"Woke up in the morning, Raised my head still yawning, Well I was in for a surprise, Stumbled to the mirror, And realised in horror, The face that stared back wasn't mine!

And it seemed to be so strange, This sudden facial change

What do you say?, What do you say?, I'd say it's quite strange, The way I've changed since yesterday

...I could live sans danger, But all night I saw a stranger, A stranger that I knew as me

And now it takes up all my time, This face that is not mine

And so I rest my case, I don't want another's face"

What could have influenced such odd lyric writing in the teenage Jarvis? Well, this song was written at some point before August 1981. They chose to record it in their first demo session, suggesting they liked it and were familiar. So they've probably been playing it for two months or so.

To put this into context I was wondering if, with young Jarvis being a Doctor Who fan (I believe so, anyway) how much was he influenced by the Doctor Who story 'Logopolis' running in February and March 1981 that, at its climax, featured the good Doctor (Tom Baker version) falling from Jodrell Bank space telescope and regenerating into Peter Davison. A sudden facial change. The change that wasn't his?

I'm presuming Jarvis was aware that Doctors *could* change their face, but one hadn't done so since he was 10 or 11. Did seeing it happen at age 17 influence him into at least part of this lyric?

Criticisms accepted!