advert

it's six o'clock on the dot and i'm halfway home
i feel foul mouthed as i stand and wait for the underground
and a nervous disposition doesn't agree with this
i need something to remind me that there is something else

you need a holiday somewhere in the sun
with all the people who are waiting
there never seems to be one
say something, say something else
say something, say something else

advertisements are here for rapid persuasion
if you stare too long you lose your appetite
and a nervous disposition doesn't agree with this
you need fast relief from aches and stomach pains


a song

when he speaks to her
without looking at her
you sing the driest of words
with his mind on what's on the telly
the rumors pass on
as he staggers through the air
knowing he won't get home
to the word of people in cars alone


all your life

put a new shirt on, wash my face in beer
fall through the crowd, and disappear
in the teenage magazines, the shopping malls
walk through the wildlife for miles and miles
hold my breath and count a hundred and ten
and back up the hill to start again
watching spiders on the bedroom ceiling
they got big plans, so they're not breathing
feel the frisson of tomorrow today
i could get up but it won't go away
do nothing to impress my friends
just rub my eyes for hours on end
oh england, my love, you lost me, made me look a fool

i need someone to tell me everything'll be alright
i need someone who'll hold me when the day turns to night
i need someone who loves me more than you do

oh we say that's not true
and you and me in line as double bill
surrogate heroes on tv and films
i've never met anyone like you
i've never done the things you like to do
on the way to heaven in a comedy car
the new stars of melancholia
there's nothing to get angry about
we're too hung over to be bash out
oh england, my love, you've tattooed your past all over me

i need someone to tell me everything'll be alright
i need someone who'll hold me when the day turns to night
i need someone who loves me more than you do

oh we say that's not true
and you and me in line as double bill
surrogate heroes and welcome you will
i've got a feeling that nobody's sold
i've got a feeling I should let myself go-go-go

and days will be like this all your life
and days will be like this all your life
and people will always miss all your life
and people will always miss all your life

and days will be like this
and days will be like this
and days will be like this


bad day

do you do anything you do?
no she said
do you want anything you ever wanted?
no she said
she don't know how
how to feel
this is a bad day
this is a bad day
to know

do you have anything you ever had?
no she said
do you love anyone you ever loved?
yes she said

this is to feel lost in your world


bad head

So far i've not really stayed in touch
Well you knew as much it's no surprise that today
I'll get up early too from a lack of anything to do
And I might as well just grin and bear it
Because it's not worth the trouble of an argument
And you have not really stayed in touch
Well I knew as much it's no surprise that today
I get up for round two with nothing to do
Except get a touch of flu
And I might as well grin and bear it
Because it's not worth the trouble of an argument
And in any case i'd rather wear it
It's like a badhead in the morning
And I know
And I might as well grin and bear it
Because it's not worth the trouble of an argument
And in any case i'd rather wear it
It's like a badhead in the morning
(repeat)


bang

sitting in a sdt
waiting for an underground trail
to rumble undemeath my teeth
bang goes another day
where it went I could not say
now I'll have to wait another week
when all is said and all is done
what was said was never done
don't panic
it's not really worth your while
bang goes another year
in and out of one ear
everybody's doing it
so do it too

i don't need anyone
but a little love
would make things better

sitting on the early bus
passing through the morning rush
it makes no difference
that I'm not with you
bang goes another year
in and out of one ear
everybody is doing it
i'll do it too


bank holiday

Grandma has got new dentures
To eat the crust on pizza
Been taken out by her daughter
Because she thought she ought'a
The kids are eating snickers
Because they're so delicious
Then there's sticky fingers
And mother looses her knickers

(chorus)

Bank holiday comes six times a year
Days of enjoyment to which everyone cheers
Bank holiday comes with a six pack of beer
....then its back to work a.g.a.i.n.
Bar-b-que is cooking
Sausages and chicken
The patio is buzzing
The neighbours they are looking
John is down the fun pub
Drinking lots of lager
Girls and boys are on the game
All the high streets look the same

(chorus)

Back to work a.g.a.i.n.
(chorus)

Bank holiday


beetlebum

Beetlebum
What you done
She's a gun
Now what you done
Beetlebum
Get nothing done, (aiii - ai-ooo)
You beetlebum
Just get numb,
Now what you done
Beetlebum

And when she lets me slip away
She turns me on and all my violence is gone
Nothing is wrong
I just slip away And I am gone
Nothing is wrong
She turns me on
I just slip away and now I am gone

Beetlebum
Because your young
She's a gun
Now what you done
Beetlebum
She'll suck your thumb (aiii - ai-ooo),
She'll make you cum
Coz she's your gun
Now what you've done
Beetlebum

He's on, he's on, he's on it He's on, he's on, he's on it He's on, he's on, he's on it He's on, he's on,
he's on it...


best days

Bow Bells say goodbye to the last train
Over the river they all go again
Out into leafy nowhere
Hope someone's waiting out there
For them
Cabbie has his mind on a fare to the sun
He works nights but it's not much fun
Picks up the London yo-yo's
All on their own down Soho
Take me home
Other people wouldn't like to hear you
If you said
That these are the best days
Of our lives
Other people turn around and laugh at you
If you said
That these are the best days
Of our lives
Trellick Tower's been calling
I know she'll leave me in the morning
In hotel cells listening to dial tones
Remote controls and cable moans
In his drink he's talking
Gets disconnected sleepwalking back home
Other people wouldn't like to hear you
If you said
That these are the best days
Of our lives
Other people turn around and laugh at you
If you said
That these are the best days
Of our lives
Other people break into a cold sweat
If you said
That these are the best days
Of their lives
And other people turn around and laugh at you
If you said
That these are the best days
Of our lives
Of our lives.


birthday

It's my birthday
No one here day
Very strange day
I think of you day
Go outside day
Sit in park day
Watch the sky day
What a pathetic day
I don't like this day
It makes me feel too small
I don't like these days
They make me feel so small


chemical world

the pay-me girl has had enough of the bleeps
so she takes a bus into the country
although she got herself rosy cheeks
she didn't? leave enough mondey to pay the rent
the lanlord says that she's out in a week
what a shame she was just getting comfy
now she's eating chocolate to induce sleep
in chemical world it's very, very, very cheap

and i don't know about you
there putting the holes in, yes yes
it's been a hell of a do
they've been putting the holes in, yes yes

peeping thomas has a very nice view
across the street at the exibitionist
these townies they never speak to you
just stick together so they never get lonely
feeling lead, feeling quite light-headed
had to sit down and have some sugary tea
in chemical world, in a chemical world it's very, very, very cheap


chinesse bombs

he makes an inner arm block
then kicks off from behind
the lights they go off
but he can fight blind
coz he got the touch
but he won't live long
coz he comes from hong kong
where people are strong

chinese bombs, millions jump,
chairman's junk usa
won't somebody, won't somebody
sink this place

got a cab to go to soho
the dragon says go
let everyone know
you got the touch
you come from hong kong
where people are strong
and you won't live long

chinese bombs, millions jump
chairman's junk, usa
won't somebody, won't somebody
bruce lee comes to save the day
bruce Lee comes to save Chinese way


clover over dover

I'm on the white cliffs of dover
Thinking it over and over
But if I jump its all over
A cautionary tale for you
I'd like to roll in the clover
With you over and over
On the white cliffs of dover
And then i'd let you push me over

(chorus)
And if that is the fact then in actual fact it's not where it's at and it's over
And if that is the fact then in actual fact it's not where it's at and it's over

Yes it is
And now the bluebirds are over
Over the white cliffs of dover
So when you push me over
Don't bury me i'm not worth anything

(chorus)


colin zeal

colin zeal knows the value of mass appeal
he's a pedestrian walker, he's a civil talker
he's an apfable man with a plausible plan
keeps his eye on the news, keeps his futrure in hand
and then he
looks at his watch he's on time yet again
he's pleased with himself, so pleased with himself, he's
pleased with himself ah ah.
while sitting in traffic, colin thinks in automatic
he's an immaculate dresser, he's the common aggressor
he's a modern retard with a love of bomblast
keeps his eye on the news never dwells on the past

(chorus)
he's a modern retrard, he's a terminal lard, he's an affable man with a carrotene
tan because colin's zeal is ill.


come together

I don't understand
You're walking over me
All over me
To you
Well, you must be mad
And you know you are
You should have known
I'd do anything for you
So, why
Why
Can't we come together
Why
Inside my head
There's nothing left
It's all been taken out
By you
And do I care
Well, you know I do
You should have known
I'd do anything for you
So, why
Why
Can't we come together
Why
Now it's all been said
And you know it all
Then you should have known
I'd do anything for you
For you


end of a century

She said there's ants in the carpet
Dirty like monsters
Eating all the morsels
Picking up the rubbish
Give her effervescence
She needs a little sparkle
Good morning tv
You're looking so healthy

(chorus)
And we all say
Don't want to be alone
We wear the same clothes
Because we feel the same
And kiss with dry lips
When we say goodnight
End of the century... it's nothing special

Sex on tv
Everybody's at it
And the mind gets dirty
As you get closer to thirty
He gives her a cuddle
They're glowing in a huddle
Good night tv
You're all made up
And you know that

(chorus)

Can you eat her yes you can

(chorus)


far out

I spy in the night sky don't I
Phoebe Io Elara Leda Callisto Sinope
Janus Dione Portia so many moons
Quiet in the sky at night hot in the milky way
Outside in
Vega Capella Hadar Rigel Barnard's Star
Antares Aldebaran Altair Wolf 359
Bettlejuice sun sun sun
(to fade)


fool

Sorry But I don't understand
The things you say
They make no sense at all
Funny
But I think that you mean them all
This time
Don't you
I know that you think I'm a fool
But couldn't you try
To forgive a fool
One more time
Sorry
But I'm not really listening
I've got my mind
On something else
And sometimes I wonder if I'm here
If I'm here at all
I know that you want me to go
Don't you
But it's not as easy as it seems
I know that you think I'm not here at all
But I'm just as fed up as you
I know that you want me to leave
I'm amazed at how cold you can be
Well, may my weak and insipid soul grow stronger in your absence


girls and boys

Street's like a jungle
So call the police
Following the herd
Down to Greece
On holiday -
Love in the 90's
Is paranoid
On sunny beaches
Take your chances looking for

(chorus)
Girls who are boys
Who like boys to be girls
Who do boys like they're girls
Who do girls like they're boys
Always should be someone you really love

Avoiding all work
Because there's none available
Like battery thinkers
Count your thoughts on 1 2 3 4 5 fingers
Nothing is wasted
Only reproduced
Get nasty blisters
Du bist sehr schön
But we haven't been introduced

(chorus)


high cool

When you come here
Which you sometimes do
Don't think that
I really want you to
And if you come here
Which you always do
Don't think that
I expect you to
Is that all I give you
Is that all I give you
And you talk too much
Which you always do
Don't think that
I really want you to
And if you talk too much
Which you always do
Don't think that
I really need you to
Is that all I give you
Is that all I give you


jubilee

Jubilee slouches in the settee
He losing all will to move
He gone divy too much telly
He watching 24 hours of rubbish
He got beautane he got plastic bags
His eyes are going square oh yeah
He no raver just anti social
He no going to cut his hair

He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen, he not mean enough
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen, not keen on being like anyone else

Jubilee's dad billy banker
He thinks his son is a slob
He should get out more stop scabbing
He really should go and get a job

He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen he not mean enough
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him where to go but he just don't get out enough
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him talk to girls but he's just too spotty
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen he not keen on being liked by anyone else
So he just plays on his computer game

He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen he not mean enough
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him where to go but he just don't get out enough
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him talk to girls but he's just too spotty
He dresses incorrectly... no-one told him seventeen he not keen on being liked
Anyone he's not being like
Anyone jubilee's not like
Anyone else


london loves

A malady has taken him over
Coughing tar in his japanese motor
The lights are magic
And he feels lucky
And he's got money
Shoots like an arrow - oh

London loves
The mystery of a speeding car
London loves
The misery of a speeding heart

Its love u like, and everyone's at it
And words are cheap when the mind is elastic
He loves the violence
Keeps ticking over
So sleep together
Before today is sold forever

London loves
The way people just fall apart
London loves
The way you just don't stand a chance
London loves
The mystery of a speeding car

O-oh o-oh o-oh o-oh

London loves
The mystery of a speeding car
London loves
The misery of a speeding heart
London loves
The mystery
London loves
The way people just fall apart
London loves
The way we just don't stand a chance
London loves
A speeding heart


magic america

Bill Barret has a simple dream
He calls it his plan b
Buildings in the sky and the air is sugar free
And everyone is very friendly
Plan b arrived on a holiday
Took a cab to the shopping malls
Bought and ate until he could do neither anymore
Then found love on channel 44

(chorus)
La la la la la he wants to go to magic america
La la la la la he'd like to live in magic america
With all the magic people

Bill Barrett sent his postcards home
To everyone he'd ever known they read
Fifty nine cents gets you a good square meal
From the people who care how you feel

(chorus x 2)

With all the magic people (fade to end)


parklife

Confidence is a preference for the habitual voyeur of what is known as (parklife)
And morning soup can be avoided if you take a route straight through what is known as (parklife)
John's got brewers droop he gets intimidated by the dirty pigeons they love a bit of it (parklife)
Who's that gut lord marching... you should cut down on your porklife mate... get some exercise

(chorus)
All the people
So many people
They all go hand in hand
Hand in hand through their parklife
Know what I mean

I get up when I want except on wednesdays when I get rudely awakened by the dustmen (parklife)
I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea and I think about leaving the house (parklife)
I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too
it gives me a sense of enormous well being (parklife)
And then i'm happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge
there will always be a bit of my heart devoted to it (parklife)

(chorus)

Parklife (parklife)
Parklife (parklife)
It's got nothing to do with vorsprung durch technic you know
And it's not about you joggers who go round and round and round
Parklife (parklife)

(chorus x 2)


repetition

So sure
So sure you are
Nothing can
Touch you now
I need to know
Did you think of me
But you're forgettng me now
Slow down
Don't be so
Eager to let me go
Realise it could change you
It could change your mind
Try, try, try
All things remain the same
So why try again


she's so high

I see her face everyday
I see her face
It doesn't help me
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
I think of her everyday
I think of her
lt doesn't help me
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her
She doesn't help me
She's so high
I want to crawl all over her


sing

I can't feel
'Cos I am numb
I can't feel
'Cos I am numb
So what's the worth in all of this
What's the worth in all of this
Sing to me
So what's the worth in all of this
If the child in your head
If the child is dead
Sing to me


slow down

It's up to you
You know it is
I can't convince you
All you have to do is
Slow down
I've always said
It will never change
All you have to do
Just you be you
I mean that's all I want to say
All these things
That I told you
I didn't mean at all
I didn't mean at all
I'd forget you
So if you come here
If you come here
All you have to do
Just you be you
I mean that's all I need to say to you


there's no other way

You're taking the fun
Out of everything
Making me run
When I don't want to think
You're taking the fun
Out of everything
I don't want to think at all
There's no other way
There's no other way
All that you can do
Is watch them play
You're taking the fun
Out of everything
You're making it clear
When I don't want to think
You're taking me up when
I dont want to go up anymore
I'm just watching it all
There's no other way
There's no other way
All that you can do
ls watch them play
I'll watch you play


this is a low

And into the sea goes pretty england and me
Around the bay of biscay and back for tea
Hit traffic on the dogger bank
Up the thames to find a taxi rank
Sail on by with the tide and go asleep
And the radio says

(chorus)
This is a low
But it won't hurt you
When you are alone it will be there with you
Finding ways to stay solo

On the tyne forth and cramity
There's a low in the high forties
And saturday's locked away on the pier
Not fast enough dear
On the malin head, blackpool looks blue and red
And the queen, she's gone round the bend
Jumped off land's end

(chorus x 3)


to the end

All these dirty words
They make us look so dumb
Been drinking far too much
And neither of us mean what we say

(chorus)
Well you and I
Collapsed in love
And it looks like we might have made it, yes it looks like we've made it to the end

What happened to us
Soon it will be gone forever
Infatuated only with ourselves
And neither of us can think straight anymore

(chorus x 2)


tracy jacks

(Tracy Jacks) works in civil service
(Tracy Jacks) it's steady employment
(Tracy Jacks) it's a golfing fanatic
(Tracy Jacks) but his put is erratic
(Tracy Jacks) saw a harley street doctor
(Tracy Jacks) who prescribed healthy living
(Tracy Jacks) but he's getting past forty
(Tracy Jacks) and all the seams are splitting

Everyday he got closer
He knew in his heart he was over
I'd love to stay here and be normal
But it's just so overrated

(Tracy Jacks) left home without warning
(Tracy Jacks) at five in the morning
(Tracy Jacks) got on the first train to walton
(Tracy Jacks) and stood on the seafront
(Tracy Jacks) threw his clothes in the water
(Tracy Jacks) and ran around naked
(Tracy Jacks) got stopped by the police
(Tracy Jacks) and escorted back home

Everyday he got closer
He knew in his heart he was over
I'd love to stay here and be normal
But then it's just so overrated
Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks

And then it happened on a tuesday morning
Tracy Jacks bulldozed down the house he lived in
Saying it's just so overrated

Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks
Tracy Jacks

Everyday he got closer
He knew in his heart he was over
I'd love to stay here and be normal
But it was always overrated


trouble in the message centre

I am the message centre
Local and direct
Room to room an operator
No calls today they'll just have to wait dear
I call and I collect
So just strike him softly away from the body

You're made up too shiny today (in so much trouble)
Thoughts are just pissing away (in so much trouble)

I am a manager
I am in control
As the local delegator
No calls today dear they'll just have to wait dear
I offer no guarantee at all
So don't take it lightly you'll put yourself under

You're made up too shiny today (in so much trouble)
Thoughts are just pissing away (in so much trouble)
A new type face and new day (in so much trouble)
You can't remember ten minutes ago (in so much trouble)
It's too much trouble
La la la la la
La la la la

You're made up too shiny today (in so much trouble)
Thoughts are just pissing away (in so much trouble)
A new type face and new day (in so much trouble)
You can't remember ten minutes ago (in so much trouble)
It's too much trouble
La la la la la
La la la la
(to fade)


wear me down

Every time I come here
I'm not sure what to say
I know it should be easy
But it never seems that way
You, you make me feel
Like no one ever will
So why, why do you bore me
Until my heart is still
You
You wear me down
My defenses are gone now
And I can't fight
I can't say I love you easily
But you wouldn't want me to
So I'd rather just say nothing
And leave it up to you
Then it's easy to forget
You're iust as small as me
Then it's easy to forget
You're just as foolish as me
You
You wear me down
My defenses are gone now
And I can't fight