Nervous Tension Lyrics - Singles - Lemon Jelly

Ready? 

Ready? 

Nervous tension 

Nervous tension 

Is an unseen enemy of the human mind 

Nervous tension can cause you 

To lack confidence in yourself 

To lose your concentration 

And to be inefficient in your work 

Nervous tension can prevent you from relaxing 

To spoil your leisure hours 

And rob you of the sleep you need at night 

Nervous tension 

Nervous tension 

The purpose of this record 

Is to train you in the art of relaxing 

Both your mind and your body 

Use it regularly 

Train your mind through repetition 

To follow the suggestions 

And then you'll be ready to progress 

To side two 

The mind remains tense 

When it is restlessly 

Turning over personal problems 

Worrying about financial matters 

Or the conflicts of daytime plight 

Or fretting over the troubles of the world 

A mind so strained and tense 

Cannot relax even in sleep 

Night passes in uneasy dreams 

The body is not refreshed as it should be 

But you can overcome this difficulty 

If you thoroughly relax your mind 

Before you go to bed 

Better still, you can learn to relax 

From time to time during the day 

So that nervous tension never builds up 

To an unpleasant degree 

Nervous tension 

Nervous tension 

You will carefully plan your course through life 

You will think about your plan 

Think about your interests 

Think with the pleasure 

Of the satisfaction you will feel 

As the plan becomes reality 

You will firmly imprint in your mind this phrase 

"I maintain, at all times 

A calm, confident, cheerful state of mind" 

You will repeat it aloud to yourself 

At least three times daily 

You will give your mind and body 

The rest they need to restore energy 

Very shortly you will no longer 

Need to listen to my voice 

You will absorb and understand 

The suggestions I have given you 

And you will learn to give them to yourself 

Nervous tension 

Nervous tension 

And now we shall begin