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Artist: Men at Work
Track: Overkill

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I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations
I know will be alright
Perhaps it's just imagination

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away

Alone between the sheets
Only brings exasperation
It's time to walk the streets
Smell the desperation

At least there's pretty lights
And though there's little variation
It nullifies the night
From overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Come back another day

I can't get to sleep
I think about the implications
Of diving in too deep
And possibly the complications

Especially at night
I worry over situations that
I know will be alright
It's just overkill

Day after day it reappears
Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
Ghosts appear and fade away
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Men at Work – Overkill
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Colin Hay – Overkill
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Overkill” by Men at Work?
“Overkill” by Men at Work was written by Colin Hay.
Q:When did Men at Work release “Overkill”?
Men at Work released “Overkill” on April 9, 1983.
Q:When did Men at Work release “Shintaro”?
Men at Work released “Shintaro” on April 29, 1983.
Genius Albums
Cargo by Men at Work
Australian pop rock group, Men at Work, released their second album, Cargo, in April 1983, which peaked at No. 1 – for two weeks – on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart
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Genius Artists
Men at Work
Formed in 1978 with Colin Hay, Jerry Speiser, and Ron Strykert (Greg Ham and John Rees later joined the band in the early 1980s) Had their biggest hit in 1981 with “Down Under”
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Men at Work has 44 songs with the most popular being Down Under, Who Can It Be Now? and Overkill.
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Men at Work has 4 albums from 1981 to 1996 including Contraband: The Best of Men at Work, and Two Hearts.
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Men At Work - Overkill translation in French
French translation of lyrics for Overkill by Men At Work. I can′t get to sleep I think about the implication Of diving in too deep And possibly the ...
Men At Work - Overkill translation in Italian
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Men At Work - Overkill translation in Spanish
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