Month: November 1987
We’re lost and forgotten in the modern age
*Circle Jerks, Gang Green – Hammersmith Clarendon, London, UK – 21st November 1987
What I See Is All Around Me – 15th November 1987
What I see is all around me
Poison gas comes to surround me
Unhappy until it’s found me
What is all around me?
Acid rain burns up my home
And all the things I’ve grown
With all the love I’ve shown
I feel so alone
Throwing smoke into the sky
We don’t even question why
Who’ll be standing by your side
When the world begins to die
I see the clouds in the sky
As time keeps passing me by
I sit alone and wonder why
As the clouds keep passing me by
I see a hole in the atmosphere
And wondering what I’m doing here
The future seems so unclear
I wonder what I’m doing here
17th Oct 2025 – Ozone holes, Bhopal and Chernobyl, along with Mutually Assured Destruction, all added to the general zeitgeist of fear in the 80s.
Johnny Looked Sad – 8th November 1987
Johnny looked really sad
Looked like he’d killed his dad
Stood outside in the rain
His face etched with the pain
No one said a single word
Least not that anyone heard
Hands in pockets he trudged away
He’s been like that since yesterday
Paranoia – 6th November 1987
Paranoia in the foyer
I said I’m sorry
I said I’m sorry
Please forgive me
No – don’t touch me
Paranoia – said my doctor to my lawyer
Is killing me
And filling me
With dead dread
In my red head
I see it
Neighbours – 4th November 1987
If you’re bored just call next door
Well you know, that’s what neighbours are for
Welcome in with open arms
Possessing the sweetest charms
Welcome in with open ears
They just wanna hear the tears
Welcome in with open eyes
To gossip their fuckin’ lies
Welcome to the danger zone
Neighbourhood watch – you’re on your own
Deluxe – 3rd November 1987
I got a Velux in my ceiling
The idea seemed appealing
Letting all that sunshine in
But keeping out the frozen wind
But now I lay awake at night
Because of the bright moonlight


