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Matt.Legge@bristol.ac.uk (MS. Legge)
It's Not True (Wonderful Day E.P. track)
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I saw you drowning
Covered in water
You called me 'help'
But I don't know if I oughta
You know I think I should have killed you a long, long time ago
You know I think I should have killed you, but I guess I'll never ever know
We were just lovers
With crossed wires
We were both lovers
But we were both liars
You know I think I should have killed you a long, long time ago
You know I think I should have killed you, but I guess I'll never ever know
It's not true what they say about us
It's not true what they say about us no way
Ten Trenches Deep (Unbearable b-side)
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Full Metal Racket
Someone direct me please
I cant see the woods for the trees
God, I've been praying "please"
I ache from my heart and my knees
Think of me overseas
The natives and me thick as theives
God, I could use some sleep
So I'll dig down the ten trenches deep
Please leave a gap for my head to poke through
I will leave a space in my diary for you
Jerry, Pierre and me
We're just kicking around in the leaves
There not all what they seem
In fact we're getting along famously
But my life is out of my hands
In fact we'd like to go out with a bang
And yessir we're really keen
So we'll dig down the ten trenches deep
Please leave a gap for my head to poke through
I will leave a space in my diary for you
Meaner Than Mean (Give Give Give b-side)
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Good grief said the thief when I cut off his hands
Oh the blood did run oh the big blood did poor
Oh my said the fly when I pulled off his wings
Did you really have to do such a terrible thing
I'm mean, I'm mean, I'm meaner than mean
It takes all this hate fuel my machine
I'm cruel, I'm cruel, I'm crueller than cruel
I'm meaner than mean and cooler than cool
No joke I took your hope, you'll hang from the rope
I'll kick over you chair and laugh when you choke
Oh dear came the cheer when I took away your life
One slip with my knife and out went your lights
I'm mean, I'm mean, I'm meaner than mean
It takes all this hate fuel my machine
I'm cruel, I'm cruel, I'm crueller than cruel
I'm meaner than mean and cooler than cool
I'm mean, I'm mean, I'm meaner than mean
It takes all this hate fuel my machine
I'm cruel, I'm cruel, I'm crueller than cruel
I'm meaner than mean and cooler than but cooler than cool
Astley In The Noose (It's Yer Money b-side)
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(A song for Rick Astley)
Oh Astley in the noose he hasn't got a use
But he's trying, trying to be someone
Trying to take it likea man if you can sing an old song
Get back to the rope, wash your mouth out with soap
And if you must sing, sing an oldie
But sing it quickly, oh spare me
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
Oh Astley it's the truth, my patience at it's roof
It's at it's ceiling, it's just this feeling
That given half a choice, a life without your voice
Seems more appealing
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
But don't take this to heart, it's all to do with art and entertainment
I sing this lament
But from you and from peers, it's abuse to both me ears
I rest my case here
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
Don't beg, don't beg
I wouldn't kill you, even if paid me
Who Wants To Be The Disco King ?
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Who wants to laugh ?, Who wants to sing ?
And who is the king of the disco swing ?
He wants to laugh and he wants to sing
But who wants to be the disco king ?
Over and over and over and over the radio's on but I don't hear a song
Absurd is the word to describe what I've heard and my heads in a spin
from the state that we're in
Hopelessly, a fool I've been, I'm just two legs of the groove machine
I don't like the words, I can't stand the beat
And I don't need the thrill of the world at my feet.
Over and over and over and over the radio's on but I don't hear a song
Absurd is the word to describe what I've heard and my heads in a spin
from the state that we're in
I've been to the world full of ugly girls, with kisses and curls
and a hold on the world
How sick has this become
How sick has this become
How sick has this become
How sick has this become
So who wants to laugh ? and who wants to sing ?
But who the hell would be the disco king ?
Over and over and over and over the radio's on but I don't hear a song
Absurd is the word to describe what I've heard and my heads in a spin
from the state that we're in
Over and over and over and over the radio's on but I don't hear a song
Absurd is the word to describe what I've heard and my heads in a spin
from the state that we're in
Circlesquare
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Is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose
Or are your lips just stuck to your teeth
And they're too fixed to close
You don't have to ham it up for me
Or tell me how long you've
Waited just to be with me
I've been a long term disappointment to myself
But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else
And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square
It bulges with opportunity , bulges
Is that a smile that hangs beneath your nose
Or are your eyes so wide
They've pulled your mouth into a stupid pose
You don't have to ham it up for me
Or tell me how long you've
Waited just to be with me
I've been a long term disappointment to myself
But it hits like a hammer when I'm that to someone else
And now the circle doesn't fit it's little square
It bulges with opportunity , bulges
Our New Song (Circlesquare b-side)
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How should it be done ? How should it be sung ? Our new song
How can I be old and try to sound young in our new song ?
We're like a bunch of sweets stuck together in your pocket pull and
unlock it
One song after the other, one just anothers younger brother, new song
I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
No, I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
How should it be done ? How should it be sung ? Our new song
How can I be old and try to sound young in our new song ?
We're just a bunch of sweets stuck together in your pocket pull and
unlock it
One song after the other, one just anothers younger brother, new song
I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
No, I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
No, I'm not ashamed to write a pop song
Dizzy (Vox - Vic Reeves, Backing Vox - Miles, Music - The Stuffies)
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(Originally recorded by Tommy Roe, Freddy Weller)
Dizzy,
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
Like a whirlpool, it never ends
And it's you girl, that's makin' it spin
You're makin' me dizzy.
First time that I saw you girl I know that I just had to make you mine.
But it's so hard to talk to you with fella's hangin' round ya all the time
I want you for my sweet pet but you keep playing hard to get
I'm going round in circles all the time
Dizzy,
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
Like a whirlpool, it never ends
And it's you girl, that's makin' it spin
You're makin' me dizzy.
D I Z Z Y
I finally got to talk to you and I've told you just exactly how I felt
Then I held you close to me and I kissed you and my heart began to melt
Girl you've got control of me 'cause I'm so dizzy I can't see
I need to call a doctor for some help
Dizzy,
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
Like a whirlpool, it never ends
And it's you girl, that's makin' it spin
You're makin' me dizzy.
Dizzy,
I'm so dizzy, my head is spinnin'
Like a whirlpool, it never ends
And it's you girl, that's makin' it spin
You're makin' me dizzy.
You're makin' me dizzy (like a whirlpool)
I'm dizzy (his head is spinnin')
Bloody dizzy (yeah he is dizzy)
Like a whirlpool (his head is spinnin')
Yes I am dizzy (yeah yeah yeah)
Dizzy (oh he is dizzy)
Dizzy (yeah)
Dizzy (my head is spinnin')
Dizzy (dizzy)
Dizzy (dizzy)
Dizzy (dizzy)
Dizzy (dizzy)
Me, My Mom, My Dad, My Brother (Welcome To The Cheap Seats Reel 1)
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1, 2, 1 , 2, 3 , 4
Well there's me, my mom, my dad, my brother
Loving the world loving each other
Birthday cakes and clean bed covers
Days on a beach and long hot summers
My face is on the front of my head
My head is on the top of my neck
My neck's inbetween my big old shoulders
Everyday I get a little bit older
HUP !
Take a polaroid, run it for a check
And make sure my head is sitting on my neck
Take a polaroid, run it for a check
And make sure my head is sitting on my neck
Well there's me, my mom, my dad, my brother
Loving the world loving each other
Birthday cakes and clean bed covers
Days on a beach and long hot summers
My face is on the front of my head
My head is on the top of my neck
My neck's inbetween my big old shoulders
Everyday I get a little bit older
Take a polaroid, run it for a check
And make sure my head is sitting on my neck
Take a polaroid, run it for a check
And make sure my head is sitting on my neck
Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Welcome To The Cheap Seats Reel 1)
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(with Spirit Of The West)
(Originally recorded by A.P.Carter)
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
I was standin' by my window, on a cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rollin' in, for to carry me mother away
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
Well I told that undertaker, undertaker please drive slow
For that lady you are carrying, lord I hate to see her go
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
Well I followed close behing her, proud to hold her banbury brave
But I could not hide my sorrow, when they laid her in her grave
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken, by and by lord by and by
There's a better world awaiting, in the sky lord in the sky
That's Entertaianment (Welcome To The Cheap Seats Reel 1)
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(Originally recorded by The Jam)
A police car and a screaming siren
A pneumatic drill and ripped up concrete
A baby wailing and stray dog howling
The screech of brakes and lamp light blinking
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
A smash of glass and a rumble of boots
An electric train and a ripped up 'phone booth
Paint splattered walls and the cry of a tomcat
Lights going out and a kick in the balls
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
Days of speed and slow time Mondays
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesday
Watching the news and not eating your tea
A freezing cold flat and damp on the walls
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
Waking up at 6 a.m. on a cool warm morning
Opening the windows and breathing in petrol
An amateur band rehearsing in a nearby yard
Watching the telly and thinking about your holidays
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
Waking up from bad dreams and smoking cigarettes
Cuddling a warm girl and smelling stale perfume
A hot summer's day and sticky black tarmac
Feeding ducks in the park and wishing you were far away
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight
Two lovers missing the tranquility of solitude
Getting a cab and travelling on buses
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs
That's Entertainment
That's Entertainment
Coz I Luv You (from NME Ruby Trax CD)
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(Originally recorded by Slade)
I won't laugh at you when you boo hoo hoo - Coz I luv you
I can't turn my back on the things you lack - Coz I luv you
I just like the things you do
Don't you change the things you do
You get me in a spot ???????????????? - Coz I luv you
You make me out a clown then you put me down -I still luv you
I just like the things you do
Don't you change the things you do
When you bite your lip you're gonna flip your flip - but I luv you
Though we're miles apart you still reach my heart - how I luv you
I just like the things you do
Don't you change the things you do
Only time can tell if we get on well - and I luv you
Oh it's past the part we only sigh ????? - I luv you
I just like the things you do
Don't you change the things you do
Burger Standing (Full Of Life b-side)
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Hold your horses, take your time
These are our days
This could be the worse one I've had in some time
There's a part of me and a part of you, that stays
together as we unglue
We're not alone in this room
There's no harm in waiting, standing, anticipating
These are the last things I require;the nervous
feeling at the sound of the phone, the step of shadows,
as I walk home alone, the voice of hearsay acting like
it knows all, when it knows fuck all.
Seriousness on my mind
The kind f feeling you might find, whatever bug
jumped up and a bit behind
The very worst things that I heard, came from my
mouth some deserved
But this war is over
There's an ordinary day
It's only the words that get in the way
I'm ready now if that's okay ?
There's no harm in waiting, standing, anticipating
These are the last things on my mind, sparring up, like
there was again to get, a hearing the clearing of
wasted time we spent
Whatever's on your mind ?
All's in good time ?
Get set !
A Curious, Weird And Ugly Scene (Full Of Life b-side)
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Cover me in polythene, shine a light on me and watch it sheen
Call out the Police and the royal Marines, they should
see what shit there has been
Cover me in vaseline, I'll slip away like the man you've never seen
I won't send you postcards or a souvenir
You could wipe away all these years
Here is the scene, it's open to debate
What will we see ? Nothing is seen
I'm cold as ice, take my advice
D'you get it ?
Within and without we'll get it to you
Breathe in and breathe out, let it flow right through you
Who has the berve to say it's over ?
What will they say ?
Nothing at all
So cover me in kerosene, throw a match to me and
watch my skin scream
Turn up the heat my son, I'm not done yet
Sorry I am not, you will be
Closer To Fine (Full Of Life b-side)
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(Originally recorded by The Indigo Girls)
1, 2, 1, 2, 3
Well I'm trying to tell you something 'bout my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
'Cause it's only life after all
Well darkness has a hunger that's insatiable
And lightness has a call that's hard to hear
Well I wrap my fear around me like a blanket
I sailed my ship of safety 'til I sank it
I'm crawling on your shore
I went to the doctor, I looked to the mountains
We go to the children and I drink from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And atlast I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
I went to see the doctor of philosophy
With a poster of Rasputin and a beard down to his knee
He never did marry or see a B grade movie
He graded my performance and said he could see through me
I spent 4 years prostrate to the higher mind
Got my papers and I was free
I went to the doctor, I looked to the mountains
We go to children, I drank from the fountain
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And atlast I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
I stopped by the bar at 3 A.M.
To seek solace in a bottle or possibly a friend
And I woke up with a headache like my head against a board
Twice as cloudy as I'd been the night before
I went in seeking clarity
We went to the doctor, we go to the mountains
We look to children, we drank from the fountain
We go to the bible, we go through the workout
We read up on revival, we stand up for the lookout
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And atlast I seek my source for some definitive
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
The closer I am to fine
PROFESSIONAL DISTURBER OF THE PEACE
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***For Henry Chinaski.
What were the first things you remember you did?
And then what were the worst things, 'cos you got the
purse strings to what you'll admit,
I wanna know, what were those worst things?
Is it hard, is it hard to confess?
Verse one!
He's got the most interesting dance steps, of anyone
I've ever met.
Makes promises he never kept.
Got nothing but his self respect.
Has a smile that would melt your face.
The professional disturber of the peace!
Well he lies, he drinks, he smokes, he sweats.
Yeah he lies, he drinks, he smokes, he sweats.
Pisses in your petrol tank unrequested, expects no
thanks.
Verse two!
He's got a house out in shitland, gets wordy in his own
slang.
Got a body full of heat and hate, the sicker mind
appreciates.
Has a smile that would melt your face.
The professional disturber of the peace.
Well he lies, he drinks, he smokes, he sweats.
Yeah he lies, he drinks, he smokes, he sweats.
Passes every chance he gets, never covers losing bets.
Thanks.
HANK AND JOHN
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***J. Brown gave me Bukowski (Hank) and Bukowski
gave me Fante (John). I thank all three of them.
Thinking now of Hank and John, laying in a cali' sun,
I swear I never wanna get sober again.
Neither father's gonna pay, neither son's can see that
way.
I said I never wanna get sober again.
Every page just fills me up, these words have never
seemed so good, so come on and carry me away.
Heaven was bare without you John, I don't know how
they ever got on.
Thank you for those presents you gave, my eyes are
tired I'll listen still, a wonder up on Bunker hill,
Thankyou for those presents you gave, every word
just fills me up.
Believing never felt so good, so come on and carry me
away.
WHITES
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***Guilty as charged.
I'm white as the whites of my eyes.
A legacy too long to feel strong in these times.
Is it mine?
Would you share it with me?
Can I share it with you?
We're caught in a war that's closer to suicide, as white
as the whites of my eyes, as black as the souls we
disguise.
Here and all, exactly as you find us.
A smoke screen has been employed.
Here's a close up, try not to choke up.
Meanwhile I wish us all luck.
This history's no mystery to me.
It comes to mind, we'd be better off blind in these
times.
Where everyone counts, don't count no one out.
I'll shoulder some blame, if it eases the pain at all.
As white as the whitest of lies, as black as the light
that we hide.
Bring all your colours, 'cos we're painting the white wall in.
Provided by Chris Franz
just helicopters
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*** a story taken form beyond the weird, pinfield's responsibility
before the court the case began
for all to see there was a man
with only thoughts of rotary blades
he stood upon the witness stand
swore by God with his right hand
and looked upon the man he could save
has he chased all his bogey men away
is that what he feels or just what he says?
the usefulness of Frankie Tighe
was queried and then questioned by
a court still in doubt 'cos it seems
hallucinators on the stand
just aren't allowed in any land
and that's just the way it will be
"did helicopters and submarines
control your mind and all your dreams
and will it ever happen again?"
"I don't know about the submarines
just helicopters have the means"
and who the hell was controlling them!
"I think I must've had something really useful to say"
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you know I could laugh forever
bellow for all time
I know the things I say are not so funny
but at least the thoughts are mine
face it it's easy
you're only shaking 'cos you're terrified
bullshit! Oh you crease me
I know I promised but I must have lied
I think I must've had something really useful to say
but I guess it's all gone away
I can't remember for my live
sometimes I look away
yeah...it's best that way
Take another walk in the dark
it's not for the first time
leave all your thoughts in the dust
just to feel right but this just
don't feel right at all
take some it's easy
well how d'you know if you never tried
now you're making up excuses
it's really tough that you don't have the time
and now I can face the leather
it's the punishment that makes the man
people say these days, "you look together"
I don't see that
room 512, all the news that's fit to print
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*** A rare occasion indeed. Hunt decided to spare his
friends a heinous and stinking mood, and takes it
out on his guitar instead. (monday, 15th july 1991
empire hotel, nyc.) things are looking up!
lock the back door, keep all the windows shut
bar the firedoor, keep it open for luck
call the gatehouse, tell the sergeant to smile
'cos they're running up flags on the gallows
every quarter mile.
smiling sweetly, with a lemon in your jaw
I'm dressed neatly, never been here before
watch the words now, 'cos they're coming in fours
like a chant you never heard
from a cause that'll blow down doors.
and with all due respect
I'm telling all the secrets you kept
without the slightest remorse
I'm blowing the lid on your cause.
so back your words up, I've never heard such a
noise
got my nerves up, and respect from the boys
I don't feel it, so I'll silence my voice
I'm standing outside and I like it
thank god for the choice.
well the singers frowning, 'cos he's quoting a phrase
from a shit book, by some wanker that says
"education, that won't get you by
'cos it's a crime that pays."
Well, education might not get you by,
It's just trying that pays.
unrest song
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they trod on wet streets
and they were happy to meet
purposeful and strong
they've had a bad taste in their mouths for too long
and yes they're ugly they are supposed to be
injured and abused
today they have been seen
tomorrow we will share the same shoes
it takes daring
daring to be caring
happy to be sharing hateful to be staring
into the eyes of ignorance of any size
I am not surprised
they've burned their own streets
frustration seeks destructive feats
misguided but not wrong
they've had a stick held overhead for too long
and yes they're angry
what else can they be?
they're injured and abused
today they are concealed
tomorrow we will share the same shoes
there'll be a payback
for every weakened back that cracked
for every code of silence
for every stinking blow of violence
these things remembered
every fist of hate dismembered
injured and abused
today we have been seen
tomorrow we will share the same shoes
flour babies
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***a group of American high school students were
assigned to carry a sack of flour for several days
without leaving it unattended. this being a vain
attempt to simulate the responsibility of parenthood.
however trouble began to brew when some students
took to "killing" the flour babies. in fact, 80 were
harassed, 41 were kidnapped, 50 were the object of
death threats, 90 suffered stab wounds and 51 were
"murdered".
move a little forward, take a little back
don't ask us for the recipe
if you don't want a heart attack
shed a little light on all that you should find
we know you're hopeless, but not blind
I hope we get what we came for
I don't think we're asking for too much
go try the key at any door
and then we can laugh forever
take a little advice, give a little back
we won't ask you for a reason
couldn't stand another wisecrack
don't mention the tension
it's of your own invention
we're learning to ignore it
and we're feeling much better for it
I hope this really, really hurts
you're gonna need those teeth forever
it's true if we take away your shirt
my God! You won't look so clever
the tipperary triangle
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