1. |
RACK AND RUIN
00:50
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ATTENTION SIRE
IN THE ROOM
SOMEONE SPEAKS
IT IS YOUR FOOL
ON DUSTY SHELF
AWAITS YOUR CROWN
SHALL I FETCH IT LIGHTLY DOWN
FEEL THE WEIGHT
CHECK THE SIZE
FADING MEMORIES AREN'T LIES
THE KINGDOM RUNS
TO RACK AND RUIN
SUBJECTS QUESTION
WHAT COURT IS DOING
YOUR PEOPLE NEED YOU
MORE THAN EVER
AS YOU WERE
ONCE WISE AND CLEVER
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2. |
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BARELY 10AM ON SUNDAY
OH IT IS AND AIN'T A WORKDAY
FOR SOME SOMEWHERE
IT IS A CHURCHDAY
AND SOON THE FIRSTBORN SON
HIS BIRTHDAY
THE HOUSE EMPTIED
OF KIDS IS QUIET
EXHAUSTED SENSES STUNNED
POST RIOT
I FEAR THAT I
MAY BE TOO TIRED
A SHAME YOU CAN'T
MAKE WORDS WITH WIRES
HERE IT IS
YOUR BLESSED UM DAY
SYNTHESIZE YOURSELF
ON SUNDAY
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3. |
NOUMENON
02:12
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THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND
ENDLESSLY PITILESSLY
A BORED CORPSE REVOLVING
AND I RECORD ITS SOUND
POINTLESSLY NO FIDELITY
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL BRANDING
AND YOU ARE BORN OF ROBOTS
YOUR BRAINS ARE BASIC PLUNDER
YOU'RE CARTOONS FROM THE BOMB
JUST FLASH FROM MAN MADE THUNDER
WHEN SHE MOVES PEOPLE WATCH HER
THEY'LL WALK TEN YEARS TO HEAR HER
AND WHEN SHE SAYS
HEY LET'S BLOW THIS PARTY
YOU KNOW YOU GOT TO GO
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4. |
STUDIO AIR
01:30
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IS THAT YOUR DAD
HE LOOKS BAD
IS HE CONSCIOUS
WHAT'S THE DEAL
IS HE REAL
CAN HE PROVE IT
IS HIS TALE
FILLED WITH FAIL
CAN YOU FEEL IT
MR ED
HERD YOUR HEAD
CAN'T YOU FOCUS
FADED DREAMS
SAME OLD THEMES
WHAT A LEGEND
THAT'S ACT TWO
THREE IS DUE
TAKE YOUR MEDICINE
HELLO 46
I'M NUMBER 35
I'M A PILE OF BRICKS
TO RUE IN OVER TIME
BREATHE FALLOW FIELD
INCUBATE IN GRIND
CONJURING
BLUNDERING
LEAVING FOR WONDERING
LAUGHING FOR TEARS
AND TEARING ASUNDER
LIKE STUDIO AIR
STUDIO AIR
STUDIO AIR
IS LAUGHABLE
WHY ARE WE HERE
DOES ANYONE CARE
MAYBE I AM JUST TOO CAREFUL
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5. |
CORE
01:10
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SO THAT'S THAT
MY WORD JUST MELT
MY MIND JUST BLOWN
LIKE DUST
WAS IT THIS
WAS IT THAT
WAS IT THE WORLD
THAT MADE ME LIKE THAT
I DON'T KNOW
I CAN'T TELL
THERE'S NO TEST
I CAN'T BE
THERE'S NO ME NO MORE
IS IT DRINK
THE KIDNEYS
OR MY CORE
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6. |
THE DIRECTOR
01:50
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D.T.R.P.
I'M THE DIRECTOR
I CAME HERE FROM SOMEWHERE
I LIVE IN A OFFICE
AT THE TOP OF A BUILDING
IT'S ALL ABOUT PLANNING
THE CENTRE OF ANGER
I MAKE DECISIONS
THAT AFFECT PEOPLE
WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW
THEY DON'T WANNA GO
THEY CAN'T SEE THE FLOW
THEIR TO TO YOUR FRO
THE INVISIBLE SHOW
OF THE WAY THAT LIFE GOES
AND EVENTUALLY, OH
COS THE TRUTH CAN BE SLOW
I'M THE DIRECTOR
I CAME HERE FROM SOMEWHERE
I WORK IN AN OFFICE
AT THE TOP OF A BUILDING
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
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7. |
FALLEN TREE
02:25
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WHEN I WAS YOUNG
A FOREIGN SUN
WOULD HEAT MY SKIN
AND NOURISH ME
A T-SHIRT AND A BARE FOOT
AND NO WIDE WEB AND NO TV
ONE DAY THEN
A GROUP OF MEN
WORKING FOR SOME COMPANY
CAME TO LOP
OFF ALL THE TOPS
FROM A NEARBY LINE OF TREES
THE TREE TRUNKS FELL
AS BY A SPELL
TO FORM A WALKWAY
IN THE AIR FOR ME
AND I ATTEST
THE TREES ARREST
WAS A FORM OF METAPHOR FOR ME
I'M CLIMBING UP
I'M CLIMBING UP
I'M CLIMBING UP
A FALLEN TREE
TIME CAME AND WENT
AND ONCE AGAIN
I CALLED MY HOME
THE HOME COUNTIES
AND THEN ANON
A WEATHER BOMB
A GREAT STORM
TO FALL ON ME
AT WHICH POINT WHEN
THEN AGAIN
I FOUND MYSELF UP FALLEN TREES
WHY IS MY LIFE
RIVEN WITH STRIFE
ALBEIT THE TYPE
FOR MEDIOCRITIES
I'M CLIMBING UP
I'M CLIMBING UP
I'M CLIMBING UP
A FALLEN TREE
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8. |
TOGETHER
02:47
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DON'T BE SAYING NOTHING
THAT GETS ME RILED
TURN INTO MY FATHER
SINCE I HAD A CHILD
HAVE KINDNESS IN YOUR EYES
WHEN YOU LOOK AT HER
IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME
IF WE WERE AS WE WERE
LIGHT AS AIR
THICK AS SHIT
WHO GOES THERE
ME YOU DIV
WHAT'S THE PLAN
WHAT'S YOUR STYLES
WAIT AND SEE, HEHE
MAKE ME SMILE
HOLD MY HAND
STROKE MY HEAD
SLEEP WITH ME
IN OUR BED
APPARENTLY ANATHEMIC
TO BE DOMICILED
ANGERED BY THE MAP
LIKE A SULLEN CHILD
THREW IT ALL AWAY
IN THE TALENT SHOW
AT LEAST TRY A BIT
NOW YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME
WORLD'S APART
FROM WHERE WE WERE
MAKING PLANS
TOGETHER
WORLD'S APART
FROM WHERE WE WERE
DREAMING OF THIS
TOGETHER
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9. |
TRY AS YOU MIGHT
02:04
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SLOW ON THE BIKE TO EXPRESS
3 FOR 5 DEAL TO SUPRESS
AND CAN YOU DO MORE FOR LESS
CAN'T EVEN HOPE FOR THE BEST
WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THINGS
MY WRISTS ARE ATTACHED TO A STRING
I SEE THROUGH A HOLE IN A RING
AND THE COMFORT A POISON CAN BRING
I LURCH AT MY BIKE IN THE LIGHT
I FALL OFF THE DAMN THING AT NIGHT
IT'S THE WORLD'S WORST WAY TO BE WHITE
WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN TRY AS YOU MIGHT
WHAT COULD YOU DO IF YOU DO IT SOME DAY
UNPLEASANT TORPOR I CREATE IT
WITH THESE SLENDER ARTIST'S HANDS
I GET HELP WITH DOING NOTHING
FROM THESE BASTARDS IN COMMAND
PRAISE YOUR TASTE FOR SOMETHING JUICY
IT'S THE NATURE OF THE SWAMP
HEAR MY HOT AND STICKY NOISES
I CAN'T BE ARSED FOR WHAT I WANT
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10. |
GOLDEN BUDDHA BABY
02:48
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A LIFE WILL UP AND LEAVE YOU
IF YOU DO NOT WANT IT BACK
AND IT'LL BE TOO LATE TO WANT IT
BECAUSE LIFE'S FUNNY LIKE THAT
I THINK ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS
FOR ONE TO CHANGE THEIR MIND
AND I MYSELF INCLUDED
IT HAPPENS OVER TIME
IT'S PROBABLY PROBLEMATIC
JUST GIVING THINGS A NAME
WITH LANGUAGE REFEREEING
WHAT IS OUT THERE
AND YOUR BRAIN
I THINK THAT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY
IS ACTION'S PARAMOUNT
IN THE POST FINAL ANALYSIS
IT'S WHAT YOU DO THAT COUNTS
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO
DO YOU REALLY CARE
COULD YOU REALLY LEAVE HERE
AND COULD YOU TRAVEL THERE
ARE YOU NOT A BOHO WASTEMAN
ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A BARREL
OR ARE YOU A PAINTER
WITH A MUSIC
IN YOUR MARROW
IS IT ALL INDULGENCE
AM I WEDDED TO THIS SONG
JUST A SAD SEQUENCE OF SYMPTOMS
THAT PROVES I'M SICK AND WRONG
CAN I WRITE MY WAY FROM WRONG
AND ALCHEMICALLY REFORM
LIKE A GOLDEN BUDDHA BABY
IN A FACTORY BEING BORN
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11. |
REAL ROCK AND ROLL
02:24
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HERE COME YOUR BOY
STAR OF STAGE SCREEN AND BANDCAMP
TEENAGE BANANA
IN THE SKIN OF AN OLD TRAMP
TAKING THE TIME TO
IMPART ANCIENT WISDOM
COS I AM SO OLD
IT'S JUST POLITE TO LISTEN
I'M ROCK AND ROLL ALRIGHT
REAL ROCK AND ROLL THAT'S RIGHT!
I'M ROCK AND ROLL ALRIGHT
REAL ROCK AND ROLL THAT'S RIGHT!
ROCKING THE MIC
LIKE THE MOTHER OF MICHAEL'S
FOR THEMS WHO CAN SEE
I'M A TOWERING EYEFULL
I GATHERED SKILLS
THAT YOU CAN'T GET AT 18
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE SON
IT WAS THE 80S
CHORUS
WHEN I WAS YOUNG
I WAS SKINNY AND ANXIOUS
THE TASTE OF THE TIME
WAS US V THE MAN THUS
THE YOUTH OF TODAY
ARE CONFORMIST AND PLACID
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE
IT WAS MUSHROOMS AND ACID
CHORUS
HEY MR LONELY YOU AIN'T GOT NOBODY
HEY MR LONELY YOU AIN'T GOT NOBODY
PLEASE HELP AN OLD MAN
DOWN FROM HIS HIGH HORSE
YOU TAKE THE REINS
JUST REMEMBER IT'S MY HORSE
HEY I'M JUST FOOLING AROUND
WITH MY FOOL FORCE
THAT IS THE END OF THE TEXT
OF MY ROCK COURSE
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12. |
SHEEP
02:08
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YOU CAN WATCH IT GET WET
IN YOUR ENGLISH RAIN
YOU CAN PUT IT ROUND MY NECK
ON A SHINY CHAIN
YOU CAN STICK IT
IN THE NOSE OF THE MEDIA
WATCH THE BLESSED LITTLE LAMBS
GET BLEATIER
COS I'M NEVER GONNA BE LIKE YOU
COS TWO CAN NEVER BE TRUE
AND I'M NEVER GONNA BE LIKE YOU
COS TWO CAN NEVER BE TRUE
YOU CAN STUFF IT
UP YOUR ASS
WITH MY BEST REGARDS
YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW
IF THAT'S NOT TOO HARD
YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU LIKE
WITH MY LITTLE STUFF
BUT YOU CAN'T SEE INSIDE
COS IT'S TOO FUCKING TOUGH
CHORUS
I'M BY FAR THE FOREMOST
WORLD'S PETE UM
IF THERE'S OTHERS AROUND
I'VE NOT MET ONE
PERHAPS THAT SOUNDS ARROGANT
MAYBE IT'S TRUE
BUT THEN WHY
IN THE WORLD
AM I TELLING YOU
COS I'M NEVER GONNA BE LIKE YOU
COS TWO CAN NEVER BE TRUE
YES I'M NEVER GONNA BE LIKE YOU
COS TWO CAN NEVER BE TRUE
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13. |
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
01:29
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WHEN YOU WERE BORN
YOU WERE A WONDER
COME WITH A PURPOSE
OR FROM A BLUNDER
THEN INFINITE PENS
OF ARMIES OF WRITERS
MADE MARKS ON YOUR PAGE
USING TEXT TEETH TO BITE YOU
NOW CUT TO NOW
LET'S GLANCE AT THE SCRIPT
LET'S SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT
LET'S SEE HOW YOU DID
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT
EXCEPT WHEN IT WAS
BUT EVEN THAT
WAS ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE YOU'RE
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
WHO HAS THE VISION
TO SEE THROUGH
WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
TO SIT IN THE NOTHINGNESS
INHERENT IN BEING
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
IS IT A CRIME
TO BE DISAPPOINTED IN LIFE
TO SING OUT IN SORROW
ABOUT HOW YOU REALISE THAT YOU'RE
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
FUCKED IN THE HEAD
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14. |
ED SHEERAN
03:17
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WHEN I WAS A KIDDIE
I WANTED TO BE A STAR
I PLAY IN LOCAL VENUES
I GUESS I DIDN'T GET THAT FAR
STRANGELY I'M NOT BITTER
MAYBE I JUST KID MYSELF
I DON'T SEEM TO WANT IT
BUT I DO WANT TO DO IT FOR MYSELF
I DON'T GET NO MONEY
I DON'T WANT NO FAME
IT AIN'T STRICTLY A PLEASURE
BUT I STILL GOTTA DO IT
JUST THE SAME
HER DADDY IS AN IDIOT
XENOPHOBIC BOOMER
WITH HIS DAILY MAIL
ON ABOUT ED SHEERAN
WELL ED AND ALL HIS MONEY
CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL
CHORUS
DO IT TO MEET YOUR PEOPLE
DO IT TO SHAPE YOUR LIFE
DO IT FOR SELF-FULFILMENT
AND DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT THAT RED-HEADED GUY
CHORUS
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15. |
CITIZEN
02:25
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WATCHING THE TV
HOW LONG ARE YOU HERE FOR
I BLUSH FOR THE DEVIL
HAVE WE LEARNT NOTHING
REVERSING THROUGH HISTORY
I FEAR FOR OUR CHILDREN
FEEDING A NIGHTMARE
I'M CONSTANTLY ANGRY
THE MEDIA COMMENT
JUST A DESCRIPTION
PREPARED FOR CONSUMPTION
IT ACTS AS DISTRACTION
ACTION IS ABSENT
THESE PEOPLE ARE BABIES
THE STRUCTURE IS WOBBLY
QU'EST CE CE CITIZEN
IS THIS WHAT YOU PAID FOR
WHAT WAS THE WORLD MADE FOR
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16. |
UP AND DOWN
01:15
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THEY ACCUSE THE PEOPLE
THAT THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW
OF ANY CRIME THEY THINK OF
IT'S THE NATURE OF CONTROL
WEAR A T-SHIRT SAYING TERROR
IF YOU'RE NOT A HAPPY SLAVE
THEY'RE NEVER DISAGREED WITH
THEY ONLY GET BETRAYED
THEY JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS
BY REFERRAL TO RULE OF LAW
BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR JUSTICE
BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER YOURS
THEY TRICK US BECAUSE WE'RE CHILDREN
AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN AROUND
SO READ ABOUT YOUR HISTORY
TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING DOWN
IT GOES UP UP UP UP UP UP UP
AND DOWN
IT GOES UP UP UP UP UP UP UP
AND DOWN
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17. |
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I WASN'T BORN INTO THIS WORLD
TO EXPLAIN THINGS TO THEE
I FAVOUR THAT FLEETING FLAVOUR
AS OF A DREAM
A FINISHED ARTICLE
A WASTED OPPORTUNITY
SMOKING IN THE MIRROR'S
WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME
WHO CAN BLAME A LIAR
IN A MADE-UP WORLD
WHO CAN BLAME A MUTE
IN A BULLSHIT SCHOOL
SOMETIMES I GET SO TIRED
OF YOUR BULLSHIT WORLD
I CAN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED
TO PLAY THE FOOL
AND EVERYBODY'S FUSSING
JUST TO BE THEMSELVES
AND EVERYBODY'S TANGLED
UP INSIDE THEMSELVES
THEY'RE PRACTICING TO BE
REAL TO SOME DEGREE
BUT THEY'LL BE LUCKY
TO EVEN MEET THEMSELVES
SQUARES MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
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18. |
AS YOU WERE
02:34
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FALLING THROUGH MYSELF AGAIN
SIFTING THROUGH PATHOLOGY
UNIQUELY BLESSED
WITH THIS SKILLSET
A CINEMATIC ENEMY
BUT EVERYONE'S CONFESSION
A STUDY IN REDACTION
BLOCKY BLACK RECTANGLES
WHERE YOU COULDN'T
GET THE TRACTION
SEE SOME SENSE ON A SUNNY DAY
WHISTLE FOR THE DOGS
TO LEAVE THEIR PREY
FEEL SOMETHING OF YOUR SELF RETURN
REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO BE AS YOU WERE
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19. |
GOLEM
02:33
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SO YOU
WAS MADE OF EARTH
BUT YOU
FOOLED SOME OF US
WHILE YOU
BELIEVED YOURSELF
BUT NOW
THERE'S NO-ONE HERE
AND YOU CAN'T GO BACK
TO YOUR BODY OF STARS
YOU SQUANDERED GRACE
AND THAT'S ALL YOU ARE
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Pete Um Cambridge, UK
"A master of the miniature electro-acoustic song-poem, a form he has more or less invented and crystallised himself, his
work displays a sardonic wit combined with a healthy misanthropy, in marvellous micro-collages of voice, instruments, samples, and electronics."
-Ergo Phizmiz
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