Pete Townshend
Lyric guide

Uniforms

Read Uniforms lyrics by Pete Townshend on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.

Pete Townshend visibility1 visits
person Curated by Ethan Walker LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot

The page facts to cite before the commentary

Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.

Page type: lyric reference Artist: Pete Townshend Canonical path: /pete-townshend/uniforms Related lyric paths: 6
Lyrics

Uniforms

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

I don't matter you don't matter

Neither does this mindless clatter

It don't matter where you're from

What matters is your uniform

Wear your braces round your seat

Doctor Martens on your feet

Keep your barnet very neat

For credibility on street

We are marching as to war

We won't be obscure no more

In uniform - In uniform

I am really living life inside a jar - I'm all alone

So I feel forgiven if I'm under par - a fallen clone

Only in the river can I claim a star to call my own

I'm newly born,

In uniform I'm up on the throne

I am frightened, you are frightened

Should we get our trousers tightened?

Where in Brighton is your norm

Who wears enlightened uniform?

On my Parka is some band

I don't really understand

Perry is my guiding hand

Scooter polo sweeps the land

We are marching as to war

We won't be obscure no more

In uniform - in uniform

People think we dress alike to segregate identities

Pills or drink or puffing pipes in integrated entities

Then they wink and snort their line and say how great their Bentley is

They feel so warm when they conform. . .

They say that nakedness is what our Lord intended

When we stand naked then we all appear the same

But it's just faking it if we all try pretending

Are we just making all our prayers in the rain

Heaven knows I need new clothes.

We are marching as to war

But we are really fighting for

Our uniform - our uniform

When I contemplate my future I go numb, don't feel a thing

I don't' overrate my suitors number one, I always sing

But the State and their computers make me run for comfort in

My uniform.

In uniform I feel like a king.

They say that nakedness is what our Lord intended

When we stand naked then we all appear the same

But it's just faking it if we all try pretending

Are we just making all our prayers in the rain

It seems insane

But heaven knows

It's all the same

And I need new clothes

Quick answers

What this page can answer fast

Who performs "Uniforms"?

Pete Townshend performs "Uniforms", and this lyric page sits inside the Pete Townshend catalog on LyroVerse.

Are there related songs to explore after "Uniforms"?

Yes. The related section below points to The Sea Refuses No River and Anyway Anyhow Anywhere with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by Pete Townshend?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Pete Townshend's lyric pages.

Song Room

Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song

Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.

Open Song Room
0 followers Selected insights only surface after moderation
Listener comments

What people are saying

0 comments
Add a short interpretation or memory

A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.

Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.

No listener comments on Uniforms yet.