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Silly As A Wheel
03:00
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Even though the time of day is late
You know I’m silly as a wheel
I had one drink but then I wanted more
You know it’s just the way I feel
The sight of me beside the road
I see myself just lying there
A heap of meat, a stretcher load
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
I ever did what I have done
I never thought that I would die
You know I’m silly as a wheel
Although I’m sitting at the wheel
Beside a ton of twisted steel
Thinking I’ve been drinking far too long
But when I go this far I don’t care
Mindlessly I stare out into space
I’m driving fast I’m going nowhere
The sight of me beside the road
I see myself just lying there
A heap of meat, a stretcher load
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
I ever did what I have done
I never thought that I would die
You know I’m silly as a wheel
Although I’m sitting at the wheel
Beside a ton of twisted steel
Faster, faster, faster, still I’ll go
Now I will be a human rissole
Veering to the left and to the right
A throbbing heap of mangled grizzle
The sight of me beside the road
I see myself just lying there
A heap of meat, a stretcher load
I don’t know why, I don’t know why
I ever did what I have done
I never thought that I would die
You know I’m silly as a wheel
Although I’m sitting at the wheel
Inside a ton of twisted steel
You know I’m silly as a wheel
You know I’m silly as a wheel
You know I’m silly as a wheel
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Tower Of London
04:18
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Tower of London, where you’re singing in the street
Misty dew fall, family planning at your feet
But where you’re going you're heading nowhere
With these people who won’t see
You know you’re nothing behind the splendor
Cause I know your history
Behind the wall holds nothing
That I haven’t already found
It seems to be just a sad reflection
Of the way you let me down
Tower of Eiffel, everywhere you’re in my mind
I know you noticed but you sure don’t give a sign
Within your structure there lurks a feeling
That I know you want set free
But from the people you relied on
Don’t expect no sympathy
Behind the wall holds nothing
That I haven’t already found
It seems to be just a sad reflection
Of the way you let me down
Tower of Babel, they left you peaceful and serene
Throughout the centuries all the sights you must have seen
But you’re dying, you must believe it
And there’s nothing you can do
Lest you remember the hope and feelings
Of the people who built you
Behind the wall it holds nothing
That I haven’t already found
It seems to be just a sad reflection
Of the way you let me down
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Sweet Executive
03:15
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Sit in the office, passing the day
Adding up numbers while I’m wasting away
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
Nine until five, company time
Company car, I’ve got a ladder to climb
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
I have trouble understanding just what I want
I have trouble understanding me
And what I want
Executive meeting, nothing to say
It’s just a stab in the back, it’s just a game we all play
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
Making decisions, wondering why
It’s just a punch in the face, it’s just a do or a die
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
I have trouble understanding just what I want
I have trouble understanding me
I have trouble understanding just what I want
Yes, I have trouble understanding me
And what I want
Heart attack over, given first aid
A rest in the country and it’s company paid
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
Back in the office, passing the day
Business again, well then I don’t want to play
What’s the time, it’s too late
What’s his name, he can wait
I have trouble understanding just what I want
I have trouble understanding me
I have trouble understanding just what I want
I have trouble understanding me
Understanding me, understanding me
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She's A One
03:13
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I think you’ll find us talking too loud
Not saying anything
It’s in the order of your mind (She’s a one)
The wall I find myself behind (Just a one)
The rotting dampits in the lino
The peeling paint that I, I want to
Hold on to the things that happen in the past
The situation passes by (She’s a one)
A tower far too tall to climb (Just a one)
One glance and the dance is done
I never tried, said I
The cards were dealt but blew away (She’s a one)
I lost a game I never played (Just a one)
A message written on the subway
A bitter memory and I, I want to
Hold on to the thing that happened in the past
It doesn’t matter much to me (Oh no)
It’s just a matter of degree (Oh yeah)
It’s not that I don’t really care
It’s just I often fail to see
Unspoken feelings in their faces
The silent voices saying that they want to
Hold on to the things that happen in the past
It doesn’t matter much to me (Oh no)
It’s just a matter of degree (Oh yeah)
It’s not that I don’t really care
It’s just I often fail to see
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Lemmings (Brisbane) Brisbane, Australia
Formed by schoolmates from Kenmore State High School in the late 1970's. They released their first record in 2021 after finding long-lost recordings from 1981.
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