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Theatre Of The Absurd
01:54
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Now the moon is waking up
And you are all invited to the show
At midnight
The rain drops growing arms and legs
Just so they can make it to the show
It's midnight, look at the big lights!
Welcome to the theatre
The magical mystical theatre
Welcome to the theatre of the absurd
Now the moon is waking up
And you are all invited to the show
It's midnight
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Grotesquary
01:49
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I'm not weird enough for the weird people.
I'm not normal enough for the normal people.
I'm not old enough for the old people.
I'm not young enough for the young people.
I'm not gay enough for the gay people.
I'm not straight enough for the straight people
Am I destined to always be impaled on this church steeple?
Life is a grotesquary
You're so dull and ordinary
Why don't you stop doing what you're told
Life is a grotesquary
Why'd you call it a bowl of cherries
It's more akin to a lump of coal
Life is a grotesquary
But there's no need to be so wary
Why can't you be just a little more bold
Life is a grotesquary
Let's take off our clothes and get married
It doesn't take much to break the mold
Here in the grotesquary
Fools and lovers suffer gladly
Mothers suffocate their babies
With protection and anxiety
That is how it's always been
And how it will always be
That is how it's always been
And how it will always be
That is how it's always been
And how it will always be
That is how it's always been
And how it will always be
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The kinky blade cuts out a slice
Of the sticky mess you call life,
That imitates surrealist art
A masterpiece of death and your...
Hallucinogenic canvas heart
Should've known I loved you from the start
Loss distorts the beauty in your stars
I'll never get over you
Hallucinogenic Canvas Heart
Hope you know I loved you from the start
Smear the blood stains in your car
I'll never get over you
Dreamt I was in New Orleans
Hotel room inside a bag of Mardi Gras beads
The claustrophobia and heat
I'm swimming through fallopia
Hallucinogenic canvas heart
Should've known I loved you from the start
Loss distorts the beauty in your stars
I'll never get over you
Hallucinogenic Canvas Heart
Hope you know I loved you from the start
Smear the blood stains in your car
I'll never get over you
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4. |
Little Lizardy Man
01:52
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Look at the little lizardy man!
The littly shittly lizardy man
The littly wizardy lizardy man, ohhhh
Ooooh ohhhhh ahhh
(Heesh sho tchiny! But look at him dance!)
Look at the little lizardy man!
A whirlwindy blustery blizzardy man
He's tiny, but he's a big presence, man
Ohhhhh
Just look at him go!
He's like Michael Jackson! Yaaayyy
He spinny round
He spinny round
That little lizardy man
The cheeky thing
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5. |
Valentine Schmalentine
02:16
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Valentine schmalentine
Your flowers are wilted
Valentine schmalentine
Your honey has turned crimson
Valentine schmalentine
Your losses climbing
Valentine schmalentine
The wires have tripped your silver lining
Will you find a love in time for Valentine's day?
Are you better off alone than a God with nothing to say
When the criminals are breaking bread with the patron saints
You can't trust any of those fuckers on Valentine's day
Valentine Schmalentine
Your ache is dull, and
Valentine schmalentine
Your cinnamon is wind blown
Valentine schmalentine
The space reserved for
Valentine schmalentine
Is only wasted time
Will you find a love in time for Valentine's day?
Are you better off alone than a God with nothing to say
When the criminals are breaking bread with the patron saints
You can't trust any of those fuckers on Valentine's day
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6. |
Vaudeville
03:01
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Vaudeville
Your politics just make me ill
Sleight of hand so you can skip the bill
The politics of vaudeville
2.
Vaudeville
I left my wallet on your windowsill
Now I can't afford my ED pills
You're the villain of the vaudeville
Chorus.
Vaudeville
The dumbest in the room
Vaudeville
No one wants to take it, no one wants to take it from you
3.
Vaudeville
Build a border wall of sticklebricks
Why don't you go and eat a bag of dicks
My orange face vaudeville
4.
Vaudeville
The hypocrisy is wearing thin
The toothless shark is waving fins
Applauding his own vaudeville
Chorus.
Vaudeville
The dumbest in the room
Vaudeville
No one wants to take it, no one wants to take it from you
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7. |
The Creation Of Concepts
00:38
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Deleuze, forgive my ignorance
My capacitors are frying
I try to take you in
But the olive oil is spitting
In a lifeboat filled with dizzy bugs
And the ocean spray
Is less than invigorating
I'm running on
Outdated technology
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8. |
On Suicide
01:18
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On Suicide
You've been contemplating
The absurdity of living in this world
Existential philosophy
Was a waste of time and money
Your twisted flag will never be unfurled
On Suicide
You've been ruminating
The sand is quicker than the rushing tide
Your quests and crusades
They have all been fruitless, and
All you wanted was to be a blushing bride
But there's no chance of that now, dear
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9. |
The Hypocrite Dance
02:06
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V1.
Tell 'em what they want to hear and when it turns out we were lying they'll have forgotten.
Stupid little drones, we can get away with cutting up their parts and sucking on their bones
Chorus.
The hypocrites all stand in line
The dancing queen and 45
The piggy boy and Richie B
Dance around the money tree
V2.
Stick it to the proles, back end of the queue, doing as we say not doing as we do
Put it on expenses, second homes with broken fences, and charge the Muppets for the privilege
Chorus.
The hypocrites all stand in line
The dancing queen and 45
The piggy boy and Richie B
Dance around the money tree
The hypocrites they come in pairs
Two by two they climb the stairs
The ark is plush with bourgeoisie
Fruits of the magic money tree
Look at the magic money tree
Look at the magic money tree
Look at the magic money tree
See how it shines
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10. |
An Inappropriate Dream
03:17
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I had a dream about you
I nailed you to a cross
And I relayed my mem'ries
Of golden lovers lost...
A magical elixir
Did cause me to strip bare
The carpet burns did give me
Deep scars I can't repair
She tried then to deliver
The third degree of red
Though my regrets were fleeting
I left her with the thread...
Of my hands all over
She welcomed every thrust
There was no love between us
Just pure unbridled lust
I lost more than my money
Oh dear, alas, alack
I gave my secrets freely
Now I can't take them baaack
It was a dream of substance
Of sex and death and loss
And now it's time to pay the price
My own life is the cost
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11. |
Heartburn Hotel
01:10
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Heartburn hotel
Oh the stories I could sell
I'm the omnipresent wallpaper
That's feeding off the kinky sex of lovers twisting sticky sheets in hell
But who you gonna tell?
Heartburn hotel
Oh the secrets that I quell
The maid went through your suitcase, nicked your knickers and your ounce of hash, she hoovered up your pills and your cocaine stash
Who you gonna tell?
Oh who you gonna tell?
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12. |
Dada Girl
01:53
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Dada Girl
Leads the soldiers
In a red and orange glow
Her cut up prose
Makes more sense than the current political shit show
Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada Dada
Dada!
2.
Dada Girl
She sneezed onto a canvas
And made a work of art (it was her masterpiece!)
Her heart is furled
Into an origami mirrorball dada dart
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13. |
Poly Put The Kettle On
01:54
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1.
Sexuality is fluid
Like mucus on saliva glands
Amorphous slugs beneath the sun
Stretching out like rubber bands, so
Chorus.
So poly put the kettle on
Make some time for everyone
Poly Put The Kettle On
We all make love with
Him and her and them and their
And she and he and me
2.
Like hair gel slicking through the bracken
That surrounds your wooden spike
The holy land looks barren, but
I want to ride your bike
Just to see what it's like
Chorus.
So poly put the kettle on
Make some time for everyone
Poly Put The Kettle On
We all make love with
Him and her and them and their
And she and he and me
Bridge.
If I want to do it, then I do it
It's not for the fashion
I like boys and girls and inbetween
So fuck you and your judgement and oppression
Chorus.
So poly put the kettle on
Make some time for everyone
Poly Put The Kettle On
We all make love with
Him and her and them and their
And she and he and me
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I love you but I'm going to eat you
Did I forget to tell you I'm a cannibal
Little pussy, everyone is freaking, and
The sheep are running riot in the hall
I love you but I'm going to leave you
Did I forget to tell you there's another girl
Little darlin' , I must bid adieu now
I have to go and nibble on my Viennese whirl
I love you but I'm going to eat you
I've shouldered the weight of all your canon balls
But I ain't cruel so I'll offer a suggestion...
If you ever need eating again, then please do give me a call
Cast chorus.
We love you but we're going to eat you
You've been such a lovely audience tonight
You've had your fill, and it is only fair now
That we have our fill, too, so let us have a bite
Come on, let us have a cheeky gnaw
Just a little chomp on your rump, darling
Oooh, I love a bit of thigh
Quid pro quo, chief
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Pete Murphy Birmingham, UK
Pete Murphy, UK songwriter. I make unpopular music in numerous styles... everything recorded, performed, mixed, and mastered by me in a tiny corner of the lounge in my house. Avant pop, experimental, electronic, techno, solo jazzy piano, techno jazz, rock, musicals, sound art, comedy, and more... ... more
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