Shape of Things to Come
"Shape of Things to Come" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil from the film Wild in the Streets,performed by the fictional band Max Frost and the Troopers on their 1968 album Shape of Things to Come. The song was also released without vocals by Davie Allan and the Arrows.
Others who have performed the song include Slade, Rich Kids, Vacuum, Aorta, Third Rail, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Pointed Sticks, The Ramones, the Fuzztones, The Urinals, The Diodes, Mod Fun and Marshmallow Overcoat. More recently, the song has been released by Thee Dirtybeats, Toxic Reasons and Janelle Monáe.
Track listing
- "Raven" (Holder/Lea/Powell) - 2:37
- "See Us Here" (Holder/Lea/Powell) - 3:12
- "Dapple Rose" (Lea/Powell) - 3:31
- "Could I" (Griffin/Royer) - 2:45
- "One Way Hotel" (Holder/Lea/Powell) - 2:40
- "Shape of Things to Come" (Mann/Weil) Did Not Chart - 2:18
- "Know Who You Are" (Holder/Lea/Hill/Powell) Did Not Chart - 2:54
- "I Remember" (Lea/Powell) - 2:56
- "Pouk Hill" (Holder/Lea/Powell) - 2:24
- "Angelina" (Innes) - 2:50
- "Dirty Joker" (Lea/Powell) - 3:27
- "Sweet Box" (Lea/Powell) - 3:25
"The Shape of things to come"
There's a new sunRising up in the sky
There's a new voice
Crying without afraid to die
Let the old one
Make believe it's blind and deaf and dumb
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
There are changes
Lying ahead on every road
There are new thoughts
Ready and waiting to explode
When tomorrow is today
The bells made all fuzz up
But nothing can change the shape of things to come
The future's coming on now sweet and strong
And no-one gonna hold it back for long
There are young dreams
Crowding out old realities
Revolutions
Sweeping in like a fresh new breeze
Let the old one
Make believe it's blind and deaf and dumb
Nothing can change the shape of things,
Nothing can change the shape of things,
Nothing can change the shape of things,
Nothing can change the shape of things,
Nothing can change the shape of things to come