Gimme Back

music and lyrics by Mike Oldfield
sung by Mike Oldfield

Last revised: 13 December 1995

I need my hands,
I need my feet.
Gimme my soul,
I'm incomplete.


I need my eyes,
I want my teeth.
Gimme my scope,
Give me my beliefs.


[ Chorus ]

Oh, here I hang on this, hook, line and sinker.
Don't take the skin off my fingers!


I need my arms,
My back is bent.
I want my hope,
I'm deficient.


I need my blood,
I want my space.
Gimme my dream.
I rest my case.


[ Repeat Chorus ]

Like a fire without a flame,
Desert with no rain.


I need my face,
I want my beat.
Gimme my pulse,
I'm in retreat.


I need my hair,
I want my voice.
Gimme my vision,
Gimme back my choice.


[ Repeat Chorus ]

Like a fire without a flame,
Desert with no rain.


Oh, mountain high,
I'm in so deep.
Look down, on I.
Take these chains from off my feet.


I'm a fire without a flame,
Desert with no rain.


I want my beat,
I'm incomplete.
I want my face.
I rest my case.