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Keening
02:26
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I've seen it in black and white
That spirit, that will to fight
No hearing, no sight
They'll not take me tonight
I'll drag these broken bones
Away from this earthly home
These folks I've always known
Must leave them all alone
Keening
Keening
I never knew the meaning
Keening
Gotta go
Gotta go
Gotta go
Gotta go
Stubbornness like a mule's
Won't suffer any fools
Fuck you, and fuck your rules
I'm sharpening my tools
I'll dream of you still
I'll think of you still
Of your iron will
And acrobatic skill
Keening
Keening
I never knew the meaning
Keening
Gotta go
Gotta go
Gotta go
Gotta go
Go
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2. |
Play for Keeps
01:53
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I just don’t know, I don’t know no better
And I put all my feelings down in a letter
I struggle real hard to find the right words to say
So I take on characters like I’m in a play
How many teeth have been knocked out
Cos some people can’t stop running their mouth?
How many teeth have been knocked out
Cos some folks couldn’t stop running their mouths?
I keep my emotions balled up in my fists
I got my mind under control, but my body resists
Switchblade, bust, oar, garotte
I’ll use anything I got
Switchblade, bust, oar, garotte
I’ll use anything I got
Switchblade, bust, oar, garotte
I’ll use anything I got
Switchblade, bust, oar, garotte
I’ll use anything
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Here’s a little story ’bout Mary-Sue
If she hadn’t been a model, you know what she’d do?
She’d be working in a dead-end job
Wishing she’d listened ’stead of using her gob
Oh oh-oh-oh, what’s a girl to do?
Mary-Sue says shit that she shouldn’t say
Even when it’s not her business anyway
She’s gonna get in trouble one of these nights
Find herself outnumbered in a street fight
Oh oh-oh-oh, come judgment day
Jenny don’t like people talking shite
She hears those whispers every night
What she needs to turn her life around
Is a sharp injection of punk
But oh oh-oh-oh, Jenny’s on the junk
Jenny don’t like people talking shite
She hears those whispers every night
What she needs to turn her life around
Is a sharp injection of punk
But oh oh-oh-oh, Jenny’s on the junk
What she needs to turn her life around
Is a sharp injection of punk
But oh oh-oh-oh
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I don’t know what’s going on anymore
I don’t like what’s going on outside my own front door
The world is on its fuckin' ass right now
I’d change it all if somebody would tell me how
They’re poking the bear like they don’t even care
But they just don’t know when he’s gonna blow
A change is coming, and it don’t look good
It’s coming hard and fast, just like I knew it would
Yeah, yeah, sure, that’s what she said
But I can’t get these motherfuckers out my fuckin' head
They’re poking the bear like they just don’t care
But they just don’t know when he’s gonna blow
They’re poking the bear like they don’t even care
But they just don’t know how this is gonna go
Dodgy metaphors maybe end in wars
But when will someone stop these bulls in the china shop?
Dodgy metaphors maybe end in wars
We need Boxing Day hunts for these bullshit cunts
I liked the way that things were before
I’d come and go like through my own front door
But now I’m living in a goddamn cage
How does this not give you all the motherfuckin’ rage?
They’re poking the bear like they don’t even care
But they just don’t know when he’s gonna blow
They’re poking the bear like they don’t even care
But they just don’t know how this is gonna go
They’re poking the bear
They’re poking the bear
They’re poking the bear
How this is gonna go
They’re poking the bear
They’re poking the bear
They’re poking the bear
When he's gonna blow
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5. |
Morning Ritual
02:44
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She said, "These things only happen to you"
While my lips were turning blue
"Now what are we gonna do?"
I’m dropping, I’m starting to choke
I got a fishbone stuck in my throat
I bought myself a wooden overcoat
I said the mirror is a trial
Morning ritual: force a smile
But no fretting over my hairstyle
There's a world in every teardrop
But don’t we all just want to shop?
I take my time, I start and stop
Someone said the future’s coming
But i just didn’t expect it today
I guess I’d best start running
I gotta keep this shit at bay
She said, "These things only happen to you"
While my lips were turning blue
"Now what are we gonna do?"
I said the mirror is a trial
I said the mirror is a trial
Morning ritual: force a smile
Morning ritual: force a smile
Force a smile
Force a smile
Smile
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6. |
Real Men
02:33
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I never wanted to be like you
I never wanted to look like you
I never wanted to act like you
I never wanted to think like you
You’re a real man
You're a real man
I never wanted to read The Sun
There’s more to life than just beer and fun
Don’t enjoy drinking till I’m sick
I don’t think that that’s particularly big
You’re a real man
You're a real man
I never wanted to go out at night
Sole intention just to have a fight
I never wanted just to put it in
Any old thing that the cat dragged in
But you’re a real man
You're a real man
Never wanted to join the SAS
Never wanted to kick your ass
Never wanted to be that crass
If you’re a real man, I think I’ll pass
Are you a real man?
Are you a real man?
Build your muscles, push your chest out
You’re a real man
Touch girls’ asses, push your weight round
You’re a real man
Are you a real man?
Well, if you're a real man, I think I'll pass
Never wanted to be like you
Never wanted to look like you
Never wanted to act like you
I never wanted to think like you
I never wanted to be like you
I never wanted to look like you
I never wanted to act like you
I never wanted to think like you
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7. |
What Life Sends
02:44
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My eyes are held open with matchsticks
The very ones I used to burn my candles at both ends
Trying to shine a light on what life sends
My workload’s never fuckin’ ending
The world just keeps on breeding, and the woman I love madly
Says my concentration’s dwindling badly
I need to sleep, I need to dream
Cos things are never what they seem
Fuck
I don’t think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
Is having an experience
I forgot to walk the dog again today
My to-do list got ruined in the rain
And it feels like the power is out in my brain
I need to sleep, I need to dream
Cos things are never what they seem
I need to dream, I need to sleep
I pray the Lord my mind to keep
I don’t think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
Is having an experience
I don’t think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
I don't think that anyone
Is having an experience
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8. |
Drinking to Remember
02:33
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"And here’s a toast to you," I said
As I raised a glass of Johnnie Walker Red
I’ll miss seeing you around
Life won’t be the same without you in this town
I feel weightless
I feel placeless
I feel empty
I feel helpless
Don’t think I’ve smiled since you’ve gone
But I have to tell myself that life goes on
Glass goes to the mouth again
As I take another drink to my absent friend
But it doesn’t solve anything
And still I weep
Cos I can’t bring you back
From your eternal sleep
I feel weightless
I feel placeless
I feel empty
I feel helpless
I’m drinking to remember and to reminisce
Cos I can’t face forgetting a friend like this
Drowning in this tiny glass
While I’m waiting for the hurt to pass
I feel weightless
I feel placeless
I feel empty
I feel helpless
I feel weightless
I feel placeless
I feel empty
I feel helpless
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When you’re putting out your trash in the middle of the night
Don’t stray too far from the front porch light
Cos I may be lurking there in the dark
Lying in wait just to make my mark
Even in the summer, wear your winter coat
With the collar turned up to protect your throat
And don’t wear your slippers, whatever you do
Cos you can bet your life I’m faster than you
Cos baby, I’m the trashcan killer
My murderous desire couldn’t get no realer
I stalk all night just to get my thrill
And you just might be my next trashcan kill
Here’s some friendly advice from me to you
I’m gonna tell you what you oughtta do
Put out your trash in the broad daylight
And you might live to see another Saturday night
Cos baby, I’m the trashcan killer
My murderous desire couldn’t get no realer
I stalk all night just to get my thrill
And you just might be my next trashcan kill
You just might be my next trashcan kill
My trashcan kill
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10. |
So It Goes
02:28
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I can’t sleep now, I got Santa Claus on my mind
My eyes are squeezed tight, and I feel I’m searching blind
I’m in the dark now, I’m seeing black and feeling blue
How long will it take until the lies start feeling true?
The truth is out there if you dig for it
But I don’t wanna in case it turns to shit
Live in the moment, live your lie
We’re all just babies, then we die
I’ve seen the flames burning out where they once stood high
I’m seeing the bombs, they’re being sucked up to the sky
They’re in the planes now, yeah, they’re racked for transport home
They’ll be dismantled, and they can’t do any harm
The truth is out there if you dig for it
But I don’t wanna in case it turns to shit
Live in the moment, live your lie
We’re all just babies, then we die
Somewhere a dog barked
Somewhere a dog barked
Somewhere a dog barked
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
The truth is out there if you dig for it
But I don’t wanna in case it turns to shit
Live in the moment, live your lie
We’re all just babies, then we die
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
So it goes
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11. |
Exploding Heart
02:13
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I’m sick of death, I’m sick of the rain
I’m sick of masking all of the pain
It’s pouring down, it’s hurting hard
I need a fireguard around my exploding heart
I can’t believe this shit
I gotta get, I gotta get match-fit
My head is spinning, down the drain
I don’t know if I’ll ever climb up again
Everything is just a fuckin’ mess
Oh, how the hell I’m gonna, gonna get through this?
Yeah, rise above, above everything
I can’t believe you’ll never make my phone ring
I’m sick of death, I’m sick of the rain
I’m sick of masking all of the pain
It’s pouring down, it’s hurting hard
I need a fireguard for my exploding heart
My exploding heart
I need a fireguard around my exploding heart
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