True Believers
 Versions
Commentary
Lyrics
Versions
| Version |
Length |
Source |
Availability |
| Studio |
4:42 |
Juggernaut album. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD. |
| Studio |
4:41 |
2 CD versions of the Natural
Selection album. |
Moderately rare. |
| Live Acoustic |
4:03 |
Mark Seymour Titanic album. |
Moderately common. Available new in Australia on
CD. |
Live
 |
4:19 |
Under One Roof
album and video. |
Extremely common. Available new in Australia on CD
and DVD. |
Recommended Version.
Commentary
Somehow, I don't know why, I thought the song was about the Hunters. But it's not, it's a flippin' huge beautiful ODE to their fans.
Right now that just feels like the classiest thing a band's ever done.
~ Chris Camfield.
Comments from the "Natural
Selection" liner notes (by Mark Seymour):
Somehow it felt as though we didn't belong anywhere, after
John Howard became the Prime Minister of Australia. The country had changed
forever. Hunters and Collectors were an innocent bunch who only got anywhere
because they worked hard. There was no mystery in that. But there came a time
when it was obvious that the yearning had ended.
Lyrics
I know your face, I've seen it before
A faded memory, a voice through the door
Tell me your name - are you friend or foe?
A star-crossed lover with nowhere to go
True believer you're an open book
The stalls are empty everywhere you look
So long to a night well spent
You can't remember where the money all went
You only did it for the good times
One of the true believers
I know the pleasure that you live for
Must be the last of the self-deceivers
Let's go dancing in our Sunday clothes
Let's raise a glass to the life we chose
Can't believe after all these years
You're still laughing - it brings me to tears
Sinking slowly - the champagne flowed
I was a child up until you showed
Don't be ashamed - let there be no regrets
For the nights of madness we can't forget
You only did it for the good times
One of the true believers
I know the pleasure that you live for
Must be the last of the self-deceivers
Tell me your secrets - I'll keep you in mind
A true heart is the hardest to find
I know your face - I've seen it before
A faded memory at the nightclub door
You only did it for the good times
One of the true believers
I know the pleasure that you live for
Must be the last of the self-deceivers
You only did it for the good times
One of the true believers
I know the pleasure that you live for
Must be the last of the self-deceivers
Did it for the good times
Did it for the good times
Good times
Did it for the good times
[repeat to fade]
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