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Here's my first attempt at transcribing the lyrics to the band's songs. Some of these are as near as you're going to find to the real lyrics without actually talking to the band. (Which still probably wouldn't get you far - I've tried.) Others here are bare-bones, left-field guesses since it's hard to pick out Chris's voice sometimes. I've put this off for some time because I didn't want to look stupid if one of my guesses was *way* off, but since I haven't found another source anywhere I'm doing it. Question marks next to the lyrics mean I'm stretching, and some of the lines are even blank because I can't make a good guess. Most of this is the product of listening to the band for over 2 years, which should tell you how much effort it takes to decipher even a few lines. I still don't know half the lyrics, and occasionally I'll understand a line all of a sudden. ("Now" is the one I'm trying hardest to figure out.) Enjoy, and please email me if you have any comments or submissions of your own.

BACKFEEDMAGNETBABE

Warmjets (by Brian Eno)

Fetus

They're taking some of us away (?) (Background: Gone up to space)

We don't know what may be your way (?) (Background: ?, I lost my mind)

I want to know what sense I'm making (Background: Gone up to space)

Taking some of us away (?) (Background: ?, I lost my mind)

Shanesong

Suck the poison out of your snakebite

I guess we're busy but I guess that's alright

Walk the fine line between sick and stoned

I guess it just depends on your expectations

But just make sure you don't have reservations

Walk the fine line between pleasure and pain

It makes no difference 'cause it's all in your brain

Idea

Ugly boy, where you going to, Friday night, oh yeah

Sit in wonder by the radio (?)

Ugly girl, where you going to, Friday night, oh yeah

Sit and wonder (?) where you gonna go

Looks like it finally got to you, now things are changing for you yeah

Looks like she got an idea

Floor 13

(?)

They can see everything

(?), take some fluoride (?)

Thirteen floors, (?)

Do you have a rescue crew? Don't be afraid, don't look down

We're sending out a rescue crew, on the way back to the ground

They've all been too mean, won't show you humanity

Push 'em down your elevator (?), in between floor thirteen

Do you have a rescue crew? Don't be afraid, don't look down

We're sending out a rescue crew, on the way back to the ground

Babyheadrush

Stretch on back 'til it all turns blue, upside down it's so much better

Grind my teeth, yeah I like to, or bang my head against the floor

Making circles with my hands, pulling 'til my fingers feel it

You are something just like me, sometimes I just keep forgetting

It's all stimulation, I like pleasure running through my brain

I'm just looking for that head rush baby

(?), wipe my mouth (?), sometimes I can't taste at all

I guess it comes back the same, it leaves me with satisfaction

It's all stimulation, I like pleasure running through my brain

I'm just looking for that head rush baby

Spin me round, spin me round

Apronstrings

Oh mother, I am

Get off me, I am

High (?)

Now

I don't know where you are

You're up there, but it's too far (?)

You have too many (?), I've got ...(?)

(?)

If it's right, (?)

If it's wrong, we'll find out some way

(?)

Don't tell you mother (?), it's too late, right now

Erotica

Erotica, seen you on the silver screen

Makes me wonder where you been for so long

Your world is one-dimensional, (?)

Can you come out tonight?

Erotica, seen you on the silver screen

Makes me wonder where you been for so long

People watched at length (?)

While you wait impatient (?)

Call the man on me (?)

Kanga Roo (by Big Star)

I first saw you, you had on blue jeans

Your eyes couldn't hide, oh, anything

I saw you breathing, oh

I saw you staring out in space

I next saw you, you was at the party

Thought you was a queen, oh so flirty

I came against

Didn't say excuse, knew what I was doing

We looked very fine, 'cause we were leaving

Like St. Joan doing a cruel jerk

Oh I want you like a kangaroo

CINCO ANOS

Giver

I follow her breathing right through the sun

She yellow heart (?) sees things

I want to rush

Wanted to see, to feel, to look at the one life she gives

Wanted to see, to feel, to look at the one life worth living, honest (?)

Daisy Haze

Reactive 7"

Reactive

See me flyin' through water, air

Soaking it all in my hair

La la la la la la

(?), what I wanted I always got it

Such a soft voice and some quiet words

Makes me nervous when things calm down

Kids In America (by Kim Wilde)