Senses Working Overtime
XTC * Track #3 On English Settlement
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Album English Settlement
- #1
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- #2
Ball and ChainXTC
- #3Senses Working Overtime
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- #4Jason and the Argonauts
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- #5
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- #6Yacht Dance
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- #7All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late)
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- #8Melt the Guns
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- #9Leisure
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- #10It’s Nearly Africa
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- #11Knuckle Down
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- #12Fly on the Wall
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- #13Down in the Cockpit
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- #14English Roundabout
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- #15Snowman
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Senses Working Overtime by XTC
Release Date
Performed by
XTCWrited by
Andy PartridgeAbout
“Senses Working Overtime” was released in advance of XTC’s 1982 album English Settlement. It became a top ten hit in the UK.
In the United States, the video for “Senses” was regularly played on the then fledgling cable channel, MTV.
The song’s arrangement features Colin Moulding’s work on the fret...
Senses Working Overtime Lyrics
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, the clouds are whey
There's straw for the donkeys
And the innocents can all sleep safely
All sleep safely
My, my, sun is pie
There's fodder for the cannons
And the guilty ones can all sleep safely
All sleep safely
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And all the world is football-shaped
It's just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[Chorus 1]
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, night fights day
There's food for the thinkers
And the innocents can all live slowly
All live slowly
My, my, the sky will cry
Jewels for the thirsty
And the guilty ones can all die slowly
All die slowly
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And all the world is biscuit-shaped
It's just for me to feed my face
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[Chorus 1]
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime
[Bridge]
And birds might fall from black skies (Whoo-whoo)
And bullies might give you black eyes (Whoo-whoo)
And buses might skid on black ice (Whoo-whoo)
But to me they're very, very beautiful (England's glory)
Beautiful (A striking beauty)
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And all the world is football-shaped
It's just for me to kick in space
And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[Chorus 2]
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to tell the difference 'tween the goods and crime
Dirt and treasure
[Chorus 1]
And I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to take this all in
I've got one, two, three, four, five
Senses working overtime
Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
Pain and pleasure, and the church bells softly chime
Senses Working Overtime Q&A
Who wrote Senses Working Overtime's ?
Senses Working Overtime was written by Andy Partridge.
Who produced Senses Working Overtime's ?
Senses Working Overtime was produced by Hugh Padgham & XTC.
When did XTC release Senses Working Overtime?
XTC released Senses Working Overtime on Fri Feb 12 1982.