Lyrics to
In The Crowd

This version of In The Crowd was released by The Jam in 1978.

Our About The Jam page at Decade Lyrics includes the lyrics for In The Crowd from 1978 as well as all of the other lyrics from The Jam that we have in our lyrics database.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to The Jam or about the 1970s in general.

When I’m in the crowd, I don’t see anything
My mind goes a blank, in the humid sunshine
when I’m in the crowd I don’t see anything
I fall into a trance, at the supermarket
the noise flows me along, as I catch falling cans
of baked beans on toast, technology is the most.

and everyone seems just like me,
they struggle hard to set themselves free
and they’re waiting for the change

When I’m in the crowd, I can’t remember my name
and my only link is a pint of Wall’s ice cream
when I’m in the crowd – I don’t see anything

Sometimes I think that it’s a plot,
an equilibrium melting pot
The government sponsors underhand
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd

And everyone seems that they’re acting a dream
’cause they’re just not thinking about each other
and they’re taking orders, which are media spawned
and they should know better, now you have been warned

and don’t forget you saw it here first
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd

And life just simply moves along
in simple houses, simple jobs
and no one’s wanting for the change
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd
When I’m in the crowd

---

Want more lyrics and songs by The Jam?

The Jam has released many songs over the years besides In The Crowd. The Jam released songs from 1977 to 1992 spanning across albums like This Is The Modern World, In The City, All Mod Cons, Setting Sons, Sound Affects, Dig The New Breed, The Gift, and Extras. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by The Jam.

If you're a fan of 1970s music looking for more songs from 1978 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and In The Crowd by The Jam

The lyrics to In The Crowd are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Jam used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to In The Crowd have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Jam and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to In The Crowd by The Jam. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to In The Crowd" means the words set to the music of In The Crowd, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Jam. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to In The Crowd and the lyrics to In The Crowd are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Jam who came here looking just for the lyrics to In The Crowd, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by The Jam

Visit our The Jam profile for more The Jam songs, lyrics & info!

)