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The Lad That Time Forgot
02:38
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THE LAD THAT TIME FORGOT
Smiling green in the twilight
Leather wings hide a heavy heart
The lad that time forgot
The lad that time forgot
And Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears
The lad that time forgot
The lad that time forgot
Precious blood on pale parchment
Compass points to solar plexus
And Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears
The lad that time forgot
The lad that time forgot
Standing still in the gloaming
As the merciless heroes pass
Speaking truth unto no one
Sighing softly to the sky
And Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears
The lad that time forgot
The lad that time forgot
The lad that time forgot
Watching the merciless heroes pass
Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears surround him
Heaven's rainbowed tears
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2. |
Incandescent Artillery
03:52
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INCANDESCENT ARTILLERY
You must excuse me
I'm not used to being taken seriously
And ideas bore me
And my feet are getting itchy
Come soar with me
So the whorl is beneath we
And we are wild and free
Incandescent artillery
Eyes still open but empty
And just a spark of empathy
But I cant take it seriously
And my feet are getting itchy
Come soar with us
As like bees we do buzz'
Cos we are wild and free
Incandescent artillery
The garage just called me
Said my vehicle is ready
Ready today so we must away
Because my feet are getting itchy
Come soar with we'
Cos we are wild and free
And this world is beneath me
Incandescent artillery
This world is beneath me
Incandescent artillery
This world is beneath we
Incandescent artillery
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3. |
Get Bramah
04:20
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GET BRAMAH
They say he's hiding out with a farmer
Find me the deserter
It's all about stolen valour
Just throw him in the back of the Land Rover
Throw him in the slammer
Get Bramah!
He's working for the BBC
He no longer cares for me
His remaining time is mine
He is the crime
Get Bramah
Break his fingers - smash his guitar
Get Bramah!
I've suffered him long enough
We all know who wrote this stuff
It's your responsibility
He's no divinity
Get Bramah
Throw him in the slammer - hit him with a hammer
Get Bramah!
He's hiding out on the moors
In a stone shield with no doors
He gets all his warmth from sheep
He knows his life is cheap
Get Bramah
Before he escapes to the Bahamas
Get Bramah!
His days of glory are gone
He really thought he was someone
I just need a definite confirmation
Of his spirits final cessation
Get Bramah
Hit him with a hammer - in the back of the Land Rover
Get me Bramah!
Everything he claims is mine
I disavow and decline
I must retrieve and refine
No more questions about the charmer
Take him swimming with piranhas
Just get Bramah!
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4. |
Deep State
03:05
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DEEP STATE
'Some rise by sin and some by virtue fall'
Tiny said 'the Earth is flat'
Hit his teacher with a cricket bat
Now he hides in the woods and eats his meat raw
While teacher sucks her soup through a drinking straw
She's in a deep vegetative state - deep state
Now I am a man I don't give a damn
About the tragedy and the trash
About the triumph and the cash
I'm in a deep state
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
Measure for measure - the dye is cast
A sniper with a mic
Signals a kid on a bike
See my aura is too bright
Must I stand and fight
A woman on the intercom
All chained up like a unicorn
Still she is a powerful pawn
Of the deep state
Now I am a man I don't give a damn
About the truthers and the beat they bash
About the fakers and the big backlash
Deep state
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
Measure for measure - the dye is cast
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
Words are treasure - words are trash
In a deep state
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5. |
The Art Of Falling
05:30
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THE ART OF FALLING
Put your foot in front of your other foot and let it just fall a little bit
Now move your hip yep and let them just fall a little bit
Now put your other foot in front of your first foot and move your hips a little bit now let them fall a little bit now you're falling
And that's the art of falling art of falling
So when you're feeling down don't hit the ground
Just let yourself fall a little bit
Yeah when you're feeling down you ain't fallen
So don't crawl to get a hit
Yeah when you're feeling down be like the clown
Who likes to fall a little bit
And now you're falling and that's the art of falling
Falling falling falling ooh
So put your foot in front of your other foot and let it fall a little bit
Now move your hip yep and let them just fall a little bit
Now put your other foot in front of your first foot and move your hips
a little bit now let them fall a little bit now you're falling
And that's the art of falling but never say fallen
Falling falling falling falling falling falling ooh
So when you're feeling down don't hit the ground
Just let yourself fall a little bit
Yeah when you're feeling down you ain't fallen
So don't crawl to get a hit
Yeah when you're feeling down be like the clown
Who likes to fall a little bit
Yeah now you're falling slapstick falling and that's the art of falling
But never say fallen ooh
Falling falling falling falling
Put your foot in front of your other foot and let it just fall a little bit
Now move your hip yep and let them just fall a little bit
Now put your other foot in front of your first foot and let it fall a little bit
Now move your hips a little bit and let them just fall a little bit
Now you're falling ooh and that's the art of falling
That's the art of falling the art of falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling falling
Yeah that's the art of falling but never say fallen ooh never say fallen and that's the art of falling
Falling falling falling falling falling falling falling ooh ha!
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6. |
In The Acid Garden
05:57
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IN THE ACID GARDEN
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden my love is working
Tread lightly on the grass
Walk softly through this world
In the acid garden in the acid garden
Red leaves on black earth
White bough on blue sky
In the acid garden in the acid garden
He said 'it's just a tree, it's just a tree'
I said 'yeah, but it's talking to me'
Just a tree but it's talking to me
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden my love is working
Green leaves are singing
And the birds are twinkling
Green leaves are singing
And the birds are twinkling
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden in the acid garden
Tread lightly on the grass
Walk softly through this world
In the acid garden in the acid garden
He said 'it's just a tree'
He said 'it's just a tree'
I said 'yeah, but it's talking to me'
Yeah, talking to me, talking to me
It's just a tree, it's just a tree
But it's talking to me
In the acid garden in the acid garden
In the acid garden in the acid garden
In the acid garden in the acid garden
Red leaves on black earth
White bough on blue sky
And the leaves are singing
And the birds are twinkling
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden my love is working
In the acid garden my love is working
My love is working
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7. |
Beached
05:22
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BEACHED
I'm beached washed up and beat
But the beetle in my shirt don't seem disturbed
Yeah beached washed up and beat
But the stone inside my shoe still speaks the truth
Yeah beached washed up and beat
I'm beat washed up and beached
A big wave washed over me
Now I'm all washed up and beat can't you see?
Yeah, beached washed up and beat
But the soul inside my suit is resolute
Yeah beached washed up and beat
Beached
Oh beached
Beat washed up and beat
But the cocktail in my hand just tastes like sand
Oh beached washed up and beat
But the stone inside my suit is resolute
Beached washed up and beat
Beat washed up and beached
Beached washed up and beached
A big wave washed over me
And the cocktail in my hand just tastes like sand
I'm beached washed up and beat
But the beetle in my shirt don't seem disturbed
Beached
Yeah beached washed up and beat
A big wave washed over me
And the cocktail in my hand just tastes like sand
Beached washed up and beached
And the soul inside my suit is resolute
I'm beached washed up and beat
Yeah beat washed up and beached
A big wave washed over me
Now I'm all washed up and beat it's plain to see
A big wave washed over me
Now the cocktail in my hand just tastes like sand
Beached washed up and beat
I'm beached washed up and beat
Oh beached washed up and beat
And the song inside my shoe still speaks the truth
I'm beached washed up and beached
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8. |
Lancelot's Last Word
04:27
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LANCELOT'S LAST WORD
A new day is dawning
A new way of thinking
The old mind's drifting away
A new dog is barking
A new sod is rising
The old clay's washing away
Find the cup
Fill it up
Lance could not
Alas! Alas!
A new sun is shining
A new knight is riding
The old guard's passing away
Find the cup
Fill it up
Drink it down
Wear the crown
Lance could not
Alas, du Lac!
A new way of rockin'
A new way of rockin'
A new way of rockin'
A new way of rockin'
New way
A new way
Find the cup
Fill it up
Drink it down
Wear the crown
Lance could not
Alas! Alas!
Lance could not
Alas, du Lac!
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IF THEY EVER LAY A FINGER ON US
Seen as we are
So tired and frail
Forced into living our lives as cattle
Told what to do, well...
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger
Angels will hit them with lightening bolts
Raised all the same
Weak and in pain
Called to the office and given a number
Followed around, well...
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger
Fire will fly from the fractal heart
Taught to sit still
Told who we are
Servants to demons who charge us for shelter
I'm building my own
And if they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger
Peace will unfold and return to Earth
I heard a voice
Saying we are divine
Sent from the stars with a power immortal
Together we shine, well...
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger on us
If they ever lay a finger
Angels will open their hearts to us
Peace will unfold and return to Earth
Fire will fly from the fractal heart
Angels will hit them with lightening bolts
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Blue Orchids Manchester, UK
Continuing the mystical thread and acid explorations which were a hallmark of The Fall's initial line-up, Martin Bramah has
quietly crafted a trove of psychedelic visions unparalleled among musicians of his generation.
Despite never quite cracking mainstream public consciousness, Blue Orchids endure as a living treasures of head music for post-punks, with a series of deeply-magical recordings.
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