Veins on leaves A cat of kings A mouthful of seed A strand of beads An hour of lust A bucket of trust It's time to rest My shiny things Pull them off Pull them off Pull them off of me Little one, please don't cry Shiny things you just can't buy Little one, please don't cry Shiny things you just can't buy Trying to fix Isn't broken Letting dust Inside swings Turning to rust My shiny things Pull them off Pull them off Pull them off of me Little one, please don't cry Shiny things you just can't buy Little one, please don't cry Shiny things, you just can't buy Trying to fix Isn't broken Locked in dust Insect wings Turning to rust My shiny things Turning to rust My shiny things Turing to rust My shiny things Pull them off Pull them off Pull them off of me Little one, please don't dry Shiny things you just can't buy Little one, please don't cry Shiny things you just can't buy Little one, please don't cry <vocalist>MES > Bonkers at Phoenix You never know, though, eh? eh? That Glastonbury Would all people who want vegetarian burgers go on the left And those who want meat burgers on the right Car parking is available at Glastonbury Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix See me You see me You see me Naughty wicker man, oogie man You see me, oogie man, oogie man M Riley You mood swing And from the day Angles with you Out of the back Bonkers at Phoenix Bonkers at Phoenix
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The Annotated Fall: “Bonkers in Phoenix” [Archived]
Ford, Simon (2003). Hip Priest: the story of Mark E Smith and The Fall. London: Quartet Books.
Mackay, Tommy (2018). 40 Odd Years of The Fall. Place of publication unknown: Greg Moodie.
Pringle, Steve (2022). You Must Get Them All: The Fall on Record. [paperback edition]. Pontefract: Route Publishing Ltd. [Online store]
Smith, Mark E. (1985). The Fall Lyrik & Texte Von Mark E. Smith. In Deutsch & Englisch. With Drawings by Brix. Berlin: The Lough Press. [AKA The Orange Book. Available online in The Internet Archive]
Smith, Mark E. (2008). vII. The Lough Press & AMarquisManipulationProductions. [AKA the Blue Lyrics Book]
