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Chicken Bones
03:14
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CHICKEN BONES
Puffa jacket up ahead
He’s a third generation low grade dealer
meets a punter out to score
who’s a tyre kicking waste of time
Wants a taste of what he craves
it’s not try before you buy the seller says
you’ll get your gear when I get my folding
follow her around the corner
she’s the one that’s holding
(Chorus)
I’ve been picking my way through the chicken bones and the fast-food ketchup stains
I’ve been making my way past the walking dead
and the stench coming up from the drains
Pastor Adebayo up ahead
he’s an office cleaner and lay street preacher
see’s the punter out to score
and wants to save his soul
the keys to heaven are the souls he saves
get out of my way the punter says
you can have my soul if you give me cash
now get out of my way I’ve gotta do my stash
Chorus x 2
la, la, la…these streets look different, but they all still smell the same
Wants a taste of what he craves
it’s not try before you buy the seller says
you’ll get your gear when I get my folding
follow her around the corner
she’s the one that’s holding, the one that’s holding, the one that’s holding
Chorus x 2
la, la, la…these streets look different, but they all still smell the same
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Donut Life
02:52
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DONUT LIFE
It’s a donut life
Going round and round in circles
There’s a row of five
And eight packs on a tray
Up a long conveyor belt
to the deep fat fryer
Out the other side
Into the sugar
Roll them round and round
Into a 5 pack
Put the label on
Stick them on the shelf
It’s a donut life
Going round and round in circles
In the Sainsbury’s
Underneath the Euston tower
Up a long conveyor belt
to the deep fat fryer
Out the other side
Into the sugar
Roll them round and round
Into a 5 pack
Put the label on
Stick them on the shelf
Have you seen the bakery
Where I stand in public view
Waiting for the new day to begin
From 6am to 2pm
Packing plastic trays
With apple pies that no one wants to buy.
It’s a donut life
Going round and round in circles
Here come the customers
Waddling in like sheep
Up a long conveyor belt
to the deep fat fryer
Out the other side
Into the sugar
Roll them round and round
Into a 5 pack
Put the label on
Stick them on the shelf
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Lights Out
03:18
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LIGHTS OUT
Don’t turn the light out
Don’t turn the light out
I don’t wanna see the darkness in my mind
Don’t turn the light out
Don’t turn the light out
I don’t wanna to see the darkness deep inside
Turn up the music
Sweet country music
I don’t wanna hear the darkness in my mind
Turn up the music
Sweet country music
I don’t wanna hear the demon deep inside
Don’t turn the light out
Don’t turn the light out
I don’t wanna see the darkness in my mind
Turn up the music
Sweet country music
I don’t wanna hear the evil deep inside
Give me a world that’s shining bright
I don’t ever want to see the lights out x 2
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Exile
04:10
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EXILE
Where do you go from here?
Where do you go from here?
Now that house is not your home
Where do you go from here?
Where do you go from here?
Now your lies have been exposed
On your way to who knows where
Passing strangers stop to stare
All your friends are far behind
Fading pictures in your mind
Where do you go from here?
Where do you go from here?
Now the doors are firmly closed
Where do you go from here?
Where do you go from here?
bleeding feet on broken stones
In the worst month of the year
Cheap hotels and worthless tears
Under blankets worn and thin
Bones jut out through sallow skin
And the king has been deposed
Now the borderline has closed
Try to sing a cheerful song
What won’t kill you makes you strong
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The Omen
03:41
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THE OMEN
In 21 years, 4 months, 9 days, 6 hours 12 minutes
the shit’s going to hit the fan
in Japan
And the people you once called friends will turn their backs
The don’t want your sort around here
That’s clear
And the rich and the poor and the young will stand in line
and the strong and the weak and the old will all stand trial
In 24 years, 9 months, 5 days, 7 hours, 8 minutes
it’s gonna be a reckoning day
In LA
And the rich and the poor and the young will stand in line
and the strong and the weak and the old will all stand trial
And the ones we that we hold most dear will take the blame
All across the northern hemisphere there’ll be blood on the streets
As the pubs run out of beer
Oh dear
And the rich and the poor and the young will stand in line
and the strong and the weak and the old will all stand trial
And the ones we that we hold most dear will take the blame
And the rich and the poor and the young will stand in line
and the strong and the weak and the old will all stand trial
And the ones we that we hold most dear will take the blame
(as one by one they are cast into eternal flames)
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Silver Blades
03:01
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SILVER BLADES
I saw you gliding past a hundred times
But never thought we’d ever meet
You could say I finally broke the ice
When I fell down at your feet
Silver blades x 3
In a death spin love was shining bright
Silver blades x 3
Two hearts burning on a winters night
Skating side by side we stole the show
And future plans were being made
But your ex was standing in our way
With a plan to make us pay
Silver blades x 3
There’s going to be a fight
Silver blades x 3
Casual violence on a Friday night
I heard a scream I glimpsed a flash of steel
But never felt the stab of pain
Until I saw your blood upon the ice
As it fell like crimson rain
Silver blades x 3
There’s going to be a fight
Silver blades x 3
Casual violence on a Friday night
Silver Blades x 16
Casual violence on a Friday night
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White Noize
03:54
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WHITE NOIZE
I’ve been listening to white noise
Waiting for the girls and boys
And my feet are on the ground
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
I’ve been listening to white noise
Waiting for the girls and boys
And the leaves are on the ground
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
Like every tune that was ever made
is all playing in my brain
But they all end up the same
Like every book I’ve ever read
is all playing in my head
I wanna send them all away
I’ve been listening to white noise
Waiting for the girls and boys
And my feet are on the ground
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
Like every tune that was ever made
is all playing in my brain
But they all end up the same
Like every book I’ve ever read
is all playing in my head
I wanna send them all away
I’ve been listening to white noise
Waiting for the girls and boys
And my feet are on the ground
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
And I’m in the lost and found
Like every tune that was ever made
is all playing in my brain
But they all end up the same
Like every book I’ve ever read
is all playing in my head
I wanna blow them all away
I’ve been listening to white noise
Waiting for the girls and boys
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Julie-Anne
03:35
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JULIE-ANNE
I’ve been frozen through the winter nights
I’ve been washed out by the rain
I’ve been searching for a ray of hope
As I’m working through the pain
There’s a spider spinning through the night
And her web is meant for me
But there’s something I don’t understand
What it is she wants from me
Julie-Anne
I don’t want to be a detail in your plan
I know you think I’m just a number not a man
When you’ve done your worst to me
I know you’ll take the golden handshake and move on
Children playing in the sunshine
While I’m cowering in the shade
And this toil could last a lifetime
Or maybe just a few more days
Julie-Anne
I don’t want to be a detail in your plan
I know you think I’m just a number not a man
When you’ve done your worst to me
I know you’ll take the golden handshake and move on
I’ve been floating in this sea too long
Like a dead rat on the beach
I’ve been waiting for an answer
But the answer’s out of reach
Julie-Anne
I don’t want to be a detail in your plan
I know you think I’m just a number not a man
When you’ve done your worst to me
I know you’ll take the golden handshake and move on
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Concrete and Glass
03:15
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CONCRETE AND GLASS
She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up, and the buildings coming down
She’s walking around
with a permanent frown
It’s getting me down
We used to go and walk along these streets
To the Pepsi cafe, for coffee and sweets
But now it’s all glass and steel
It feels like a cheat
It’s getting me down
Bought my Fender from that shop over there... a long time ago on Charing X Road
It’s changing... but not for the better
She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up and the buildings coming down
All the glass and steel is making her frown
It’s getting me down
There used to be a club where they played funk and soul
Beer and red, red wine
Getting out of our heads, and going home... on the night bus
She said she used to like it in this part of town
All the buildings going up and the buildings coming down
She’s walking ‘round with a permanent frown
It’s getting ME down
Walk the streets on summer nights
Beer and wine & feel alright
While the sparrows sing in the dawn
Just hanging around
Just hanging around
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10. |
Camping in the Rain
05:50
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CAMPING IN THE RAIN
A field in England
Where the midges fly
Far from the pressures
Of the city life
Refugee tents
Under granite skies
Row upon row of
Disappointed eyes
Angry children
and a desperate wife
Whatever happened
To Mr Right
In the distance
There’s a patch of blue
maybe later there’ll be
something to do
We’re camping in the rain
We’re camping in the rain
Kill the boredom
With a game of cards
Play Eye Spy
in the back of the car
Refugee tents
Under granite skies
Row upon row of
Disappointed eyes
We’re camping in the rain x 4
A field in England
Where the midges fly
Far from the pressures
Of the city life
Angry children
and a desperate wife
Whatever happened
To Mr Price
We’re camping in the rain x4
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Privilege
02:23
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PRIVILEGE
I've got a sense of entitlement
I've got a sense of entitlement
Privilege and money I didn't make it
Give me what's yours or I will take it
I've got a sense of entitlement
I've got a sense of entitlement
Give me you car or I will take it
If you give me you car I will break it
They say that good things come to those who have to wait
But I'm not waiting, it's for the taking
Give me what is mine
Give me you heart and I will break it
I'll you give me you my love, but I'm gonna fake it
Gimme x 16
I've got a sense of entitlement
I've got a sense of entitlement
I've got a sense of entitlement
I've got a sense of entitlement
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Cult Figures released two classic singles on Swell Map's Rather Records in 1979 and 1980. Now they are back and coming to stage near you!
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