It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
We're in the peace of another day
We hide undercover and we all betray
We're calm and collected as we watch the skies
We'll wait for the peace until we realise
Believing
Deceiving
They tell you lies
Concealing
Revealing
They hypnotise
Well this world was not meant for peace
No
No this word was not meant to be
It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
We're in a war for our liberty
We're all in the middle of hostility
We all fight together and for all it's worth
We fight for the power not the peace on earth
Believing
Deceiving
They tell you lies
Concealing
Revealing
They hypnotise
Well this world was not meant for peace
No
No this word was not meant to be
It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
We're in the peace of another day
We hide undercover and we all betray
We're calm and collected as we watch the skies
We'll wait for the peace until we realise
Believing
Deceiving
They tell you lies
Concealing
Revealing
They hypnotise
Well this world was not meant for peace
No
No this word was not meant to be
It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
It's a countdown to destiny
This isn't getting any easier is it? Brilliance follows brilliance. What vocabulary can we adopt to describe such brilliance?
'Peace' is stunning. Sensational. Magnificent. Sublime. Microseconds into hearing this track I fell in love with it. CR78 percussion overdose. Synths galore. Tony's vocals on top form.
It's a war anthem probably. I don't care. It's a top notch slab of 80's synth pop the like of which only NM could produce. It probably doesn't flow quite as much as other NM outings. I'd expect some to comment that it's a bit choppy. Perhaps a bit too formula?
To me it's formula brilliance. Just listen to those synths! Tony's vocals simply soar! The beat is interesting. Not metronomic, more like a marching band if anything. I'll say this a lot on tracks to come - but this is NM (yet again) at their best. About the only thing that's stopping me from going totally OTT is that 'Traps' and 'Division" aren't too far away. Just how do we deal with all this?
Was this band good or what? Sickeningly good. Guys, you've just got to reform!
NM - officially the greatest 80's synth pop band!
(Graham G)
An unusually eerie intro here, with its church bell effects and CR78.
The lads once again prove they are the masters of synth bell sounds.
Most innovative - I can't recall anyone else who used these sounds to any similar extent.
All the usual clever touches are evident, such as the subtle use of two or more vocals on the chorus (at least). The track pretty much ends as it begins, with the church bell effects. The CR78 'grasshoppers' once again take centre stage. As do the sonar effects. Nice 'stabbing' keyboard, and innovative percussive effects.
The lyrical theme here is (slightly) more understandable than usual.
An intelligent, non-'in your face' protest/anti-war song, questioning man's justification for war. Its theme is slightly similar in some ways to what Tony did subsequently on "Glad It's All Over", co- written with Captain Sensible.
What it lacks in the 'danceability' stakes, it makes up for in thoughtfulness. It just has a nice 'vibe' to it - and a refreshing and pleasant openness. Somber, serious, but definitely not depressing.
95/100
(Richard M)