Pink press threat!
Man with chip: I'm riding third class on a one-class train.
I'm cranked at nought like a Wimpey crane.

I'm a pink prole threat.
Gent in safe-house: get out the pink press threat file
And brrrptzzap the subject.

Man with chip: it's delouse, safe-house time
(now v. bitter) when I get to the safe house
Hanging rhyme
Hang this crummy blitz trad. by its neck
Pink press threat
I escaped the pink prole effect

Gent in safe-house: it's a new prole art threat
It's recluse, safe house time

then the clan began
Agenda item one

Scene: safe-house give them nail files, soon
Gent and staff- and looking at this agenda, we have a bit of
Now revealed a problem here
To be m.i.9 get out the pink press threat file
New prole art threat the subject
It's safe house, safe house time

But in the safe house, it's not around
Pink press threat

Gent: get out and apply the wet lib file
Vs. this new prole art threat
Safe house, safe house tone

Man with chip, that clan has gotten away with hundred years
Dissipated and knacked, of sheer brilliance
At home, video reach, up till now
Stereo bog


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Prole Art Threat Lyrics as written by Mark E Smith

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    this is one of the greatest ever songs. i think it's supposed to be about some sort of attempted capitalist revolution in an imagined socialist great britain.

    cutlunchon May 29, 2007   Link

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