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Telephone Dub
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Dangerous
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Lyrics The selfish smiling fool and the sullen frowning fool shall both be thought wiseThinkThinkLike mountain climbing or skiing in the AlpsThink of it, I don’tIt was a big fat FebruaryWet, the ugly pavement crackedPause, unsafeI thought, insect posse will be crushedIt was a bit of Code SelfishThere was not much going on in the…
M5
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Lyrics You’ll never see me try to raise CainYou’ll never see me wear a suit of greenThere’s a slip road up right aheadLeading to the agragarian But I’m city born and bredToo many car fumes in my headJust a well-read punk peasantBut you’d think a country man would understandThe devil makes work for idle handsM5…
Australians in Europe
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Lyrics MES: So what if it goes all right, er, say… say it works out real good, would you be up to doing something, say, around like March, April? We could get it… I’d like to take it around to Liverpool, Manchester and places like that, y’know. Trevor Stuart: Yeah, you can have me until…
Wise Ol’ Man (Inst.)
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Lyrics Dead DJThe wise old manAll and aroundHe was fair and justHis wisdomTen thousand milesWise old manWIse old manWisdomGet you out, baby!On the busThe hill folkRemoveEar plugsSorrow he’s proudTo repulseWise old man can get you out!Wise old manWise old manWise old manHis wisdom…He wasn’t seen in the haremIn fact he was only nineteenWise old man…
Arms Control Poseur
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Lyrics Death of a sense of humourAnd death of senseHow do you recover from this?What do you fear? Being found outThen why do you always give yourself away?What do you want to do? HideThen why go out and make an exhibition of yourself?What do you seek? OblivionAnd drugs walk the streetsWhat you want to be…
Free Ranger
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Lyrics In 2001, a life codeIt pays to talk to no-one, no-one!Proliferating across the earthAlso Sprach ZarathustraFaction EuropaFree rangeFree range2001 – Also Sprach ZarathustraProliferating across the earthPressure guiltGrudge matchTwelve c.m. flak unitRange one stroke thirty-fiveThis is the spring without endThis is the summer of malcontentThis is the winter of your mindFree rangeFree rangeBy 2001, Also…
Like to Blow
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Credits: Mark E. Smith / Martin Bramah. First appearance on record: Live at the Witch Trials (1979). Last known performance: Stowaway Club, Newport, Wales, 4 April 1979.
Twister
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Lyrics The magnificent structure straddled the riverAs I dictated my autobiography to my biographerWhen I heard this tuneMy title was “Renegade Genius”, but was interrupted much too soonInterrupted much too soonI received this lineTwisterTwisterTwisterTwisterTwisterTwisterTwisterFrom me in Hampstead he received a letterI headed it “Dear Twister”Up from West Hampstead I visited KeswickOn permission from the guardsI…
The REAL Life Of The Crying Marshal (New Version)
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Lyrics Everybody wants regular, like you did, it’s early daysIt’s early daysShout!Shout!The crying marshalThe crying marshalThe crying marshal left town over sixteen timesThe marshal left town over sixteen timesMainly for the fashion last hour of exhibitionOn return pulled in behind youIf you’re dead, he said, so am ISo am I, so am I, so am…
Theme From Sparta F.C. #2 (wav file)
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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…
Words of Expectation
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Lyrics These are the words of expectationThese are the words of success expectationFrom a pleasing mugFrom a pleasing pan Every now and then I would like to try something like thisIt is a modicum of my career I would like at the bottom of my [ ]These are the words of expectationThese are the words…
Gray
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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…
Rememberance R
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Lyrics The spirit of the devil is in CanajettaHe can’t help itHe can’tHe sits upon… waiting… metal firestickHalfway, halfway, waitingHe breaks the stickHe takes refuge inDeserts, deserts him Don’t forget Rememberance RHe sits upon fire escapeThe icon doesn’t workHe smothers his own, own tomorrowRemember the tranceRememberance, rememberanceRememberance RAnd the sadness comesThe train to spiteWith objects…
New Puritan
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Lyrics Totale’s Turns Hail the new puritan maelstrom, cook oneAnd all hardcore fiends will die by meAnd all decadent sins will reap discipline New puritanThis is the grim reeferThe snap at the end of the strawWith a high grim quotaYour ska karma, JimNew puritanIn L.A. the window opener switch is like a dinosaur cackleA pterodactyl…
Wrong Place, Right Time No. 2
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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…
Lost in Music
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Lyrics Sister Sledge We’re lost in musicCaught in a trapNo turnin’ backWe’re lost in musicWe’re lost in musicFeel so aliveI quit my nine-to-fiveWe’re lost in music[Verse 1]Have you ever seen some people lose everything?First to go is their mind (Huh)Responsibility to me is a tragedyI’ll get a job some other time, uh-huhI want to join…
Ten Houses of Eve (remix)
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Lyrics Can you see the ten houses of Eve, yeah? And can you enter the ten houses of Eve, yeah?And will you deny your own treat?Dare you enter the ten houses of Eve, yeah?Turn around and face ten houses of Eve, yeahIf onlyIdentity art If only the shards would relocate back in placeIn your blue,…
My Ex Classmates Kids (Mix 4)
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Lyrics AhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhCry for them, five days per weekI cry for me, three days at leastI cry for me, I cry for theeOn radioPolitburo suckerOn cooking showOn cooking showAhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhAhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhMy ex- classmates’ kidsAhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhMy ex- classmates’ kidsPressure under and overPressure over the skipsOver price advertsBroken-down laptopsAhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhMy ex- classmates’ kidsAhhhhaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhMy ex- classmates’ kidsTalking show not endThey cheat the kidsI…
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…
Black Monk Theme Part II
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Lyrics The Monks (Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)Well, I been waiting a long, long, long, long, long, long time(Oh, how to do now)(Oh, how to do now)Well,…
Happy Holiday
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Lyrics Έλα να δεις και ν’ ακούσεις το Εγγλέζικο σχέδιοΗ εργατική τάξη θέλει λεφτά, κακιά υγεία, ζητάνε τσιγάραΟι σοφοί άνθρωποι ξενιτεύονται σε άλλες πόλειςΣα το μεγάλο σου αδελφόHappy holidayHappy holidayGet awayWell cruised pseudsMuchos queues on cyclesEurope aroundKeeping down figuresHave you ever wondered, coots, what your retirement’s brought unto the people?Happy holidayGrecian, a small town outside…
Northerns in Europ
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Lyrics Australians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeAustralians in Europe never ever breatheAustralians in EuropeGet a whiff of that antipodean breeze Australians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeHiya! Australians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeAustralians in EuropeThink, why did Great Grandad leave?Australians in Europe never ever seeHe was consigned to a boat, after using a…
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…
Portugal (wav file)
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Lyrics For the recordI have only had two conversations with youFor the recordHe would be paid more than he had, in fact, asked forFor the recordNo real arrangements were madeFor the recordVery standard industry procedureFor the recordYou were abusiveFor the recordWay beyond what anybody should have to reasonably deal withFirstly, may I take this opportunity…
Slang King 2
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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…
Zagreb (Movements I+II+III)
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Lyrics Walking at night past the closed shopBehind the counter crouched a blue figureIt sang this songYou get five minutes with me, then I’m off around the worldYou get five minutes, Johnny, with me, then off around the worldOpen-plan graves Blown over treesMuted mystics impasseGlittering beachJohnny he replied backWith me you struck a pactZV day…
Tom Raggazzi (new mix)
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Lyrics Finale: Tom Raggazzi (The Marshall Suite) Tom Raggi Raggi come down off the hillTom Raggi Raggi come down off the hillTom Raggi Raggi come down off the hillTom Raggi Raggi come down off the hillGive it to who she wantShe give it to who she knowsShe give it to your insurance systemTom Raggi Raggi…
Calendar
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Lyrics Hey, don’t you want to be caught?Hey, don’t you want to be caught?Unbrainwash todayOctober gives way to Christmas, JanuaryCalendarWhat gets in the wayIt was a very good month last weekWhat gets in the wayYour mirrors are dissolving today The last three weeks were the greatest month of FebruaryCalendarWhat gets in the wayCalendar Commentary <…
Race with the Devil
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Lyrics Gene Vincent Well I’ve led an evil life, so you seeBut I’ll hide from the devil on judgement day, I saidA-move, hot-rod, move manA-move, hot-rod, move manA-move hot-rod, move me on down the line, oh yeahWell, me and the devil sat at a stop lightHe started rollin’, I was out of sight, I saidA-move,…
Behind the Counter (Remix)
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Lyrics They’re always hitting on meBut I’m getting thin from waiting onThey just want me to be behind the counterBehind the counterBehind the counterThe hen centre was always picking on meThere they are tucking in all over shopGot no time for dinner or teaBehind the counterEvery car I see is always picking on meThey take…
Fibre Book Troll
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Lyrics Modeselektion Vol. 03 By the third rowsThey decided six pounds of apple may be sufficientI tried to buy an apple for ten centsNo matterWhen will I find my book friends?I get no help from online somethingOr online summatI need a Facebook trollIn fight againstIn fight against the mustardWhen I smile, I’ve gained friendHe says…
Life Just Bounces
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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…
Touchy Pad
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Lyrics There’s always a show there, in the castle In the castle, is decayIt has been invaded by Asians with weak bones(Where’s my time machine?)They cry (Ahhhhhaaa!)How long can we tolerate this?(Where’s my time machine?)(Shoot us!)They say “Judas”I love them AI, that’s too much priceAnd save the money yourself And buy some uniforms from the…
Scareball
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Lyrics Ba ba ba ba ba bampBaa, ba ba ba ba ba bampHold that jinxBack like a rabbit to the hutchScareballNever heard a story quite so tall beforeScareballHold that bag(This story started small)The impression of languorYou have bound my heartWith an impression of practicesYou’re a scareballSheets up on faceIn dreamsIt includes your noseBlowing with a…
Facebook Troll
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No Xmas for John Quay
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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…
Ol’ Gang (live)
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Lyrics Walking down the street just the other nightI turned the corner to a fist-fightAnd I look -ah, I look -ah, I look aroundOld gangOld gang, not aroundOld gang, pretty shortOld gang wants to get off homeOld gang, management programmesOld gangI was walking down the street just the other nightOld gangOld gangWalking down the streetGive…
All Leave Cancelled (X)
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Masquerade (Mr. Natural mix)
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Lyrics Levitate This is new!And what is that branch?What branch is it?Account is alteredAnd nine year olds walk aroundIn debt recordAccount alteredThe grim visageAccount is deltaAll yoursThe web descendsLook to your grey hairsAnd back your horsesAbout a weekA special allowance ran out yesterdayThe masqueradeThe masqueradeThe masqueraderieLike a fish dishThe grim visageAltered again and againThe fifty…
Masquerade (PWL mix)
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Lyrics Levitate This is new!And what is that branch?What branch is it?Account is alteredAnd nine year olds walk aroundIn debt recordAccount alteredThe grim visageAccount is deltaAll yoursThe web descendsLook to your grey hairsAnd back your horsesAbout a weekA special allowance ran out yesterdayThe masqueradeThe masqueradeThe masqueraderieLike a fish dishThe grim visageAltered again and againThe fifty…
Blood Outta Stone
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Lyrics Unfortunately I’m coming from a bad endAnd I’m destined for the bad endBut hanging round with you is like blood outta stoneGetting stuff outta youse is like blood outta stoneBlood outta stoneBlood outta stoneYou’re historyYou’ve quit existationYou’re green grub Because hanging around with you is like getting blood out of a stoneAnd getting stuff…
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…
Say Mama
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Lyrics Gene Vincent Have a ball, here’s ten of themTake eightSay, mama, can I go out tonight?Say, mama, will it be alrightThey got a rockin’ party goin’ down the streetSay, mama, can’t you hear that beat?Whoa-whoa-woo-hooWhoa-whoa-woo-hoo, whoaYeah!Say, mama, don’t you look that way’Cause I know just what you’re going to sayWell, mama, well don’t be…
Distilled Mug Art
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Lyrics Nought two point three O The god is going down nowRed cup growing on deskBurnt on digitalSlowMore wideningO two point nineteenWhilst the engineers trying to pick up bits left and top of screenTwo point one oneWhilst they are amusing themselvesTrying to make politicians or actors look funny or betterAccording to their present or ingrained…
Cab Driver/City Dweller
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Lyrics Cab Driver XXXX City Dweller Dictum – message of the Euro-boreRandomIt’s a good life, bowing to the tyrant NoneChristian gang chants sweetRegionalKeep your head down for the moment(That now suit is now in bucketIt’s a good life, Europe)Avoid the dismantledAll heads stuck in bloody plant potsAll looking at themForgetting the endless drive against natureCity…
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…
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…
C.R.E.E.P. (7″ version)
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Lyrics Propositions are integrated withinGen up to electric dog statusWe pat you on the backYour ears prick upWe call you HitlerAnd then kick you around like homogenized milkHe reads books of the list book clubAnd after two months, his stance a familiar hunchAnd it’s that same slouch you had the last time he came aroundHis…