All In Your Mind
Echo And The Bunnymen · Echo & The Bunnymen [1987]
You say your proud to be
One of the people
Hands on the money
And your feet on the ground
Shouting out loud
From the top of the steeple
Counting the flock while
Collecting their pounds
All you thieving wheeler dealers
In the healing zone
Giving me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
Covered in flies
And smothered in lava
I can't scratch my itches
With these pumice stone hands
I dream of my days
As a desert farmer
Living my life
On the fat of the sand
All you thieving wheeler dealers
In the healing zone
Giving me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
Stuck in a world
Losing its way and wonder
I wonder what happened
To the world we knew
Splitting the atom
And feeling its thunder
Could never ever make me
Feel the way you do
You give me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
Fever Fever Fever Fever
In the healing zone
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
One of the people
Hands on the money
And your feet on the ground
Shouting out loud
From the top of the steeple
Counting the flock while
Collecting their pounds
All you thieving wheeler dealers
In the healing zone
Giving me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
Covered in flies
And smothered in lava
I can't scratch my itches
With these pumice stone hands
I dream of my days
As a desert farmer
Living my life
On the fat of the sand
All you thieving wheeler dealers
In the healing zone
Giving me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
Stuck in a world
Losing its way and wonder
I wonder what happened
To the world we knew
Splitting the atom
And feeling its thunder
Could never ever make me
Feel the way you do
You give me Fever Fever Fever Fever
Down to my bones
Fever Fever Fever Fever
In the healing zone
I pray
And nothing happens
Jesus
It's all in my mind
You say
Stop looking for answers
And reasons
They're all in your mind
All in you mind
All In Your Mind
Echo & The Bunnymen's 1987 single "All In Your Mind" stands as a defining track from the band's early post-punk evolution. Released on their debut album, the recording captures the group's signature blend of atmospheric synth textures and driving guitar riffs that would characterize their subsequent work. The song reflects the era's introspective mood, utilizing a melodic structure that balances emotional vulnerability with the band's characteristic rhythmic intensity. As a key piece of their discography, it showcases the transition from their earlier raw sound to a more polished, synth-heavy approach that influenced the shoegaze and alternative rock movements of the late 1980s and beyond.