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4​,​000​,​000 Telephones

by 4,000,000 Telephones

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1.
Intro 00:41
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2.
Big House 03:56
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Crawling in the car park Crawling on your back side Crawling in the French people I went to school in France I died for my country, I'd like to think that I'm a war hero Crawling in the ground, crawling in the floor I want to suck you dry, I want to suck you dry I want to drive myself I want to be rich I want a steady job I want three piece suit I want a HP washing machine There's some people outside, Girls and boys and the big house, big house I want to suck you dry, I want to suck you dry Have my dinner, wash my hands I'm going abroad When I'm 50 Trouble is I'm too old to enjoy myself I want to spend the night Or the rest of my life With you Living in a big house, living in a big house I want to suck you dry, I want to suck you dry
3.
Cereal Commercial 03:57
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You get the feeling You're in a room Somewhere with someone They may be talking to you They may be on the other side (of the room) You may be sitting next to them May be not looking May be looking at the person May be you say something Not listening before May be suddenly say yes No, maybe you say Yes yes Not say Just think Thinking, not listening Listen again over Make a new start on something old Sound like breakfast Cereal commercial Sorry, I mean advert Cereal commercial Sound better somehow There's this goddamnedamerciantalkingzesh (trailing me) I mean following me I mean following me Sweat Smile Blink Look around Look down Getting nervous Getting hotter Don't put things behind your ears It's the avoidance of pain Things might get in your ears You have to make the concession Look for the lock This expectation of a pain free life Just light the doorway to the saferoom A reversible commodity getting cheaper all the time Don't push the ball under the water I don't need to answer your questions again I'd like to make a concession Sorry did I say concession Your locked doors, hinges speaking I mean confession Balls up Red Now Bounce Flatten
4.
Dangerous Man 02:38
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Ronnie, I don't feel safe when you're around Cruising around with a credit card Dangerous man, dangerous man Public enemy number one Radio two sincere Dangerous man, dangerous man American actor acting the fool Dangerous fool, dangerous fool Don't fish in your pocket And draw on your credit Or we'll be dying for you American 1984 Grecian 2000 Dangerous man, dangerous man Arouser of sentiment Patriot proud Shrivelled old prune, shrivelled old prune Dangerous man, dangerous man
5.
Stop 04:22
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It feel as if Can't really say Not so you'd notice A sort of... locked into You know I could've I felt as if You weren't there See you again Locked into Stop No longer Already Locked into Stop Its name implies Faced with that It's always raining You never know It's as though Tracing backwards I'd like to see The possibility Now who do I see See you again Locked into Stop No longer Already Locked into Stop It's late You needn't Straight on Agree to give What, here again It's beyond belief A slight presence No not that Rather lifeless The need to order See you again Locked into Stop No longer Already Locked into Stop No longer Already Locked into Stop Stop It's like The need to You want to The need to order Stop
6.
Salt 02:43
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Got a mouthful of salt I saw it Thought it was Going to be coconut Or something sweet I groped for a handful Stuffed it into my mouth It fell out of my mouth I scooped it up From my hands Between my fingers It was salt My ears ached My eyes ran My glands stung A powerless spit And you know Ladies and gentlemen Life's like that sometimes One thing explicitly Compared to another Like when your head aches It's like 2 inch diameter Ball bearings Rolling about inside your head It's like when you're fucking sick It's like when you're Weak as like shit Like run away Like hide Smile Storytime
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Safe 02:33
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Life lives Love life You lift I flit Flatter yourself I'm flat Your flat My house This horse I ride You're rude We've rowed In rows Roll out Reel in Real time Unreal crime Unveil mine Mine shaft You shift Thou shalt Eat salt Get soft Go sift Go swift Feel stiff You're different I'm decadent Your dead cat Fears death Death dies The car drives itself He's just a passenger In his own car Plane touch down Black tyre smoke Hostess shoe Hostess scream Razor bleed Razor blade The things you said The games you played Radio mast Tornado twist Radar spins Radar falls Dust a broken plate Sex or genes He's just a passenger In his own car It is the longest car And it drives itself Autodestructive Autodestructive
8.
Do That 03:53
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We're not saying it's right or it's wrong Do that, do that And the money, well that's alright The money, well take it or leave it You're learning we're not going to leave you alone There's always a place to stay if you don't feel so well Do that, do that You're learning that there's always somebody ready to take you around And around Silk and your body are all that I need And the money, well that's alright The money, well take it or leave it The words you say are the kind of things that we pay for They mean nothing but they feel so good to me Leaning with my head against your wall You come to me like water Do that, do that Do that, do that
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Horses 03:23
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It's a warning to you, you've got to have fun You paid your way in, there's no time to waste Join the happy hour, you've paid and you've lost But remember, don't fall asleep and be left behind Don't act heavy, don't act the goat, Don't have children, you've been warned Don't talk to horses, don't talk to horses Say, say HELLO to all those silly ways After all, he was the fool in the football shorts Don't disturb, or don't have anything to do with the horse's mouth Well it's a warning to you, you've got to have fun You paid your way in, there's no time to waste Don't act heavy, don't act the goat, Don't have children, you've been warned Don't talk to horses, don't talk to horses Cat, dog, sheep, pig, horse
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We're Not Coming Out 02:11
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about

4,000,000 Telephones' first album, originally released on the band's own label, has acquired the status of a lost masterpiece. Originally launching the album on the Enterprise Allowance-funded Bunker label, the band signed to Summerhouse Records where they released two singles and a second album. But it was their debut album that defined the Telephones' characteristic sound and built up a fanatical following for their extraordinary live shows.

Their angry, angsty, half-sung and half-shouted lyrics, spliced snatches of throwaway sounds and insistent brand of hard-edged avant-garde funk were several years ahead of its time, and contemporary comparisons with groups like Chakk, 23 Skidoo and The Fall were always just a bit wide of the mark. Touted in late 1985 in the Melody Maker as one of the bands 'most likely to', the Telephones very nearly did, and left behind an intense emotional afterburn in all who experienced their music.

credits

released August 10, 2011

Jack Rabelais: tapes, treatments
Malcolm Tent: bass, voice, harmonica
Eg: guitar, voice, harmonica
Carl: drums, voice
Richard: keyboards, voice, percussion
Rick: saxophone

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