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Guild Hall Dilemma
03:13
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Guild Hall Dilemma
His colours clash, he consecrates his ash
To the Guild Hall floor
He has a studio complexion, a hardened reflection
Jacket pocket lyrics that tell all
His soul is stained, his mood's not the same
As it was the night before
He hums a number in Guild Hall penumbra
Stops to listen to the mirror on the wall -
"It's so simple - just turn your back and leave her
So simple - just bite your lip and try
So simple - just smile and disbelieve her
So simple - just leave in the dead of night"
The hall is quiet in afternnoon light
Shadows sniff at his heel
His cigarette's a tiny red rocket
On a shaky Ferris wheel
He feels like a city, no room for pity
No compassion for the weak
His Angels clash, he contemplates his ash
As the mirror begins to speak
Radio Rats 2013
Handley Davies Parkin Dickson
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2. |
Flesh Temple
02:22
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Flesh Temple
Your flesh is a temple
With hormonal beasts -
Your soul passes through
Watched by grim priests.
Your Mini's in a scrapyard
Ruined by rainwater,
In the shadow of a massive
Rusted flying saucer.
Run away, run away,
Run away madly -
That way they'll never catch you
The way they caught me.
Now you've left your flesh temple
And, Oh honey, you're free.
The salt in the ocean
Is from rain off the mountain,
Brought by clouds of emotion -
And it's where tears come.
Now the birds in the rafters
And the leaves on the floor
Of your temple of laughter
Hear your laughter no more.
Handley
Radio Rats Madhouse
2011
For KR 1960 - 2010 Springs
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Where Does Your Love Lie?
Tell me, where where does your love lie,
Oh where does your love lie -
Does it lie with another, or does it lie with me?
Tell me, where does your gaze fall,
Oh where does your gaze fall -
Does it fall upon another, or does it fall on me?
Oh I wonder, yes I wonder,
Where does your love lie?
Oh I wonder, yes I wonder,
Where does your love lie?
Tell me, where go the words
That you whisper, unheard -
Do they go to another, or do they go to me?
And all your kisses blown
To that ship come sailing home -
Are they blown to another, or are they blown to me?
Passenger or sailor, which one will I be?
Oh I wonder, yes I wonder,
Where does your love lie?
Oh I wonder, yes I wonder,
Where does your love lie?
Jonathan Handley
Radio Rats 2012
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4. |
Fan The Flame
02:25
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Fan the Flame
Just a little smile,
A kiss now and again -
It doesn't take much to fan the flame.
Just a little hug,
A squeeze every now and then -
A sweet breeze is better than a hurricane.
Fan the flame, fan the flame -
It doesn't take much to fan the flame.
A little bit of sun, a few moments of fun -
It doesn't take much to fan the flame.
Just a little wink,
A giggle now and then -
It doesn't take much to fan the flame.
Who cares what others think?
Let them have clouds and rain -
When you blink honey it drives me insane.
J.Handley 27 Aug 2012
Radio Rats / icbm music / Radium Wreckords
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5. |
Bring Back Bobby's Disco
02:24
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6. |
The Key
05:07
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The Key
Mere minstrels are we
Set low in society -
By song put to bed,
By word praised when dead .
Common thieves are we,
Pickpockets guilty
Of nimble-fingered theft,
'Til nothing new is left.
So come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on -
Follow me, follow me,
To where the piper, the drummer,
The singer, the strummer
Hold the key -
The key.
Lepers with long hair -
Thin as rakes, God's mistakes.
Troubadours with sores
And begging bowls at sullen doors.
Sad madmen are we,
Jesters and jugglers of mimicry -
Borrowers of birdsong,
Lenders of nought,
Silent when caught.
So come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on -
Follow me, follow me,
To where the piper, the drummer,
The singer, the strummer
Hold the key -
The key.
Mere minstrels we may be,
But we hold the key
To the happiness that you seek -
It's in the quiet between the beats.
Handley [Sept 2011] Radio Rats
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7. |
RTZ
03:22
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RTZ
Last night I had this weird dream -
A Stargirl stopped me in the street.
She said "Old Man Winter's a-coming;
But if you push RTZ, he'll retreat."
So I pushed RTZ
And time went by real slow -
I pushed RTZ
And back I did go.
She said "Push RTZ
And let's return to zero -
'Cause if you push RTZ
We'll forget all our silly sorrows."
I woke up, heard noises in the kitchen,
Went down, found old friends drinking tea;
And that Stargirl, sitting there with them,
She smiled, held out her alien palm to me...
(On it glowed a green button -
It said "RTZ - Push Me!")
So I pushed RTZ
And time went by real slow -
I pushed RTZ
And back I did go.
She said "Push RTZ
And let's return to zero -
'Cause if you push RTZ
We'll forget all our silly sorrows."
J.Handley Radio Rats 20 May 2012
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8. |
Strubenvale Strut
02:32
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Strubenvale Strut
Forwards
Backwards
Outwards
Inwards
Sideways
Smoke haze
Mirrorball
Guild Hall
Sing la-la-la-la
Let's do the
Strubenvale Strut
Do the strut
Radio Rats
2013
Handley Davies Parkin Dickson
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9. |
Cyanide Lake
04:06
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Cyanide Lake
Had this dream, kept me awake
Saw this arm rise up and take
A white guitar flung high and far
Over Cyanide Lake
Church of Anthrax, northern side
Wind blew soft and the reeds cried
Her arm came out and we went quiet
At Cyanide Lake
Karen, Lindsay, Carmen, Julie
And many others stood by me
Saw the guitar taken by that arm
From Cyanide Lake
Yellow dumps eastern side
When it rained they wept cyanide
So we jammed, but we never swam
In Cyanide Lake
Dark down there, dead and cold
Where a goddess stands and in her hold
Your sacrifice to rock and roll
And Cyanide Lake
All the old folk took us aside
Said 'Drink that water and you'll die'
All we knew it sparkled cobalt blue
Did Cyanide Lake
So this dream is about you
We hung there when there was nothing to do
Little did we know what lurked below
Cyanide Lake
That pale goddess of rock and roll
Will reach up and snatch our souls -
Had this dream kept me awake,
Cyanide Lake
Radio Rats 2013 Handley Davies Parkin Dickson
Murray Park, Springs
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SMALL TOWN GARAGE TOILET BLUES
Just the other day I was on the highway
Had a long way to go and nothing to say
Pulled into this one-horse town
Gas was low as the sun went down
Stretched my legs, needed a piss -
Was prepared for the worst, but not for this…
I’ve got the small town garage toilet blues
Got the smell of old urine on my shoes
Got no water to wash my hands
‘Cause they’ve ripped the taps off the wash stand
Got no soap, no paper towels to use
Got the small town garage toilet blues
Just the other night I was into low flight
The stars were pale ‘cause the moon was bright
Flying down the road on stay-awake pills
Into the valleys and over the hills
Pulled into town for a packet of fags
Went for a leak, started to gag…
Radio Rats 2013
Handley Davies Parkin Dickson
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11. |
Dizzy Legs
02:55
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12. |
Line Of Desire
03:01
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