In proclaiming a new decade, Richard Ashcroft is announcing a call to arms, for the youth to come out and dance to a new vibe. He is rejecting the tired old formulaic pop music, declaring a new world order of sound. Nick McCabe’s thundering guitar ushers it all in.
[Verse 1]
A new decade
The radio plays the sounds we made
And everything seems to feel just right
Coming through your lonely mind
[Verse 2]
Well I've seen things
That scarred and bruised and left me blind
So come on, listen along with me
I think you need a little company
[Chorus]
And how long will I run for?
Who am I running from?
[Verse 3]
And it makes sense
The youth coming up and making you dance
'Cause I've got some living inside of me
So come on, I could use the company
[Chorus]
And how long will I run for?
Who am I running from?
[Post-Chorus]
But now I've seen my face in a cardboard wall
Nobody comes, nobody calls
[Chorus]
How long will I run for?
Who am I running from?
[Bridge]
Teenage tears sting my eyeballs
In a town where I wasn't born
And I will never suffer
So come on, come on, come on
[Post-Chorus]
But now I've seen my face in a cardboard wall
Nobody comes, nobody calls
If you're looking for me, I'm there and it's you
If you're looking for me out there, it's true
[Outro]
If you're looking for
I'll be looking for you
If you're looking for me
Then I'm looking for you
If you're looking for me
Then I'm looking for you
If you're looking for me
Then I'm looking for you
A New Decade was written by Richard Ashcroft & Nick McCabe & Simon Jones & Peter Salisbury.
A New Decade was produced by Owen Morris.
The Verve released A New Decade on Tue Jun 20 1995.