"Let Me
Show You"
(Hutchence/Gill)
The album's heaviest track, featuring Joe Strummer from the
Clash.
Contains the lyric "I'm black and blue from love
and art, strip to show me all you are".
"Possibilities"
(Hutchence/Saber)
Hutchence recorded this 'jazzy portisheadish track with a
lush chorus' just three days before his death.
"Get On The Inside"
(Hutchence/Gill)
Described as 'funky 90s soul'.
"Fear"
(Hutchence/Gill)
Eastern percussion merges with trip-hop as Hutchence
singes "kiss the warm knives as they dig for
your soul." Also contains a lyric proclaiming
Hutchence as 'the white truth dealer'.
"All I'm Saying"
(Hutchence/Simenon)
A haunting electronic track co-written by Tim Simenon of Bomb
The Bass.
"A Straight Line"
(Hutchence/Gill)
The 1st single, this is the closest Michael gets to a
straight forward INXS single.
With Denise Johnson on backing vocals.
"Baby It'a Alright"
(Hutchence/Saber)
Described as 'a slow but funky workout'.
"Don't Save Me From Myself"
(Hutchence/Gill)
[lyrics previously reprinted above]
A driving groove, the song contains the stanza "I'm
not keeping time, get me out of here, holding up my
crime, ready for what's sent me... separate love from
possession." Andy Gill is quoted as saying: "It
is Michael explaining how frustrated he is, being unable
to live his own life."
"She Flirts For England"
(Hutchence/Gill)
The title comes from Bono, who upon seeing Paula Yates on
a bed in her TV Studio told Hutchence, "That girl
could flirt for England."
"Flesh And Blood"
(Hutchence/Gill)
A cinematic feel with Hutchence singing "strip
away the bones and skin, show me what lies whithin".
"Put The Pieces Back Together"
(Hutchence/Gill)
[lyrics previously reprinted above]
Hutchence accuses Geldof of trying to sabotage his
relationship with Yates, ending each verse with the chant
"sue me, sue me, sue me".
"Breathe"
(Hutchence/Saber)
Similar to Nine Inch Nails, the song has a haunting
chorus wherein Michael repeatedly intones the chilling
phrase "keep breathing".
"Slide Away"
(Hutchence/Gill/Bono)
Described as 'a stark electronic opus' with spine-tingling
vocal performances by Bono and Hutchence. Considered the
album's highlight by most reviews, it includes the
prophetic line, "I just wanna slide away and
come alive again".
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