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Roll Up And Shine

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why don't you take a look in my mouth
why don't you take a look at yourself
so why don't you take a look around
so why don't we take a look inside
roll out the shock parade
free falling from a stage
performance and cocktails
roll up and shine
i hang the devil from a circus wire
face up seats four in love spittin fire
so why don't you take a look around
so why don't we take a look inside
it's time to live it's time to love
it's time to do what's afraid of
it's time to breathe time to relieve
it's time to shine
so why don't you take a look around
so why don't we take a look inside
roll out the shock parade
free falling from a stage
performance and cocktails
roll up and shine
bring on your shock parade
freaks falling from the stage
performance and cocktails
roll up and shine

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nelly On Mar 04, 2002

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2002-03-04 20:04:15

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by Kelly Jones

20y ago

Oh My God - The first comment

One of my favourite songs. This got me into the phonics. Just a balls out, fuck you, rock song. Amazing

It was written about a night they had at Johnny Depp's viper rooms. They were invited by him one night and there was a really weird show happening on stage. Hence the lines "Roll out the shock parade" and "freaks falling from a stage"

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