Julian Cope

Pristeen

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Pristeen. Pristeen
How much can you take?
Pristeen. Pristeen
How much can you take?
'Cause your lying to me was you first mistake,
Your trusting in me was your major mistake,
Pristeen. Pristeen
How much can you take?
'Cause your lying to me was your first mistake,
Trusting in me was your major mistake,
Pristeen. Pristeen
How much can you take?
I went down on Pristeen,
Now, how much does it take
To go down on someone - someone that you hate?
'Cause her lying to me was her first mistake,
Trusting in me was her major mistake,
Pristeen. Pristeen, tell me how much can you take?

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tdracz On Sep 27, 2008

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by heather152

9y ago

This is from Cope's album Peggy Suicide album, which is about the environmental destruction of the earth. So this song is an allegory, where "Pristeen" represents both a coy young female lover, and Earth.

I have always loved the line, "How much does it take to go down on someone...that you hate?" Vicious. One of Cope's best songs (and he has many great songs), in my opinion.

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