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G-METRIC YOYO
06:11
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G-METRIC YOYO / PINKNOISE
SING A LINE, CUT ACROSS AND STRETCH IT IF YOU CAN
YOU'VE GOT A PLAN, TO PUSH THE SHAPE AROUND
HALF STEP UP OR DOWN, SHADES OF BLUES AND BROWN
BUT ANGLES ARE WHAT YOU NEED
CAUSE IN YOUR MELODY THAT'S WHAT YOU FEEL
BUT BEFORE TOO LONG, YOU'VE GOT A SONG
G-METRIC YO-YO
POINT TO POINT, YOUR EYES ALIGHT LIKE A LASER, NO WONDER
YOU AMAZE HER, WITH YOUR
SWIVEL HIPS CURVING AROUND THEIR OWN DANGEROUS AXIS
AND YOU NEVER MISS WITH YOUR KI-KI-KI-KISS
HOW YOUR MOUTH ALWAYS LANDS AT THAT PERFECT ANGLE
SPARKING A FRISSON OF DESIRE AND YOUR FLAME IT BURNS
HIGHER AND HIGHER
SPREADING, SPREADING
SPREADING, SPREADING, LIKE WILDFIRE...
YOU HOLD HER WITHIN THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF YOUR CHARM AND CHARISMA, O LORDY MAMA,
AND SHE CANNOT ESCAPE, SHE WONT WANT TO ESCAPE,
THE CIRCLE OF NEED, IT FEEDS THE SEED
THAT GROWS INTO A TREE SO TALL, PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND
SPREADING ROOTS OF TANGLED DESIRE, AND THE FLAME IT BURNS
HIGHER AND HIGHER
SPREADING, SPREADING
SPREADING, SPREADING, LIKE WILDFIRE...
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SWEETER THAN ACID
05:34
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SWEETER THAN ACID / PINKNOISE
SWEETER THAN ACID, BUT SHARPER THAN WINE,
NEVER BEEN AN ANGEL, IN SEQUINS AND SHINE,
HOPE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR SOME CLINGING VINE
SMOOTHER THAN GRAVEL, ROUGHER THAN SILK,
NEVER BEEN MAMA'S BABY, I DRINK BOURBON NOT MILK,
SO I HOPE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A GIRL OF THAT ILK
NO STICKY-LICKY CHICKY-FLICKY,
NO TICKY-TACKY, I WANT WACKY,
NO PRETTY-PRETTY, GIMME GRITTY,
NO STICKY-LICKY CHICKY-FLICKY,
FOR ME...
SOFTER THAN STEEL, BUT TOUGHER THAN LACE,
NEVER BEEN A ROSY-CHEEKED MAID WITH AN INNOCENT FACE
HOPE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR LITTLE MISSY GRACE...
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DREAM DREAM
05:05
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DREAM DREAM / PINKNOISE
FLYING SAUCERS IN THE KITCHEN
A CAT STRUMS A BANJO ON A BARSTOOL
BEHIND THE COUNTER AN ALBINO LIZARD
IS WEARING AN APRON SAYING "SLIME IS COOL"
DREAM DREAM ON A SCREEN THAT'S PLAYING IN MY HEAD
IT'S GETTING TO BE SO I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
DREAM DREAM ON A SCREEN THAT'S PLAYING IN MY HEAD
IT'S GETTING TO BE SO I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
PAISLEY PATTERNS ON A FAT YELLOW PENGUIN
SMILING AT THE BOY WHO COMES
TO DELIVER PIZZA ON FRIDAYS
WHILE IN MY PAJAMAS I WATCH RERUNS
DREAM DREAM ON A SCREEN THAT'S PLAYING IN MY HEAD
IT'S GETTING TO BE SO I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
DREAM DREAM ON A SCREEN THAT'S PLAYING IN MY HEAD
IT'S GETTING TO BE SO I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GO TO BED
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BEETROOT
04:12
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BEETROOT / PINKNOISE
YOU REMIND ME OF A BEETROOT
YOUR FACE IS SO RED
I HOPE YOU'RE DROWNING IN EMBARASSMENT
COS YOU COULDN'T GET OUT OF BED
CALLED AND CALLED YOUR NAME OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR
BUT YOU SEEM TO HAVE GONE DEAD
I HAVE A STRONG SUSPICION
THAT YOU WERE PLEASURING YOURSELF
LIKE TO THINK YOU WERE A FLY-BOY FLY-BOY
WOMEN DANCE TO YOUR EVERY TUNE
HERE YOU ARE JUST A SLY-BOY SLY-BOY
DOING THINGS IN YOUR LONELY ROOM
NOW THERE'S NO DOUBT
YOU'VE GOT CAUGHT OUT
NOW THERE'S NO DOUBT
YOU'VE GOT CAUGHT OUT
PUT AWAY YOUR PRETTY SMILE
NO NEED TO FLASH YOUR TEETH
GOT THE PAUSE FROM THE FASHION FIVE
CUTS NO ICE WITH ME
AND NOW YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE A BEETROOT
RED RED RED
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE THOUGHTS
THAT ARE RUNNING THROUGH YOUR HEAD
LIKE TO THINK YOU WERE A FLY-BOY FLY-BOY
WOMEN DANCE TO YOUR EVERY TUNE
HERE YOU ARE JUST A SLY-BOY SLY-BOY
DOING THINGS IN YOUR LONELY ROOM
NOW THERE'S NO DOUBT
YOU'VE GOT CAUGHT OUT
NOW THERE'S NO DOUBT
YOU'VE GOT CAUGHT OUT
WEEP
WEEP
WEEP
CREEP
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BIG PIG
10:26
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BIG PIG / PINKNOISE
YOU HAVE A KNACK FOR DISAPPEARING
WHEN I NEED YOU THE MOST
THE MOST AMAZING TRANSFORMATION
FROM HUMAN INTO GHOST
AND WHEN IT'S DONE, THE WORK AT HAND
YOU MORPH INTO MAN AGAIN
YOU SHOULD PATENT THAT LITTLE TRICK OF YOURS
IT'LL MAKE YOU A MILLIONAIRE
WHERE DO YOU GO TO
WHEN YOU HEAR ME CALL
I COULD ALMOST SWEAR YOU COULD WALK
RIGHT THROUGH A WALL
YOU BIG PIG YOU BIG PIG
YOU BIG PIG YOU BIG PIG
YOU BIG PIG YOU BIG PIG
YOU BIG PIG YOU BIG PIG
AND BUT WHEN FRIENDS ARE AROUND
YOU APPEAR TO BE
SO HELPFUL I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO LAUGH OR SCREAM
AND THE MINUTE THAT THEY WALK
OUT OF OUR FRONT DOOR
YOU DO YOUR VANISHING ROUTINE
FOR SURE
IT'LL BE IMPOSSIBLE
TO FIND YOU ANYWHERE
I COULD BE YELLING MYSELF HOARSE
AS IF YOU CARE
HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS?
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JUNK
04:49
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JUNK / PINKNOISE
YELLOW PAPERS, RUSTY NAILS, CHIPPED CHINA, BROKEN PAILS
WARPED RECORDS, VINYL GLUT, VCRS THAT NEVER SHUT, NO!
SHEETS OF PLASTIC FOR RAINY DAYS
STALLING TACTICS, WEALTH OF WASTE
EMPTY BOTTLES IN A BOX, BUNCHES OF KEYS WITH NO LOCKS
I'M DROWNING IN, CLUTTER ALL AROUND ME
I CAN'T BEGIN TO CLEAN UP MY ACT
DUSTY CARTONS WHAT'S INSIDE
I OFTEN WONDER WHAT THEY HIDE
I AM A JUNK JUNKIE, I LIKE IT, SO FUNKY
I AM A JUNK JUNKIE, I LIKE IT, I LIKE JUNK...
OLD UMBRELLAS, TWISTED SPOKES, WHY SO MANY CANS OF COKES
STACKS OF X-RAYS, CREAKY BONES
RIPPED LAMPSHADES, POOR OLD CONES
REVELLING IN THIS CORNUCOPIA
I CAN'T BEGIN TO CLEAN UP MY ACT
LUMPY CUSHIONS IN A PILE, LONG UNUSED OUT OF STYLE
I HAVE NO CONTROL HOW IT ACCUMULATES
IT ALL JUST ADDS UP AND ADDS UP AND ADDS UP...
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FIGURES OF EIGHT
08:37
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FIGURES OF EIGHT / PINKNOISE
KEEP YOUR WINDOWS OPEN WIDE
SO THE GHOSTS OF THOSE OF GONE CAN SEE INSIDE
AND KNOW THERE WILL BE
A WARM WELCOME WITHIN
THEY BLESS YOUR SPACE WITH GRACE
THEY BLESS YOUR SPACE WITH GRACE
THEY'RE FLOATING ON THE BREATH OF NIGHT
WEAVING FIGURES OF EIGHT ABOVE YOUR HEAD
WHISPERS WORDS OF WISDOM IN YOUR EAR
AS YOU LAY THERE IN YOUR BED
THEY BLESS YOUR SPACE WITH GRACE
THEY BLESS YOUR SPACE WITH GRACE
SPIRIT FATHER COME TO ME
SPIRIT MOTHER SET ME FREE
SPIRIT BROTHER SING A SONG
OF THE GHOSTS OF THOSE WHO'VE GONE
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SPACEMAN SPLIFF
03:39
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SPACEMAN SPLIFF / PINKNOISE
WHY YOU WEARING THAT SPACESUIT
SHE SAYS TO HIM AS HE APPEARS
AROUND THE CORNER, AROUND THE CORNER
HE FLIPS HIS VISOR BACK
AND SAYS I I I I AM ONLY
TRYING TO WARN YA, TRYING TO WARN YA
ABOUT WHAT
AN ALIEN INVASION
ABOUT WHAT
MUTANT INFESTATION
ABOUT WHAT
TOXIC INFORMATION
HE GOES DOWN ON ONE KNEE
ON THE PAVEMENT AND HE SAYS
CAN I MAKE A PROPOSAL, A PROPOSAL
DON'T THROW YOUR TRASH AWAY
BECAUSE I GOT A PLAN
FOR WASTE DISPOSAL, WASTE DISPOSAL
LIKE WHAT SHE ASKS
IT'S BACKWARD CHRONOLOGICAL
WHAT
BACTERIOLOGICAL
SAY WHAT
IT'S SUB-ATOMICAL
SHE SAYS YOU NEED SOME REST
DON'T CALL THE DOCTOR
DON'T CALL THE SHRINK
LET DONALD FAGEN
DO THE RINKY-DINK
HE GETS UP AND TELLS HER
I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG TO SALUTE YOU, TO SALUTE YOU
I'M SO GLAD I GOT THIS CHANCE AT LONG LAST
TO CONGRATULATE YOU, CONGRATULATE YOU
LIKE WHAT SHE ASKS
FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO WHAT
THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION
WITH WHAT
THE TWO PERCENT SOLUTION
SHE SAYS YOU NEED SOME REST
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IDIOT
05:34
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IDIOT / PINKNOISE
OH MY MY, IT'S POURING DOWN
BUT I DON'T HAVE MY UMBRELLA WITH ME
OH MY MY, THE LINE'S SO LONG
FOR THE BUS, BUT I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR A TAXI
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS
THAT I GET CAUGHT UNAWARES
WHAT AN IDIOT I CAN BE
OH MY MY, I'M AT THE BANK,
I'VE GOT CHEQUES TO SIGN BUT MY PEN'S STOPPED WRITING
OH MY MY, I'VE GOT A SNEEZING FIT
BUT I DON'T HAVE A TISSUE GOTTA WIPE MY NOSE ON MY SLEEVE
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS
THAT I GET CAUGHT UNAWARES
WHAT AN IDIOT I CAN BE...
I CAN'T ENUMERATE, JUST CAN'T ENUMERATE
EVERY MORTIFYING MOMENT
AM I A VICTIM OF CRUEL FICKLE FATE
OR JUST INCOMPETENT
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PINKNOISE Kolkata, India
PINKNOISE, formed in 2006, is the mischievous late night alter-ego to indie pioneers Skinny
Alley.
Their debut studio full length, The Dance Of The Diaspora, was released in 2014 after a tumultuous two years during which time the band lost its bassist Gyan Singh to illness.
He is survived by Jayashree Singh (voice, stories), Amyt Datta (guitar, synthesizers) and Jivraj Singh (drums, design).
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