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MILD
02:10
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(a song about kidnapping a magician)
I saw these women in half
but don't know how to put them back together
I ask "is this your card?"
We both know that it's not but don't tell
I can hold my breath underwater
For 24 minutes and 3 seconds
And I say the magic words
I say the magic words
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I say the magic words
And a rabbit comes out
Between the Aztec Lady and the Table of Death
And falls off the stage
I say the magic words
And the crowd goes mild
Refunds are issued
And I never work in this town again
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I wear his hat, his coat
While he's tied up in the back of my car
I say the magic words
And I might just get away with the whole thing
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I say the magic words
And a rabbit comes out
Between the Aztec Lady and the Table of Death
And falls off the stage
I say the magic words
And the crowd goes mild
Refunds are issued
And I never work in this town again
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dmg solo
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I say the magic words
I say the magic words
I say the magic words
I say the magic words
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(a song about the time a portal to hell opened up in Memphis)
I don't know how it happened
But someone opened up a portal to hell
Right here in Memphis
They're under orders
From the price of darkness
But I'm the fucking king of rock'n'roll
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There's gonna be a fight
But I'm not lonesome tonight
--
Elvis Presley
Versus monsters from hell itself
It's unlikely, but it's true
They look like hell
And they'll enslave the world
I'm going to have to be cruel
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There's gonna be a fight
But I'm not lonesome tonight
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CALLAHAN
03:04
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acab though
In the shadow of Alcatraz
A man is having lunch
He's the man on the pulse
Unconventional, he gets results
Desperate scum, they're no fun
But he's the policeman with the massive gun
Gets no thanks from the judge
But Callahan cleans up the human sludge
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IT'S THE SIDEWALK SCENE FROM 'DIRTY HARRY'
THE PART WHERE HARRY STOPS A ROBBERY
SOME SAY IT'S A RIGHT-WING FANTASY
BUT I DISAGREE!
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I know what you're thinking
"Did he fire six shots or only five?"
Well to tell you the truth
In this excitement I lost track myself
Desperate scum, they're no fun
But he's the policeman with the massive gun
Gets no thanks from the judge
But Callahan cleans up the human sludge
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IT'S THE SIDEWALK SCENE FROM DIRTY HARRY
THE PART WHERE HE ASKS "DO YOU FEEL LUCKY?"
SOME SAY IT'S A RIGHT-WING FANTASY
BUT I DISAGREE!
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Maybe I'll start my own dead pool
And I'll put you on it
Maybe I'll start my own dead pool
And I'll put you on it
Maybe I'll start my own dead pool
And I'll put you on it
Maybe I'll start my own dead pool
And I'll put you on it
Desperate scum, they're no fun
But he's the policeman with the massive gun
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DEATH
02:44
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I've got to release
"The Rolling Stones' New Material"
Before Death takes a Rolling Stone
Before Death takes a Stone
I don't even really like
The Rolling Stones
But now I've put them in two songs
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THE FIRST WAS NOT A PROBLEM
BUT OH THAT TRICKY SECOND ALBUM
THE FIRST IT CAME SO FAST
I DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST
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I know it's been a while
But I've been busy with things
And I've been doing stuff
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THE FIRST WAS NOT A PROBLEM
BUT OH THAT TRICKY SECOND ALBUM
THE FIRST IT CAME SO FAST
I DIDN'T KNOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST
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HENS BENS Scotland, UK
A combination of loud noises and brightly coloured nonsense with swearing. HENS BENS are highly-trained
professionals.
"Psychotic proto-Devo pop craziness... deliciously ramshackle" (The Herald)
“Psychotic” (HMV)
“Noise mavericks” (Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music)
“Full-on noise rock mayhem” (Neil March, Fresh on the Net)
“Bonkers and brilliant” (Mark Montague, Phonic FM)
... more
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