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Underdog Nation
03:49
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We’re an Underdog Nation
Fed on chips and lies
And bleak excursions
To the rainy seaside
And red top tattle
And terrace cries
We’re under the jackboot
Of the suits and ties
We’re an Underdog Nation
We’re an Underdog Nation
Bound with red tape
And a Big Big Brother
That we can’t escape
We can’t afford the flats
On the new estate
In our sinking, stratified, surveillance state
We’re an Underdog Nation
We’re an Underdog Nation
Gagging on more sleaze
We’re still peasant tenants
Lions led by donkeys
The boys in blue
Brought the miners to their knees
Our locomotives falter
In the presence of leaves
We’re an Underdog Nation
Going out on penalties again
And rain stops play
We have lost our faith
And MRSA lies in wait
We’re an Underdog Nation
America’s mate
We push GM food
Around our plate
The Post Office is dying
The country is overweight
Wave goodbye
To the welfare state
We’re an Underdog Nation
The TV Phone-in is rigged
The class system will never die
But how we love to see
Our betters cut down to our size
We’re an Underdog Nation
Beneath a liquid sky
Wat Tyler got his
It was no surprise
There’s drinking and there’s violence
On a Friday night
We love our celebrities
Especially when they die
We’re an Underdog Nation
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2. |
No Trick Ponies
04:07
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They’ll sell you a dream
And call it reality
They’ll sell you madness
And call it sanity
Don’t sign their rotten deal
Their merchandise is not real
They’ll sell you the pox
And swear that you’re healthy
They’ll sell you destitution
And swear that you’re wealthy
We’ve heard this yarn before
Now show these creeps the door
Beware of fakes and phonies
Horse traders and no trick ponies
They’ll sell you slavery
And call it liberation
They’ll sell you ignorance
And call it education
There’s no integrity here
They’re just feeding your fear
They’ll sell you prejudice
And swear that it’s inclusive
They’ll sell you uniformity
And swear that it’s exclusive
They speak with forked tongue
They’ve got money and guns
Beware of fakes and phonies
Horse traders and no trick ponies
Your money or your life
Or maybe both
Beware of fakes and phonies
Horse traders and no trick ponies
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3. |
An Ending is a Beginning
04:39
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Floored by inertia
Floored by self-doubt
Do you wonder what it’s all about?
Do you wonder what it’s all about?
It’s not the way you would choose
Naked in the headlights, brittle and confused
An ending is a beginning
Open the door, let tomorrow in with all the gifts she’s bringing
An ending is a beginning
Discard the days, discard the ways to which you’re clinging
Punch the clock, pay your way
Move your lungs in and out
Do you wonder what it’s all about?
Do you wonder what it’s all about?
Your blueprint never included this
A Houdini act above an abyss
An ending is a beginning
Open the door, let tomorrow in with all the gifts she’s bringing
An ending is a beginning
Discard the days, discard the ways to which you’re clinging
Better get your head up and face the future
Because it’s coming anyway
An ending is a beginning
Open the door, let tomorrow in with all the gifts she’s bringing
An ending is a beginning
Discard the days, discard the ways to which you’re clinging
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Mark Bosley Oxford, UK
Mark has been playing on the Oxford scene and beyond since 1989. He loves the Beatles, the Sisters of Mercy, Richard Thompson and a whole lot more. When Nightshift Magazine dubbed him “the Master of Misery”, he was overjoyed. The current band line-up also features Pete Lock on vocals and percussion, Robin Morris on bass and vocals and long-term partner Eric the Drum Machine on, er, drum noises. ... more
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