?
Will you let it run your life...?

Inspired by George Orwell's novel of the same name, "1984" is one of the last great attempts at a Spirit single. Government deception and control are the main subjects here, and Randy California nails it with an effective, edgy paranoia. Musically, it's a powerful slice of late-'60s rock & roll. John Locke's icy Hammond organ and California's own exquisite, multi-tracked guitar solo captures all of the drama and dynamics of the title subject perfectly. The song was so pointed against the U.S. government that it was banned from many radio stations, although it was a huge hit in Germany. A very important track on the band's 1996 Sony/Legacy reissue of Clear.