An Awesome Wave
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TRACK 1 (INTRO) 0:27 - 1:07 - - - (REPEAT) 1:08 - 1:20 - - 1:21 - 1:30 Shit them all festival laugh at the beautiful It’s just a nod to the canon Simple man Stan can’t stand up on the beautiful It’s just a nod to the canon Stickle brick tickle quick laugh at the beautiful It’s just a nod to the canon Hustle over hot muscle shower twitch off the beautiful It’s just a nod to the canon now 1 2 3 (yeah) 1:31 - 2:38 - - - (REPEAT) ========================================================================================================= TRACK 2 (INTERLUDE 1) She she she she only ever ver ver ver ver Walk to to count count her steps Eighteen teen strides and she stops to abide By the law that she herself has set. That eighten steps is one complete set And before the next nine right and nine left. She looks up up at the blueeeeeee And whispers to all of the above. Don’t let me drown don’t breathe alone No kicks no pangs no broken bones. Never let me sink Always feel at home No sticks no shanks and no stones. Never leave it too late Always enjoy the taste Of the great great great grey world of hearts. As all dogs everywhere bark bark bark bark It’s worth knowing Like all good fruit the balance of life is in the ripe and ruined. ========================================================================================================= TRACK 3 (TESSELLATE) Intro: Em (4x) Bite chunks out of me You’re a shark and I’m swimming My heart still thumps as I bleed And all your friends come sniffing. Triangles are my favorite shape Three points where two lines meet. Toe to toe back to back let’s go My love it’s very late. ’Til morning comes oh let’s tessellate. Go alone my flower And keep my whole lovely you. Wild green stones alone my lover And keep us on my heart. Three guns and one goes off One’s empty one’s not quick enough One burn one red one grin Search the graves while the camera spins Chunks of you will sink down to seals Blubber rich in mourning They’ll nosh you up yes they’ll nosh the love away But it’s fair to say You will still haunt me. Triangles are my favorite shape Three points where two lines meet. Toe to toe back to back let’s go My love it’s very late. ’Til morning comes oh let’s tessellate. ========================================================================================================= TRACK 4 (BREEZEBLOCKS) She may contain the urge to run away But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks Citrezene your fever’s gripped me again Never kisses all you ever send are fullstops - la la la la Do you know where the wilds things go They go along to take your honey - la la la la Break down now weep build up breakfast now Let’s eat my love my love love love - la la la la Muscle to muscle and toe to toe The fear has gripped me but here I go My heart sinks as I jump up Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah ’ ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah Do you know where the wild things go They go along to take your honey - la la la la Break down let’s sleep build up breakfast now Let’s eat my love my love love love - la la la la She bruises coughs she splutters pistol shots But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks She’s morphine queen of my vaccine my love my love love love - la la la la Muscle to muscle and toe to toe The fear has gripped me but here I go My heart sinks as I jump up Your hand grips hand as my eyes shut Ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah ’ ahhh ahhh ahhh ah ah She may contain the urge to runaway But hold her down with soggy clothes and breezeblocks Germaline disinfect the scene my love my love love love Please don’t go I love you so... my lovely Please don’t go please don’t go I love you so I love you so Please break my heart hey (2x) Please don’t go I’ll eat you whole I love you so I love you so I love you so Please don’t go I’ll eat you whole I love you so I love you so I love you so I love you so... ========================================================================================================= TRACK 5 (INTERLUDE 2) [There are no chords able to be transcribed] Tuning: D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--10h9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|------12h11-0-------0-------0----| A|--0-----------0-------0-------0--| F#|---0-----------0-------0-------0| A|0-------------------------0------| |------------------9--------------| D|------12h11-0-------0-------0----| A|--0-----------0-------0-------0--| F#|---0-----------0-------0-------0| A|0-------------------------0------| |------------------9--------------| D|--0--------0-------0-----0---------0-----0-------| A|----0--------0-------0-----0---------0-----0-----| F#|----0---------0-------0---------------0---------| D|0-----2/-4---------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------0h2-------------0h2-| |-----------------5---------------2---------------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--10h9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|-----------0-------2-------0-----| A|---0--7/-9---0-------0-------0---| F#|---0----------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------| D|0----------------4-------2-------| D|------12h11-0-------0-------0----| A|--0-----------0-------0-------0--| F#|---0-----------0-------0-------0| A|0-------------------------0------| |------------------9--------------| D|------12h11-0-------0-------0----| A|--0-----------0-------0-------0--| F#|---0-----------0-------0-------0| A|0-------------------------0------| |------------------9--------------| D|--0--------0-------0-----0---------0-----0-----------| A|----0--------0-------0-----0---------0-----0---------| F#|----0---------0-------0---------------0-------------| D|0-----2/-4-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-----------0h2-------------0h2/5---| D|---------------------------------2-----------------0-| ========================================================================================================= TRACK 6 (SOMETHING GOOD) Something good oh something good oh something good Oh something good tonight will make me forget about you for now Get high hit the floor before you go Matador estocada you’re my blood sport But something good oh something good oh something good Oh something good tonight will make me forget about you for now Forty-eight thousand seats bleats And roars for my memories of you Now that I’m fully clean The matador is no more and is dragged from view Get high hit the floor before you go Matador estocada you’re my blood sport Forty-eight thousand seats bleats And roars for my memories of you Now that I’m fully clean The matador is no more and is dragged from view But something good oh something good oh something good Oh something good tonight will make me forget about you for now ========================================================================================================= TRACK 7 (DISSOLVE ME) Intro: - - - (REPEAT 2x) Now dissolve me- Two tabs on your tongue A herd of shepherds to herd the sheep Sleep now my only one Broken sweethearts (ahh-ah) who sleep apart Both still pine for the other’s side spine Spoon as sleep starts And pulse to pulse now shu-uh-ush She makes the sound The sound sea makes to calm me down I am see-through Soap sliver you’re so thin As I begin rubbing lathers up Your state worsens on my skin And go-o-o-o-o-o-ooo-old Fat-less finger to lip One two three four hush And pulse to pulse now shu-uh-ush She makes the sound The sound sea makes to calm me down She makes the sound The sound sea makes. I’m tired now She makes the sound the sea makes knee-deep in the North (REPEAT) Sea ========================================================================================================= TRACK 8 (MATILDA) Intro: - - Just like Johnny Flynn said ’the breath I’ve taken and the one I must’ to go on. Put the grenade pin in your hand so you understand who’s boss. My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success. Oh this is from This is from This is from Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda Just like Johnny Flynn said ’the breath I’ve taken and the one I must’ to go on. Put the grenade pin in your hand so you understand who’s boss. My defeat sleeps top to toe with her success. Oh this is from This is from This is from Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda Elle a besoin de toi cela vient de Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda And she needs you This is for Matilda This is for Matilda This is from Matilda Matilda Matilda Matilda ========================================================================================================= TRACK 9 (MS) We can?t lose touch but we can let go blue and white gun made from Lego. All the vowels vow to hold your name keep your estate clean of me. I?ve pillowed you so many times this week Close eyes open close again forget and fall asleep. The dark seeks dark The dark seeks dark Darker Darker The nights of all my youth pressed into one glass of water. - - Scattered truths bewildered beast boohoos we have our weight: ten thousand ladybirds. All the vowels vow to guard your name keep your estate clean happy. Some things lie too deep for tears to well Close eyes open close again feel as my body spells Dark seeks dark Dark seeks dark Darker Darker The shadow burns across like embers tide paper. Darker darker darker darker. (REPEAT) ========================================================================================================= TRACK 10 (FITZPLEASURE) Everywhere there’s an instrumental bass part play - - - and repeat Intro (Tra-la-la...): SILENT In your snatch fits pleasure broom-shaped pleasure Deep greedy and Googling every corner. Dead in the middle of the C-O-double M-O-N Little did I know then that the Mandela Boys soon become Mandela Men. Tall woman pull the pylons down And wrap them around the necks of all the feckless men that queue to be the next. Steepled fingers ring leaders queue jumpers rock fist paper scissors lingered fluffers. In your hoof lies the heartland Where we tent for our treasure pleasure leisure les yeux it?s all in your eyes. In your snatch fits pleasure broom-shaped pleasure Deep greedy and Googling every corner Blended by the lights. - - - (REPEAT) END ON D ========================================================================================================= TRACK 11 (INTERLUDE 3) [Whisper] 3 2 1... Ooo - Ooo - Ooo - Oooaah Ooo - Ooo Ooo - Ooo - Ooo - Oooaah Ooo - Ooo - - - - - - ========================================================================================================= TRACK 12 (BLOODFLOOD) A wave an awesome wave that rushes skin and widens in blooded veins. Breath in exhale I?ve poked a nerve he?ll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-____________-O-double M-O-N. Tide out tide in a flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams. Breath in exhale I?ve poked a nerve he?ll slap me like a whale Slaps the C-____________-O-double M-O-N. Flood of blood to the heart to the heart (REPEAT) ========================================================================================================= TRACK 13 (TARO) Indo - china Capa jumps Jeep two feet creep up the road To photo to record meat lumps and war They advance as does his chance oh very yellow white flash. A violent wrench grips mass rips light tears limbs like rags Burst so high finally Capa lands Mine is a watery pit. Painless with immense distance From medic from colleague friend enemy foe him five yards from his leg From you Taro. Do not spray into eyes ? I have sprayed you into my eyes. verse 2 3:10 pm Capa pends death quivers last rattles last chokes All colours and cares glaze to grey shrivelled and stricken to dots Left hand grasps what the body grasps not oh le photographe est mort. 3.1415 alive no longer my amour faded for home May of ’54 Doors open like arms my love Painless with a great closeness To Capa to Capa Capa dark after nothing re-united with his leg and with you Taro. Do not spray into eyes ? I have sprayed you into my eyes. ========================================================================================================= TRACK 14 (HAND-MADE) Intro: Post Intro: e|-2---2---5-------10---| B|---3---3---7-7--------| G|---------------7------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Your sting red full stops my skin dotted scratch scratch now I’m bleeding. Legions upon legions of craftsmen handmade my feelings. [Are you sitting comfortably? Then we’ll begin] There’s bears in the wood and they’re out to get me And I’m safe from harm if I stay in this chalet. And hold me tight and I’ll sink in I’m absorbed in your thinking Bass + Guitar: |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| A|-12\7--9--12--7--7--0-| |----------------------| But you don’t know. You But you don’t know. You Your sting red full stops my skin dotted scratch scratch now I’m bleeding. Legions upon legions of craftsmen handmade my feelings. For you For you For you For you