Wire are an English rock rock music band formed in London in October 1976, (and intermittently active to the present) by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), and Robert Gotobed (born Robert Grey, 21 April 1951, Marefield, Leicestershire) (drums). They were originally associated with the punk rock scene, appearing on the Live at the Roxy WC2 album - a key early document of the scene, and were... [read more] - It's So Obvious
It's so obvious, it's here, it's thereIt's not just the colour, it must be more, at Least 17+3 scoreThis is 77, nearly heaven.It's black, white, and pink, just thinkThere's more to come, hum hum hum hum, it's so...
- Brazil
It's true darling, I'll walk you homeI'll be your date foreverI love you girl, I love youUntil they split the atomSo many times, there's nothing leftThere's nothing left at allI know I'm right, cause when you're...
- Pink Flag
I was sold up the river to the red slave tradeThe stores were gathered, the plans were laidSynchronised watches at 18:05How many dead or aliveIn 1955The pink flags was screamingBugle boys sucked and blewNo time for...
- Three GIrl Rhumba
Think of a number,divide it by two,something is nothing,nothing is nothing.Open a box,tear off the lid,then think of a number,don't think of an answer.Open your eyes,think of a number,don't get swept under,a number's...
- Lowdown
The time is too shortbut never too longto reach ahead,to project the image,which will in time become a concrete dream.Another cigarette,another day,from A to B,again avoiding C, D, and E,'cause E is where you play the...
- 12XU
Saw you in a mag, kissing a manSaw you in a mag, kissing a manSmoking a fag, kissing a manSaw you in a mag, kissing a manSaw you in a mag, kissing a manSaw you in a mag, kissing a manSmoking a fag, kissing a manSaw...
- Mr. Suit
I'm tired of being told what to thinkI'm tired of being told what to doI'm tired of *** phoniesThat's right, I'm tired of youNo, no, no, no, no, no, Mr. SuitYou can take your *** money and shove it up your...
- Strange
There's something strange going on tonightThere's something going on that's not quite rightJoey's nervous and the lights are brightThere's something going on that's not quite rightThere's something going down that...
- Straight Line
My mind is unwilling and your flesh is so weak,Do my movements betray the secrets I think,I always stand by walls and try to humour fools.Am I moving in a straight line?Oh it's unlust and the one dimensional boy,Oh...
- Start To Move
Start to moveTime at handBird in handNo bush but trees thickenWhich now, rooster or chicken?Leave the pastFeel the wrenchSmell the stenchWas good, but flesh soon rotsEmotions, we all got spotsPlease believe me I still...
- 106 Beats That
If you had a room, he'd paint it white,survives the day, prefers the night,build sight.Got a head for figures,no time for bickers,(or so he says,)prefers the company of a woman.Finds it more physical,(that's an...
- Field Day For The Sundays
I wanna be a field day for the Sundays so they can *** up my lifeEmbarass my wife, and leave a bad tasteThat striped toothpaste can't remove on Monday morningsI wanna be a target for the dailies so they can...
- Different To Me
Well I wonder what's going onSame old stuff suppopseNot quite right thatThe stuff's the sameBut it's different to meSeems like the cancer in the cityHas got to be terminalI haven't got it throughIncidentally where are...
- Feeling Called Love
What is this feeling called love?What is this crazy thing I can't explain anyhow?What is this feeling called love?What is this crazy scene I can't work out anyhow?Maybe I should try it nowOr maybe I should be shy of...
- Mannequin
You're a waste of spaceNo natural graceYou're so bloody thinYou don't even beginTo intrest meNot even curiousityIt's not animosityIt's just you don't interest meYou're an energy voidA black hole to avoidNo style, no...
- Ex-Lion Tamer
There's great dangerFor the lonliest ranger of allNo silver bulletsTonto's split the sceneNext week will solve your problemsBut now, fish fingers all in a lineThe milk bottles stand emptyStay glued to your T. V....
- Champs
The race of champions, the pace the paceThe speed the need, the need to seedThe chance to dieAnother dead don't cry, another dead don't cryYou've still got speed, you'll maybe bleedBut that's next timeLess time than...
- Surgeon's GIrl
Sitting in a surgeon's world, a surgeon's willA surgeon's girl with meStanding on a river bed, where weeds can beI'm on my knee, to youI've seen in glossy magsI've seen you and you see meI've seen you and you see...
- Fragile
Tears fall in slivers, you broke my shadesThe light too bright, let me bury my heartFilter emotions of green, cowardicee gives blueA restricted view, let me open my heartI have a fleeting loveSearching when it...
- Reuters
Our own correspondant is sorry to tellOf an uneasy time that all is not wellOn the borders there's movementIn the hills there is troubleFood is short, crime is doublePrices have risen since the government...
- I Am The Fly
CrawlingOver your window you think I'm confusedI'm waiting for the divergent waspTo complete my current ruseYou use a plate-glass screenTo protect my chosen targetBut there's an air-pellet holeI can crawl through to...
- Mercy
Crooks lay in a weighted state waiting for the dead assassin while the rust pure powder puffs, ashimmering opaque red. Papers spread no one driving we hurled direct ahead, the windows dark green tinted the hearse a...
- Outdoor Miner
No blind spots in the leopard's eyesCan only help to jeopardiseThe lives of lambs, the shepherd cries An outdoor life for a silverfishEternal dust less ticklishThan the clean room, a houseguest's wishHe lies on his...
- Too Late
Oh you should miss her, she says she's my sisterShe's never hard to findShe's tender-trusting, she's everlastingCan I change my mind?Is it too late to change my mind?Mirror, mirror, icy sisterLove is never blindShe's...
- Practice Makes Perfect
Practice makes perfect, yes I can prove itBusiness or pleasure, the more that you do itPlease dress in your best things, this course was unplanned'Cos you see up in my bedroom I've got Sarah Bernhardt's handPractice...
- Men 2nd
Sailing under a false flagWe're crossing the IDLBecalmed where no creature livesLost, forsaken, cursedHoled below the water lineA shift in the plimsoll linePumps in the engine roomWomen and children firstHysterical,...
- I Feel Mysterious Today
Always cause for concernWhen you're feeling quite brightAnd your filament burnsI feel mysterious todayEverything is humming loudlyI feel mysterious todayEverything is coming this wayIs it ever appealingTo stand on a...
- A Question Of Degree
Once a question of degreeNow circumstances corner meDemanding my attentionLeaving little choicePosing several questionsDistilling in one voiceConfusion not in wordsI didn't want a problemI didn't simply fall outI was...
- Used To
Does the pain remain when the head is turnedAnd the body walks away you used to know?Does nausea ensue when you chance upon a memoryOf someone you used to know?Does warmth increase when the pulse is strongBut the...
- Former Airline
When you reach the pointIs it different enough?Tell me what it's like when you reach the pointWhen you draw the lineIs it straight enough?Tell me what it's like when you draw the lineWhen you go too farIs it near...
- Another The Letter
Passed to hand, behind the curtainThe letter brings change, now things are uncertainHand to hand, the letter moves onLike a series of shocks, but the contents are knownOh faint heart, when the letter arrivesYou...
- Being Sucked In Again
A dorsal fin breaks the waterSalted meat a sudden relapseInference drawn from every wordBeing sucked in againFeeling numbed from anaesthetised fleshAvoid disgrace, ideas still freshThe gaping mouth, a fish-wive's...
- From The Nursery
So truly jolly, an Xmas dollyI talk on request, I'm never depressedI'll wink a good time till someone pokes meOne big blue eye outSo simply heady, a birthday teddyPunches make me bleat, this bare soul is sweetKeeping...
- Marooned
An unwilling sailor adrift from Arctic watersAs the water gets warmer, my iceberg gets smallerAs he pours more petrol on, he feels no fearAs the flames get nearer, his thoughts get clearerA blue-white polar bear...
- French Film Blurred
I didn't understand your plea to liveOr the guy's wish to take or giveHowever, as backing away, he fell and lay dead amongst the fireworks displayIt's not quite the way to say your goodbyesIt's not quite the way to...
- Heartbeat
I feel icyI feel coldI feel oldIs there something there behind me?I'm sublimeI feel emptyI feel darkI remarkI am mesmerizedBy my own beatLike a heartbeat(In it's own beat)
- Sand In My Joints
I've got sand in my jointsI'm counting the grainsAnd they're so sharpI'm feeling the painI'm like King Canute's daughterA lamb to the slaughterMy feet in the waterIt's not what they think
- German Shepherds
I saw three dogs flying, there was a man on the endSquaring a circle and studying its endI saw a drunk old lady pissing in a binIt was far too high, she couldn't stopThe man with the photograph failed to appearIn that...
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