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Basically Blue, vol. 1

by Longboat

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1.
The District Line 03:51
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I ride the District Line Feet up and drinking wine I’m on it every day While others look away Next station, folks, what a thrill Is Tower Hill I travel for fun I rise before the sun Make ready for the trip Have a cuppa and a nip Last station, ma’am and sir Is Upminster In light or darkness In the lovely London rain In sun or thunder Oh, it’s a brilliant train Just a giant moving corridor Stand clear of the closing doors, yeah From Barking to Parson’s Green Kew Gardens to Becontree Whitechapel, South Kensington Hornchurch or Wimbledon If you want to get around Go underground In light or darkness In the lovely London rain In sun or thunder Oh, it’s a brilliant train Just a giant moving corridor Stand clear of the closing doors, yeah I’ll ride till the night-time gloom Ride till the day of doom I’ll ride till I’m just a shell Ride till the gates of hell These travels won’t be complete Till I’m just bones on this seat
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Brick Lane 03:58
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Sunday, one day prowling the East End Thought that I’d have a look around You know, so much goes down out at Brick Lane Man, how I dig this grotty town I needed some cash for a retail splash, yeah They said, "my friend, there’s the ATM" I thought it looked a little bit dodgy But working machines are often scarred I did the dance like every time before And then it ate my only card And charged me a hundred quid for what it did, man I’ll tell you what I’m gonna do I’ll buy me a hammer Go down to Brick Lane And I’ll pound that ATM Bash it again, again and again No sympathy, no help for me Those bastards they hung me out to dry They said there’s nothing they could do for me No, they don’t care if I live or die Now my final few pence have gone on offense and So at this stage, I’ll go with rage I’ve bought me a hammer I’m here in Brick Lane And I’ll pound that ATM Bash it again, again and again It feels so good (again and again) It feels so good (again and again) It feels so good (again and again) It feels so good (again and again) It feels so good (again and again)
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Boris and the Rusalka 04:34
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Deep in the woods where no one roams There stands a pond like in olden poems Its waters shimmer all the day long There sounds a distant song Stumbling into this sylvan glade Simple Boris worn and frayed He found a tree and rested there when A voice filled the air Handsome noble I’ve a secret I’ll tell you Just come to The water’s edge Boris was poor but not so dumb He knew where the song was coming from The Rusalka, fair and blond, she Beckoned from the pond Handsome noble I’ve a secret I’ll tell you Just come to The water’s edge So then he rose and did advance Straight towards the water like in a trance Slow and solemn like a bridegroom While she sang her tune Handsome noble Won’t you join me? Sorrow’s daughter Trapped in water For all eternity She said to the approaching Boris: “My secret is that I died in this pond many years ago. A man was my undoing. And I am condemned to drown any who happens by. Come to me.” She lunged at him, but clever Boris dropped his ruse and grabbed her arm, pulling with all of his might. The Rusalka came out of the water and onto the land. With a wail of surprise, the beautiful maid immediately dissolved into green slime. A glimmer caught Boris’ eye and he picked a large blood-red ruby out of her remains. Long years of cursed lonely sadness had formed the stone within her. Boris left the glade with the valuable gem and traveled day and night to the nearest town. There, he became a wealthy merchant, married a beautiful countess and wisely advised the tsar on a variety of important matters.
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Instant Automatic Outrage Machine 04:08
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Have you ever felt Like you’ve been guided To a land where it’s all Quite one-sided Well, perhaps you have Perhaps not, by the way Have you ever felt Suddenly furious At something trivial Nothing too serious How quickly did your knickers get Twisted taut, tell me Do you feel the outrage? (Do you feel it?) Can you feel the outrage? (Can you feel it?) Look at that front page Oh say, have you seen? Well, it originates from Someplace I guess we’ll say A kind of instant automatic machine It doesn’t care about Your deepest desires Seething anger is All it requires Your wrath’s so useful And versatile, yes it is It doesn’t care if You’re in a great hurry Only seconds till you’re all Sound and fury You’re sure that the enemy Is dumb and hostile, so Do you feel the outrage? (Do you feel it?) Can you feel the outrage? (Can you feel it?) Look at that front page Oh say, have you seen? Well, it originates from Someplace I guess we’ll say A kind of instant automatic machine Where does all this end How far does it run? I don’t see a way Once it’s begun Why use puny words When you’ve got a gun? Everyone Get in on all the fun, so Do you feel the outrage? (Do you feel it?) Can you feel the outrage? (Can you feel it?) Look at that front page Oh say, have you seen? Well, it originates from Someplace I guess we’ll say A kind of instant automatic machine
5.
Take That Hill 04:14
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War is easy, war’s delightful, satisfying, too If you’re scared, well, that’s your problem Something’s wrong with you, I tell ya It’s like a football game Well, except that the other side Is often in flames From time to time, they call upon us to do some dirty work Overthrow a sovereign nation Or go plain berserk, I tell ya Now’s that time again Just a place to storm and conquer So let’s go, men We’ll pave the golden road to glory You bet we will Don’t stop till you’re at the top We’ll take that hill There’s no hesitation at all. There’s no second thoughts We don’t agonize about this and our morals Aren’t tied in square knots So the mission’s clear We’re here to cause destruction We’re the tip of the spear We’ll pave the golden road to glory You bet we will Don’t stop till you’re at the top We’ll take that hill They were ready for us that day and our attack Their defense it was ferocious and they drove us back I tell ya, They had us on the run And we retreated in the pouring rain We lost, they won As we retreated in the pouring rain I threw away my gun
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It's Only Freedom 04:01
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Fear is the source from which All troubles stem They get much worse once you Give in to them You’re seeing phantoms dancing round In broad daylight Of course things get out of hand In the dark of night They seem to grow and increase in size Well, you might go and do something quite unwise - uh-huh You can spread the toxic thoughts from your Broken brain Know who’s at fault And who should take the blame Let them know that there’s a Partisan, evil threat Soon you’ll make even Normally sane folks sweat You don’t present proof, so no one will find That all this stuff is just in your mind - cuckoo! So call congress Tell them you’re horrified Call congress The righteous stand on your side It’s time for law and order It’s time to close the border A strict state is what we oughta become Hey, it’s only freedom Your ideas may be Completely nuts If people call you out You just kick their butts This is the shaky temple Madness has bought and built When slinging mud, dip down deep In the silt Tell the masses where you stand And soon they’ll be eating straight out of your hand - that’s right So call congress Give those bureaucrats hell Call congress Scream, shout and maybe yell There is no resolution Without a revolution Public executions, lots more to come Hey, it’s only freedom So kill congress Go on, take them all out Kill congress No conscience, also no doubt Unite all seething factions It’s time for drastic actions It’s tyranny that you’ve just begun Hey, it was only freedom
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Proshu Pan 04:19
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The Iron Curtain’s down Now for a long time Poland is worth a stop The Tatras are worth a climb I guess that Krakow is beautiful Or so they tell me Gdansk is nautical It’s on the Baltic Sea You bet Warsaw took quite a hit In the spring of 44 And they’ve rebuilt it since It’s not in ruins, babe Any more If you’ve Got some Kind of crazy plan Well, these words will Start things Just say Proshu pan Weird stuff will happen there If you let it Unless you’re blackout drunk You won’t forget it, kid Oh, no If you’ve Got some Kind of crazy plan Well, these words will Start things Just say Proshu pan Proshu pan Proshu pan Proshu pan Proshu pan
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Steam Pimp 03:40
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I float by your window quite often In my amazing blimp We should get acquainted, my darling They know me as the steam pimp My airship has many exquisite appointments And cutting-edge hydraulics I’ve entertained the crowned heads of Europe And assorted alcoholics So climb aboard, it’s perfectly safe, dear We’ll float upon the clouds You’re flying with the steam pimp
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Superstar SPQR 03:41
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Well, we’ve crossed the Rubicon So I guess this game is on We’re marching on to Rome Where we call home At issue here is our frayed Republic And projected power But there is a time for action And this looks to be the hour So each step draws us more and more close To a fate that none of us knows If we’re plodding to our doom Well, then that will happen soon We follow Where great Caesar goes And people, he alone Drags history by the nose And his deeds and conduct Seem to please the gods As Fortuna goes I really like our odds You can bet your bottom dinar On Superstar SPQR Most history’s made By those who swing a blade Yes well, Caesar showed us all As he conquered most of Gaul He took it to the tribes As the Gallic Wars describes He used a mix of force, deception And intimidation When they chose to go to war Well, we killed them by the score So many victories attained By the workings of Caesar’s brain Now the Gauls are not a threat And don’t you forget: We follow Where great Caesar goes And people, he alone Drags history by the nose And his deeds and conduct Seem to please the gods As Fortuna goes I really like our odds You can bet your bottom dinar On Superstar SPQR Most history’s made By those who swing a blade Now as Rome comes into view I’m sure of this thing we do The Republic’s in distress And the system’s a mess Cause both the Senate and the people Need a firmer hand Grant the power to one man And put Caesar in command He’s more like a tribune or praetor And not like some evil dictator Call him anything But just don’t call him a king
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Friedrichstrasse 03:52
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I’ve got the microfilm Of the factory The police might know To look for me I’m caught up Just by chance I met a girl who said that she was from France The streets are wet and dark Not a soul in sight All the clubs are closed Nothing to do at night Has this been A big mistake? Someone’s bound to report me How long will this- Take me to the west Because the truest heart beats in my chest I grew to believe They were fooling us This regime is wrong In everything it does She caught my eye With her smile Oh Monique, what I’ve done does not get a trial I have yet to learn To overcome my fears All the streets have eyes And every wall has ears My body has Begun to shake Someone’s bound to report me How long will this- Take me to the west Because the freest heart beats in my chest I can call it off I can turn around Yes, I’ll burn this film But wait a sound Too dark to see Who could it be? Once they’re here I’ll know, thank God, I’ll know finally

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released August 25, 2020

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