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  • Hit the North

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    Lyrics Hit the North Part 1 Hit the North Hit the NorthHit the NorthMy Cat says eeeee-ackHit the NorthHit the NorthHit the NorthNinety-five percent of hayseeds are corn-pones, guaranteed Hit the NorthComputers infest the hotelsCops can’t catch criminalsBut what the heck, they’re not too bad, they talk to GodReligiousHit the NorthHit the NorthHit the NorthManacled…

  • Mess of My

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    Lyrics A note of your own choice, boys and girlsInadequate writers, methadone stubbiesYou got energy vampiresMore hands on the tranquillisersAn unholy allianceAnd jokes about faithOh, give me another drinkYou’re as strong as your weakest linkA mess of my ageA mess of my youthA mess of our radioI remember the times this was a beginning of…

  • Mark’ll Sink Us

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    Lyrics The ward was arraigned with spats of bloodThe victim, castigate, and yet, part of usThe thoughts in eyes as seen under a hoodBurned in my own eyes and in my own bloodMark will sink usMark will sink usMark will sink usA message mesmerised on all English breathThe crux pretty grasped, yet mostly misunderstoodMark will…

  • Sleep Debt Snatches

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    Lyrics Out of the air sometimes in fitful sleepSnap right up, lean out of the bedPivot your legs, shake your head, take an easy breathThink how great God’s golden assurance is in setbacks and great successGot bad dreams through sleep debtHold the grip, make a mark on your headYour body and legs take a rightful…

  • Haf Found Bormann

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    Lyrics Red out to SW185 rocking horseThis is three six zero zeroNimrod leader reports Have found BormannHave found BormannResistance – two false Aztec [ ] godsIn fact Sudanese agents we have eliminatedArsenal – spears, containing modern razors Arsenal with shells M14 issueConfiscatedVials of stupid serumRefer galleyRefer ParaguayRefer P2Nimrod is vindicated in the highestHave found BormannGreat…

  • There’s a Ghost in My House

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    Lyrics R. Dean Taylor There’s a ghost in my houseThe ghost of your memoriesThe ghost of the love you took from meWhere our love used to beOnly shadows from the past I seeTime can’t seem to eraseThe vision of your smiling faceThough you found someone newI can’t get over youThere’s a ghost in my houseI…

  • Hey! Luciani

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    Lyrics I said, hey LucianiThe future’s here todayI said, hey LucianiPope of three three daysThey made out you were are an ultra nutAnd had no time for your ChristianityYou paid with your life for their treacheryAnd the future’s here todayThe future’s here to stayLucianiI said, hey LucianiJesus has gone awayI said, hey LucianiMeet the Church…

  • Riddler!

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    Lyrics Say! Mmmmmm-uuuaahhhSay! Mmmmmm-uuuaahhhSay! Mmmmmm-uuuaahhhMonday night at operation controlI sat facing rows of monitor mountainsMind controlLife controlOperation mind controlMy first is in carI’m easily bought, but still always shortFly that over space beamAnd round my way the people still do sayRiddlerRiddlerAnd round these parts the people still impartRiddler!My second is in …Zoooooooom!Say! MmmmmmSay! MmmmmmAnd round…

  • Bournemouth Runner

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    Lyrics Consumed with premonition of trouble on horizonBy my remarks I was certain I was destined persecutionBut then I took a chase after the Bournemouth runner!Bournemouth runner, c c could dareBournemouth runner, the first nightBournemouth runner!He was a Bournemouth runner!Bournemouth runner, didn’t get farBournemouth runner, first nightBournemouth runner, but the second night he got away…

  • Terry Waite Sez

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    Lyrics Terry Waite says Terry Waite saysTerry Waite says, “Give us a ring, give us a ring kid”Mister BigTerry Waite saysSounding sour and frustrated with the pressure of his own lifeTerry Waite saysTerry Waite saysTerry Waite says, “What are trees, painted white jobs”Silvered somethingSilvered somethingTerry Waite, fifty plus, out to heal provincial pusLet the real…

  • U.S. 80’s-90’s

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    Lyrics Had a run-in with Boston ImmigrationAnd to my name had an aversionNervous dropletsDue to sleeping tabletsNo beer, no cigarettesSlam, spikes, gin, cigarettesBeer in vanThe cops are topsWelcome to the eighties ninetiesWelcome to the eighties ninetiesWelcome to the 1850sWelcome to the eighties ninetiesWelcome to U.S. eighties ninetiesI’m the big-shot original rapperBut it’s time for me…

  • Gross Chapel-British Grenadiers

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    Lyrics Porterage down The dark gross chapelHe stepped streets around nowSales person mobilePorterage downDark gross chapelHe stepped streets around nowWas introduced by a woman, loose limbed, slimOne woke up to a whitewashed ugly wall – whoosh!Made worse by dirty postcardsTrapped in their townThey’re embracing criminals in panicky hallNo temper for Fall groupI’ll put you downPorterage…

  • Shoulder Pads

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    Lyrics Shoulder Pads 1# All these fadsIt’s shoulder pads On New Year’s dawnTo my surpriseAll the Macca lads stayed at home Picking antiques and clothesesCosy fleck with green bitsMain undercurrent, white spermatoze My powers against them, half uselessMy senses alive, half-partedWas embarrassed but stuck with themWalked, at shoulder, down the street, ridiculeThey couldn’t tell Lou…

  • Dktr. Faustus

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    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…

  • R.O.D.

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    Lyrics Maybe you haven’t got everything that you want after allIt’s approachingSix hundred pounds gas and fleshRobes in tattersIt’s approachingLips and tongue abhorrentFlickering lexicon Or a stray dog pack leaderHide, hide, all good people hang out for a resultHide, dive, hide, reasonable people in silence do exult Realm of duskRealm of duskThe NorthernsLook at the…

  • Auto Tech Pilot

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    Lyrics Last night I heard three real loud ricochetsFrom the police tech centre at the top of my streetAnd then the morning after, brass band, they were unisonJumping, shouting, all three thousandMeanwhile I’ve been broke in twiceAnd had a maniac at door, swearing, 12:05 a.m.And I really think this computer thing is getting out of…

  • Lucifer Over Lancashire

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    Lyrics “What I’m saying to you really, is that the training that you must have in discussion at your own level regarding the existence of God is far greater than everybody that’s ringing you tonight.””I have to disagree, I don’t have any training at all of that sort…””So…”Saw six men under a tall towerBreak it…

  • Mr. Pharmacist

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    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…

  • Hot Aftershave Bop

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    Lyrics Hot aftershave bopCanisters from orange boxBop aftershave shockCourtesy orange boxHey diggy diggety dogHot aftershave bopFurniture defrostBop aftershave bopBop aftershave bopBop aftershave bopHey stranger, I love you a lotHey baby, I love you a lotBut here is us moaningDigging in our pocket againAre these your English friends?Fill the blender to the top againBop aftershave bopBop…

  • Living Too Late

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    Lyrics Living Too Late Crow’s feet are ingrained on my faceAnd I’m living too lateTrying to wash the black off of my face, but it’s ingrainedAnd I’m living too lateThink I’m living too lateSleepless, in control spleenA grade ace hillbilly must have stump tripod in the genes I’m immune to things, in my dreamsI soar…

  • Cruiser’s Creek

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    Lyrics What really went on there? We only have this excerptThere’s a party going on down around hereCruiser’s Creek yeahWatch the shirt-tails flapping in the windSidewalk runningSee the people holding from the backHat boaters tilting There’s a party on down around hereCruiser’s Creek nowCruiser’s Creek yeahCruiser’s Creek yeahCruiser’s Creek yeahCruiser’s Creek nowCruiser’s Creek nowGot nice…

  • Vixen

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    Lyrics It had taken her a long timeSuddenly back on its ownTo sit friendless and aloneShe is friendless and aloneShe is friendless and aloneAnd the vixen on its ownAnd the vixen on its ownThe triple gang and the throngDid not feel helpless or aloneThe vixen got no friendsShe needs a poison penEven in SwitzerlandThe people…

  • I Am Damo Suzuki

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    Lyrics Generous of lyric, Jehovah’s Witness Stands in Cologne Marketplatz Drums come inWhen the drums come in fastDrums to shock, into brass evilWhat have you got in that paper bag? Is it a dose of Vitamin C? Ain’t got no time for Western medicineI am Damo SuzukiI am Damo SuzukiThe park alight with acid rainGive…

  • Paintwork

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    Lyrics We go two, twice all the way round those thingsTwo high ones, two low ones, yeahRight manMan stopped us at the cornerHe had a bloody noseAnd then he opened his denim jacketIt was under his vest made out of tracing paperChest scars portrayed Aztec life in his horrible [ ] “… formation of Beryllium…

  • My New House

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    Lyrics My new house You should see my houseMy new houseYou should see my new houseNo rabbit hutch about itI bought it off the BaptistsI get their billsAnd I get miffedAt the damn polyester fillsThe interior is the prisoner unconsciousThe interior is the prisoner unconsciousMy new houseYou should see my new houseMy new houseKeep away…

  • Gut of the Quantifier

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    Lyrics I’m telling you now and I’m telling you thisLife can be a onward, downwardChip-chit chip-chit chip I’m not saying they’re really thickBut all the groups who’ve hit it bigMake the Kane Gang look like an Einstein chipChipN.Y.C. ChipA place to liveChipThis is the Thule groupThis is a cool groupI’m telling you now and I’m…

  • L.A.

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    Lyrics OdeonSkyUncannyBushes are in disagreement with the heatL.A.UncannyPersonThey have filled boulevards with white snow, scum-ballL.A.This is my happening and it freaks me outThis is my happening and it freaks me outThis is my happening and it freaks me out Commentary < Post in progress > Footnotes Sources / Links

  • Spoilt Victorian Child

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    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…

  • What You Need

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    Lyrics How can I? How can I? How can I?Get up, make a buckGet up, make a buckMy race was bred on hashMy race was bred on hashGet up, make a buckGet up, make a buckThe stolen darkPlease don’t(What you need) How can I?(What you need)How can I?(What you need)(What you need)Turn down a corner…

  • Barmy

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    Lyrics Out of England, I dream of its creameryWhen I’m there I dwell on SaxonyIn Turkey when I’ve been due to World War OneIstanbul is the place cos of my birthdayI am barmy, bleedin’ barmyI got everythingI got everything I want except for hungryI got everything I want except for moneyI’ve got the best rants…

  • Bombast

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    Lyrics All those who mind entitle themselvesAnd whose main entitle is themselvesShall feel the wrath of my bombast! BastardThere’s a clanging in my heartBastard!Clanging in my heartBastard! Eat death!Feel the wrath of my bombast!Bastard! Bastard! Eat death! Bombast! Bombast!Eat death! Bastard! Eat death!Those who dare mix real life with politicsAnd go on regardless of the…

  • To Nkroachment: Yarbles

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    Lyrics Full creditEvery day you have to die someEvery day you have to cry someFor the rumourAll the good times are past and gone Wipe the tears from your eyes someOn the landingThey foundFull creditIn the bathroom the presence was illuminousEvery day you have to die someEvery day you have to die someEvery day you…

  • Petty Thief Lout

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    Lyrics Up the drain pipe, rapid he did sproutGrey templates on us he had to inflictTV documentary that it producedWhen he whistled in the streetThe men would turn around In fear of being thought effetePetty thief loutPetty thief loutUp the drain pipe, rapid he did sproutCrimeHides records in his drawer at homeEspecially when they are…

  • Rollin’ Dany

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    Lyrics Gene Vincent Everybody’s talkin’ about workin’ DannyNobody’s talkin’ about rollin’ DannyEverybody’s talkin’ about workin’ DannyNobody’s talkin’ about rollin’ DannyRollin’ Danny, he was a rollin’ man, man, man, manWell, Dan walked into the old dance hallTold the women that he loved them allLined six women up against the wallWell I’m tellin’ you man, this cat…

  • Couldn’t Get Ahead

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    Lyrics Couldn’t get aheadI just couldn’t get aheadCouldn’t get aheadJust couldn’t get aheadCome out of pub, the shop is closedCome out of pub, Harry wants to know when the next bus isI said five or ten minutesI had my change in my handsThe bus flashes past, my hands are caughtJust couldn’t get aheadI just couldn’t…

  • No Bulbs

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    Lyrics I’m hunting and I’m try’na findA belt in the early mornWhen your home is a trash mountLook all over but you’re right outIn need of black strapIn need of black strapIn need of black strapNo belts in this flat No belts in this flatThe former tenant was anti- corporal-punish Meant well, but it came…

  • Clear Off!

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    Lyrics [Note: Gavin Friday’s vocal contributions in parentheses]When the off-licence asks, I’ve been two monthsChecks the crack on their foreheadShould comb a hair over thatAnd these Czech shoes are a bloody reminderAnd this town is not much differentThe clothes, the stooped appearance(Over the hill)Over the hill goes killer civil servant(Over the hill)Over the hill goes…

  • Draygo’s Guilt

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    Lyrics I am the one who gave you a chance in lifeHow could you try and end my life?Draygo’s guilt, still apparentDraygo’s guilt, stillHow long is long in a hellish place?And dreams today are draining us dryAnd I proclaim some loyalty frightened meMaster bold morals get reptiles and anklesDraygo’s guilt, still apparentDraygo’s guilt, stillA spiritual…

  • Pat-Trip Dispenser

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    Lyrics He moves slow at the petrol stopIt’s Pat the trip dispenserIt’s Pat the trip dispenserHe came with solvent in his hairThe trip dispenserSpine-führer of Hoboken It’s Pat the trip dispenserIt’s Pat the trip dispenserFriend of Syndicate of Sound Pigeon-toed bandMcGinty thought he could fool The Fall with his imitation speedsBut he had not accounted…

  • C.R.E.E.P.

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    Lyrics [Note: Brix’s opening monologue, transcribed in italics here, appeared on the original 7″ version of the song, but was omitted from some subsequent reissues of the track. The “C.R.E.E.P.” refrain, transcribed here in parentheses, is also Brix’s vocal]”Propositions are integrated withinGen up to electric dog statusWe pat you on the backYour ears prick upWe…

  • Mansion

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    Lyrics < Instrumental > Commentary < Post in progress > “Mansion” is an instrumental version of the track “To Nkroachment: Yarbles”. “Mansion” wasn’t ever played live in the 1980s (except as an intro tape), but received a surprise debut at a gig at the Rockhouse, Salzburg, Austria, on 21 February 2002. Footnotes Sources / Links

  • God Box

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    Lyrics MES: It’s good that one innit. What is it?BES: It’s something I’m working onMES: RightCouldn’t comprehend what happened to meI turned on U.S. TVEarly empire sleeping, Pacific time threeRedhead skinny with back leg braceHe danced behind a singerWho sung just like meGod boxGod boxGod boxGod boxGod boxGod boxGimme god boxI say god boxGod boxEarly…

  • Oh! Brother

    Oh! Brother

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    Lyrics Ich hasse, die masse, die kleine, gemeine, die lahme, die zahme, mein hertzblut, raubtOh, little brother, we are in a messDon’t look at me that wayDon’t put me to the testWhen I first saw youPeople said, “He scrutinised a little monster”And disappeared through red doorNow everyone is disinformationDisinformationDisinformationHe says, “won’t you give me one…

  • Disney’s Dream Debased

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    Lyrics The day the dream went right back to baseThere was blood on the groundBlood on the sandBlood all aroundTracks of the ride of the white MatterhornThe day the dream debased and went home And the people did mill to those adrenaline railsAnd everything stoppedThe nurses climbed upOur faces paledAnd there was no doubt at…

  • Craigness

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    Lyrics Neighbour downstairs with one eyeCo-habs with a mass of blonde curlsOo-ar oo-arT’pau T’pau(Mind moving fast is mad)(Mind moving slow is sane)It’s grandpappy with Satan’s eyes Like a McEwan’s canHe sports the maroon flaresMind moving slow is saneMind moving fast is madMind left stopped is godWriter in bed insaneClutches pen in handThe scrawl he wroteMind…

  • Stephen Song

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    Lyrics [Note: Gavin Friday’s vocal contributions are in parentheses]It was a thing with a head like a spud ball It was a song, the song we were looking forI always have to state to myselfIt has nothing to do with meHe has nothing, he is not me(His vendetta parchment)Floating grey abundance against my palace of…

  • Bug Day

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    Lyrics First moth, we got ze answerGlycerine, all day, skinBug dayBug dayBug dayMidgesMidges hovered over the heatherThree moths shiveredGreen moths shiveredCockroaches mouldered in the groundTonguehorns belched fireBug dayBug daySo, fleeing at sea Terrors hit waterMinoa said “eek”Minoa said “eek”Sea reaffirms some thingsWe learned some thingsPeople behave very wrongCreate companyGreen is starboard, backLeft is port, there…

  • Slang King

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    Lyrics Whip wireWhip wireHawkman Slip down easySlip down easyDon’t make me a go-betweenThis is Mr and Mrs Smith to whom you are speakingSlang kingWords from a cheap manPart-paid type who got his style from a press treatiseTwo pound fiftyBottle of Brut and Nausea magazineIt is no longer a journey down the road for himIt is…

  • Elves

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    Lyrics When will the good Scotch return in all its scarred splendour?When will the price of Scotch come down?Here’s him in nearly eighty-fiveHanging around with pop scumIt’s not the business I despiseOn this train, extended rideIt’s the Scotch end of the market nowAnd steel glassesAnd bad music corpsesCannot hide the new rock scumSpitting on what’s…

  • Copped It

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    Lyrics Said I ain’t no millionaire, but I spent more money than one ever seen I’m gonna change that scene one day, it’s what you’re supposed to say Hey hey hey hey(Hey hey hey)(Hey hey hey)Can’t get far in land of immovable frogsCan’t get far in home of horrible hoaxAnd you don’t last long on…