["I was born to fly, fly pretty high","And I've got the time\"","Because it's all inside","She said, \"You were born to fly my son\"","Just get in the car, turn out the lights","Because it's all inside","","I was born to fly, fly pretty high","Because it's all inside","","Five years later on, she became my lover","I said, \"Hey! I already know\"","She said, \"You've got the money","So waste your time","Never said you were, never said you were up in the sky","","","Because it's all inside","On people who don't know which way to go there","Five years later on, she became my father","","Because it's all inside","I didn't even learn her name","","Because it's all inside","Don't care who you are","","I said, \"Hey! I already know\"","You could be a star or you could be a fool","I was born to fly, fly pretty high","So I've got in the car, we drove for a mile","Don't care what I find, it's all in the mind","She said, \"You were born to burn my love\"","Because it's all in the mind","Taught me everything I know","Taught me everything I know"]
Performed by: The Verve Written by: Richard Ashcroft; Simon Jones; Nick Mccabe; Peter Salisbury
Credits: Ashcroft, Richard (Songwriter); Jones, Simon (Songwriter); Mccabe, Nick (Songwriter); Salisbury, Peter (Songwriter); EMI VIRGIN MUSIC, INC (Publisher)
On its release, the song immediately topped the independent charts, as did their following two singles, "She's a Superstar" and "Gravity Grave." The song, however, made very little headway into the mainstream charts. Just like the early Verve performances, the music had huge psychedelic connections and references in the lyrics, such as "I was born to fly, fly, pretty high."
Acoustically it is remarkably similar to "Even Better Than the Real Thing" on U2's Achtung Baby album, which was released 5 months earlier.
Track listings
7", CD
"All in the Mind"
"One Way to Go"
"A Man Called Sun" (CD only)
12"
"All in the Mind"
"A Man Called Sun"
"One Way to Go"
Video
The video for the song was recorded in the flat of its director, Miles Aldridge, in London E1. The song shows the band playing in a dark, hazy room, with a dark blue light in the background. Various band members are seen pushed up against a bare wall.
