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I chop and I change and the mystery thickens
There's blood on my hands and you want me to listen
To brawn and to brain when the truth's in the middle
Born of the grain like all good riddles
B-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
Thy will be done
B-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
Your king- kingdom kingdom kingdom
You kill when you talk and the enemy weakens
Your words start to walk when you're not even speaking
If my heart is a war its soldiers are bleeding
If my heart is a war its soldiers are dead
B-b-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
Thy will be done
B-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
Your king- kingdom kingdom kingdom
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do
I've lost and I've gained and while I was thinking
You cut off my hands when I wanted to twist
If you know how to dance to Boney Maroney
He's doing the ballet on both of his wrists
B-b-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
Thy will be done
B-b-bite the nose off and make it the most of
Your k-k- k- k- k- kingdom, king-k- k- k- k-
B-b-b-burn the skin off and climb the roof top
And I will be done
B-b-bite the nose off and make the most of
Your king- kingdom, kingdom, kingdom
(You're a bitter malignous person)
(And the death is well overdue)
(You suck the blood that kills you)
(You kiss the hand that hates you)
(You're a bitter malignous person)
(And your death is well overdue)
(Your sucking bitter pain)
| subgyro (Cowgary, AB) | Posted: Jun 10, 2013 - 10:23 ottojschlosser wrote: What on Earth are they babbling about? Do do do do do do do, do do do do do do do (x4) Also, Your k-k- k- k- k- kingdom, king-k- k- k- k- |
| treatment_bound (Duluth to Madison) | Posted: May 14, 2013 - 14:00  |
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: May 09, 2013 - 14:25 bless my boney maroney this is high (imo) quality driving music (oh my gosh, my nips got hard!) |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Apr 08, 2013 - 10:26 Everybody in my church loves this song... and this whole album... |
| ottojschlosser (Beaverton OR (no, really, that's its name)) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 15:08 What on Earth are they babbling about? |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Feb 04, 2013 - 15:08 Never heard this before. NICE! So '80s, so now too. (29 years ago already? Sholy hit!) Thanks, Bill. |
| aspicer (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 31, 2012 - 15:22 Ahhhh....... Classic! Love it! And how the hell Is it only a 6.6?!!! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 28, 2012 - 21:32 drfeeleygood wrote: This song kicks ASS!!! ...whole album brings back memories.... I agree... love it madly... |
| drfeeleygood | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 10:32 This song kicks ASS!!! ...whole album brings back memories.... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 10:28 This song is soooo good it puts a spring in my step this spring morning... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 07:28 Until I saw the title I thought yer man was singing about King Dong... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Nov 20, 2011 - 13:34 Everybody in my hotel room loves this song... and this album... |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Nov 20, 2011 - 13:34 I love this song. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 18, 2011 - 08:00 From that great album Ocean Rain in 1984... I remember it like it was last month... love this song... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 17, 2011 - 14:04 We be dancing... love it... |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Feb 09, 2011 - 21:02 The Perfect E&TB tune........Here's to RP!  |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 09, 2011 - 14:12 helgigermany wrote: Woah, this piece 25 years old, but very nice! Yes, I love this classic... just turned the volume wayyyy up... hope you are having a great new year! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 08, 2010 - 23:41 Woah, this piece 25 years old, but very nice! |
| Tippster (Washington, DC) | Posted: Oct 06, 2010 - 16:36 All Echo, forget trying to pull "sounds like" stretches. Such a great song from a great band. Nobody sounded like these guys. |
| Netto (Khimki, Russia) | Posted: Sep 04, 2010 - 16:20 something of the Cure, something of P.I.L. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 03, 2010 - 16:16 Yessss... this song is excellent... love it... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 02, 2010 - 19:20 soooo profound... and danceable... love it... |
| isayhoomhom (Bethel, CT) | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 06:54 WayUpNorth wrote: Wow, never realized how much the singer for Arcade Fire sounds like this guy! Psych! |
| isayhoomhom (Bethel, CT) | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 06:53 Interesting how many current bands you hear in their sound – Arcade Fire, etc. An under-appreciated and influential group. |
| WayUpNorth (Windswept Exile) | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 06:53 Wow, never realized how much the singer for Arcade Fire sounds like this guy! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 25, 2010 - 14:10 fantastic... |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Jan 25, 2010 - 14:08 EssexTex wrote: One of the happiest, least bitter men in the music business Don't you understand sarcasm when you see it? |
| bkrontz (Times Square) | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 17:49 Nice... not overplayed. :) |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Nov 23, 2009 - 17:49 great song... love it... |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:13 fredriley wrote: Yep, that's the same tit of a lead singer who ruined the Bunnymen's gig at Loopallu 2008. The band doesn't come on until over 30 mins after they should have done, after interminable sound checks (which none of the other 10 bands who'd preceded them had needed), then yer man comes on in a pretentious monk's outfit with hood drawn smoking a fag. This is 2008 and the smoking ban's been in place for years in Scotland, so as the band starts playing someone off-stage obviously draws his attention to the fag and tells him to put it out. He then gets the almighty hump and starts muttering like a petulant adolescent about "can't even smoke a fag now", and continues to moan, bitch and grumble throughout that and the following track, completely spoiling it for the band and the audience for whom the Bunnymen were the final headline act. The guy's a prize wanker. Don't sugarcoat it Fred...tell us how you really feel. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:12  |
| EssexTex (Gitche Gumee) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:11 One of the happiest, least bitter men in the music business |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 08:09 This is a great song from a great band... I remember this soooo well... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 21, 2009 - 18:06 df1489 wrote: I agree... We be dancing here... this song is groovy... love it... |
| df1489 (Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx) | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 06:13 romeotuma wrote: Now, this brings back some memories... dang, this is good... I agree... |
| le_colonel | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 11:31 fredriley wrote: The guy's a prize wanker. Just like Liam Gallagher and so many others I suppose. And yet, they are both terrific singers. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Apr 16, 2009 - 11:21 great song... |
| Ando (behind your couch) | Posted: Mar 15, 2009 - 22:37 This song should be played more often. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Feb 12, 2009 - 09:02 RationalB wrote: I saw these guys in London when I was living there shortly after I left Memorial University of Newfoundland. This was one of the greatest concerts I saw during my 3 year stint in the UK. My mate Gord knew of them but I didn't, so he got me to the concert. 20 QUID ...jeez those were the days. With a few puffs of courage and an eager ear, my mind and musical tasted changed yet again. Bite the Nose of and make the most of MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!!  ">Yep, that's the same tit of a lead singer who ruined the Bunnymen's gig at Loopallu 2008. The band doesn't come on until over 30 mins after they should have done, after interminable sound checks (which none of the other 10 bands who'd preceded them had needed), then yer man comes on in a pretentious monk's outfit with hood drawn smoking a fag. This is 2008 and the smoking ban's been in place for years in Scotland, so as the band starts playing someone off-stage obviously draws his attention to the fag and tells him to put it out. He then gets the almighty hump and starts muttering like a petulant adolescent about "can't even smoke a fag now", and continues to moan, bitch and grumble throughout that and the following track, completely spoiling it for the band and the audience for whom the Bunnymen were the final headline act. The guy's a prize wanker. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jan 11, 2009 - 17:00 Yeah, I love it... |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Sep 07, 2008 - 08:46 Now, this brings back some memories... dang, this is good... |
| Monoman (Bikini Bottom) | Posted: Jun 04, 2008 - 15:23 jstrait wrote: ... Their all great even LLS. Eve after hearing 11teen billion times.
Lips Like Sugar was ETBM "jumping the shark" for me. Just about anything before that is fine IMHO. :-) |
| islander (Seattle) | Posted: Apr 02, 2008 - 17:18 wow, immediately recognizable, it was like an electric shock to the 1991 portion of my memory. Neat, Thanks. |
| RationalB (Brandon Manitoba) | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 18:29 I saw these guys in London when I was living there shortly after I left Memorial University of Newfoundland. This was one of the greatest concerts I saw during my 3 year stint in the UK. My mate Gord knew of them but I didn't, so he got me to the concert. 20 QUID ...jeez those were the days. With a few puffs of courage and an eager ear, my mind and musical tasted changed yet again. Bite the Nose of and make the most of MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!!MY KINGDOM!!!!! "> |
| Dickieb68 (Wellington NZ) | Posted: Jan 30, 2008 - 18:15 Unmistakably Bunnymen. Ahhh youth..... |
| Waybo (Northern California) | Posted: Aug 11, 2007 - 00:22 Never remember hearing this before -- great song! |
| ChardRemains (Pepperland) | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 12:01 Something from the new album, please? |
| pdsm7 | Posted: Jul 10, 2007 - 11:50 No. No. No. No. |
| jstrait | Posted: Jun 24, 2007 - 19:44 Bocephus wrote: +1 and I'm a huge E&B fan. It doesn't matter which song of theirs to me. Their all great even LLS. Eve after hearing 11teen billion times. |
| nausicaa (By the door.) | Posted: May 08, 2007 - 18:14 |