REALLY HARD

First released 1986

Originally titled Riddley Ya because of the phonetics Tim uses frequently when writing lyrics, Really Hard was performed on a John Peel Session in 1985 before being included at the start of side two of Stutter.

It made a surprising reappearance in Dublin and Cardiff on the December 1999.

WHERE TO GET

Album Version : Stutter LP (JIMLP 1), CAS (JIMC 1), CD (7599-25437-2)

Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick

Live Version : One Man Clapping LP (ONE MAN 1 LP), CAS (ONE MAN 1 C), CD (ONE MAN 1 CD)

GUITAR TABS

LYRICS

To be loving when the knives are out

Takes much courage and a mind without doubt

I'm just some robot, wind up the clock

Work jerk

Trying to impress is the nature of my work

And it's so hard to remain open

If it's true, it can't be spoken

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Rhetoriticans think they're running this show

Words as power is all they'll ever know

I'm just some reflex

When struck, the knee will jerk

Trying to impress, trying to impress is the nature of our work

And it's so hard to remain open

If you bend, you won't get broken

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Wake up from this dreaming state

Her lungs scream out, it's not too late

I am dying to begin

I am dying to begin again

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard

Really hard, really hard, really hard, really hard