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Stout Man
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Lyrics Jump that train school laughedJump on train that kids at school laughedTime of defeat Time of diseaseTime of dessertsI’m a big fat man pushing a little pramI’m a big fat man pushing a little pramShut your trap skinny go or I’ll shit in your brain Ram it up your crack Shut your trap skinny…
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Junger Cloth
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Lyrics I can make out “d”A reversed “y”Acrylic, lower, Urals, question markMore demonic than italicA snake “s”The numeral two at endThen a letter so simple, yet disgusting in a strokeAnd the it, anti-matter, that writ, wrote itInexplicable and disgustingLimp, yet mocking Indestructable in a strokeIt encapsulates all that is foul in man and creature It…
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First One Today
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Lyrics He saunters into townThere stands the door Within, a manHe shoots it all downIt’s his first one todayIt’s his first one todayEnters bar caféOrders New Coke lattéBehold the manShoots the waitress and paysIt’s his first girl todayIt’s his first girl todayIf only he’d brought his firm’s camera today’Cos today is the day of a…
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Dedication Not Medication
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Lyrics CD Version And Pierce Brosnan how dare you prescribe Sad grief and bed wet pills? Good grief bed wet Sad grief bed wetPillsHurly Wurly how can you prescribeSad grief and bed wet… pill? Rayland Wordley how dare you prescribeSad grief bad chestSad grief bed wetPillsRayland Wordley how dare you prescribe meBed wet pill and…
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Black Roof
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Lyrics Why don’t you face up to it If I was youI’d have a deck at your rooftopIf I was you Up from the poles, drug from the hillsInto your present delectationYou simply cannot prove your fog-accenting notionsYou cannot prove your ragged affectationsAll of you with your pals in desperationEaster Island profile and care from…
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Venice with the Girls
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Lyrics Mocking mad seniorsFed up and tediousLong nights in BritlandOh, they’re nice, nice, niceHis skin was in defaultToo beautiful to talkHe’s been waiting(Past it!)(Past it!)(Past it!)Lonesome, lonelyShe’s off to Venice with the girlsHe’s been waiting so longShe’s off to Venice with the girlsHe’s been waiting so longIn Britland, oldernessnessHis skin, whose is it?Too beautifulThe best…
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Nine Out of Ten
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Lyrics The company suppliedThe company suppliedNine of out ten, they gave me Nine out of tenNine out of ten, they gave meNine out of tenAnd, come and listen to my storyFrom when I startedI was in an orphan home since I was oneI was an orphan baby, all alongAnd when I was they gave me…
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Groundsboy
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Lyrics He goes back nowEvery day on the airstripNoticed by noneNoticed by noneDowned enemy pilotsThey were dispatchedGroundsboyGroundsboyTreated like scumGroundsboyChecker, checker!GroundsboyChecker, checker!PropertyPropertyR.R.A.A.F.Say cut it, grassCut the grassCut cut cut cut cut cut cutHe’s so bossGroundsboyGroundsboyGroundsboyNoticed by noneAt least he wasHe was the last lad to turnAnd the rock stars who had judges as fansAnd shoots as…
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Gibbus Gibson
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Lyrics Talks to the tattooed militiaHe goes, he rolls his eyesGibbus Gibson strikes againGibbus Gibson strikes againGibbus Gibson strikes againHis sputum misses appointment for his neck prescriptionFor his ointmentGibbus Gibbon strikes againGibbus Gibson strikes againIn the park he buys itAnd another rolls his eyesI’m sorryHe coversGibbus Gibbon strikes againGibbus Gibbon strikes again[ ??? ] Commentary…
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O! Zztrrk Man
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Lyrics Oh! Joyous manOh, manJoyous manOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous manOh, manJoyous ManOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous manOh, manOh! Joyous manOh, manOh, manOh, manJoyous manOh! Joyous manOh! Joyous man Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
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Second House Now
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Lyrics There’s ghostsI get a lift on highwayWM dot CWhere ya been?Where ya going, man? (this is reply)Nowhere to go, this is his reply:Ghosts are risingComing downIt’s al returnHe’s coming backwardHe said I’m going to a big cityMy image, black and whiteSaid he’s going to big cityMy image, black and whiteThe tearing of muscle yearsSword…
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Couples Vs Jobless Mid 30’s
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Lyrics Relevant in your later snap stairsJet lagAt his come downComposite set yearThe green jellyGreen jelly envyNo, nevermoreGargoyle legsAre droopyC qualityNext, they jetUpwardly B.T. rancidLaughterHis grin is elfMakes ten copiesTo his mother spouseShe tortures him in big houseDon’t forget thatBirthdayLook at me, kidsIs irrelevant to your latent sexand shock your lizard(Heigh ho, heigh ho)And your…
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New Facts Emerge
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Lyrics Gotta gotta get itGotta gotta get itYou better start paying downStop shaking downIt might become a whirlwindYou better bog, stopIt might become whirlwindYou better stop shaking down those frogsYou better stop shaking down those frogs[ French ]Horrible new facts emerge(Whirl)Better stop shaking down the bogs a might a whirlwindYou better stop shaking it down…
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Victoria Train Station Massacre
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Lyrics We had no residenceWe had no reservationWe had no pre-bookI crave dramaI crave dramaVictoria Station massacreWe had no[repeats in reverse]Victoria Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links
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Brillo De Facto
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Lyrics He got no manDon’t sayBrillo chinIn cake shopsPresident dumpsSaidTo TecumsehI am celestial Sorry Tiny tears of blameWe all know Where he came fromGay cruiser, aBrillo chinBrillo chinBrillo chinThe KennedyThe KennedyI asked herHe said,”I wanna tell youHow pale he is”I said”He’s got noblesse”DedicationShock! The blueCelestialHe give no manGot no de facto planBrillo chinBrillo chinGot no…
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Fol De Rol
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Lyrics WaitingHuman dungTo start playingHomeric fol de rolShe glides, she slides In kitchens HomericGiant HomericFol de rolFol de rolHomogeneousCheck waistband, laughingWith helper in high-vis yellow coatWith nothingHeigh ho metal! HidingHomeric metalFol de rolGenericDreamerWe’re gibbering infantsShe stridesHorrible factsYou block hotel areaWith metal wedge potatoDreamingFol de rolFol de rolChristianWith, with green and yellow So-called wheelsCogsThere he standsHomunculous…
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Printhead
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Lyrics Hey badges tinkleT-shirts mingleHey you horror face!I’m a printhead I go to piecesI’m a printheadI go to pieces, yeahEnd of catchlineEnd of hook-lineWe had a two pageIt’s what we neededI’m an ill headMy face increasesHow my head increasesReal problems, bizSo how is it, yeah, that I’ve reached hereI thought this game would do me…
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Underground Medecin
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Lyrics (Your nervous system, your nervous system, your nervous system, your nervous system)(Underground medicine, underground medicine, underground medicine, underground medicine)A spark insideTen percent that I hide And when it clicksThere’s no resistEvery time I hear a new baby cryI thank my spark insideAnd you get underground medicineUnderground medicineI’m but a nervous systemUnderground medicineI found a…
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Industrial Estate
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Lyrics Get up for ind. est.Get up for ind. est.Yeah yeah, industrial estateYeah yeah, industrial estateYeah yeah, industrial estateWell you started here to earn your payYeah yeah, industrial estateClean neck and ears on your first dayYeah yeah, industrial estateWatch out for the lorries as you walk in the gateYeah yeah, industrial estateAnd we’d build a…
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Flat of Angles
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Lyrics Dragnet for gun-blast manThe papers had her father holding up a pictureHis son-in-law killed herAh yes, he killed his wifeShe was wasting his lifeHis veins are full of evil serumBut what’s done is doneAnd now he’s trapped in flat of anglesHiding in flat of anglesRight down to its gablesAnd sometimes bell busts under the…
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Rebellious Jukebox
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Lyrics I’m searching for the nowI’m looking for the real thing, yeahHead through a blue hazeWaiting for the musical crazeWe gotta taxi for Mr NelsonTaxi for Mr Nelson Rebellious jukebox, yeahRebellious jukebox, ohNo sounds at first came outThis machine had dropped outBut it played music to itselfMade music for itselfRebellious jukebox, yeahRebellious jukebox, ohI’m looking…
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No Xmas for John Quays
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Lyrics The “x” in Xmas is a substitute crucifix for Christ One, two, one, two, three, fourNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysNo Christmas for John QuaysWell, the powders reach you and the powders teach youAnd when you find they can’t reach youThere is no Christmas for John QuaysHe…
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Spectre vs. Rector
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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…
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Your Heart Out
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Lyrics Just take for instance a time of great depressionFate out of reasonBad times in seasonDon’t shut your heart out(Your heart out)Don’t cry your eyes out(Your heart out)Don’t shut your heart out(Your heart out)No no no, heart outDon’t cry for me, MexicoOr Savage Pencil I’m nearly healthyAnd they try to take my eyes out(Your heart…
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Before the Moon Falls
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Lyrics ShhhhWe are private detectives onward back from a musical pilgrimageWe work under the name of The FallWho would suspect this?It is too obvious, our office is secludedThose there to suspect Would not see the wood for the treesWe were six like dice but we’re back to five Up here in the north there’s no…
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Choc-Stock
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Lyrics Pop-stock, mix my pop-stockPop-stock, mix my pop-stockPop-stock, mix my pop-stockWe like pop-stik stickersWe like weak TVWe like chocolate animalsWe eat [porky] piggiesPop stock, mix my pop-stockPop-stock, mix my pop-stockPop-stock, try my pop-stockPop-stock, buy my pop-stockNow all the bourgeoisieThey hate our crazy sceneCos we dig pop-stik stickersWe like weak tea But they’re the product of…
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Crap Rap
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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…
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Two Steps Back
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First known performance: Apollo, Manchester, 19 August 1978. Last known performance: Stowaway Club, Newport, Wales, 4 April 1978. Debut recording: Live at the Witch Trials, 1979. Credits: Mark E. Smith / Martin Bramah.
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Dice Man
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Lyrics I am the Dice ManI take a chance, huhDo you take a chance, huh?Where you two going? Where you two going?Is this a branch on the tree of show-business? Do all these musicians have a social conscience?Well, only in their front rooms But I am the Dice Man [Spoken word bit] And I take…
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A Lot of Wind
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Lyrics Desperate for entertainmentSo I turn the TV onThere’s people jumping up and down Then they have the panel on And they talk a lot of windThey talk a lot of windAnd they talk a lot of windAnd they talk a lot of windAnd they talk a lot of windThey talk a lot of windAnd…
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Octo Realm
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Lyrics Hi, I’m Spliffhead, I like to lie on the floor Hello, I’m Girlie I’m not and I’m cynical Hi, I’m Ketamine Kettison Hi, I’m Julia and I’m Schoolie I’m Smith Hi, I’m smartarse at the computer Hi, I’m Skunklad New programme – The Kettisons Your kids are making queerer soundsYour little dog moansYou don’t…
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Cheetham Hill
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Lyrics [Note: Mike Bennett’s lines are in italics. At times the two vocals overlap; I’ve done my best.]See the fleet of cruising carsGo past the stations and the barsNever stop to get outIn case they choose to cruise aboutWell I tell you, that boy, he stopped up at the station He must be on a…
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A Figure Walks
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Lyrics A figure walks behind youA figure walks behind youA shadow walks behind youA figure walks behind youDays of booze and roses Shine on us, free us allWho is not irascibleHe is no genius A figure walks behind youA figure walks behind youA shadow walks behind youA figure walks behind youThe old golden savages killed…
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Snazzy
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Credits: Mark E. Smith / Eleni Poulou. First released: Sub Lingual Tablet (2015).
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Segue
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Lyrics This was fol-de-rol? Holy rollDag dag dag dag dagOh I dag digDoes it fol-de-rolDah dah fol-de-rol, way-oSad! Sad! Sad! Commentary Mark on biro and wine glass The opening track to The Fall’s final album, New Facts Emerge (2017). It is credited to Mark E. Smith alone and consists of MES singing randomly on a…
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Futures and Pasts
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Lyrics I was in a sleeping dream When a policeman brought my mother homeBy the window I didn’t scream I was too old for thatI was in a drunken dream The pubs were closedIt was three o’clock At the bottom of the street it seemedThere was a policeman lost in the fog I understand but…
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Music Scene
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Lyrics Oh aye, you’re a good lad Oh, here is a pound note That stupid bitch, they were made for each otherYou should have met his brotherHis mother was deaf and dumbWell that stupid get Played games with namesOf the place he’d workedOf the women he tupped He thought he were envy of the music…
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Mother-Sister!
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Lyrics “Er, what’s this song about?” “Er, nothing” NoneNo recipesIt was like a see-sawNoIt was like an up-and-downBye byeMother, sister, mother, sisterWhy did you put your head in?Reach or preach It’s all a diminished return NowFloorboard creaks[ ] Mother, sister, mother, sisterWhy did you put your head in? AstrayOur friendsAnd the fathers are underground Your…
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Frightened
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Lyrics Someone’s always on my tracksAnd in a dark room you’d see more than you’d think I’m out of my place, got to get backI sweated a lot, you could feel the violenceI got shears pointed straight at my chest And time moves slow when you count itI’m better than them, and I think I’m…
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Live at the Witch Trials
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Lyrics We’re still one step ahead of youI still believe in the R-and-R dream R-and-R as primal scream Tied to the Puritan ethic Non-sympathetic to spastics After all this, still a lonely bastard.Eggheads, boneheads, queue Queued for them We were early and we were lateBut, still, live at the witch trials! Commentary A Mark E.…
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I’m Frank
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Lyrics Now I’ve got a lot to say now, babyBut it doesn’t concern me today now, baby HelloGimme gimme gimme it slowly, babyGimme gimme gimme it slowly, babyGive it to me gently, babyGimme gimme gimme it slowly, babyHelloGimme gimme gimme it slowly, babyGimme gimme gimme it slowly, babyGive it to me gently, babyGimme gimme gimme…
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Symbol of Mordgan
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Interview Text John Peel: Craig, you’ve been to see Manchester City, how was it?Craig Scanlon: Er, grim.Peel: Grim? Really? Well once again, you see, because people always assume that I’ve got loads of technology available to me here and lots of people rushing about giving me bits of paper like they do on television. In…
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Das Boat
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Lyrics Das BootU-Boat Das BootU-BoatEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Das BootDas BootU-BoatEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee [ something indistinct about lifeboats or lifebelts? ]Das Boot[ ]U-BoatDas BootEe-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee, ee-ee Ee-ee,…
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Extricate
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Lyrics One, oneLa la laLa la laExtricate! Extricate!La la laLa la laLa la laExtricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!I know you gotta …Sha la la laSha la la laSha la la laI know you gotta extricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!La la laLa la laNow and then you gotta extricate!La la laLa la laExtricate!Sha la la laSha…
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986 Generator
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Lyrics One nine eight six generator One nine eight six generatorOne nine eight six generatorOne nine eight six generatorAnd that’s all he wrote And that’s all he wroteHe’s living a dreamAnd he’s got no hopeIt’s déjà-vu It’s clear to you but it’s a stompGotta move itJob’s gotta doStomp on itOne more job and gone through…
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Overture from ‘I Am Curious, Orange’
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Lyrics Curious, orangeCurious, orangeYes, O yes You’re bad news, girlBad news, girl Hip hip hip hip Bremen nacht Frenz Doctor Annabel Lies! Commentary I sang snippets of the songs’ lyrics and titles in ‘Overture From “I Am Curious, Orange”’. This came about on the occasion Mark didn’t show up at the studio. My vocals are…
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Crew Filth
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Lyrics From the valleys of Leicestershire and all over Came mystic crew filthThe first, the first was Dave Bush-babe The second was Graham ponytail They were mystic crew filthCrew filthThen from the land of the accordion came Dave Kiwi He was crew filthHe had the shirtsHe wouldn’t meditate on his monitor roomMystic crew filthHey mystic…
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Recipe for Fascism
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Lyrics This is an attempt at a worthwhile tape The cad, he The cad, heHe no longer denies or hides his enfondness for mech What is unequalledUnsure, he writhesBuilt up to twelve Burnt at the crease The little he’d learned was of no concernTo topics of condition to meAll virtue of permeation Fine tuning, fine…
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