Manager Shel Valentine says:
"This song will change your life, or you get your money back, and that's a promise that I am in no position to make. The change might not be that noticeable at first, but gradually you will realise that you have become a better person for having listened to it, and all you want to do is tell everybody else about it. Back in the 70s I did one of those group therapy courses in California, and that was the premise they worked on - you told everybody else how briliiant you felt, and that automatically made you better. Being around a lot of naked people at the same time probably helped a bit too.
The genesis of the song came from Tim reading a lot of his old diaries and realising that he was quite self-obsessed and wanted to know everything about himself. He then just imagined what it would be like if you were that interested in someone else and blam, there's the song."
lyrics
You and I, we're delicate human beings
You don't even know the terrible things I've seen
I could show you pictures that make your toast grow cold
My fervent hope is that you forget what you've been told
Shut it down, walk away
Let go of the information
All the facts, all the lies
Let go of the information
All that's dark will shortly be revealed
Exotic fruit no longer left unpeeled
Every move you've made, everyone you've paid
Everything you wore and a whole lot more
That you swore I didn't need to know
Shut it down, walk away
Let go of the information
All the facts, all the lies
Don't merit an explanation
Shut it down, walk away
Let go of the information
All the facts, all the lies
Reach their date of expiration
All I want is innocence, imaginary will do
All I want are memories, they don't have to be about you
All I want is everything you gave to him
Shut it down, walk away
Let go of the information
All the facts, all the lies
Let go of the information
Despite Tim's best efforts at ruining every track with a poorly rendered harmonica solo, the vision of composer and producer Philip Lewis-Jones remains intact via judicious use of the fader. Tim Bick