Overnight Jam: Todd Rundgren, “Secret Society” and “Something to Fall Back On”
Two awesome songs by Todd Rundgren, from a 1990 concert in Japan with his great “Nearly Human” band. This is Todd at his best, singing his heart out.
When we were young they would break our hearts
You and I had to go undercover
We knew in time we would be pulled apart
We found a way we could hold on to each otherGave our souls to another world
Sealed in blood with a sacred vow
Now we’ve forgotten but beneath all this
A part of you and me is still there now, yeahGo on and sing, go on and dance
It’ll all come back if you just give it a chanceDon’t you remember me?
We were a secret society
Like in your memory
We were the secret societyRefresh your memory
We were the secret society
Until eternity
We are the secret societyI never see you in the waking world
We make an effort to avoid each other
But every night we penetrate the veil
Where everybody acts like sister and brotherYou never speak the words in broad daylight
They’re much too delicate and too naive
But everybody’s been a witness sometime
It doesn’t change it if you don’t believe, so[Chorus]
I never see you in the waking world
We make an effort to avoid each other
But every night we penetrate the veil
Where everybody acts like sister and brotherYou never speak the words in broad daylight
They’re much too delicate and too naive
But everybody’s been a witness sometime
It doesn’t change it if you don’t believe, soSo, go on and sing, go on and dance
It’ll all come back if you just give it a chanceAnd you’ll remember me?
We were a secret society
Not just a memory
You’re in the secret societyBut you’ve got to go with me
You’re in the secret society
Until eternity
We are the secret society
Ooh, we’re so secret