Frank Black and the Catholics

Blast Off

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i'm heading for the dark
take shit as shit is
if you can take this town
i say good show
'cause city hall all are freaks
and the coffee is getting weak
i'm going to make my mark
maybe in show biz
maybe on solid ground
i do not know
but i'm thinking all the time
and i'm saving all my dimes

blast off i can foresee foresee blast off blast off i can foresee foresee blast off
cast off save all my money
just for blast off
blast off i can foresee foresee blast off
chemical take on the chemical for comatose
comatose wake from a sleep that was six months
Rasthof zwanzig kilometters bis rasthof i need it
blast off i can foresee foresee
union pour la promotion de la propulsion photonique
isidis home on the dome of the isidis
tops off i think i'm gonna get some rocks off i need it
blast off i can foresee foresee

and when we get there the irish in
me's gonna claim it for France
i'm in a beckett trance
from all the chemical

and when we get there the irsih in me's gonna claim it for France
i'm wearing beckett's pants
from all that chemical

and when we get there the irish in me's gonna claim it for France
i'm on a beckett rant
from all that chemical

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dragonflower44 On Dec 20, 2001

i'm heading for the dark
take shit as shit is
if you can take this town 
i say good show 
'cause city hall all are freaks
and the coffee is getting weak
i'm going to make my mark
maybe in show biz 
maybe on solid ground 
i do not know
but i'm thinking all the time
and i'm saving all my dimes

blast off i can foresee foresee blast off blast off i can foresee foresee blast off
cast off save all my money 
just for blast off 
blast off i can foresee foresee blast off
chemical take on the chemical for comatose
comatose wake from a sleep that was six months
Rasthof zwanzig kilometters bis rasthof i need it
blast off i can foresee foresee
union pour la promotion de la propulsion photonique
isidis home on the dome of the isidis
tops off i think i'm gonna get some rocks off i need it
blast off i can foresee foresee

and when we get there the irish in
me's gonna claim it for France 
i'm in a beckett trance
from all the chemical

and when we get there the irsih in me's gonna claim it for France
i'm wearing beckett's pants
from all that chemical

and when we get there the irish in me's gonna claim it for France
i'm on a beckett rant
from all that chemical

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2001-12-20 17:39:24

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by eyecoof

18y ago

well, for once, a "Beckett rant" is probably a reference to Lucky's lengthy nonsense speech in Waiting for Godot. style-wise, there is some similarity between that and these lyrics, lots of word repetition, etc.

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by Wilson3000

2y ago

My immediate thoughts was he was referring to Thomas Becket who was killed at the "behest" of Henry II. When they examined the body they were astonished to find he was wearing lice-ridden underwear to display penance to God. Thusly, blasting off would make you feel as if bugs were crawling all over you.

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