1. |
Child Of Dirt
07:18
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Dream, sonny, dream
Dream, sonny, dream
Of cola, juice and lemonade
And the red cards stacking up again
See, sonny, see
Those porcelain statues gaze away
For Icarus is what they play
Feel, sonny, feel
Feel, sonny, feel
Dropped off like a ton of bricks
Little Mac is knocked for six
Venturing up those wooden stairs
You say oh no don't go up there
The VCR is just in sight as we loaded it with false delight
And the first sights and sounds are burnt I have become
Just a child of dirt
Just a child of dirt
It's nothing at all, no harm done
Curious, just a little fun
It could be worse, they'd say
Who'd listen anyway
Think, sonny, think
Think, sonny, think
Freddy's finished while Murphy fits
And solitaire's scattered by Pushkin's spit
Learn, sonny, learn
With microscopes and crane fly legs
The rainbow sky on the formica ledge
Feel, sonny, feel
Feel, sonny, feel
With trust in those who do know best
Awake in the cold wet, moths dance overhead
We'd creep out the bed, smile on my face
You say stop, you know it's not your place
Curious mind, brown empty room
The machine purrs, it's a new cartoon
And left with no chance to revert But to become
Just a child of dirt
Just a child of dirt
It's nothing at all, no harm done
Curious, just a little fun
It could be worse, they'd say
Who'd listen anyway
Just a child of dirt
Just a child of dirt
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2. |
On The Bleeding Edge
05:24
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Crouching in the walls of the darkest shrine
Aloysius towers over the filthy swine
Smack him with a book and hold him up by his neck
Is school just punishment for watching the
Seconds of life rolling by like a game
He's calling to you, you're his only true friend
Oh Venkman, please take it away
Oh Splinter, please don't let it stay
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
Confession
Confession
Confession
Confession, he pleads
A daisy chain of snakes circle the youth
He's just a dope, no hope in hell in his group
Crack out the birds, grab that runt by his vest
He should have thought twice while watching the
Scorn over what should have never been done
He's calling to you, for you're all he can trust
Oh Kal-El, please see through the walls
Oh Ringo, please break down them all
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
On the bleeding edge
Confession
Confession
Confession
Confession, he pleads
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3. |
The Zoo
04:53
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Playing so innocently with my friend
(So innocent)
Secretly as the rules might offend
(Who's watching us)
I played my hand one too far
(He's run away)
Am I to blame for his scars
(You've blown it now)
Stuck on Angel Island again
(Lost the game)
The elusive youth collects the ring of shame
(Look at yourself)
He puts on the sacred dress
(You're a mess)
It's such a mess
Open the zoo doors
The primates come about
Shave off the fur
Watch the world go out
Open the zoo doors
The primates come about
Shave off the fur
Watch the world go out
It seemed so wrong, this secret life
(You're failing)
A story from pre-adolescent strife
(So wasted)
These tinglings within were real
(Don't face them)
But Mary's fear kept them concealed
(You're done for now)
Knees in sand, lost on that first kiss
(He's shaking)
A carnal urge from nature's darkest wish
(Hold back again)
A spark of joy, refrained within
(You're shot away)
Just another bird shot down by sin
Open the zoo doors
The primates come about
Shave off the fur
Watch the world go out
Open the zoo doors
The primates come about
Shave off the fur
Watch the world go out
Open the zoo doors
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5. |
Outside
04:54
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I'm just a beta man
Empty thoughts and no plan
Just got myself and my hands
Can't lie to that
Failure of love driven by lust
Bacchanalian urges unjust
Uncontrollably writhing must
Get that down tonight
Outside. Let's get it all on the
Outside. Let's all go
Outside. Let’s get it all on the
Outside. So we can feel at home.
Where to get cosy
This cuck ain’t looking so rosy
Taking in too many body
For this protozoan nobody
Who is the judge of me
A game of he, we, she, see?
These happy sassy lunatics:
Billy’s angels, band of six.
Outside. I’m just a beta man
Outside. Empty thoughts and no plan
Outside. Just got myself and my hands
Outside. Can’t lie to that
Outside. Let's get it all on the
Outside. Let's all go
Outside. Let’s get it all on the
Outside. So we can feel at home.
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6. |
Mind
04:08
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Was it all at our beck and call;
This foetus of all that we reckon?
Beyond mountains at night and snaking rivers blind
What is nothing?
A glass in my hand, shall we drink?
Do we feel and hold it at the brink?
Is the silver cord sliced; will butterflies devise
What to think? Focus back to me
See the scores of horses there,
Smell the tabun in the air,
Taste the liquor in your dreams,
Hear all the make believe.
It's in your mind, that's all there’s to be said.
It’s in your mind, those skies in your head.
It's in your mind, them before you obsessed.
It's in your mind, because love is all that's left.
Love.
Let’s hit reset, start from new.
Who would sense that wish would come true?
Those clouded winter stars seen searing past
For what it is?
Is this more than just celestial muse
Or a speckled craze cut loose?
Clutch my chest to resist, to confess, slip abyss.
What if?
See the tundra fall apart,
Smell the smoke in the dark,
Taste cold turkey cigarette break,
Hear that lonesome kraken wake.
It's in your mind, that's all there’s to be said.
It’s in your mind, those skies in your head.
It's in your mind, them before you obsessed.
It's in your mind, because love is all that's left.
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7. |
Answers
18:26
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Here I am clutching onto my inner self;
And he's crying on the outside.
I thought for so long he was left for dead;
just a voice inside my head.
Let's decimate those demons and slay those ghosts,
Let’s blow away the walls, the falls, the bars, the hopelessness.
The mental scars, I've thought it out;
It’s all there without a doubt.
Here we find the shackles of this intra-hate,
Confined at arm’s length.
These delicate twists of mental synthesis
Expire by our senses.
The words are real, you're home again.
There’s no more shrouds of shame or clouds of guiltiness.
The mental scars, I’ve thought it out,
It’s all there without a doubt.
The answers are sent away
Here I am again all by myself,
I’m flying on the inside
The war of the mindless black tunnels is done
I can breathe once again
I've decimated my demons and slain those ghosts,
I've blown away the walls, the falls, the bars, the hopelessness.
The mental scars, I've thought it out,
It’s all there without a doubt.
The answers are sent away
The answers are sent away
The answers are sent away
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Shaven Primates Oxford, UK
Shaven Primates are a 5-piece dark-wave, art-rock, post-punk band that seeks to push the boundaries of the genre. Our music is a narrative of human emotion and experience; fear, love and anger resonate through the orchestration, giving a deeply cathartic release ... more
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