I could have put my head in a bucket full of porridge and moaned about the hospital parking scheme.
I would have saved £14, that I just splashed out on your second album.

Cause thats what its akin to, and further more...

You've got a shit arm, and that's a bad tattoo (x 2)

If your going to quote from the Book of Revelation, don't go calling it the book of revelations,
theres no 's', it's the Book of Revelation as revealed by St John the Divine.
See also Mary Hopkin, she must despair

You've got a shit arm, and that's a bad tatoo (x 2)

Advent in the high street, I point and sing...

Busk when it's Christmas,
You only busk when it's Christmas

You've got a shit arm, and thats a bad tattoo (x 2)

Shit arm, bad tattoo ( x 7)

Well you got a shit arm... and that's a bad tattoo


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    Its about the Libertines - and how they are Shybo! The shit arm, bad tattoo is taken from the cover for their 2nd album, which has pete n carl showing their Libertines tattoos on their arms.

    The book of relevation part refers to The Libertines' What A Waster single - offending lyrics are "When she wakes up in the morning, she writes down all her dreams, reads like the Book of Revelations, or the Beano or the unabridged Ulysses.".

    Great song!!

    songmeaningsruleon September 28, 2006   Link

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