Deluded is an unidentified garage/psychedelic rock song from Dave Fanning's Irish Show in March 1983. The song is not a demo, and likely is not a live performance.
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The song was first posted on March 9th, 2019 to the Fanning Sessions blog, a blog dedicated to archiving recordings from Irish radio program The Dave Fanning Show. The broadcast was likely from March 18th, 1983.
In the broadcast, Fanning states that he will only play Irish songs, and there will be no demo tapes played on the show. The song's name is not mentioned in the program, as the audio cuts right before he introduces it.
The songs on the tape range from 1981 to 1983, with many of them coming from "Fanning Sessions," where aspiring bands were given a full recording session that was later played on Fanning's radio show.
Fanning was known to offer these recording sessions to obscure bands, and many of these bands never went on to release an album or single, but this is not the case due to what Dave mentioned in the broadcast.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Time’s whirring, time's just gone too fast for you to keep pace
Saw you lose your grasp
Thought we'd be a part of the master plan
We aren't planning on sticking with you
Poor friend, that's no excuse
You lost your hope, but now you need out
So, in your future
You say all you need is power
[Verse 2]
I can't believe what you're trying to say
It’s different now, it’s never been this way
Your pointless cynicism cuts like ice
When you're talking, it's a different voice
Watcha go crazy, I just ain't got the time
It’s better to split for your sake and mine
Got to reach out with an open mind
Positive action can leave you behind
[Verse 3]
Got to carry it out
Seems so real I can almost touch it
No turning back, that's it
Not gonna die in this miserable town
I have a chance, to cut you down
I can't come around to see you no more
Something’s going on, can't you see
Two passengers in the back of my mind
Waiting forever in silence
[Outro]
Deluded
Deluded
Deluded
Deluded, hey