Gene

For The Dead

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With every wind I hear you sing
"You will be fine"
With every note stuck in your throat
"This is your time", but
Everyone is just walking away from me
Am I really that nasty
All the dust and dirt affects my skin
Everyone is just turning away from me
Am I really that filthy
it's cold and dark, let me in
I'm in love with this land of plenty
Full of folks that still are friendly
I'v lost my will, still I see some hope
Give me a rope, I'll take it gladly
Find me a tree, make it sturdy
Bye ma!
It's my time to go
Yes this one's for the dead

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enola On Jul 09, 2002

Olympian

Left-handed

London, Can You Wait?

Fighting Fit

The Police Will Never Find You

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2002-07-09 12:38:40

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by rahtwinkle

24y ago

i love gene...

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by mozroz

18y ago

This was the first Gene song I'd ever heard. It was on a laserdisc music thingy in my local and I put it on about 6 times on the trot, my mates were threatening to pull my arms off, PHILISTINES! That weekend I went out and bought, Olympian, To See The Bright Lights, Drawn to the Deep End and Revelations and I never stopped loving everything they did.
Just like rahtwinkle I love gene too.

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by mozroz

18y ago

Correction to the above, To See The Bright Lights wasn't a Gene album! To See The Lights was though!

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