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On Bended Knee EP

by Stillman

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On Bended Knee 03:31
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Daybreak, welcome to the sofa Shirt-sleeves, grinning like a joker We’re all in this together as one Except for me and my blue-chip chums I am everyman Got a trust fund and an offshore scam Push-bike, no tie Got a twinkle in my eye Everything everywhere Costs more than a man could bear I can hardly get Fuel for my private jet On bended knee You’ll swear your fealty Roll back the centuries And pay your tithe to me Look here, I won’t lie to you Better tighten your belt if you want to get through You’ll work until your heart is shot I spent your pension on the bonus pot I am everyman Got a trust fund and an offshore scam Push-bike, no tie Got a twinkle in my eye Everything everywhere Costs more than a man could bear I can hardly get Fuel for my private jet On bended knee You’ll swear your fealty Roll back the centuries And pay your tithe to me I’ve got nothing to spare So you can all pay my share I do declare I’ve got you all running scared And there’s nothing you can do, yeah On bended knee You’ll swear your fealty Roll back the centuries And pay your tithe to me Oh yeah, you’ll pay what’s fair Oh yeah, and I’ll say what’s fair
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Swollen Air 04:08
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Grid-ref Co-ordinates and time-check Send in your sit-rep Everybody wins! Blank stares Smiling for the crosshairs Strip bare Dive into the barrel and swim Home where no-one knows your name The swollen air bursts and spits with crackling rain Into the gutters and sputtering drains You’re a raw nerve Twitching at the adverts You’ve got a bad thirst Shaking ‘til they plug you in Home where no-one knows your name The swollen air bursts and spits with crackling rain Into the gutters and sputtering drains Share a secret We can keep it Tucked up tight Watching while you sleep at night Home where no-one knows your name The swollen air bursts and spits with crackling rain Into the gutters and sputtering drains
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Small Deaths 04:36
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Small deaths, secrets Pressed and zipped Feint lines, feint lives Shredded strips We’ve lost the feed And we can’t connect Everybody’s wired But we’re just dead streams Sunrise headlines Espresso-guilt Sinks slow, like stone In rush-hour silt We’ve lost the feed And we can’t connect Everybody’s wired But we’re just dead streams Tea on the lawn while the children play The day’s sublime Talk turns to serious things Understand My old-world wine Says I’ve a serious mind Last train, torn page Dropped and left Kills time just fine These small deaths We’ve lost the feed And we can’t connect Everybody’s wired But we’re just dead streams Tea on the lawn while the children play The day’s sublime Talk turns to serious things Understand My old school tie Says you can’t afford my time In bitter dark it creeps Through bone-brittle sleep Rainbow finned swims weak Through churning froth By morning floats Dull-grey, dead and broken In the weeds lies choked And all’s forgot We’ve lost the feed And we can’t connect Everybody’s wired But we’re just dead streams
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The Debt 05:18
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Quick to the fort! Sofa cushions strewn on the floor Gravy-rich air Jammy fingers, custardy hair Sundays we work for the Debt Kitchens are cold but we’re grateful we’ve been spared Room 20a Cranking the amps, kids on the fire-escape Running Free Blasting out across the playing fields Evenings we work for the Debt Keep our chins up like the TV said The bigger the lie The blacker the boot The softer the yoke on your neck as you stoop The whiter the smile The sharper the suit The sweeter the swill left over for you The bigger the lie The blacker the boot The softer the yoke on your neck as you stoop Sundays we work for the Debt

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released November 5, 2012

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