Kate Bush:Experiment IV
| “Experiment IV” | |
| Artist: | Kate Bush |
|---|---|
| Albums: | Experiment IV (1986) The Whole Story (1986) This Woman's Work Volume Two (1990) |
| Composers: | Kate Bush |
| Lyricists: | Kate Bush |
7" single version
We were working secretly
For the military
Our experiment in sound
Was nearly ready to begin
We only know in theory
What we are doing
Music made for pleasure
Music made to thrill
It was music we were making here until
They told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake in the making
From the painful cries of mothers
To the terrifying scream
We recorded it and put it into our machine
And they told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake in the making
It could feel like falling in love
It could feel so bad
But it could feel so good
It could sing you to sleep
I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument
But that dream is your enemy
We won't be there to be blamed
We won't be there to snitch
I just pray that someone there
Can hit the switch
But they told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake we've made
Hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm
And the public are warned to stay off
12" Mix
We were working secretly
For the military
Our experiment in sound
Was nearly ready to begin
We only know in theory
What we are doing:
Music made for pleasure
Music made to thrill
It was music we were making here until
They told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake in the making
From the painful cries of mothers
To the terrifying scream
We recorded it and put it into our machine
I'll bet my mum's gonna give me a little toy instrument
Experiment four
Experiment four
Experiment four
Experiment four
Experiment four
But that dream is your enemy
We won't be there to be blamed
We won't be there to snitch
I just pray that someone there
Can hit the switch
They told us
All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance
So we go ahead
And the meters are over in the red
It's a mistake we've made
Hmm hmm hmm
Hmm hmm hmm
And the public are warned to stay off
