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That Man Will Not Hang Lyrics
there's a story on a thimble
on a dimple, on a pea
and it's absolutely true until the end
when they pan out in the titles
we can see you're still alive
and the maitre'd is not your special friend
there's a road in a wrong place
twice as far out
and a bitch on a bridge
yeh the bridge was a bitch
with a heavenly drawn out roll of her lips
she undid the straps and smiled
that man will not hang
that man he will never hang
there's a man you should meet
and he might be under arrest
but believe me when i tell you he's ok
he ran the mohawk out of living rooms across the land
and introduced me to the joys of doubt
there's a dream, there's a barn
there was a story, it was a boring one
but honestly i tried to stay awake
born to hang and proud of it
i base my claim on credit
that man will not hang
that man he will never hang
he realised he wanted to have children with this girl
he pulled her to his side and quietly
gave away his heart like it was his to give away
wednesday the studio come knocking
excuse them but they need their property
gave away his heart like it was his to give away
on a dimple, on a pea
and it's absolutely true until the end
when they pan out in the titles
we can see you're still alive
and the maitre'd is not your special friend
twice as far out
and a bitch on a bridge
yeh the bridge was a bitch
with a heavenly drawn out roll of her lips
she undid the straps and smiled
that man he will never hang
and he might be under arrest
but believe me when i tell you he's ok
he ran the mohawk out of living rooms across the land
and introduced me to the joys of doubt
there was a story, it was a boring one
but honestly i tried to stay awake
born to hang and proud of it
i base my claim on credit
that man he will never hang
he pulled her to his side and quietly
gave away his heart like it was his to give away
excuse them but they need their property
gave away his heart like it was his to give away
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These lyrics are pure class, I was amazed someone hadn't submitted them yet.
Don't really care what it's about, it just rules. What a bassline.
The bassline and repetitive, chanted chorus(es) are great. You can really hear the Fall influence.
The lyrics are great, but I'm not gonna lie: I don't get it at ALL. There's a sort of recurring theme of some guy (possibly some sort of outlaw?) hooking up with this girl. A lot of it is clearly deliberate nonsense, though.
yeah the bass line definitely reminded me of the Fall. first few seconds i heard it i thought it was a cover, but this songs alot better than the fall song