Anger Plays a Part
Liam Finn
Well I won’t defend the things I said to hurt
Let it burn through
For men in bloom passion is a spark
I know that anger plays a part
I hope that longing is a start
Cos’ I don’t want nobody around
When I can’t express the bitterness I hold
And the slightest thing can send me in a spiral down the dark
I know that anger plays a part
I hope that longing is a start
Cos’ I don’t want nobody, need nobody around
“It’s an uneasy pairing of childhood innocence with social conformity, an acknowledgement of how under the surface of Western middle class living brews a frustration and detachment that sometimes spills over into anger, the unmistakeable warning sign that there’s something wrong with the picture.”
“Liam brought it as a finished song. It’s a very simple, beautiful, elegant song. It seemed to fit the mood of the record and it was also a first take. Mick Fleetwood was there at the time and recorded that.”
Video: Neil & Liam Finn - Anger Plays A Part (live)
Recorded by Andre Upston in RNZ Studio B, Auckland, June 2018, for Saturday Morning With Kim Hill.