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(Dawning of a) New Era Lyrics
This is the dawning of a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
I met a girl from area three
She told me that she worked in a chicken factory
This is the dawning of a new era
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Lisst'
I had to walk her home through area six
This is the dawning of a new era
Sticks and stones may break my bones
In area six they throw bottles and bricks and kicks
This is the dawning of a new era
I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor
The key won't fit the door
This is the dawning of a new era
She said she had a beautiful flat
We had to sleep on the mat
This is the dawning of a new era
Woke up and thought "This ain't exactly heaven"
Oh shit, this is area seven
This is the dawning of a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
This is so boring, it's a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
I met a girl from area three
She told me that she worked in a chicken factory
By two o'clock we were 'Brahms & Lisst'
I had to walk her home through area six
This is the dawning of a new era
Sticks and stones may break my bones
In area six they throw bottles and bricks and kicks
I climbed the stairs to the fourteenth floor
The key won't fit the door
This is the dawning of a new era
She said she had a beautiful flat
We had to sleep on the mat
Woke up and thought "This ain't exactly heaven"
Oh shit, this is area seven
This is the dawning of a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
This is the dawning of a new era
This is so boring, it's a new era
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Submitted by
beautifuldisaster On Jun 05, 2002
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I think this song is depicting a dystopic city where everything is divided into "areas", possibly based on classes/castes.
By the way, "Brahms & Liszt" is cockney rhyming slang for drunk (pissed).
I think it's the dawning of a new era, and they don't give a shit. hah, well I wasn't around at this time so I don't know what was going on then. something big I imagine.
So hilariously two-tone - the title with its utopian longing; but then it jumps right into a sordid tale of human depravity and error. It cracks me up.
"she told me that she worked in a chicken factory" !!!!! I'm still laughing
Ok so we know they got drunk, when they got to her flat the key didn't fit, my guess is they weren't actually at her flat. Somehow they got in, slept on a mat and they woke up and realized they were in the wrong place (area 7 instead of area 3). Could the areas be the transport areas of London? which are basically concentric rings around the city, so area 7 is on the outskirts, area 3 fairly close to the middle of town.
I'm not sure how this all relates to the "dawning of a new era" chorus, any ideas?