The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Damage

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Get out your calculator slide rule
No matter which way you fold and bend, turn
Boy you never gonna top us
You're never gonna beat us
Can you dig my band?!
Come on!
Damage
What it is? Damage!
That's right!
Takin' orders from a higher power
Ladies and gentlemen
I got a bad feeling, but right now
It feels so good
Please please feel good
And break it down
Damage
Get down, that's right
That's right cuz we're so good looking
Come on! Damage!
Get out the way!
Damage!
Come on, Detroit!
Cuz the Blues are still number one
Damage
Damage
Damage
Damage
Damage
Damage
Damage

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smallwonderrobot On Sep 14, 2006

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Blowing My Mind

Right Place, Wrong Time

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by svengurk

19y ago

This is a typical lyric from Jon Spencer: Motivating people to jump around by shouting things like "come on" and "that's right" and all the other stuff. I don't think there's a deeper meaning here. I am not sure what "damage" means.

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