Doctor doctor!
I'm in bed
Achin' head
Gold is lead
Choke on bread
Underfed
Gold is lead
Jesus bled
Pain is red
Are goon
Grow go
Greasy spoon
You swoon
June bloom

Music seems to help the pain
Seems to cultivate the brain
Doctor kindly tell your wife that
I'm alive - flowersthrive - realize - realize
Realize


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Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk (Pink Floyd cover) song meanings
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    I've heard the Pink Floyd original, but I've never heard ATDI's rendition. I can't even fathom what it sounds like, since the original is so unlike ATDI's style. Does anyone know where I can find a copy of this?

    catacuacheon August 17, 2002   Link
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    The ATDI version is very, very weird to say the least...and it comes from an imported Invalid Litter Dept. single...the single i have has five songs (it's really like an ep)...the songs are: Invalid Little Dept., Initiation (lamacq version), quarantined (lamacq version), Take Up...(lamacq), and Metronome Arthritis. I believe Steve Lamaqc does a BBC radio show.

    motherprussiaon June 11, 2003   Link
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    Just download it off Kazaa. It took me a while to find but I got it eventually. It's really strange but the basic elements of ATDI are there.

    ATD-Ion April 10, 2004   Link
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    I can't seem to find this version on Kazaa K++. I've been looking forever. Hell, I can't even download the Pink Floyd version. Anyone happen to have a link to these songs? :-D

    napoleno_soloon April 14, 2004   Link
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    this song... is very weird, even by atdi standards. the instrumentals are amazing, but the song is fucking zany.

    quadriplegicon September 17, 2004   Link
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    Im not sure how i feel about it

    its so much different

    if you want to hear the song go buy "this station is non-operational" its on there, its the last song.

    leftlainaheadon June 23, 2005   Link
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    Sounds alot like The Mars Volta to me. I've never heard the origional, but I really want too.

    Chibi_personon July 18, 2005   Link
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    its cause this was the guitarist and vocalist's band before mars volta...........................

    stryker311on July 18, 2005   Link
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    yeah but it's got a more crazy free form jam style more like The Mars Volta rather than ATDI

    Spider6333on December 16, 2005   Link
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    yeah but it's got a more crazy free form jam style more like The Mars Volta rather than ATDI

    Spider6333on December 16, 2005   Link

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