1. |
A Different Time
03:07
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2. |
Else
01:04
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ELSE
A WET CLOAK
A DAMP NIGHT
I CAN'T FIND THE WHEREWITHAL TO FIGHT
WOULD YOU RATHER
SOMETHING ELSE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SOMETHING ELSE
IT'S TOO LONELY
I'M TOO SCARED
YET EVERYONE'S HERE
EVERYWHERE
WOULD YOU RATHER
SOMETHING ELSE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SOMETHING ELSE
SHIT KICKERS
QUIT CLICKING
THOUGHT CRIME
IS A THOUGHT I'M THINKING
WOULD YOU RATHER
SOMETHING ELSE
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SOMETHING ELSE
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3. |
Self Harm
01:03
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SELF HARM
TEST TUBE
SENTIENCE
MISERY
MEDICINE
FOREWARNED
UNARMED
FUCKED UP
SELF HARM
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4. |
Goliath
01:43
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GOLIATH
BEG YOUR CO-DEFENDANTS
FOR THE RIGHT TO BE AT TRIAL
INVISIBLE AND ARROGANT
AMD PARANOID THE WHILE
ON ANOTHER LEVEL
THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL THERE
AND THEY'RE ALL WATCHING GOLIATH
AS THE BIGGER OF THE PAIR
AND THE MAN CAN'T STAND HIMSELF
COS HE LET IT GET RIDDLED
HE'S AN EXPERT ON POVERTY
AS A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
BUT HE'S TERRIBLY LUCKY
AND HE'S ENDLESSLY JOKING
AND HE'S TERRIBLY LUCKY
TO HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR
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5. |
Our Phone
01:15
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OUR PHONE
IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR PHONE
AND YOU'RE READING THE NEWS
WE'RE KILLING THE SEAFOOD
AND THEN EATING THE PLASTIC
THE FACE IN THE GLARE
WAITS FOR A DIKTAT
NEVER EAT FISH
OR THROW YOUR PHONE IN THE OCEAN
I SEE WHAT THEY MEAN
ABOUT CIVIL ASSEMBLY
THERE MUST BE A WAY
TO PLAN FOR DISASTER
IF ONLY WE'D KNOWN
WE ALL HAD THE DATA
THERE IN THE CONTRACT
TO LOOK AT OUR PHONE
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6. |
MMXX Onolatry Nativity
01:55
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MMXX ONOLATRY NATIVITY
I AM ALEXAMENOS
AND I CANNO'T LIE
YOU'VE GOT WHAT I NEED
COS I'M A LONELY GUY
I'VE GOT A MARKED HEART
YOU LOOK SO FINITE
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU
THAT CAN BE DONE TONIGHT
I GOT THIS TALE PINNED
COS IT'S THE SAME ONE
THIS SACRED ASS HOLE
WILL FOOL NO ONE
REAR END OF A HELL OF A
2020 GOT ME LIKE CALENDER
X PUTS DONK ON DECEMBER
JUST WANNA SEE THE BACK OF YA
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
BUT
IF
WHAT
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7. |
Fizz
02:09
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FIZZ
I'M NOT SURE I HEAR IT
OR HEAR TO UNDERSTAND
THE SPECIFIC DESIGNATION
OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HERE MAN
I APPREHEND SOME CLAMOUR
FOR WHICH I AM NOT FUSSED
BUT IF IT'S CRIMINAL
TO WANT CLARITY
THEN FUCK IT, IT'S A BUST
BUT IT'S A LONELY CONVERSATION
I'M HAVING WITH MYSELF
SO IF YOU WANT TO ROOT FOR NOTHING
I COULD PROBABLY USE SOME HELP
I GUESS ITS EXISTENTIAL
AND I GUESS THAT'S ALL IT IS
LIKE A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
ALL FLAT WITHOUT ITS FIZZ
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8. |
The Dreaded Shrinks
01:52
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THE DREADED SHRINKS
LIKE A STRAY FROM THE WHOLE WORLD
I ROLL LIKE AN EMPTY BOTTLE
SOME THIRST JUST DRANK ME DOWN
SO A SHRINK WOULD SAY UPCYCLE
O THE DREADED SHRINKS
HER COLLAGE OF MY WOUNDS
THE KID WANTS HIDE AND SEEK
BUT EVERYTHING'S TOO SOON
YOU CAN'T AVOID THE HOLE
THAT ETERNITY INSIDE
THE COSTLY CASTLE KEEP
IN WHICH THE MIGHTY HIDE
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9. |
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THE GREAT BOARDING SCHOOL IN THE SKY
I'M BACK
BACK WARTS AND ALL
I'M UP
I FACE FRONTWARDS
I'M SHORT
WITH THOSE THAT USED TO CALL ME TALL
WHO SAYS
THAT I AM NOT AS I ONCE WERE
WE GROW IN DREAMS, IT SEEMS
TO SHAKE AWAKE
YOU'RE COLD, AND OLD
BEFORE A WAR, AND TIRED
LOOK AT YOU
YOU'RE A WRECK
CAN YOU BE DUE
OUR NEW RESPECT?
I'M A NIGHT BOARDER
I KNOW THOUGH
HOW TO WATCH MY STUFF
AND I KNOW THE ORDER
WHERE THINGS GO
WHEN THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH
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10. |
See The Stars
01:19
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SEE THE STARS
ALL WITHIN
WE HAULED THAT WEIGHT
AND WITHOUT
IT SEALED OUR FATE
AIN'T NO COP
NO JUDGE
NO TRIAL
JUST LIFE IN JAIL
FOR EVERY CHILD
BUT, AS A CELL'S
DEFINED BY BARS
DON'T MEAN YOU
CAN'T SEE THE STARS
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11. |
The Old Dawn
01:50
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THE OLD DAWN
TO LOSE ALL
AND SO TO BE DISCOVERED
TO BE UPRIGHT
AND HANG YOURSELF LIKE WALLPAPER
LIVE EVERYDAY FOR NOTHING
AND NEVER FEAR DAWN
A MOONFACED GIRL
IN THE SECOND YEAR
WHO MIGHT HAVE
HAD THE ANSWER
A SUBLIMATED TWINKLE
AT THE HORIZON ON HER CHEEK
ANKLES IN THE CHANNEL
IT'S THE SAME PAIR
IT'S THEIR BIG DAY
COS THEY'RE STILL THERE
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12. |
There You Are
01:46
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THERE YOU ARE
HONEST, I NEVER FOUND IT THAT WAY
WAS NEVER TOO GOOD AT THE GAME
I STRUGGLED, TO FIND IT A PLEASURE
I TENDED, TO FOCUS ON PAIN
BUT A LIFE-LONG DIET
OF GLOOMY AND QUIET
WILL BREAK EVERY PURCHASE
BEFORE YOU CAN BUY IT
WILL YOU STAND WITH YOUR PAMPHLET ENTITLED "WHAT IF?"
LIKE AN AFRICAN ANGLICAN
PALM ON MIDRIFF
SHOW ME THE MONEY
SHOW ME THE PROOF
FOLLOW THE MONEY
LIKE AGE FOLLOWS YOUTH
BACK TO THE FUTURE
BACK TO THE START
ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE PAST
THERE YOUR ARE
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13. |
The French Section
01:48
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14. |
Two Person Escort
01:44
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TWO PERSON ESCORT
IT'S A TWO PERSON ESCORT TO WALK ME
AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT MY BIRTHDAY
I GUESS EVERYONE SUFFERS A FAMILY
BUT WHO WANTS THE MAN AS YOUR DADDY
AND WHO NEEDS THE CARE OF PETE UM
SOMETIMES I THINK IT'S NO-ONE
MY WORK IS NOT FAMOUSLY FUN
OH YOU POOR UNFORTUNATE ONES
IT'S CALLED CARE COS YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO GIVE A FUCK
YOU GET PAID FOR SOME OTHER'S POOR LUCK
SO STUMBLE A BIT IN MY SHOES
SUPPORT ME, AS I AM DUE
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15. |
Alt Wrong
01:45
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ALT-WRONG
THEY CAN REVERSE THE WAR
AND HAVE BECOME A SCOLD
BUT STILL ANTARCTICA
IS AT THE CORRECT POLE
IT ISN'T WHAT THEY SAY
NOR IS IT IN THE WAY
IN TRUTH THEY HAD NO CARE
AND TRULY DO NOT CARE
IT'S WHAT THEY LOVE TO SEE
THE FACT THAT YOU AND ME
GET SOME EFFECT FROM THEM
FOR WHAT THEY LACKED BACK THEN
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16. |
Boomer Alarm
01:06
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BOOMER ALARM
WATCHING THE SMOKE CURL
AS THOUGH IT'S RELAXING
YOUR STROKE FACE IS THINKING
AT LOPSIDED ANGLES
YOUR BLUE VEINS ARE CRINKLING
LIKE OLD-FASHIONED BANKNOTES
A MOVEMENT LIKE WATER
EVAPORATES YOUR VOTES
AND TIME
REALLY REALLY WANTS YOU
AND IT'S PAST TIME
IT WANTS TO TAKE YOU
BACK IT TO
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17. |
Britain Is Full
02:43
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BRITAIN IS FULL
PLEASE REPATRIATE ME
I'M NOT HAPPY HEREABOUTS
YOUR RIGIDITY JUST SHAKES ME
AND IT'S MORE UNWANTED DOUBT
CANARY IN A COAL MINE
FOR THE PROSPECT OF FOOL'S GOLD
GOTTA DIG THAT DEEP BLACK HUMOUR
OF THE DINOSAURS OF OLD
CLOWN CAR FULL OF FUCKWITS
AND ALL SHOUT ALL ABOARD
YOU JUST NEED A BRITISH PASSPORT
THAT NO LONGER WORKS ABROAD
HAIL TO THE KING
OF THE UNION
ALL BUILT ON FOSSIL FUELS
THE BRIGHT WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER
ARE NOW TAKING NO MORE FOOLS
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18. |
Euchre
01:16
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EUCHRE
I CAN'T LOCATE NO RIVAL
IN THIS SPIRITUAL MOTEL
OR MAYBE IT'S JUST EASIER
BEING LONELY BY MYSELF
HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE
IT'S FUNNY YOU SAY THAT
WELL FELLOW COMEDIAN
WE'RE THE WILD CARDS
IN THE PACK
EUCHRE
JOKER
LONER
LAY DOWN
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19. |
Buffalo In The Capitol
01:25
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BUFFALO IN THE CAPITOL
HEY HO
THERE'S A DOUBLE F
IN BUFFALO
AND WHEN I GO I GO
AND THEIR SHAGGY HEADS
WILL DROOP DOWN LOW
I AM INDIGENOUS
PRE-INTERNET
CARNIVOROUS
SO THEY WON'T ROAM THE PLAINS
WE'RE OUT OF DATE
THE OLD REFRAIN
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20. |
Changing And Change
02:06
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CHANGING AND CHANGE
SEE AS I'M OLDER
SOMETHING CHANGED
PROPERTIES FALTER
GET NEW NAMES
TAKE A DISEASE
AND GET NEW DRUGS
PULLING IN MONEY
TO STAMP OUT BUGS
DON'T LET A CRISIS
GO TO WASTE
THESE ARE THE LINES
IN AN OLD MAN'S FACE
HEART OF ALL DARKNESS
DEAD OF NIGHT
SUMMON SOME MORNING
DAWNING BRIGHT
EVERYTHING CHANGED
ALWAYS THE SAME
LIVING THROUGH CHANGE
CHANGING AND CHANGE
I AM NEW LANGUAGE
TO SPEAK CHANGE
I AM THE MOTHER
AND THE SOCKET AND MAINS
I AM THE PRISONER
OF LIFE AND DEATH
AND I SERVE MY SENTENCE
WITH MY BREATH
EVERYTHING CHANGED
ALWAYS THE SAME
LIVING THROUGH CHANGE
CHANGING AND CHANGE
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21. |
Bonded
01:29
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BONDED
WE DON'T OWN YOU
BUT YOU STAND ON THE LAND
THAT WE DO
AWKWARD HOLD
BUT MEANS
WE BOTH CAN'T MOVE
UNDERHAND IN HAND
WE'RE BOUND
TO SEE IT THROUGH
IT'S JUST THE WAY THE THING MOVES
AND SO, TO KNOW, IS NOT
TO SAY UNDO
IT'S JUST THE WAY THE THING MOVES
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22. |
Carry On Country
01:45
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CARRY ON COUNTRY
PLEASE LET MY SICK HEAD SETTLE
IN ALL HONESTY
I CAN'T SPEAK ITS MIND
BUT IT LIES AT REST
I WANT TO FLIP
THE SPIRIT LEVEL
A KIND OF POVERTY
WHEN YOU CANNOT BE KIND
YOU NEVER SEE THE BEST
WHEN NO-ONE CALLS YOUR NAME
A THOUSAND TIMES A DAY
WILL YOU SPRINKLE WATER
ON THE HEADS OF FLOWERS
IN THE TWILIGHT HOURS
NEAR QUIET NEIGHBOURS
IN YOUR RETIRED LABOURS
IN THE CALM FAILURE
OF A BIG COUNTRY
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23. |
A Meal Of
01:36
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A MEAL OF
MAKE IT OUT OF PAPER
MAKE IT OUT OF INK
MAKE IT IN THE BROKEN WAY
THE SADNESS MAKES YOU THINK
STOCK IT WITH THE FLAVOUR
OF THE HURT THAT'S IN YOUR BONES
TASTE IT WITH THE SPOON
OF THE TRAGEDY YOU OWN
CHEW IT IN YOUR YELLOW TEETH
DIGEST IT WITH YOUR BILE
IS THE FOOL NOW FULLY SATED
COS THE MEAL TOOK QUITE A WHILE
CAN YOU SEE AND SMELL THE BLOSSOM
HEAR THE BIRDSONG IN THE TREES
IF YOU RAISE YOUR HEAD TO LOOK UP
AT WHAT YOU COULDN'T SEE
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24. |
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SHEEP DIP (A CHANCE TO CHOOSE)
THE CHEMIST'S SKILL
HIDES IN THE PILL
TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
AS IT DID MINE
A PRUDENT SOUL
GETS OFF THE ROLL
AND STUTTERS STILL
SURRENDERS WILL
YOUR ROCKY START
MERE MORBID ART
YOUNG LACK OF GLOSS
SOME BOXER'S LOSS
OR FOR LACK OF WIT
THEN, TIME FINISH IT
SO TO THE BITTER END
AND THEN, BECOME MEN
YOURS, A CHANCE TO CHOOSE
FROM ALL ALTERNATE YOUS
A MORE REFLECTED PATH
AND THUS AVOID A BATH
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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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