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Well the first mistake I made
Was to admit that I was wrong
To be polite and never say
You were a chain I dragged along
And now I’m wasting away
With all the lovers on the shelf
With a heart too big and bruised to hold alone
And now it seems like losing is
The only thing that I can win
A million girls, two million ears
But no-one hears my violin
But now I’m wasting away
With all the lovers on the shelf
With a heart too big and bruised to hold alone
But I’ll stand on my feet
‘Til my heart doesn’t beat
I’ll fling my shit ‘til
Something sticks at last
And I’ll find you somewhere
Pluck you out of the air
Like a note
Like a note
But now I’m wasting away
With all the lovers on the shelf
With a heart too big and bruised to hold alone
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2. |
Dry Rot
03:40
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Dry rot worming through my head
Dry rot wishing I was dead
I begged the world to swallow me
It spat me out instead
Dry rot worming through my head
Dry rot what have I become?
Dry rot body broken, numb
Yesterday - the derby champ
Today - pedigree chum
Dry rot what have I become?
I feel the agony and ecstasy collide
Their chain reaction tearing me apart inside
I’m tired of playing the hero
Laid flat - less than zero
I’m tired of playing the hero
Dry rot legs like rubber bands
Dry rot can’t meet with life’s demands
The day once seized today
Slipped through my trembling hands
Dry rot legs like rubber bands
I feel the agony and ecstasy collide
Their chain reaction tearing me apart inside
I’m tired of playing the hero
Laid flat - less than zero
I’m tired of playing the hero
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I don’t know why it is that I hate your face
But I do
What fills my mouth with bile when I speak your name
But it’s true
For once upon a time was a time where you
Made me feel so very small
But now I’m big and strong and to me you mean
Sweet fuck all
I don’t know why it is that your poison-breathed
Tongue hangs loose
An accident, depression, or a family death?
No excuse
For once upon a time was a time where you
Were conniving, sly and rude
But now you’re like a chopstick in a bowl of soup
And that’s not good.
Believe me - leave me alone
Believe me - leave me alone
I don’t know why I’m even writing you this song
Wasted time
But now your make-up’s running and you’re paying the price
For your crime
I’d never wish that pain on my worst enemy
But I’ll make this exception
For watching you drown underneath the swamp you’ve made
Is too much fun
Believe me - leave me alone
Believe me - leave me alone
I don’t know why it is that I hate your face
But I do
What fills my mouth with bile when I speak your name
But it’s true
For once upon a time was a time where you
Made me feel so very small
But now I’m big and strong and to me you mean
Sweet fuck all
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You've got the sack
You've got the sack
And all your tomorrows will be so sad
You've got the sack
So pack your bags
Set fire to all the memories of the time we had
You've got the sack
And I was bought and sold
Broken again
Hung out and left to dry
Betrayed, my friend
And I was bought and sold
Broken again
You've got the sack
You've got the sack
Your tenure terminated, off my books for good
So crawl away and hang your head
For all your tomorrows will be so sad
And I was bought and sold
Broken again
Hung out and left to dry
Betrayed, my friend
And I was bought and sold
Broken again
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Moan at the moon, spit at the stars
Give your life meaning by scratching your scars
Moan at the sunshine for burning your skin
Then blame the rain for the state that you’re in
Moan at the world for all the mistakes you’ve made
Moan at the guilt that you’ll drag to your grave
Over the cables the idiots chatter
They all know the truth, but then what does that matter?
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
Moan at the junkies, the benefit cheats
Politicians whose laws make your life a defeat
The immigrants roar - the pederasts cry
But nothing will your bitterness satisfy
I’ve had enough - I can’t stand still any more
There must be some light in this life
Light in this life
Moan at your parents - their violent misrule
Growl every time you drive past your old school
Moan from your black lungs, your hideous breath
But know that each moan drags you closer to death
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
And it’s all gone way too negative in here
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Well now the time has come to pass
Is there air for one last gasp?
And this will be the death of me
For one way out I cannot see
We’re spilling blood for oil and gas
Reward the first, exploit the last
And it just seems so clear to me
But one way out I cannot see
We need to find a hero
We need to find a heart, oh no
We need to find a hero
Someone to shake this cruel world apart
The scars of long-dead chivalry itch
let’s rob the poor to pay the rich
that we stand still amazes me
yet one way out I cannot see
We need to find a hero
We need to find a heart, oh no
We need to find a hero
Someone to shake this cruel world apart
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7. |
Backslapper
03:06
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I’m tired of your attitude
The way you talk the way you hold yourself
You keep spouting out those platitudes
All that style and yet no substance
But you’re trying too hard
The first in line to be the company man
Laughing loudest at the boss’ racist joke
You’ll trample anybody here you can
To get your snout into the trough
And move on further up the rope
You’re cut from the cloth of the privileged
The Barbour jacket and the over-firm handshake
The feigned interest in the plight of the underdog
I can see you
Faked history of a public school
The heirs and graces
That you’ve studied to affect
Proud parrot of the privileged power phrases
Signifying nothing but you use them for effect
But now you’re headed for a fall, my friend
The time will come when you’re shown up for what you are
The backslapper gets a kidney punch
And another gets in line to give the boss a new cigar
I’m tired of your attitude
The way you talk the way you hold yourself
You keep spouting out those platitudes
All that style and yet no substance
But you’re trying too hard
You’re cut from the cloth of the privileged
The Barbour jacket and the over-firm handshake
The feigned interest in the plight of the underdog
I can see you
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8. |
Let Me Lie
04:24
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Oh, please let me lie here a while
Let all my troubles melt
In the warmth of your smile
Let minutes become hours
Let the hours become days
Spin the world on an axis of the plans we’ve made
And if you’ll stay with me I’ll be forever true
Unzip my long-closed heart and I’ll love you
Tear off these cynic’s clothes and lie tonight
With you naked in my arms till the morning light
Oh, please let me lie here some more
Let me forget the sweat,
Blood and tears that pour
Let the losers recede
Let them all slip away
Spin the world on an axis of the plans we’ve made
And if you’ll stay with me I’ll be forever true
Unzip my long-closed heart and I’ll love you
Tear off these cynic’s clothes and lie tonight
With you naked in my arms till the morning light
Hold me - let our bodies as one unite
Hold me - be my lover tonight
Tonight
And if you’ll stay with me I’ll be forever true
Unzip my long-closed heart and I’ll love you
Tear off these cynic’s clothes and lie tonight
With you naked in my arms till the morning light
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In This Game
03:15
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I’m heading East to the sunshine
I’ve got that glint in my eye
I’m going to wrestle with madness tonight
A triple shot of tequila
Another round for the bears
We pay no heed to tomorrow - who cares?
In this game it’s hard to keep your direction
In this game only the strong survive
In this game your life can turn
On the booze-soaked glint
Of your reflection in a lonely lover’s eyes
We pour our hearts out to strangers
Sambuca truth on our breath
We’re spitting fire ‘gainst the coldness of death
We know tomorrow we’ll suffer
With aching skulls, heavy souls
But - fuck it - let’s let the good times roll
In this game it’s hard to keep your direction
In this game only the strong survive
In this game your life can turn
On the booze-soaked glint
Of your reflection in a lonely lover’s eyes
Burn tonight - shine tonight
I feel with you tonight
Live tonight - become tonight
I feel with you
Feel with you
In this game it’s hard to keep your direction
In this game only the strong survive
In this game your life can turn
On the booze-soaked glint
Of your reflection in a lonely lover’s eyes
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Sky Turn Black
05:47
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Blood river red
Flowing through my head
It’s been too much, that’s true
Sad words I hear
The bitter sting of tears
Your blackest dream came true
No words can say
What happened on that day
Left your whole life unglued
Trying to make sense
Of your effervescence
Awed by your fortitude
Because you saw the sky turn black
But you would not let it kill you, no
Crush you, no
Because your light shone brighter
New life, reborn
Found blossom ‘mongst the thorns
Where others would have hung
still changing lives
Forever loving wife
Such powerful things you’ve done
Because you saw the sky turn black
But you would not let it kill you, no
Crush you, no
Because your light shone brighter
One seed of a second’s disdain
Grows to a family tree
Petrified by the loss and the pain
And a moment that’ll never be forgotten by me
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11. |
Such a Shame
04:09
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Has the time really come to be paralysed?
To avert our eyes in antipathy?
While your pockets grow fat
From the battle ground
From the hatred pound
From the scum like me?
And it’s such a shame
Such a shame
Such a shame
That we all bow our heads while you falter
With our heroes defanged by your stereotypes
All smaller than life
Are there none who will fight?
Are we all so enthralled by the cathode glare?
Hate the villains there - fuck the ones outside?
And it’s such a shame
Such a shame
Such a shame that we all bow our heads while you falter
Well last night I walked past your rainy street
Past the armed police
And the gilded halls
While the public pay in silence to plutocrats
Like doped-up lab rats
Who will heed the call?
And it’s such a shame
Such a shame
Such a shame that we all bow our heads while you falter
We all turn our heads
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12. |
You Here With Me
04:09
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You talk a lot in your sleep
That’s why I know you care
For even when your eyes are closed
You want to share
And I will hold you here with me
And I will keep you here with me
We are all separated twins
From before we were born
And what is life if not the fruitless
Search for the other one?
You rolled into my life
Struck matches, ignited my soul
It’s only when it’s filled up with love
That you notice the heart-shaped hole
And I will hold you here with me
And I will keep you here with me
Take my hand tonight
And I will hold you here with me
And I will keep you here with me
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The Chinaskis Dallas, Texas
The Chinaskis mix a heady, bittersweet cocktail of loud guitars, driving rhythms and huge four-part vocal harmonies,
gleefully spiked with immigrant Scottish frontman Robbie Edmonstone’s acerbic lyrics and muscular vocals.
The band draws on a range of influences, from trailblazers like The Byrds, R.E.M, Big Star, CSN, Tom Petty to fellow Scots Teenage Fanclub and other classic indie-rock artists.
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