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SICK OF DEATH [album]

by Mr Wu's Pigs

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1.
Keening 02:26
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
2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Real Men 02:33
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
7.
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
8.
"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
9.
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
10.
So It Goes 02:28
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
11.
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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released August 7, 2020

Made by Mr Wu's Pigs

All songs written, performed, and produced by David Tombesi-Walton, except as follows: Ciaron Lee Marlow supplied the pounding bass throughout, as well as the fiery guitar solos on “Jenny’s on the Junk” and “Trashcan Killer”. Jim Jam provided the ace additional vocals on “Poking the Bear”.

Cover artwork: “Hate” detail of Every Emotion Is Of Equal Value, by Francesca Howard; francescahowardartist.com
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