The Dead Milkmen

Serrated Edge

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Up on the hilltop where the vultures perch,
That's where I'm gonna build my church,
Ain't gonna be no priest, ain't gonna be no boss;
Just Charles Nelson Reilly nailed to a cross.

I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief,
People shake their heads in disbelief.
GO!

Just me on a hilltop with 15 girls,
In a Nelson Reilly orgy that'll make your hair curl.
I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief,
People shake their heads in disbelief.

Yeah, Charles Nelson Reilly, he's our man,
He can't heal the sick with the touch of his hand,
He can't walk on water, can't make wine flow;
Just another greedy actor on the late late show!

I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief,
People shake their heads in disbelief.
GO!

Just me on a hilltop with 15 girls,
In a Nelson Reilly orgy that'll make your hair curl.
I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm gettin' no relief,
People shake their heads in disbelief.

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floating_eye On Jun 01, 2006

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by strummerville

19y ago

the title is a diss to the straight-edge lifestyle..

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by madscijr

2y ago

A few months back, on the band's weekly "Big Questions with the Dead Milkmen" youtube show, Rodney Anonymous explained that this song was a parody of straight edge (hence the title "serrated edge") where the narrator is the leader of a cult that, instead of abstaining from drugs and alcohol, abstains from going to the bathroom. "I don't piss, I don't shit, I'm getting no relief"! If you don't believe me, watch Big Questions! I swear to GOD! You know what, Stewart? I like you! You're not like the other people here in the trailer park!! 😝

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by Cyrus_and_Jeff

20y ago

this song seems to be about the bullshit churches (scientology) that people build and dedicate themselves to. it's made better by the milkmen's unique sense of lighthearted and humorous sarcasm.

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