seventeen years in the city
static clinging to the ceiling
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
bright cops and cheerleaders
eyebrows painted on their heads
a mouthfull of rotting cavities
drinking coca-cola in the street
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than i expected)
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
shot in the leg
shot in the leg
my leg is a bone
nobody home
my hand is a wire
the skies are fire
the drums are beating
pistols and jeans
left for dead
left for dead
left for dead
dead as a fly
static clinging to the ceiling
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
eyebrows painted on their heads
a mouthfull of rotting cavities
drinking coca-cola in the street
(outcome is different than i expected)
never did I think it would come to this
(outcome is different than I expected)
shot in the leg
my leg is a bone
nobody home
my hand is a wire
the skies are fire
the drums are beating
pistols and jeans
left for dead
left for dead
left for dead
dead as a fly
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Great song. Like alot of "one foot in the grave" the song is dark and gives a sense of impending doom.
It should be "Riot cops and cheerleaders".
I don't know who does the backing vocals on this song but he and beck should team up more often. (It kind of sounds like Chris Ballew from Presidents of the USA and he did do some work on the album but he's not credited w/ any vocals. Maybe its someone else)
I think the backing vocals are by Calvin Johnson from Beat Happening and Dub Narcotic. They should do a whole album togethor, though I doubt it would ever happen.
that's definitely Chris Ballew folks. bad ass jam!!