You must retreat into mysticism to find an origination Locate the base enclave Surmount all obstacles Surmount all obstacles
Heinz is guilty He says "Look, I let the shot go by accident ... I'm a black belt" His face is full of xxxx, cruelty, guilt Blue-eyed, a caring sharing man Embarrass them into extinction
Must he retreat into mysticism, or locate the base and climb? Surmount all obstacles (You can surmount all obstacles) Progress We can surmount all obstacles We can surmount all obstacles
We can surmount pointless reflection
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It must have taken [ ] hours and hours, that What an interesting article
Heinz is guilty On the borders of your imagination You can surmount all obstacles
Das Richard und das Judy Are the cobwebs on your kitchen cuticles
All obstacles
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Sources / Links
The Annotated Fall: “Surmount All Obstacles” [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]
