B i o g r a p h y (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
Elastica's brief, angular, and catchy punk rock became a hit on both sides of the Atlantic in 1995. While the group reworked both the sound and the image of new wave and punk rockers like Adam & the Ants, Wire, the Buzzcocks, and Blondie, the band's songs are more pop-oriented and hook-driven than most of their influences, and Justine Frischmann's cool sexuality is earthier, yet more detached, than Debbie Harry's. Guitarist/vocalist Justine Frischmann began performing professionally in the early '90s, forming Suede with her boyfriend Brett Anderson. In addition to naming the band, Frischmann was the group's original guitarist and continued to perform with them once lead guitarist Bernard Butler joined. However, she left the group soon after her relationship with Anderson ended. Frischmann formed Elastica after leaving Suede in 1991. Recruiting guitarist Donna Matthews, drummer Justin Welch, and bassist Annie Holland through advertisements, the final lineup of the band was set in 1993. Elastica released their first single, the roaring three-chord, two-minute punk rocker "Stutter," at the end of 1993. The single was a limited-edition run and it quickly sold out, thanks to radio airplay and rave reviews. "Line Up" followed a few months later. It also sold very well, yet some critics claimed the band appropriated the melody from Wire's "I Am the Fly" for the song. For most of 1994, the group was relatively quiet, playing the occasional concert and recording; nevertheless, the band's name stayed in the British press, largely due to Frischmann's romance with Damon Albarn, the lead singer for Blur, England's most popular band of 1994. Released in the fall of that year, "Connection," their biggest hit yet, suffered the same criticism, this time for taking the keyboard riff from Wire's "Three Girl Rhumba." On the eve of the March 1995 release of their debut album, the group was taken to court by Wire's publishers, as well as the publishers of the Stranglers (who claimed Elastica's new single, "Waking Up," took the riff from the punk band's "No More Heroes"); both cases were settled out of court before the album was released.
Entering the charts at number one, Elastica's self-titled first album became the fastest-selling debut in the U.K., beating the record Oasis' Definitely Maybe set only seven months earlier. As well as being a popular success, the record received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Like Oasis, Elastica managed to have a hit single in America with "Connection"; the single was a major modern rock radio hit, as well as reaching the Top 100 on the singles chart. Elastica continued to make headway in America by replacing Sinead O'Connor on the 1995 Lollapalooza tour, although the group suffered a blow when Holland announced her exit from the lineup. A follow-up LP was years in the making, and Elastica's future was the subject of considerable media speculation; in the spring of 1999 Matthews quit as well, although Holland soon returned to the fold, joining new guitarist Paul Jones as well as keyboardists Dave Bush and Mew. A new six-track EP finally appeared late that summer. Their long-awaited sophomore effort, The Menace, was finally released six years after the band's debut. After a year of inactivity, the band released a farewell single in England and announced that their breakup, which had been rumored about them for some time, was, indeed final.
Mad Dog God dam Generator How He Wrote Elastica Man Image Change Your Arse, My Place Human Nothing Stays The Same Miami Nice (Instrumental) A Love Like Ours KB My Sex The Way I Like It Da Da Da
NON ALBUMS tracks - Misc - 12XU Bar bar bar (a.k.a. Work so hard) Brighton rock Car wash Cleopatra Donna Father christmas Gloria In the city I wanna be a king of orient-ah I want you (BBC Session) Justine Keep it on ice Operate Paranoid Pussycat Rockunroll Spastica The other side (BBC Session) Unheard music
Elastica Line up Drivel Head wears her glad rags, She's got her keys, money and fags, I know that her mind is made up, To get rocked. Drivel Head needs a new man, As only a drivel head can, He's a hormonal nightmare, So beware. Another victim of line up in line, Line up in line is all I remember. Oh, how their favours change, You could have been kinder. Yes, yes, line up in line, Line up in line is all I remember. Oh, how their favours change, You could have been kinder. Drivel Head knows all the stars, Loves to suck their shining guitars, They've all been right up her stairs, Do you care? Drivel Head knows all the bands, Knows them like the back of her hands. You can't see the wood for the trees, On your knees. Another victim of line up in line, Line up in line is all I remember. Oh, how their favours change, You could have been kinder. Yes, yes, line up in line, Line up in line is all I remember. Oh, how their favours change, You could have been kinder.
Annie
Annie, told me, Get out of here, head for the sea, The sun is hot and the air is clean The best things in the world are free And Mister Murphy Likes his Jackanory Holsten Export times three Jimi Hendrix and Thin Lizzy Annie, Annie, Annie Met a mate in the afternoon Holsten shore-line pub-crawl Looking for some cold beer Missed the stone punch drunk Judy Tony, brandy, M.G., Andy Vodka, scotch and loads of beer It's so great we want to stay here Annie, Annie, Annie Connection Riding on any wave There is the luck you crave They don't believe it now, They just think it's stupid So got anything ? Anyone could have done Who would've cared at all, not you Another heart has made the trade Forget it, forget it, forget it I don't understand how a heart is a spade But somehow the vital connection is made Riding on anything Anything's good enough Who would've thought it of someone like you Just as they brought me round Now that they brought you down Roundabout and roundabout Who wants a life anyway Another heart has made the grade Forget it, forget it, forget it I don't understand how the last card is played But somehow the vital connection is made
Car song You could call me a car lover 'Cos I love it in a motor And the way it feels To ride around on new wheels. I hardly know you But I think I'm going to Let's go siesta In your Ford Fiesta Here we go again I'm riding in your car Let me count to ten 'Cos it's gone way too far Up my street to nowhere You know what detours are Here we go again And it's gone way too far Sometimes I just can't function My heart's spaghetti junction Every shining bonnet Makes me think of my back on it. I just can't escape the feeling That I'd rather be free wheeling In every little Honda There may lurk a Peter Fonda, ho Here we go again I'm riding in your car Let me count to ten 'Cos it's gone way too far Up my street to nowhere You know what detours are Here we go again And it's gone way too far
Smile One, Two, Three, Four Peaches and cream Where have you been ? Did you know I've been waiting all night ? Whose bed were you in ? Whose head were you turning ? Don't you know I've been out of my mind 'Cos I know what you fear you will find Oh why... Sweetness and light I don't wanna fight you But I don't wanna listen to lies Your face is a mess You know you should drink less I said I don't want to hear how time flies 'Cos I know from the look in your eyes You were talking to some girl Who'd seen you on her T.V. set She said that she felt like she knew you Although you'd only just met Oh yeah... Don't stop talking shop I'll see you down the time swap I've been tested and tried Lost on the tide So cold inside Do you know I've been out of my mind 'Cos I know what you fear you will find You were talking to some girl Who said that she'd seen you before Oh my head's such a mess 'Till I hear your key in the door Oh yeah...Oh yeah
Hold me now Don't stop shaking it's my head That makes me want to second guess at a distance. Hoping there's a method to your madness, baby, I might just understand if you obey me. Hold me now, I need assistance. I'd take somebody else if I could. Walking down tree-lined place so pensive in the country, I can't take the voodoo that you do. Just lust easier sussed real love makes me untrue. It's hard to make a stew when the meat keeps looking up at you. So, hold me now, I need assistance. Follow down the path of least resistance. Hold me now, don't keep your distance. I'd take somebody else if I could. Hold me now, I need assistance. Follow down the path of least resistance. Hold me now, do I need a license to hold you? Hold me now, I need assistance. Follow down the path of least resistance. Hold me now, ( While I take the ... time to hurt you )
S.O.F.T And now we find Looking back at your state of mind, Was it all just a cover up, Woke your mother up, You were on TV. Did the devil say to you, You can make it through, I'll take you to the top And now that you're heaven bent And it pays the rent, Is it hard to stop ? S.O.F.T. Thought you knew the score S.O.F.T. Always wanted more S.O.F.T. Are you sure you're sure S.O.F.T. And now we find Looking back at your state of mind, Was it all just a cover up, Broke your mother up, On my TV. Did the devil say to you, You can make it through I'll take you to the shop And in a dress too small To be a dress at all Is it hard to stop ? S.O.F.T. Thought you knew the score S.O.F.T. Always wanted more S.O.F.T. Are you sure you're sure S.O.F.T.
Indian song If you want to, Then you've got to Let it show, It is waiting, It is waiting. If you want to, Then you've got to Let it go, It is waiting, It is waiting. If you want to, Then you've got to Let it show, It is waiting Heaven is waiting.
Blue John's gone his senses loaded over by your house it's so basic One, two, three, four John's gone his senses loaded Over by your house it's so basic I think you're faking have a good time But don't get into my head. Do you recommend I wait a while Direct and live or keep it constant And selective blue. I can read your mind, If you want to I will let you blue. I can read your mind, If you want to. John's gone, he needs attention Do you understand his inclination? I've seen you shaking, Come down here and I'll show you the wrong way Try to rearrange this tired old line Connect this smile and keep it standard And reflective, blue I can read your mind, If you want to I will let you blue. I can read your mind, I will let you If you want to. All nighter It's nearly eleven Do you think we'll stand the test of time You're a cloud short of heaven But you know I want you to be mine Am I sitting here waiting Yeah, and it's getting frustrating Got to go to the garage Got to get some fags and make some tea Can you lend me enough wedge Do you want to walk up there with me And I'm sitting here waiting Yeah, I'm tired of debating We've been up all night I can feel a strange attraction Now it's getting light But I can't spur you into action Sure not alone But so on my own, oh. It's a quarter to seven Don't you think we've stayed up half the night You're a cloud short of heaven But I'd love to see you strut your stuff And I'm sitting here waiting Yeah, and it could be X-rated We could be oh so happy, We could be oh so happy.
Waking up
I'd work very hard but I'm lazy I can't take the pressure and it's starting to show In my heart you know that it pains me A life of leisure is no life you know Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh oh, I think you should know. Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh, oh, I think you should know. Oh, oh, I think you should go. Make a cup of tea, and put a record on. I'd work very hard but I'm lazy I've got a lot of songs but they're all in my head. I'll get a guitar and a lover who pays me If I can't be a star I won't get out of bed. Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh, oh, I think you should know. Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh, oh, I think you should know. Oh, oh, I think you should go. Make a cup of tea, and put a record on. Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh, oh, I think you should know. Waking up and getting up has never been easy, Oh, oh, I think you should know. Oh, oh, I think you should go. Make a cup of tea, and put a record on. 2:1 Keeping a brave face In circumstances Is impossible Cannot describe So many decisions It's impossible To know which is The proper order The best position To be in Take advantage Or so it seems The way it goes. It's tragic / Sandman comes Laid down on your side / Two to one Too easy / In the dark You know that, you know / Dark reflections You're soaking wet / In my head You talk too much / In my bed It's not necessary / Again Before the ice melts / Sandman goes I just want to say / Two in tow This racket's yours / Wet and dumb Don't ask for more / Three's the number 'Cause somewhere along the line / Coming down Coming round again I've forgotten already See that animal
See that animal get some heavy metal Watch the world go singing sha-la-la-la White stick happiness, will we ever know how it feels, how it feels? I feel your tatoo on mine, but I can't wash it off this time Oh it's time, oh it's time, oh it's time, oh it's time. See that drug act, that AC/DC drag act on the wires in the sky tonight Fifteen new cities, but will we ever know how it feels, how it feels. I feel my tatoo on you, it's a sweet thing Terry, but it's not true It's not true, It's not true, It's not true, It's not true. Stutter
No need to whine, boy, Like a wind-up toy you stutter at my feet, And it's never the time, boy, You've had too much wine to stumble up my street. Well it isn't a problem, Nothing we can't keep between the sheets, Tell me you're mine, love, And I will not wait for other bedtime treats. Is there something you lack, When I'm flat on my back, Is there something that I can do for you? It's always something you ate, Or it's something you hate, Tell me is it the way that I touch you? Have you found a new mate, And is she really great, Is it just that I'm much too much for you? Oh, oh oh , ouah oh ah Don't feed me a line, boy, I can hear that voice you use upon the phone, And there's no need to be coy, That is something you can do upon your own. Well it isn't problem, nothing we can't solve so just relax. Am I on the wrong train, love, And will I have to tie you to the tracks. Is there something you lack, When I'm flat on my back, Is there something that I can do for you? It's always something you ate, Or it's something you hate, Tell me is it the way that I touch you? Have you found a new mate, And is she really great, Is it just that I'm much too much for you? Oh, oh oh , ouah oh ah I really want you to Oh, oh oh , ouah oh ah I really want you to Oh, oh oh , ouah oh ah
Never here
It's a sign of devotion You made everybody else seem insane You filled my head with your notions You made everybody else seem so tame In your bed I lay reeling You made everybody else seem a shame I knew from the way I was feeling Nothing could ever be quite the same I moved straight into your shoes I took up your cause and answered your phone I couldn't really imagine What life was like when I was alone Then I started to worry ( then I started to worry ) I thought of our lives left on the shelf Too much TV and curry Too much time spent on ourselves. We were sitting in waiting And I told you my plan You were far too busy writing Words that didn't scan And you lent me your records And I leant you an ear Funny how it seems to me now That you were never here Never really here. In our bed I lay reeling You made everybody else seem insane I knew from the way I was feeling Nothing could ever be quite the same It's a sign of devotion You made everybody else seem so tame Then it felt like going through the motions First impressions never remain We were sitting in waiting And you told me your plan I was far too busy writing Rhymes that'll never scan Now I've sold all your records 'Cos they give me the fear Funny how it seems to me now That you were never here Never really here Never really here
Vaseline
( Louder, louder ) When you're stuck like glue When you need some goo When you're stuck like glue, Vaseline When you're black and blue, Vaseline La la la la la la la la la la When you're stuck like glue, Give me some When you're stuck like glue If you'd like to woo, Vaseline La la la la la la la la la la If it's hot like you, Give me some Do you need a clue, I want some Vaseline, Vaseline, Vaseline, Vaseline, Vaseline, Vaseline.
The Menace
*** Thanks a lot to Smet at Strange Attraction for the lyrics ***
Generator
I'm a sonic generator It's as far as i can take it Aren't you glad that i can make it Oh oh in the money Baby put your arms around me Aren't you glad that you have found me You want it? i've got it... Oh oh on and on it I'm a self taught regulator Eeny meeny miney moaner Catch a poet by the toga You want it? i've got it Oh oh on and on it I'm a spastic generator It's as far as i can take it I was lying... In all mat cocoa butter Dead, dead in the water I'm a third rate imitator I'm a second hand fornicator I'm a spastic generator ...see you later, alligator
How he wrote elastica man
'T', 'I', 'C & A' break through these class barriers & a glass barrier style... magazine
'C & A', 'spell', 'elle'... magazine new volcanic, volcanica break through these class barriers and a glass barrier
Image Change
Should the image change Would the rest look better Surface dissolves skin and bone We're on the other side It might be better If i left you now Talk for hours But it doesn't change This feeling won't go away Should the image change Cost effects the measure It does explain a second chance I keep it all inside It might be better If i left you now Talk for hours First impressions last And cast shadows on the rest
Your arse, my place
[Justine: "The big drum straight away, Jus..."] 1, 2, 3 I twist, you shout I'm in, you're out Too sharp, too flat It's fate, and that's that Get with it, baby Bonjour, adieu Can't win, with you You're hard, i'm not You're shit, shit hard Get with it, baby Cocaine, it's crack Bloody, was black I'm class, you're ace Your arse, in my place Get with it, baby I like it like that
Human
I was only human Of flesh and blood I would relate to you You know I could I long to hold you Just like you do Ten times I've thought about it The things you do And so you see [them] It's such a shame It's just the way it goes There is no pain I long to hold you Do what you would Do dancing like you want to You know I could
Nothing stays the same
Took back time, take an instant pleasure Credit is due for the life of leisure Get to work and work gets done Best at being was not best at all Face the facts, being best got bitter Simple tastes won't suit me better Used to matter but that got done Best at being was not best at all Nothing stays the same Always change to remain Less than fine peace of mind Keep in check there is no time Tasks take time and time took effort Packed in pieces and pieced together Tend to work and work gets done Best at being was not best at all
A Love Like Ours Getting better, on your feet Take a look, kept in deceit A love like ours will never die Break my bonds, break my back Not a lot to break apart A love like ours will never die A love like ours will never die Break my bonds and break my back Not a lot to [break] apart A love like ours will never die A love like ours will never die Getting better, on your knees Three times blind, could not please A love like ours will never die A love like ours will never die A love like ours will never die
KB
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you Fuck you, asshole Hey From a promise Yeah, in drums and bass From your cheating years, throw one down Fuck you fuck you fuck you Hey Listen to this Real time Out of sync From your cheating years Throw one down Hey Aww k k k kickin it out K k k kickin it out (fuck fuck) K k k kickin it out K k k kickin it out You might also like My Sex Elastica Love Like Ours Elastica Connection Elastica Real time, out of sync From your cheating years Throw one down throw one down Real time is out of sync From your cheatin heart Throw me down (fuck fuck fuck fuck) Kkkkk kick it out From your cheatin(fuck) heart Throw me down (fuck fuck fuck fuck) Kkkkk kick it baby(out) Kkkkk kick it out Kkkkk kick it baby(out) Kkkkk kick it out Kkkk kick out baby Kkkkk kick out Real time Out of sync From your cheating years, throw me down (throw one down) From your cheating years My sex
What I want Mornings to the winter and afternoons to the summer What I want Is for you to be waiting round the other side of every door What I want To walk through the wardrobe of other bodies we have known What I want Is fifteen minutes of you What I want A lover who loves me when others have loved me not What I want Is a big love, two spoons in a drawer, the master plan What I want A lover who can love me slowly What I want To make your heartbeat faster What I want Is a room with a three-bar fire, like the one you had before, When you were poor and i just liked you more What I want To be in the park in the morning, the Long shadows on the grass and the swans still asleep What I want Is to love you everywhere and everyhow What I want To kiss you until our lips are numb What I want Kiss you 'til everywhere hurts What I want Is to hear the rain against the window again
The way I like it
When i work all day Just the way i like it Sing a song with a subtle hand When i need to spike it And i'm living all right And i'm doing ok Had a lover who was made of sand And the wind blew him away But i've got a good idea.. Don't need to be right Don't need to be wrong Been torn with a subtle hand That's why i sing this song It's a rolling ride, oh yeah That look in your eyes, oh no Hold me with another hand It'll be all right Da da da
(Trio)
What you do and what you don’t What you will and what you won’t What you can and what you can’t This is what you got to know Loved you though it didn’t show Ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht [4X] da da da [4X] Da da da, i don’t love you, you don’t love me [4X] Da da da [4X] I know why you went away Understand you couldn’t stay Wonder where you are today After all is said and done It was right for you to run Ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht [4X] da da da [4X] Da da da, i don’t love you, you don’t love me [4X] Da da da [4X] Da da da [4X]
NON ALBUMS tracks
12XU
( Cover of a song by The Wire. Performed live at August 1999 gigs )
Saw you in a mag Kissing a man Saw you in a mag Kissing a man Smoking a fag Kissing a man Saw you in a mag Kissing a man yeah Saw you in a mag Kissing a man Saw you in a mag Kissing a man Smoking a fag Kissing a man Saw you in a mag Kissing a man yeah Got you in a corner [4X] Got you in a cottage Got you in a corner [2X] Oh no no no 1-2-X-U
Bar bar bar Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Aiee-aiee-aiee This is the song Hell of a song Twelve inches long It's easy, it's easy, it's easy for some This is the way To be queen for a day So play away If you don't care what they say You work so hard, they just expect you to Work so hard, they've got it in for you Work so hard, nothing is getting through They just got sick of you. Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Aiee-aiee-aiee This is the sound, Of the hare and the hound With its feet on the ground Are you in for a penny or in for a pound? You work so hard, they just expect you to Work so hard, they've got it in for you Work so hard, nothing is getting through They just got sick of you. Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Ba-ba-ba ba-ba, Ba-ba-ba ba-ba Aiee-aiee-aiee
Brighton rock
We were sauced right there on Brighton beach You a goth and I was such a peach I sought to be the best at it PC Plod he still arrested it We're getting over it We're sweating over it That makes you happy I'm happy too. You're game in spite of everything [Page theme] and then she'll be some things Your name carved on my Brighton rock My name can be your mental block We're getting over it We're sweating over it That makes you happy I'm happy too.
Car wash
The five star short cut is the way to boost [to start] Translated just for you we introduce the latest conveyer belt Best equipment as you can see with promises to delete all work strain no gain fact and vacuum your interior It's hard luck - no short cuts It's hard luck - no short cuts It's just examples you know I'm curious Can't say no to the good thing then that's just expected It's hard luck - no short cuts
Cleopatra
Cleopatra - she did ten thousand In her lifetime Now that's a wide mouth Cleopatra gave a suction Oh so unheard of She was a wide mouthed girl A wide mouthed girl (believe it) Cleopatra - she did one hundred Roman Centurions For after dinner mints Cleopatra she gave a service With a smile She was a wide mouthed girl A wide mouthed girl Show me a bigger mouth ( X4 ) What a weak distorted image Elizabeth and Richard Gave you on the screen Of that wide mouthed girl Wide mouthed girl (believe it)
Donna It's tragic Laid down on your side Too easy You know that you know You're soaking wet You talk too much It's not necessary Before the ice melts I just want to say This packet's yours Don't ask for more Cos somewhere along the line I've forgotten already
Father christmas
Father Christmas, he's got a big bag So full of presents, now that's a big bag Father Christmas, he's got a reindeer With a red nose He's got a big, big, bag, A big, big, bag Believe it Father Christmas He does ten million In a night-time Now that's a fast sleigh Father Christmas Comes down the chimney [With] lots of bells on He's got a big, big, bag A big, big, bag Believe it Show me what you got ( X4 ) Yeah What a very, very, nice man Bringing lots of presents Coming down the chimney With his big, big, bag His big, big, bag Believe it
Gloria
(From Peel Session, Recorded - 6/12/94)
You're so merry up on high, Oh so scarily on high Gloria never ever cries, 'Cos she's just too busy Gloria never shuts her eyes, 'Cos it makes her dizzy And now you've got it all, What do you want it for Are you sick or, Do you just want more You're a strange girl, Gloria You say you've got it all , What do you want it for All that noise you got , Oh, oh , Oh, Gloria Oh so merry up on high Now you've got it all, What do you want it for All that noise you got , Well you're just a whore Oh, oh, Gloria 'Cos you've got it all , What do you want it for You're a strange girl , All that noise you got Oh, oh, Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
In the city [I'm working for the dogs in the city] Your mind was strong but your body was weak Now your body's here but your mind has snuffed it I think it's time that somebody stopped it. On the screen there's a boy with no name It looks like like you but it's just not the same You're so damn gone, I can hardly see you It must have been a double at the BBC Oh yeah... In the city, in the disco [Think you're] pretty, [ ... ] It's a shit-hole, you're a hero, You're a freak-oh.... Just when I think I'm getting the knack I'll see you and have a panic attack I'm an acrobat on the channel changer And it seems I'm out of danger Oh yeah.... In the city, in the disco [Think you're] pretty, [ ... ] It's a shit-hole, you're a hero, You're a freak-oh....
I wanna be a king of orient-ah
You always said I should follow my star Take a chance and I might go far I wanna ride a camel, wanna smoke a cigar I wanna be a king of Orient-ah Oh, wanna be a king of Orient-ah Wanna be a king of Orient-ah Gonna [settle] for the man with money Sounds like fun but it's just not funny Gonna get a camel, gonna sell my car Gonna be a king of Orient-ah Oh, gonna be a king of Orient-ah Got some spice and a little cigar Wanna get a keyring with a golden guitar Wanna find a babe that's born under a star Then I'll be a king of Orient-ah Gonna be a king of Orient-ah Going to be a king of Orient-ah Gonna be a king of Orient-ah I Want You (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session 05/08/96) Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Give me a, headache Give me a, heartbreak The pains you, don't fake I want you, oo-oo, ooh Sometimes you're bruisin' Sometimes you're cruisin' And when you're [losin' usin'] I want you, oo-oo, ooh I count on you I do I want you I count on you I do I want you Give me a, headache Give me a, heartbreak Some pains I, can't fake I want you, oo-oo, ooh Sometimes I'm, bruisin' Sometimes I'm, cruisin' But when I'm, [losin' usin'] I want you, oo-oo, ooh I count on you I do I want you I count on you I do I want you I've seen you, [shake it] I've seen you, [make it] Go on and, break it I've seen you, [shake it] I've seen you, [make it] But when you, [break it] I want you, oo-oo, ooh I want you, oo-oo, ooh I want you, oo-oo, ooh I want you I've seen you, [skinnin'] I've seen you, [winnin'] But when you're, [grinnin'] I want you
Justine
Sandman comes Two to one In the dark Dark reflections In my head In my bed again Sandman goes Two in tow Wet and dumb Three's the number Coming down Coming round again Keep it on ice ("Helter Shelter", Forum, Kentish Town 06/07/95) Keep it on ice, I'd rather [call] I can't [ignore ... ] Frozen love is [on the line] My heart is cold but my head's [ ... ] Aah-aa-aah, don't know what it's like Don't know what it's like Aah-aa-aah, keeping it on ice Keeping it on ice Oh, take it to [the point] and it will crack And you say you won't take me back [ ... ] you know I like the sound 'Cos then I know that you're still around Aah-aa-aah, don't know what it's like Don't know what it's like Aah-aa-aah, keeping it on ice Keeping it on ice [ ... ] through this frozen [ ... ] A [boy] in the bush is worth two in the head If you crack in my frozen [ ... ] [To think that] on a long distance line Aah-aa-aah, don't know what it's like Don't know what it's like Aah-aa-aah, keeping it on ice Keeping it on ice
Operate
I'm really close, you see Feel it breathing In my living heart I see you going for a life that's cruising Waste at smart I really do I really want it, but is it here? I love you anyway true No flickers Listen, they'll disappear Separate the scenes and the hints that make it Operate in a sane way all start to fall apart Sitting in day after day is not a good way After all And I just want to go home Dreams are made of this But they're Over there I know you sent me here To peel away your fear Operate the groove I need a reason For being here Your crazy ways Are in my ear And I just want to go
Paranoid Why d'you have to be so paranoid [Can't keep away ...] [ ... ] Why d'you have to be so paranoid Why d'you have to be so paranoid [Can't keep yourself, can't keep your health] [ ... ] Why d'you have to be so PARANOID
Pussycat Pussycat waits as the [night] splashes down, Taking her time as she [drives on] the ground, Oh she is the queen of the non-fucking zone, She is aware of the [bite] of the ground. Rockunroll
Rock and roll is dead I put that thing in its head I told it what I said Who wants to sha-la-la with or without you Tra-la-la-la-la-la with or without love Rockunroll is bred When its shiny skin is shed With a poison pencil lead You all rock until you're bled Spastica
A morbid fascination with all things in extremes A limited sport will leave its spot on me Early in the morning, I've given up on sleep I'm in the attention, but all I hear is my heart beat His spastic aspirations will make a man of me Brought him for his playing, such sensitivity Monsters of the present are the monsters of the past Took a look in your lyric book, your head's right your arse It's unbelievable, the way you got it all, it seems improbable The inner city fauna is crying round your feet I never really noticed how your eyebrows seemed to meet In perpetual fear of being swallowed whole Beached in the suburbs in the body of a whale
The Other Side (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session 08/08/96) It's been really hard I know It's been really hard under fire So take a look at what this world's become You know I've really got to go right now, oh You've been polishing that gun too long It's seen no action since the war begun So take a look before you join the other side You know I've really got to go right now So strung out You see [that I] don't want to play this game I need your shoulder to cry on It's something I can rely on Don't want to live this way That's why I'm leaving this for you To Russia with love Oh, see you It's me We've [been] pushing it, it's like cold war The walking wounded from the night before So take a look before you join the other side You know I've really got to go right now I'll see you round You see [that I] don't want to play this game I need your shoulder to cry on It's something I can rely on Don't want to live this way That's why I'm leaving this for you To Russia with love [You] see I'm talking about you Don't want to fight without you Don't want to fight about it I'm just your [LOVER!] Unheard music
Friends warehouse pain They attack their own kind A thousand kids, they bury their parents There's laughing outside We're locked out of the public eye No smooth chords On the car radio No smooth chords On the car rad-i-o-yo-yo We set the trash on fire And watch outside the door Then men come up the pavement under the marquee There's laughing outside We're locked out of the public eye No smooth chords On the car radio No harsh chords On the car radio No smooth chords On the car radio No harsh chords On the car radio