Simple Minds Songs - Sanctify Yourself Lyrics

Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself

Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Once Upon A Time
Released: 1986

Sanctify Yourself Lyrics

Is this the age of the thunder and rage?
Can you feel the ground move round your feet?
If you take one step closer it will lead to another.
The crossroads above is where we meet.
I shout out for shelter. I need you for something.
The whole world's out they're all on the street.
Control yourself. "Love is all you need."
Control yourself in your eyes.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

In pictures of living; in bloodshot vision.
Sweet miracles and strange circumstances.
I see the sun up, the showdown, the cool winds that blow down
On the big beat the life long romance is.
You've got a gun in your hand; you're making self plans.
Stay with me all through the night.
Control yourself. Love is all you need.
Control yourself. Open up your heart.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

You can't stop the world for a boy or a girl.
Sweet victims of poor circumstances.
But you can pour back the love, sweeping down
From above, giving hope and making more chances.
Well, I hope and I pray that maybe someday
You'll come back down here and show me the way.
Control yourself. Love is all you need.
Control yourself. Open up your heart.

Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Be a part of me. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself. Sanctify.
Sanctify Yourself.
Set yourself free.

Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Open up your heart. Sanctify Yourself.
Sanctify. Sanctify Yourself.
Writer/s: KERR, JAMES/BURCHILL, CHARLES/MACNEIL, MICHAEL
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, SONY ATV MUSIC PUB LLC
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To sanctify something is to make it holy. In this uplifting song, Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr is calling for personal empowerment, asking us to value the life we were given.

Kerr often touches on religious themes in his lyrics, but he tends to clam up when asked about his beliefs. If you're looking for evidence of God in this song, you can find it in lines like, "A vision, sweet miracles and strange circumstances" and "I hope and I pray that maybe someday you'll come back down here and show me the way."

In our interview with Jim Kerr , he credited Once Upon A Time producer Jimmy Iovine for developing this track, which started with a riff the band came up with.

He also said the gospel feel on the song was inspired by the music of Sly & the Family Stone, which he called "quite an influence on that song."