The Birthday Party

A Dead Song

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This is True
Mister nothing said forever said
I can sing
Hit it! Make it a dead one
with words like
blood, soldier mother
O.K. O.k.
I want to sleep before the end
which is impolite
Hit It! Make it a dead one
If nothing crops up
I'll give you a ring
you can sing the end
o.k o.k.
then I could get
all the little animals out of my room
Hit it! With a broom
O.k O.k
Put them in a big white sack
no visitors came
hit it! With words like.....
Thou shalt not
The end

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tiger_angel On Sep 11, 2002

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2002-09-11 10:09:23

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by Daniel_08

19y ago

"all the little animals out of my room" "Put them in a big white sack, No vistors came" I love this line. I'm gonna take a stab at this song and say that its about a man angry at religion or possibly it's the more reasonable answer and Nick Cave Just was extremely stoned on heroin at he time and didn't know what he was doing, Either way The Birthday Party are amazing and this is a great song!

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by kijima

19y ago

this is the end and it's still living

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