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Too Much Information

The Police
Track 6 on Ghost in the Machine 

Produced by

Hugh Padgham & The Police
Oct. 2, 19811 viewer5.1K views

Too Much Information Lyrics

[Chorus]
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane

[Verse]
I've seen the whole world six times over
Sea of Japan to the Cliffs of Dover
I've seen the whole world six times over
Sea of Japan to the Cliffs of Dover

[Refrain]
Overkill, overview
Over my dead body
Over me, over you
Over everybody

[Chorus]
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane

[Chorus]
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
[Chorus]
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane

[Verse]
I've seen the whole world six times over
Sea of Japan to the Cliffs of Dover
I've seen the whole world six times over
Sea of Japan to the Cliffs of Dover

[Refrain]
Overkill, overview
Over my dead body
Over me, over you
Over everybody

[Chorus]
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane
Too much information running through my brain
Too much information driving me insane

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This is a song about the anxieties of globalization and the ever expanding reach of information technologies.

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Ghost in the Machine (1981)
The Police
  1. 1.
    Spirits in the Material World
  2. 2.
    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
  3. 3.
    Invisible Sun
  4. 4.
    Hungry for You (J’aurais toujours faim de toi)
  5. 5.
    Demolition Man
  6. 6.
    Too Much Information
  7. 7.
    Re-Humanise Yourself
  8. 8.
    One World (Not Three)
  9. 9.
    Ωmegaman
  10. 10.
    Secret Journey
  11. 11.
    Darkness
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Recorded At
AIR Montserrat, Salem, Montserrat
Release Date
October 2, 1981
Tags
RockPop-RockPost-PunkNew WaveUK
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