Written by: Julia Nagle/Nakim Hizmet
Studio release:
Levitate
High Tension Line
Version with added vocals of the instrumental Jap Kid, found earlier on the Levitate album. The poem which Mark E Smith partly recites in the song was originally called I Come and Stand at Every Door . It was composed by Nazım Hikmet.
As with Jap Kid, the song has never been played live. However DAT versions of the tune were played as backing tapes at
The poem has also been performed by, among others, Pete Seeger and The Byrds.
This Mortal Coil had a version on their album Blood, released in 1991.