# Annotating The Fall

> Songs by The Fall - Annotated!


## Posts

- [This is a Piece I found in an International Newspaper on the Floor](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/this-is-a-piece-i-found-in-an-international-newspaper-on-the-floor/): Text "This is a piece I found in an international newspaper on the floor. And it's by Jane Klima. And it says, 'meanwhile, in Argentina'."BUENOS AIRES An Argentine brand of rock ‘n’ roll has upstaged the country's mournful tango as the theme tune of its postwar blues.Rock Nacional, the music of the teen-agers who bore the brunt of the Falklands (Malvinas) War with Britain, has become a mass phenomenon after being shunned by the tightly controlled media for years.Radio disc jockeys, obliged by the war to eliminate English lyrics from programs, resorted to Spanish-language rock and converted into overnight celebrities […]
- [The Mark E. Smith Guide to Writing Guide](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-mark-e-smith-guide-to-writing-guide/): Poem Day one: Hang around house all day, writing bits of useless information on bits of paper.Day two: Decide lack of inspiration due to too much isolation and non-fraternisation. Go to pub. Have drinks.Day three:Get up and go to pub. Hold on in there, a style is on its way. Through sheer boredom and drunkenness talk to people in pub.Day four:By now, people in the pub should be continually getting on your nerves. Write things about them, on the backs of beer mats.Day five:Go to pub. This is where true penmanship stamina comes into it’s own. As by now, guilt, […]
- [Village Bug](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/village-bug/): Poem I cannot account for this village bug Smoke hangs like clouds of slugs Gossip spreads In institution domain But outside, what could mean much? Outside This would make a universal mug So I prefer Village bug Very much. Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Manchester](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/manchester/): Poem Dear T.V. Times, Your Majesties, I have concocted, through the noble invention and blarneycraft of the humble northerner,a system, whereby constant annoyance by the telephone can be erased. This entails explosive charges, left to me by a dead sailor from Bury, being wired up under every window sill in close proximity to my ears. When phones ring and are inconveniant to the ears, I just press table lamp light button next to my bed and they blow up. I got the idea from a book. Yours Sincerly, Mr.Reg Varney (Please note, all the herbs is available from P.O. BOX […]
- [London](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/london/): Poem Decadent backbone of former empire Spittle chin southerner looking forward to next holiday Digitale Croydon, fourteen pound per hour An immigration backlash type situation here And there’s an Indian clerk in the backroom With a Literature degree His boss is a flat roofed architect Over bathed, intense Project Victoriana Punish His clothes are flappin United Nations Japanese pants, odd boots, Euro shirt Is No shirt! His mind is Parisien Fifties situationalist And neath his designs You have no choice Stay where you are He’s looking down on you From his tech drawing board Take the chicken run! Run to […]
- [Amsterdam](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/amsterdam/): Poem Cut!The Amsterdam officeBertlan Van Diggaboom"Print!""We know what we want!"Printed"G.O.H.O.F. unplot""ON G.O.H.O.""Let's service and recall""And plus power""Newline Answer""We want ..."Cut!Amsterdam officeThe Swing Era International Magazine idea nightmareFilled with graphicsReposed dance stepsAs H Port Pay Agency imagined themAs the short term P.R. man's imagination riots in phrasesViz ...Swing swing and moreNow it's even betterNow the times are uncertainThe colours fade on the YES NO cardOpen immediately!FlapCircularHis schnaps: or scotched mug tea-leafMaking his heat at the lower neckInternal round typed gills riotsIn wrong end of stickismAnd putting two and two together mythThematic mediaCar adverts In the middle ofCar crash films Commentary < […]
- [Jumper Clown](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jumper-clown/): Lyrics <Instrumental> Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Jammm](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jammm/): Lyrics X Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Sing! Harpy](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/sing-harpy/): Lyrics The harpy was the tops, whose hair contained some redThin white skeleton, just too good in bedHer mother from the circusPut her on Junior ShowtimeHer father was much worseCan't put why in this lineSing, harpyDescend, harpy And in the little village she was without maliceShe left the moors behind her, and the beige heatherPacked her placky bag with blocks of brown cannabisDescend, harpySing, harpyShe took a lousy Wednesday, and turned it into cold SpringShe got taller by the minute, she could sell you anythingSing, harpyDescend, harpy Sing, harpyAnd the morning after, I was quite astonishedShe gripped me like a […]
- [Centimetre Square](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/centimetre-square/): Poem The rouge smeared on the aged profile of the local THF cologne branch chairman was sore and inched well away from print.The centimetre oblong lipstick compounded fear.For him I did not care a jot.The centimetre square purges fear. Commentary < Post in progress > A poem read by Mark E. Smith on Greenwich Sound Radio, 1983. Footnotes Sources / Links
- [White Lines](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/white-lines/): Instrumental outtake. Credit: Mark E. Smith/Simon Wolstencroft First released: "Oxymoron" (Receiver Records, 1997)
- [ESP Disco](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/esp-disco/): Lyrics Psykick Dancehall Is there anybody there?Yeah!Rock Rock Rock Rock RockRock Rock Rock Rock RockRock Rock Rock Rock RockRocky! Rocky!Is quester psykick dancehallGet aboard for ESP medium discordMy garden is made of stoneThere's a computer centre over the roadI saw a monster on the roofIts colours glowed on the roofRound the corner is quester psykick dancehallStep forward for ESP medium discordHere they have no recordsThey know your questions about no wordsJust bumble stumble to the wavesTwitching out to the wavesClock it! Clock it!It's quester psykick dancehallNever bored with ESP medium discordWhen I'm dead and goneMy vibrations will live onIn vibes […]
- [Intro](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/intro/): Lyrics We are The FallNorthern white crap that talks back We are not black, tallNo boxes for us Do not fuck usWe are frigid stars We were spitting, we were snapping "Cop out, cop out!"As in from heaven Commentary “The ‘White crap that talks back‘ thing was due to people in London being told that people in the North are thick, or warm, friendly people. A lot of bands masquerade, pretend that they’re the ‘Northern thing’. They don’t expect people like us to come out with what we do. We’re a ‘Manchester’ band, but we’re not The Smirks or Slaughter […]
- [Cary Grant's Wedding](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/cary-grants-wedding/): Lyrics Totale’s Turns (Bradford, 1980) I said shut up!Everybody go Cary Grant's weddingEverybody go Cary Grant's weddingChampagne hip hip hoorayThank you folks for coming todayHow much was the price on the door? Sure it's worth a whole lot moreI said go to Cary Grant's weddingAll you folks and fools Cary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingAll you folks and fools have been invited to ...A new wave personality stumbles out of the ruinsCos he's been invited to Cary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingCary Grant's weddingBuster Keaton, he turned up He wasn't a woman, he didn't […]
- [Spectre vs. Rector 2](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/spectre-vs-rector-2/): Lyrics M.R. James, vivant, vivant Yog Sothoth, Ray Milland Sludge hai choi choi choi son M.R. James, vivant, vivant Yog Sothoth, Ray MillandVan Greenway, R Corman Sludge hai choi choi choi sonPart one - spectre versus rectorThe rector lived in Hampshire The spectre was from Chorazina In evil dust in the airThe rector locked his doorsPart two - detective drives through HampshireStops because of the fog thereAnd thinks a visit to the rectorAnd meanwhile, and meanwhileSpectre possesses rectorRector becomes spectreSludge hai choi choi choi sonSludge hai choi choi choi sonEnter inspectorEven as he spoke a dust-devil suddenly arose and struck […]
- [That Man](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/that-man/): Credited to Marc Riley, Craig Scanlon and Mark E. Smith. First released as a studio outtake on "Totale's Turns" (1980).  First live performance: Rock Garden, Middlesbrough, 4 November 1979.
- [Stars on 45](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/stars-on-45/): Lyrics Stars on 45 XXXX The Fall < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Arguably this song should be titled “C’n’C-Stars on 45”, since it is a variation on the brace of performances in which “Cash and Carry” acts as a prelude to something else – “Black Night” and “Hassle Schmuck” on other occasions. See the entry for “C’n’C-S.Mithering” for further discussion. Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Up Too Much](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/up-too-much/): Lyrics Not up to muchNot up to muchShe's imitativeHer mind's in piecesShe says we can't all liveHer mind is in piecesShe says we can't all live in semi-detached housesShe's OedipusShe gets the checkFor car taxShe is OedipusShe gets the checkFor car taxWith barely a muttered thanksToo much Warehouse shop Too many fancy hatsClothes imitationA body mapHer mind's in piecesShe says we can't all live in semi-detached housesShe's OedipusShe gets the checkFor car taxWith barely a muttered thanksToo much Warehouse shopToo many fancy hatsClothes imitationBody mapHer mind's in piecesHer ballroom days are deceasedLove's boat is smashed against existenceShe got set walkingWalking […]
- [Three Points](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/three-points/): Lyrics <transcription in progress - not yet complete>J: apologies for the lastI: them blue drugs make the brain go ten to the dozenFriendOne: he taught me everythingI assume, rosing it up on the wrong side of the family, white trash typeTwo: but there's not many of him about in September, now, this yearThree: notice Notice the looks at your ring and watchNotice the questions about your houseFour ... Commentary Sources / Links
- [Middle Class Revolt - Simon, Dave & John](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/middle-class-revolt-simon-dave-john/): Lyrics Middle Class Revolt Everything you see you wantGo to clubsMiddle class revoltMiddle class revoltPut it downPut it downHe wants Homestyle Sublimates the envy to C2sBump into each other and joltD2s, D1s, bump into each other and jolt A middle class revoltCalorificA middle class revoltA middle class revoltEverything you seeMiddle class revoltGo to clubsCrashing into C2sMiddle class revoltMiddle class revoltA middle class revoltA man, extremely lazy, exhumes the cooked pigeonHis words indignant, because it was cooked wrongA middle class revoltMiddle class revoltA middle class revolt Middle Class Revolt – Simon, Dave & John Simon, Dave and JohnSimon, Dave and John(Everything […]
- [Glasgow Advice](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/glasgow-advice/): Lyrics < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Passable](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/passable/): Lyrics The Infotainment Scan Serial killers were always a bore in my bookAlong with Spangles and soccer booksRid us of old fogeys scuttling and swerving over the roadsComma, kids in pubsPassableWhy is Pete Gabriel always following us?PassableAnd before the grub comes a moralist Dissonance of infotainmentA past gone madAlive and well, he is on all channelsKiki DeeDwelling in craven environmentPassableIf I ever end up like Ian McShane slit my throat with a kitchen tool And if I ever end up like U2 slit my throat with a garden vegetable A past gone madPassablePassablePassableTake a look backRear-view mirror - it's all […]
- [Outro [27 Points]](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/outro-27-points/): Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Bounces - Leeds](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/bounces-leeds/): Lyrics The Dredger EP Dr Boring had a relationship with the drug company tooAnd I'm half-associated with the Softness Group PLCOn TV today somebody claimed their dog had been molested by a textile chemistBut life just bounces so don't you get worried at allSometimes life just bounces so don't you get worried at allThe prescription's filled but I'm surprised at their standardsI watch with a tight lip, retina amazedBut life just bounces....Come a light-brown varnish mornLondon is full of people leaving their homesThey got lack of length in their beds and in their roomsAnd the cops say don't dare leave […]
- [Paranoid Man In Cheap Sh*t Room](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/paranoid-man-in-cheap-sht-room/): Lyrics Paranoid man in mid- thirties At the height of paranoiaAt the zenith of his powersBy bed replica shooterZenith dissolvingBy his bed replica shooterParanoid man in his early thirties, at the zenith of his powersWhen girls pass, puts head down, in the streetHis neighbours now are listening to thisShakes in the chemist's while buying his vits Puts his head down when girls passPuts his head down when girls pass in the streetShakes in the chemistParanoid man in his late thirtiesThirty-two, forty-fiveIt reaches its summitMale, mid- thirties, white, paranoiaGoes down to the danceGoes down to the danceGoing down fastGoes down to […]
- [Prague '91/Mr. Pharmacist](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/prague-91-mr-pharmacist/): Lyrics The Other Half Mr. PharmacistCan you help me out todayIn your usual lovely wayOh Mr. Pharmacist, I insistCan you give me something that will persistMr. PharmacistDear Pharmacist, won't you pleaseGive me some energyMr. PharmacistMr. PharmacistHey Mr. PharmacistI'll recommend you to my friendAnd they'll be happy in the endOh Mr Pharmacist, can you helpAnd send me on that magic trip Mr. PharmacistDear PharmacistTo ease your mind, you can stock me all the wintertimeMr. PharmacistMr. PharmacistHey Mr. PharmacistWords cannot expressThe feeling that I suggestOh Mr. Pharmacist, thank you indeedI'll drink all that vitamin D Oh Mr. PharmacistDear Pharmacist, I'll be backWith […]
- [Glam-Racket/Star](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/glam-racket-star/): Lyrics Stop eating all that chocolate, eat salad instead In fact, you're a halfwit from somewhere or otherWhy don't you bog off back to Xanadu in IrelandGlam RickGlam Rick(Glam Rick)Don't try to cheat me, I'm fragileYou hang around with camera crews in shell-suitsYou lecture on sweetsYou read Viz comicGlam Rick(Glam Rick)Glam Rick(Glam Rick)You are bequeathed in suedeYou are entrenched in suedeGlam RickYou've got celluloid in your genes, dadYou are Glam Rick(Glam racket)You've cut my income by one-thirdYou are working on a video projectYou hog the bathroom and never put your hand in your pocketGlam RickYou're Glam RickYou're paging Malagna in […]
- [Hi-Tension Line](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/hi-tension-line/): Lyrics High tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downJeanette Fletcher is strange but not in a horrible wayAnd Michelle Spencer is this tight, come and hear her todayAnd see forty year olds in multicoloured shirts It never used to concern me, but now it's making me sayHigh tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downHigh tension line, step downBuying houses and doing them up far far awayGot at my shoulder CDTI and behind me TDK You have to go far for the simple and unadornedAnd please excuse […]
- [M.H.'s Jokes](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/m-h-s-jokes/): Lyrics < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Intro - Roadhouse](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/intro-roadhouse/): Lyrics Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Ten Points](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/ten-points/): Lyrics One: it's up to you..... and nobody likes youWhy don't you do us all a favour and bog off back to Xanadu in IrelandTwo:You hang around with camera crews in shellsuitsYou lecture on sweets and propose saladYou are coming round to Viz comicYou also make all history and related topics thematicThree:You are operation mindfuck on the children of this landFour:You are are a slowcoach of the first waterFiveYou will probably cut my income by one-thirdSix:You are working now, researching a video projectSeven:You, in a flash of intuitive brilliance, have garnered that many people are unemployedEight:You hog the bathroom and […]
- [Idiot - Walk Out](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/idiot-walk-out/): Lyrics Idiot groups with no shape or formOut of their heads on a quid of blowThe shapeless kecks flapping up a storm Look at what they are, a pack of wormsIdiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandThe nylon leaves are fallingFrom the twisted shell of your craniumYour mystic jump-suits cannot hideYour competitive plagiarismIn Idiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandIdiot Joy ShowlandFreddie and the Dreamers, come on upHey you imitators, come on upHey little singer, come on upShow us your house and show us your cockThe working class has been shafted So what the fuck you sneering at?Your […]
- [Boxoctosis Alarum](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/boxoctosis-alarum/): Lyrics Land of bountyOpen the box, open the box Open the goddam box!Open the box, open the boxOpen the goddam box!I opened the box of imperial stuffAnd to my surprise I found twenty-five warriorsWarriors, with shields Open the box, open the boxOpen the goddam box!Open the box, open the boxOpen the goddam box!I opened the box of imperial loveAnd to my surprise I found twenty-five warriors with ribbonsLand of toleranceSaints like meWith good word for everybody Open the box, open the boxOpen the goddam box!EverybodyOpen the box, open the boxOpen the goddam box!I found imperious ribbonsI opened the box and […]
- [Spoilt Victorian Childe](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/spoilt-victorian-childe/): Lyrics Past trees the fairies are flying Past trees with rose bushes inChild was spoilt VictoriaChild was spoilt VictoriaSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSugar and cakes appear mean, sitting at the tableTigers pop-up from booksSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childLet's take it ten years onYou're looking back from thenUnder rough grey blanketsThread loose stained grey blanketSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childC.L.O. - PediaE.N.C.Y.C.L.O. - PediaMusical chairs, rouge cheeks, he remembersThrough the aqueduct of five yearsS.V.C shall avoid reflectionChild was spoilt VictorianChild was spoilt VictorianChild was spoilt VictorianSpoilt Victorian childSpoilt Victorian childMirrors […]
- [Sparta F.C. No. 3](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/sparta-f-c-no-3/): Lyrics Sparta 2# (US album version) XXXX UK album version Come on I will show you how I will changeWhen you give me something to slaughterShepherd boy, heyHey!Everybody sing, heyHey!Better act quick, heyHey!Be my toyCome on have a betWe live on bloodWe are Sparta F.C.I don't have a jackknife it went up the hillI don't know if I'll get it backBut by hook or by crook I will Hey! Hey!Be my toyCome on have a betWe live on bloodWe are Sparta F.C.Hey! Hey!We have to pay for everythingHey!But some things are for freeHey!We live on bloodHey!We are Sparta F.C.Hey!English Chelsea […]
- [Wrong Place](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/wrong-place/): Lyrics Wrong place, right timeI used to think I could do what I wanted toRight time for me aloneI walk the streets of complete full homesWrong place, but I'm bound to stick with what I intend to see throughSee you, in wrong placeRight time but there's miles in betweenI keep on knocking but there's no bugger inI have to sing gothic, boo hooSee me, a new reignA new reign not to be forgottenRight place, right timeRight time and Britain is mineThat day, on wayAnd all peasants will know OrangePeasants smile, big shineVery happy under rule of OrangeYou can whine under […]
- [Mod Mock Goth](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/mod-mock-goth/): Lyrics Mod Mock Goth (Interim) XXXX (We Are) Mod Mock Goth Take Viagra, go to Camber Sands Our shirts are well out of our pantsMod mock gothAll week we work for daytime TVWhen we laugh we say, "tee hee hee"We are mod mock rock gothsWe're twenty-nine, going on forty-nineWe get groups up before half nineIn Camden, Manchester and the Oxford ley-linesWe are mod mock gothWhen we have the timeWe stress lessWe are the mod mock gothMod mock gothMod mock gothRound the worldI'm irresistibleI got a lot of landMy land is built of silverMy portaphone is lostMod mock gothMod mock goths!And […]
- [Green-Eyed Snorkel](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/green-eyed-snorkel/): Lyrics Iodeo (demo version) I was doing the (deed)All the toughs, hip, the (wait)I felt good in my hoodIt was a night of the howling matesNight of the housematesI felt good in my red hoodI felt so deep within my red hoodA tin bottomed (sea bottom) came outSerpentine in a marble (sepulchre)Chasing me up the beachI said goodbye to my boyhoodI said goodbye to my green hood in the red hood in the (green)The weather fantasy thrashed againstThrashing into the rocks of realityRed glass pathThe serpentine sea came out of the sea and told meI felt so good in my […]
- [All Clasp Hands](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/all-clasp-hands/): Lyrics Peel Session version We're going down to SkagaströndN.Y.C.And God put it hereClasp handsWell, I went out the night before lastI saw a queue outsideClasp handsAnd they didI was empoweredAnd the empowerment made me gentle in my baldnessI was so gladIt was part of the job club Fulfilled, I wasOver the death march of the one thousandI looked acrossI was well reflectedI knew we had to clasp handsTo clasp handsWell, all the headsLooked right to meWell, the English menwith hands all clasped (hands)Put it hereClaspGraspHup!Now eight is eight and in French it's ... I didn't get past the sixIn German […]
- [Jet Plane](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jet-plane/): Lyrics Diane Worstock and Dr Geoffrey Henning first came up with their innovative new idea whilst standing in an airline queue of all places(On the Milan to London flight on a cold Italian [ ] their London flight had been delayed by two hours)Standing in the queue, who would've thought that this innovative new idea would've occurred to them(On their vacation, Italian vouchers, twenty-five percent gratis)Ticket number was obliterated(Getting to the front of the queue they discovered they couldn't read their ticket, it had faded in the cold [ ] ItalianViennese Summer Winter flown time)It occurred to them, standing in […]
- [Auto (2014) Chip Replace](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/auto-2014-chip-replace/): Lyrics Suffering away ay aySufferingSuffering away ay aySufferingSuffering away ay aySufferingSuffering away ay aySufferingTwo oh one four!Suffering away ay aySuffering away ay aySufferingSufferingSufferingSufferingTwo oh one fourHe sees life through a cracked chipHe sees life through a twenty fourteen chipInternal medicineHow bad English musicianTwo oh one four descendingHow bad are English musiciansHe sees life through a cracked, cracked, crackedCh-chThe town medicine cracked mirrorHow bad English musicians are thereHe sees life through crackedOne sixteen welcome One sixteen mark welcomeRGDS the town menacing How bad English musicianHow bad English musiciansChetwynd! Two oh one fourSuffering away ay aySuffering away ay aySuffering away ay aySuffering […]
- [Wings (With Bells)](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/wings-with-bells/): Lyrics Day by day the moon gains on meDay by day the moon gains on mePurchased a pair of flabby wingsI took to doing some hoveringThere is a list of incorrect thingsHovered mid-air outside a studyAn academic kneaded his chinSat in the dust of some cheap magazinesHis academic rust could not burn them upRecruited some gremlins, to get me clear of the airline routesI paid them off with stuffing from my wingsThey had some fun with those cheapo airline snobsThe stuffing loss made me hit a timelockI ended up in the eighteen sixtiesI've been there for one hundred and twenty-five […]
- [The Caterer](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-caterer/): Lyrics And dad will keep you warmAnd mam will keep you warmAnd in the smashStick with me, stick with meI am the catererI am the catererI am the catererI deal chips from the leftChicken and chips off the boneI offer all on the menuStick with me, stick with meI am your catererI am your catererI am the catererAnd with the finest grain solutionNo dog allowedGet out of my houseI am not your motherStick with me, stick with meI am your catererI am your caterer Commentary < Post in progress > Note: needs properly comparing with “Das Katerer”. Footnotes Sources / […]
- [Pearson's Revenge](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/pearsons-revenge/): Lyrics < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Classical Gas](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/classical-gas/): Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Dresden Dolls](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/dresden-dolls/): Lyrics "Dresden dolls take oneThis is for all you guys who work on industrial estates, sorry"Dresden dolls are back in styleWith a clockwork walk and a backward smileDresden dolls don't hear a soundThey're programmed to jump up and downUp and down, round and roundTapping feet to formless soundDresden dolls and Nazi boysDance arm-in-arm to formless noiseUp and down, round roundTapping feet to formless soundOn plastic bars they sit and poseCount their fingers with their toesThey sit and smile and drink and grinThen they all get up againUp and down, round roundTapping feet to noiseless sound Dresden dolls are back in […]
- [Backdrop](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/backdrop/): Lyrics The Leicester YOP TEP instructor emerged from corridorHis state subsidised cannabis hazeMoved reptilian in its all levelling routineI said to him, it's about time you started thinking about the black dog on your backI said, it's about time you started thinking about the re-run which is your lifeMoveable backdropThe Leicester YOP instructor emerged from corridorHis state subsidised cannabis haze moved reptilianMoveable backdropThe backdrop shifted and changed, shifted and changedThe Manchester regiment of the Stuarts would not tread on your patchGot nearly down to Derby, you knowWas stopped by Stinking BillyAnd rode a racing horse which I had liberated from […]
- [Groovin' with Mr. Bloe](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/groovin-with-mr-bloe/): John Peel session track. Recorded on 19 February 2003. Broadcast 13 March 2003.
- [Hungry Freaks, Daddy](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/hungry-freaks-daddy/): Lyrics Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention Mister AmericaWalk on byYour schools that do not teachMister AmericaWalk on byThe minds that won't be reachedMister AmericaTry to hideThe emptiness that's you insideWhen once you find that the way you liedAnd all the corny tricks you triedWill not forestall the rising tide ofHungry freaks, daddy...They won't goFor no moreGreat mid-western hardware storePhilosophy that turns awayFrom those who aren't afraid to sayWhat's on their minds(The left-behinds of the Great Society)Hungry freaks, Daddy...Mister AmericaWalk on byYour supermarket dreamMister AmericaWalk on byThe liquor store supremeMister AmericaTry to hideThe product of your savage prideThe useful […]
- [The City Never Sleeps](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-city-never-sleeps/): Lyrics Nancy Sinatra (The City Never Sleeps at Night) Old man, young manPreacher saying amenTaking up collectionPlaying on a bass drumHow come the city it never sleeps at nightRed cars, blue carsPayment overdue carsCops with indigestionBillionaires and some bumsHow come the city it never sleeps at nightHow come the city it never sleeps at nightShort girls, tall girlsHappy that they're all girlsWalking with some nice manHolding hands and then someHow come the city it never sleeps at nightGood guys, bad guysMillionaires and show guysLosers with their hands outPatients begging breadcrumbHow come the city it never sleeps at nightThe city it […]
- [Surrogate Mirage](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/surrogate-mirage/): Lyrics [Can you give them lights a rest, a bit of a rest for a bit…we’re sweating too much…haven't done any work yet…hullo Karl]This regards parting, leavingBecause art of bleedingRaw pumpings of emotionYour chummy lifestyle sits on my veinAnd not that I botherSurrogates always give up, persistent cracks11pm is when those people recedeThey get you right round the bendWhen you ask what cake and to what endI saw a surrogate mirrorI saw a surrogate mirageI saw a surrogate vampireHe’s the sort that smokes sixty cigarettesAnd none of them his ownHe put his head in the basinHe put his head in […]
- [Numb at the Lodge](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/numb-at-the-lodge/): Lyrics Numb at the Lodge (Peel Session version) XXXX Feeling Numb Post- festivities, I'm feeling numb nowFrom remedies and ProzacI'm kinda two-toneI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbProzacDon't touch that phone dialStick with kindredWelcome in, I'm on automationAnd family is cerebral causticI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbI'm feeling numb I'm feeling numb(I'm feeling numb now)(I'm feeling numb)Everything is broken because of grist that curtailsGet the Western on, stick with familyAt the lodgeAt the lodgeAt the lodgeI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbI'm feeling numb nowI'm feeling numbI'm feeling numb nowDon't touch that […]
- [Jeanie](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jeanie/): Lyrics Eddie Cochran (Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie) Well, Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie, come and dance with meWell, I'll teach you every dance from across the seaYeah, first we'll hopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we'll bopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we'll slop, rock and roll, well, do the strollWell, Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie, got my blue suede shoesA pink carnation and my black slacks tooWell, first we'll hopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we'll bopYeah, yeah, yeah, then we'll slop, rock and roll, well, do the strollWell, baby baby, you won't have to waitI'll be ready at eightI keep a-knockin' at your front doorAll the cats are hoppin' […]
- [The Legend of Xanadu](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-legend-of-xanadu/): Lyrics Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich Esta es la leyenda de Xanadu You'll hear my voice, on the wind, 'cross the sandIf you should returnTo that black barren land that bears the name of XanaduCursed without hope, was the love that I soughtLost from the startWas the duel that was s'pposed to win her heart in XanaduAnd the foot prints leave no tracesOnly shadows move in places where we used to goAnd the buildings open to the skyAll echo when the vultures cry as if to showOur love was for a dayThen doomed to pass awayIn Xanadu, in […]
- [Faust Banana](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/faust-banana/): Lyrics (Yeah ... Yeah)Doctor Faustus, horseshoes splackingSwallows hay cart, cart horse, of the peasants blocking his path(Yeah)Doctor Faustus, power showing, spits out hay cart, cart horse, hay and box (Yeah)Outside the gates of the town of Anholt (Had your chances ... you've had your chance)(You've had your chances ... you've had your chance)(Yeah)Doctor Faustus, at the court of the CountMade fruits exotic pleasurelicious appear behind curtains in Winter (Banana! ... apple ... plum)Faustus at the court of the decadent CountMade animals from sunny lands appear in the sparse gardens(Exotic fruits ... yeah ... banana!)(Strawberries ... exotic fruits)(Had your chances ... […]
- [Cock in My Pocket](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/cock-in-my-pocket/): Lyrics The Stooges I got my cock in my pocket and I'm breezin' down the old highwayI got my cock in my pocket, I'm breezin' down the old highwayI'm gonna whip it on you, honey, I'm gonna whip it on you todayI'm gonna get it up, turn around, try it every way, uhI got my cock in my pocket and I'm shovin' it through your pantsI got my cock in my pocket and I'm shovin' it through your pantsI just wanna fuck, I don't want no romanceYeah, I'll just fuck you, baby, don't want no romanceA man's gotta moveA man's […]
- [Perverted by Language](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/perverted-by-language/): Lyrics A final curly boxYou have no drums to relateUnion grey vaseYou are grey vaseLook upDetractedWhat withAttractedLanguageThe mandrake runnersA final pearled vaseUnion great vase Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Blue Christmas](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/blue-christmas/): Lyrics Elvis Presley (Billy Hayes / Jay W. Johnson) I'll have a blue Christmas without youI'll be so blue just thinking about youDecorations of red on a green Christmas treeWon't be the same dear, if you're not here with meAnd when those blue snowflakes start fallingThat's when those blue memories start callingYou'll be doing all rightWith your Christmas of whiteBut I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue ChristmasYou'll be doing alrightWith your christmas of whiteBut I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue ChristmasYou'll be doing all rightWith your Christmas of whiteBut I'll have a blue, blue, blue, blue Christmas The […]
- [The Love Between](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-love-between/): Lyrics White Fence April come and weigh a tonMany hate the alphabetYou keepInsideCan you do right?Can you be right next to me?I think it's more about the love betweenWaking upGo to workJoin the raceTimes are badMake or takeYour time in spaceTake a restOn your plainTake a V ride you'll never forgetAnd i think that your arms are safeIn your bed The Fall < instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Jack the Ripper](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jack-the-ripper/): Lyrics Screaming Lord Sutch (Stacy, Stacy, Haggin, Simmons) Ah-ha-ha, aaah!(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)There's a man who walks the streets of London late at night(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)With a little black bag that's oh-so tight(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)He's got a big black cloak hangin' down his back(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)Well, that's one big cat I just hate to fight(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)When he walks down the streetsEvery girl he meets he says; is you name Mary Blood?(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)(The Ripper, Jack the Ripper)When she walks down the streets, he's never […]
- [Werewolves of London](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/werewolves-of-london/): Lyrics Warren Zevon I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his handWalking through the streets of SoHo in the rainHe was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fook'sGonna get a big dish of beef chow meinAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hooAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hooYou hear him howlin' around your kitchen doorYou better not let him inLittle old lady got mutilated late last nightWerewolves of London againAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hooAh-hoo, werewolves of LondonAh-hoo, huhHe's the hairy-handed gent who ran amok in KentLately he's been overheard in MayfairYou better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out, JimHuh, I'd like […]
- [Walk Like a Man](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/walk-like-a-man/): Lyrics Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Ooh(Walk, walk, walk, walk)OohWalk like a manOh, how you tried to cut me down to sizeTellin' dirty lies to my friendsBut my own father said, "Give her up, don't botherThe world isn't comin' to an end"(He said)"Walk like a man, talk like a manWalk like a man my sonNo woman's worth crawlin' on the earthSo walk like a man, my son"Ooh(Walk, walk, walk, walk)OohBye bye baby, I don't-a mean maybeGonna get along somehowSoon you'll be cryin' on account of all your lyin'Oh yeah, just look who's laughin' now(I'm gonna)Walk like a man, fast […]
- [Jet Boy](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jet-boy/): Lyrics New York Dolls Who's so fly high in the skyFaster than any boy could ever describeWho's got that love so deepWith everything alive, I saidJet Boys fly, Jet Boys goneJet Boy stole my babyFlyin' around New York City so highLike he was my babyThis the kinda place where no one caresWhat your livin' forAnd Jet Boys so preoccupiedHe don't care 'bout before, and that's whyJet Boys fly, Jet Boys goneJet Boy stole my babyFlyin' around New York City so highLike he was my babyMy babyJet Boys fly, Jet Boys goneJet Boy stole my babyFlyin' around New York City so […]
- [Tunnel](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/tunnel/): Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Countdown](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/countdown/): Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary A chirpy little instrumental with a surf/garage type beat. The slower bit is infectious and almost nursery rhyme like. “Countdown” was the title bestowed on this “hectic, bubbly instrumental” when a live recording from Irving Plaza, New York City (1 March 1986) was included on disc 5 (“Live Rarities”) of The Fall Box Set 1976-2007 (Castle Music, 2007), AKA “The Red Box”. No studio recordings have emerged, and this remains the piece’s only official release. The Red Box credits the song to Craig Scanlon and Steve Hanley. The group at the time consisted of Karl […]
- [Brand New Cadillac](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/brand-new-cadillac/): Lyrics Vince Taylor Well my baby drove off in a brand new CadillacOoh, my baby drove off in a brand new CadillacWell she looked at me, daddy, I ain't never comin' backI said baby-baby-baby won't you listen to meCome on sugar, come on hear my pleaWell she looked at my Ford, we'll never agreeCadillac car! Oh yeah!Well the Caddy's rollin' and going 'bout ninety-fiveWell the Caddy's rollin' and going 'bout ninety-fiveWell me and my Ford, we're right by here sideI said baby-baby-baby won't you listen to meCome on baby, come on hear my pleaTurn that big car around, come on […]
- [Interferance](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/interferance/): Only known performance: Bierkeller, Bristol, 28 January 1997. Credits: Mark E. Smith and Julia Nagle.
- [Let's](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/lets/): Lyrics We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We eat pop piggiesPopsiclesIciclesWe like pop stickersWe like weak tea[ ]Why are you laughingWhy are you smilingAt or with this songIt's not like your scene[ ]No matter how bad it isLittle plastic (animal)They are [ ] We like weak teaLet's get this thing togetherNow, come on, [ ] let's get this thing togetherAnd make it bad [ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Let’s”. Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Pop Stickers](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/pop-stickers/): Lyrics We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We like pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea[ ]We eat pop piggiesPopsiclesIciclesWe like pop stickersWe like weak tea[ ]Why are you laughingWhy are you smilingAt or with this songIt's not like your scene[ ]No matter how bad it isLittle plastic (animal)They are [ ] We like weak teaLet's get this thing togetherNow, come on, [ ] let's get this thing togetherAnd make it bad [ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Let’s”. Footnotes Sources / Links
- [My Condition](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/my-condition/): No studio recording. Two official live recordings available. Performed live in November-December 1978 by Mark E. Smith, Martin Bramah, Karl Burns, Yvonne Pawlett and Marc Riley.
- [Session Musician](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/session-musician/): Lyrics The singer thinks, "One day I'll be recognised for the great cool prophet that I am"The band think one day they'll be seen as the geniuses they amOne day they'll get complacence and they'll have to take a chanceGo back to the family and become their old manAnd, and leave the press and stick to equipmentLeave the press and stick to equipmentLeave the press and stick to equipmentAnd leave the press and always stick to equipmentAnd leave it all, leave it all, leave it all, leave it allLeave it out while the chorus [ ]Become a session musicianA session […]
- [Black Night](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/black-night/): Lyrics Deep Purple Black nightIs not rightI don't feelSo brightI don't careTo sit tightMaybe I'll find on the way down the lineThat I'm freeFree to be meBlack night is a long way from homeI don't needA dark treeI don't wantA rough seaI can't feel,I can't see.Maybe I'll find on the way down the lineThat I'm free,Free to be me.Black night is a long way from home.Black night,Black nightI don't needBlack nightI can't seeDark night.Maybe I'll find on the way down the lineThat I'm free,Free to be me.Black night is a long way from home. The Fall Three weeks, three daysThree […]
- [Strychnine](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/strychnine/): Lyrics The Sonics Some folks like waterSome folks like wineBut I like the tasteOf straight strychnine (Hey, hey)You may think it's funnyThat I like this stuffBut once you've tried itYou can't get enough, wowWine is red, heyPoison is blueStrychnine is goodFor what's ailin' you (Wow)Wow, wine is redPoison is blueStrychnine is goodFor what's ailin' youIf you listen to what I sayYou'll try strychnine some dayMake you jump, it'll make you shoutIt'll even knock you outFolks like waterSome folks like wineBut I like the tasteOf straight strychnine (Wow)Strychnine, hey, heyStrychnine, hey, hey, wowStrychnine, hey, heyStrychnine, hey, heyStrychnine, hey, heyStrychnine, hey, heyStrychnine […]
- [Theme from ERROR-ORRORI](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/theme-from-error-orrori/): Lyrics The conference is over Peace is the planI wonder how long will it last When Izzy and Bizzy and Boney began We wondered how long they would lastChuff had a cough And cold in his snoutLetterHorror errorError horrorHorror errorHorror errorMan's prog fanatic Or as Italians say itError orrorError orrorPlease take our three morons And give us old Prussia And we'll take the Shakespeare with us Horror errorHorror errorHorror errorHorror errorGive them our hybrids Give us the birds What they moan on aboutThe Hippocritic oath Give them our sun and we'll take the Shakespeare Orror orror Commentary < Post in […]
- [Town Called Crappy](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/town-called-crappy/): Lyrics Hammersmith Palais, London; 25 March 1982 Got to get out of that city called CrappyNow, I don't like MaggieAll the money I made out of mods has made me feel guiltyTown called Crappy! Nightmoves, Glasgow: 1 April 1982 < not yet transcribed > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Noel's Chemical Effluence](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/noels-chemical-effluence/): Lyrics Noel's chemical effluence Noel's chemical effluenceWe were going right through the Alps when we picked up this fabulous scentOf Noel's chemical effluenceNoel's chemical effluenceNoel's chemical effluenceThere was a fuss about the elementsWaiting for the keyboards as everThe firmamentThe firmament of it is going out the exitNoel's chemical effluenceNoel's chemical effluenceNoel's chemical effluenceThere's an inherent disease goes with an inbalance of the juices in the brain That in transit causes one to envisage white faces, as if spiked by mescalineNoel's chemical effluenceNoel's chemical effluenceAnd we're going right through the AlpsLook what happened at the lodgeLook what happened at the castleLook […]
- [I’m Ronnie The Oney](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/im-ronnie-the-oney/): Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Dropout Boogie](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/dropout-boogie/): Lyrics Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band You wanna do what?, you wanna do what?I told you what, I told you whatYou wanna do what?, you wanna do what?I told you what, I told you whatGo t’school, go t’schoolGo t’school, go t’schoolJust cain’t, just cain’tJust cain’t, just cain’tDropout, dropout, dropout, dropoutCain’t get a job, cain’t get a jobDon’t know what it, don’t know what itWhat it’s all about, what it’s all aboutYou told her you love her so bring her to motherYou love her, adapt her, you love her, adapt herAdapt her, adapter, adapt her, adapter‘n’ what about after thatwhat […]
- [Cloud of Black](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/cloud-of-black/): Lyrics It's stifledIt's jealousyPlots behind my backAre all in itCloud of blackCloud of blackNorth-west territoryWake up pressurised every dayIn low-lying landsThe sight every day is cloud of greyTake me back to the old east babyFor silver eyesCloud of greyLasering my backCloud of blackWake up mesmerisedCrumbling in the skiesWake up mesmerisedCrumbling in the skiesSee a cloud of whiteSee a cloud of whiteSee a cloud of greySee a cloud of blackCloud of whiteCloud of whiteAnd I'll have it in a cold glass please and not a red-hot oneCloud is goneCloud is goneCloud of blackCloud of black Commentary < Post in progress > […]
- [Beatle Bones ‘n’ Smokin’ Stones](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/beatle-bones-n-smokin-stones/): Lyrics Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Beatle bones ‘n’ smokin’ StonesThe dry sands fallThe strawberry mouth; strawberry moth; strawberry caterpillarStrawberry butterfly; strawberry fieldsThe winged eel slither on the heels of today’s childrenStrawberry feels foreverYeah, roosters, ol’ glass roosters, stick to your raceIn a drag-queen, live-wood farmhouseTractors are clawin’; the folks are crawlin’Trees in a row climbing a coach and I blow richRed, blue, yellow sunsetWhere I set and you set; and I’ve loved and you’ve lovedAnd I’ve seen and you’ve seenSalt Man has just made his mark – and crumbledThe dark – the light – the dark – the […]
- [Hark The Herald Angels Sing](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/hark-the-herald-angels-sing/): Lyrics George Whitefield etc The Fall Hark the herald angels singGlory to the new born KingPeace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciledJoyful all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith angelic host proclaimChrist is born in BethlehemHark the herald angels singGlory to the new born KingChrist by highest heaven adoredChrist the everlasting LordLate in time behold him comeOffspring of the Virgin's wombVeiled in flesh the Godhead seeHail incarnate deityPleased as man with men do dwellJesus, our EmmanuelHark the herald angels singGlory to the new born KingAnd at night mild he lays his glory byBorn that men no […]
- [Jingle Bell Rock](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jingle-bell-rock/): Lyrics Bobby Helms (Joe Beal, Jim Boothe) Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells swing and jingle bells ringSnowin' and blowin' up bushels of funNow the jingle hop has begunJingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells chime in jingle bell timeDancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell SquareIn the frosty airWhat a bright time, it's the right timeTo rock the night awayJingle bell time is a swell timeTo go glidin' in a one-horse sleighGiddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feetJingle around the clockMix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feetThat's the jingle bell rockJingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle […]
- [Plug Myself In](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/plug-myself-in/): Lyrics Hey ahmmmmmm!Hup! Dictum - shout!Wey!Convicts are out and the security are inI just can't seem to plug myself in, myself inMob equals roam ring your answerDry hump clip clopAppliances are broken, nobody around to fix themI just can't seem to plug myself in, myself in, myself in, myself inAround of lilac proposed coloured droplets and sweet molasses Droplets, space bag, jet-lag]I just can't seem to plug myself in, myself in, myself inI just can't seem to plug myself inI just can't seem to plug myself inI just can't seem to plug myself inI just can't seem to plug myself […]
- [Plaster on the Hands](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/plaster-on-the-hands/): Lyrics (The Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail, the Pilsner trail, Pilsner trail)Plaster on the handsPlaster on the handsPlaster on the handsRepublic grim truthHot blood eruptsRepublic grim truthHot blood erupts through the plaster on the handsPlaster on the handsAnd the yellow seeps through plaster on the handsPlaster on the handsNot on the elbowPlaster on the handsNot not not not not notNot not not not not notNot not not not not notNot on the elbowPlaster on the handsPlaster on the handsPlaster on the handsTravel five stations to the plaster on the handsBlood came […]
- [Job Search](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/job-search/): Lyrics They say the sheep's (cool)Two menAnd cold stone booksFrom Prozac to the internetDead stopI go [ ]Somebody turns awayI get big shot inNow is the time of my recompenseMad 'ArryLong arm with falseCloseFrom the mountains of [ ]Once were peaceful mountainsAnd [ ]They are so desperateBut the rhododendrons of the radioImitating rhododendrons to get workJob searchProving themselves via Mark Lamarr that they are reggae expertsJob searchWhy did he resign from hisIn all musicJob search[ ]Game dogHis eyes and oversized shortsMust be something to be leaving fromHi, J.P. you're out of sight and mindI'm coming over to see youBut one […]
- [Jazzed Up Punk Shit](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/jazzed-up-punk-shit/): Lyrics Stick with me, we'll rest I'll take [ ] In a blue country skyIce patches [ ] Sun shines at nightAnd all the messThe two eyes stepThe stinking mess, you made the messExpress [ ] Sink with tan elvesJazzed-up punk shitJazzed-up punk shitAnd with [ ] Which is the way to Which is the way toSolicitor in studio Solicitor in studio[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [I African Mancunian](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/i-african-mancunian/): Lyrics I, ManicheanIt's song approach, find poems, storiesI, ManicheanOld people who left down phone wiresAltered [ ][ ]Bear with meI, ManicheanBack for ... to the swingingBats, roomy, Greco, alabaster, greenThis is the construction ...I, ManicheanVengeancePushed the columns, smashedI, ManicheanBy body is lower, extra eye, expedientI, ManicheanI, ManicheanI, ManicheanI'm well pleased with this, it is excellentIt cleans outI, ManicheanPoetic formI, Manichean[ ]I, ManicheanI, Manichean[ ]What, is it a bad time?I could put down this tendrilLegs, wiresYoung plants surround me[ ]Made reference to[ ]SpreadEyeless headMy system is fantastic and absolute[ ]I, ManicheanI, Manichean[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources […]
- [Hey! Marc Riley](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/hey-marc-riley/): Lyrics Old Marc Riley had a homeAnd in that home he had some lizardsLizards here, and reptiles thereLizards and spiders crawling everywhere(Hey! Marc Riley)He had a manager called Khambatta (Hey! Marc Riley)He was renowned as a bit of a dancer(Hey! Marc Riley)And we all know him as a cock(Hey! Marc Riley)Hey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)I said Hey! Marc RileyHey! Marc RileyHey! Marc RileyHey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)One day Marc Riley went for a ride(Hey! Marc Riley)Had his best Stratocaster by his side(Hey! Marc Riley)Well he saw me coming over the hill(Hey! Marc Riley)He'll never ruck and fuck again(Hey! Marc Riley)[ […]
- [Ma Riley](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/ma-riley/): Lyrics Old Marc Riley had a homeAnd in that home he had some lizardsLizards here, and reptiles thereLizards and spiders crawling everywhere(Hey! Marc Riley)He had a manager called Khambatta (Hey! Marc Riley)He was renowned as a bit of a dancer(Hey! Marc Riley)And we all know him as a cock(Hey! Marc Riley)Hey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)I said Hey! Marc RileyHey! Marc RileyHey! Marc RileyHey! Marc Riley(Hey! Marc Riley)One day Marc Riley went for a ride(Hey! Marc Riley)Had his best Stratocaster by his side(Hey! Marc Riley)Well he saw me coming over the hill(Hey! Marc Riley)He'll never ruck and fuck again(Hey! Marc Riley)[ […]
- [Crackhouse](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/crackhouse/): Lyrics The house that crack built![ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Crackhouse”. A lot more work needed on the transcription! Footnotes Sources / Links
- [The House that Crack Built](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/the-house-that-crack-built/): Lyrics The house that crack built![ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ]The house that crack built[ ] Commentary < Post in progress > AKA “Crackhouse”. A lot more work needed on the transcription! Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Afternoon Disco](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/afternoon-disco/): Lyrics There's official offalMalefaction unofficiallyPaper and proceduresGot big wheels rollingLand, river, official, keeps willingI get to crew themYou're not welcome here in the cityOn a small island part of town[ ]Played up so much that you could see the teeth falling outAfternoon disco, bald-head idiotsLearn a bit of man-danceClean the town, it is now a cityOn a small portion of the town, in a corner of the cityHe said, "I love you so, I want to be sick and go home slow"Small part of town, laughing at the rainThe Athenaeum building blendingTown, small, is now a cityAnd all rejoice Commentary […]
- [Fiend with a Violin](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/fiend-with-a-violin/): Lyrics X Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Birthday](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/birthday/): Lyrics The Idle Race (Jeff Lynne) She had a birthday yesterday, she criedTook off her glasses, let her hair down, criedShe told them all at work about the dayHow it is no-one came?Whoa oh, whoa ohShe sent the invitations to her friendsThey were too busy doing other thingsShe told them all at work about the dayHow it is no-one came?Whoa oh, whoa ohShe took the decorations from the wallWas it the ladder, loose, that made her fall?She told them all at work about the dayHow is it no-one came?Whoa oh, whoa ohShe had a birthday yesterday, she cried(Whoa oh, whoa […]
- [Arid Al's Dream](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/arid-als-dream/): Lyrics From the interstellar combinationThe colours were brown and creamAnd he gets pre-psicognition everywhere he goesIt screams psi-cog from doorwaysAnd upper shut-off windowsHe had a brain with a weight of four ouncesHis psi-cog was very advancedAnd quick justice not his stickHe wasn't taking any crap from you dickBut he got a dose of a psi-cogHe got a dose of a psi-cog dreamI feel it shouting at him from the floatarium And the cauldron or rectum of its love, babyIt was hectoring himIt was shouting at himIt was telling him thingsIt was hectoring himIt was lecturing himIt was hectoring himPsi-cog dreamIt […]
- [Medical Acceptance Gate](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/medical-acceptance-gate/): Lyrics I worked for future salaryThe night-shift in Spalding StreetThe respect is worth itOne a.m. at the front gate It had just been Sunday night Stood this man, tall and twisted backHe spoke loud and said, "come out of there"The grill on the wall contains a crowd And the twisted shape you call the laundry post reminds me of my originYour criss-crossed fences are avenuesPaid for by the NHS, you need it more than the patients for mortgage fees and medical pranksBut you won't fix my quartz chip or repair my broken kindKindness borne of mousey brainTwisted with kin of […]
- [Higgle-Dy Piggle-Dy](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/higgle-dy-piggle-dy/): Lyrics Monks Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Let's do this!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Way down to heavenYeah!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy!Way down to heavenYeah! The Fall I am confusedI am confusedI'm ringing my brother in DusseldorfI am ringing DresdenIt's Monk timeIs Fall time more likelyIs Fall time more likelyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyIt's Fall time, it's Monk timeYeah!Way down to heavenYeah!It's Fall time, it's [ ] timeIt's Monk time, yeah!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyI'm no goddam yodeller manYeahWe're getting to the end now, yeahGetting to the end now, way downHiggle-dy-piggle-dy (Way down to heaven)Yeah!It's Fall time and Monk time[ ]Monk timeHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dy[ ]Way down to heavenYeah!Higgle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dyHiggle-dy-piggle-dy Higgle-dy-piggle-dy Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes […]
- [Blind Man](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/blind-man/): Lyrics X Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [2 Librans](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/2-librans/): Lyrics X Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
- [Gray](https://annotatedfall.thebiggestlibraryyet.org.uk/gray/): Lyrics Glaciers destroyed as gray were bornFrom water, from depths at seaAnd they answeredGrayThe day todayGrayGray todayWe're born from waterDepths and mouths glacials etceteraAnd your replacementsGrayYou'll learn to embrace grayTheir species destroyed as you born from water [ ] and your replacementsFor your speciesGray[ ]GrayAnd your replicantsHis brain goes BabylonGrayThe day todayGrayGray todayReplacements, replicants and your [ ] capacity for [ ]GrayI saw his heart Gray[ ][ ] Commentary < Post in progress > The transcript above is a very tentative and unsatisfactory attempt at the lyrics, which need much more attention and are anyway hard to make out. But […]

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