Fame Is
Neil Finn
Fork lightning in your hall
Break the skin when you break the fall
I’ll be the one to fix it up
Love children of the new age
Just a hippy with a weekly wage
There’s no rebellion just a chance to be lazy
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
And hang on
Now the rest of us are living in a daze
Keep thinkin’ ’bout the choice to be made
Here come the handmaidens of end time
Lost treasure from a primitive race
All the lives written on your face
Can’t fill the canyons of your mind
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
And hang on
Now you’ve changed
And jumbled the pieces you’ve changed
You’re better off before you talked
To a roomful of strangers
Here come the handmaidens of end time
When fame is in your blood
You follow the science of love
Wave the magic wand
And all of your stars will fall
And all of your spells will break
So look out for number one
Fame is in your blood
Song appears on:
Crowded House - Woodface (1991 album)
Previously available on Single:
“I was told about this order of religious people in the Middle East somewhere called the Handmaidens of End Time and it struck a chord. But I actually apply it in this song to the new agers, particularly the Californian variety who, under the pretense of being on a quest for spiritual enlightenment, are really just trying to be successful and become famous.”