LXXXVI

THIS IS THE GERMS  WITH COMMUNIST EYES
THE GERMS WERE SEMINAL CALIFORNIAN PUNK BAND
DJ HELMUT'S FAVOURITE PUNK BAND

OH THE GERMS - SHORT-LIVED
SO SHORT-LIVED   OOOH THE GERMS
G.I. WAS THE TITLE OF THE RECORD THEY PUT OUT
AND JOAN JETT WAS CHARGED TO PRODUCE IT
SO GREAT WERE THE GERMS

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WHY THIS SONG IS CALLED COMMUNIST EYES I DON'T KNOW
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT'S ABOUT ME
ALMOST EVERYTHING I THINK IS ABOUT ME
THAT COMES WITH ISOLATION I GUESS
ISOLATION

'SPIEL!
THE GERMS FROM CALIFORNIA
FROM THEIR SOLE 1979 ALBUM CALLED G.I.
PRODUIT PART JOAN JETT
WITH THE SONG COMMUNIST EYES'

'STARTING WITH WOODY GUTHRIE FROM HOBO'S LULLABY'

I HAVE A HOBO-SET AS ARCHIVES
AND THIS IS GUTHRIE BUT NOT WOODY
AS I SAID ACCIDENTALLY - IT'S ARLO

ARLO WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DYLAN
OOOH I KNOW IT DOESN'T MATTER
BUT ARLO WAS BEAUTIFUL
AND BOB DYLAN WAS BEAUTIFUL
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL YEAH

I HAD HIS PICTURE ON MY WALL
BETWEEN THE KINKS AND THE ROLLING STONES
WHAT ARE WE WRITING
WE'RE WRITING 1965
WHEN THE MAN FELL TO EARTH

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DUTY WELL FULFILLED
I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY
IF I SING MY DUTY
I HAVE MY RIGHT TO SAY
HAVE MY RIGHT TO SAY SOMETHING

THIS WAS THE HOBO SET
AND THESE ARE THE THREE WOMEN
THESE THREE COUNTRY WOMEN
FORMED A GROUP AT ONE POINT
CALLED BY THEIR VERY NAMES
SHE, SHE AND SHE
AND THAT WAS A GROUP NAME
THE GREATEST TRIO EVER FORMED

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TELL SOMETHING
YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT
SAY WHAT YOU WANT  SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT
YOU'RE PERMITTED
YOU'RE ALONE  NOBODY HEARS YOU
YOU CAN DELETE IT ANY TIME
SO SAY IT - SAY WHAT YOU WANT TO SAY 
WHAT IS THE THING YOU WANT TO SAY

AND YOU ONLY WANT TO SAY OSH - RA - TA  
OSH - RA - TA
THAT'S ALL YOU WANT TO SAY
THAT'S ALL YOU WANT TO SAY
BECAUSE YOU'RE A SELF-CENTERED BASTARD

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THIS IS THE SWEET JIMMIE RODGERS
MY GREATEST LOVE OF ALL
WHEN YODEL CAME OVER FROM THE ALPS TO ARIZONA
FROM AUSTRIA TO LOUISIANA 

NO NO NO NO NO  I AM NOT LIKE THE SUICIDE GIRLS
NO  NO  I'M NOT LIKE THE SUICIDE GIRLS
I DON'T WANT TO COMMIT IT

I'M HANGING ON THE FENCE OF TIME
I'M HANGING ON THE FENCE OF TIME
I'M HANGING ON THE FENCE OF TIME

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TEMPT YOURSELF AND THEN TRY TO TEMPT OTHERS
FIRST TEMPT YOURSELF  TEMPT YOURSELF DARLING
TEMPT YOURSELF

NOW WHO SPEAKS TO WHOM
THE QUESTION IS WHO SPEAKS TO WHOM
HOW MANY ENTITIES ARE AROUND AT THE SAME TIME
ABOVE - FRONTAL -  MIRROR - INSIDE - WITHOUT - BELOW

AT LEAST SEVEN
SEVEN IS ALREADY THE INFINITE

THAT'S WHERE INFINITY STARTS
INFINITY STARTS AT SEVEN  NOT AT SIX
SIX MEANT TO BE THE ULTIMATE FINITY
WITH SEVEN STARTS INFINITY
SEVEN IS MORE THAN SIX  - EIGHT IS MORE THAN SEVEN
THAT'S HOW IT GOES UP TO TEN
AND THEN HENCEFORWARD FOR EVER
BECAUSE IT'S INFINITE

DIGITALLY - DIGITAL COMES FROM THE TEN
THE TEN  BECAUSE WE HAVE TEN FINGERS
AND THAT WAS THE EASIEST WAY TO COUNT

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I DON'T FINISH ANYTHING BECAUSE I'M TOTALLY SCATTERED
I'M VERY HAPPY TO AT ALL BE ABLE TO SWITCH ON THE CAMERA
IT'S ALREADY AN ACHIEVEMENT

ONE BEFORE IT - THAT'S HOW I AM - LOOK AT IT
AND FROM THIS I HAVE TO GO OVER
INTO THE NIGHTMARE OF 888
WHERE I SHOULD BE PERFORMING HIM
AS CHARLOTTE, HIS ALTER EGO

THIS IS SUPERHUMAN DEMAND
I'M ONLY UNDERGOING IT
FOR WANT OF ANYTHING BETTER TO DO

I'M 8-8-8
THE TOTAL REBEL
I'M 888 - THE TOTAL REBEL
I'M 888 THE TOTAL REBEL
OH WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME
WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME
I AM  I AM  YOUR TOTAL REBEL

"WHILE THE TRAIN SPED THROUGH THE DARKNESS"

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SHOULD I  TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE ISRAELI-PALESTINE CONFLICT 
AT THE GAZA HEIGHTS
OR THE TRUTH  WELL THE TRUTH  THE TRUTH ABOUT NEW JERUSALEM
IF I WANNA GO BACK HOME AND REBUILD THE TEMPLE
IF I WANNA TOUCH THE GROUND
OF THE CITY WHERE THE ENCOUNTERS USED TO HAPPEN

I'M NOT AN ALIEN WORSHIPPER
I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE IN THEM
I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT HOLY SITES
I DON'T LOVE THE EARTH
MAY BE EVER SO TELLURIC

IT'S QUITE INTERESTING
BUT I WON'T FALL FOR GRAVITY
I'M NOT GONNA TRY TO FLY  NOT GONNA TRY TO FLY

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WHAT DO I HAVE TO PROVE  WHAT DO I HAVE TO PROVE
WHAT DO I HAVE TO PROVE
THEY WANT ME TO PROVE SOMETHING
WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME AS WELL 
WHAT SHOULD I BE PROVING

PROVE IT HE SAYS
BUT WHAT HE DOESN'T
AND I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT
NOW IMAGINE THE RESULT
NOW IMAGINE THE RESULT  THE RESULT
WHAT CAN I IMAGINE  WHAT CAN I FIGURE OUT
WHAT CAN I FIGURE OUT

GO FIGURE HE SAYS  GO FIGURE
THAT'S THE FAREWELL TO THE WORD
WORD, LIKE A DOG, GO FIGURE
AND THEN THE WORD GOES AND TRIES TO FIGURE IT OUT

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OSH HASN'T GOT A CLUE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON
FIRST OF ALL HE ONLY GETS THE GOOD NEWS
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WARS AT ALL
HE'S JUST GETTING THE NEW ROCK AND ROLL NEWS 

HE'S VERY ART ORIENTED
HE'S THE AUTHOR OF ALL WORKS OF ART
AND THAT'S ALL HE CARES ABOUT

NOW AN ARTIST MAKES MILLIONS AND MILLIONS 
JEFF OR DAMIEN MAKE MILLIONS
NOT LIKE VAN GOGH OR WHO WAS THE OTHER ONE

NO STARVING  ARTISTS ARE NOT STARVING TODAY
ARTISTS ARE THE HIGHEST PAID PROFESSION
IT HAS CHANGED - IT CHANGED WITH THE CINEMA
DIRECTED MOVING PICTURE 
HAS CHANGED THE PERCEPTION OF OUR DREAM 

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IT'S GOOD BACKGROUND  THANK YOU
INDUSTRIAL LOVE BY IN STRICT CONFIDENCE
REMIXED BY VNV NATION FOR YOU

IT'S A GOOD PROMOTION, NO?
THEY CANNOT REALLY DESPISE ME FOR IT

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"…IST MEINE SEELE NICHT MEIN
BIN ICH NICHT MENSCH DURCH SEIN SCHICKSAL BESTIMMT
NIEMALS BEHERRSCHT ZU SEIN ODER ANGEBUNDEN
NICHT HIMMEL ODER HÖLLE…"

THIS IS VNV NATION REMIXED BY :WUMPSCUT:
:WUMPSCUT: IS THE FASSBINDER OF GERMAN INDUSTRIALISM
HE'S ALSO A TOTAL REBEL - I'M NOT ALONE

THAT'S WHY I'M ALWAYS HOPING IN
THAT HERE IS AN OTHER TOTAL REBEL
AND THERE IS THOUSANDS  THOUSANDS OF THEM
WHO WANT TO JOIN FORCES  NOT JUST SAY SO
LIKE COVENANT SAY SO

WHY DON'T WE DO IT
WHY DON'T WE DO IT
BEFORE IT'S REALLY TOO LATE

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE RAPTURE
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE RAPTURE
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE RAPTURE
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE RAPTURE

THAT'S THE MESSAGE OF THE DAY
THAT'S THE MESSAGE OF THE DAY TO THE UR
DON'T MISS OUT  DON'T MISS OUT ON THE RAPTURE, BABY

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THE PARTY HAS BEEN PREPARING THE WEDDING FEAST
SINCE 1984
VERY SYMBOLICALLY OF COURSE
VERY SYMBOLICALLY YES
MOST SYMBOLICALLY OF COURSE

THIS IS HOT
THIS IS THE LAST HOT WAVE
THIS IS HOT AGAIN
THE ENDLESS WINTER MUST BE OVER

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VISAGE  VISAGE  VISAGE  VISAGE OOOH
THAT'S WHEN WE BELIEVED 
THAT THE NEW INPUT HAS SPREAD TO GLOBAL SIZE
AS STEVE STRANGE SUGGESTED
THAT IT IS MASS PRODUCED FROM NOW ON

AND THEN THEY CUT IT  THEY CUT IT
THEY CUT IT
I KNOW WHY BUT I'M NOT GONNA TELL IT
I KNOW WHY

SPEED TRASH THEY NEEDED 
SPEED TRASH THEY NEEDED TO ACCELERATE IT
NOT THE NEW ROMANTICS   NOT GOTHS EVEN
THAT'S THE WHEEL WHAT THEY NEEDED 
TO PUT THE HORSEPOWER OF TRASH DEATH 
IN THE FOREGROUND OF IT

IT'S A CARRIAGE  EVOLUTION IS LIKE A CARRIAGE
PULLED BY DIFFERENT OXEN  SEVEN
SEVEN OXEN PULL THE CARRIAGE OF EVOLUTION

FADE TO GREY

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NOT EFFECTING
NOT EFFECTING
THERAPY FAILED
THE THERAPY FAILED
THE THERAPY FAILED
ANOTHER THERAPY FAILED

I DON'T BELIEVE  I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU
I WON'T BELIEVE YOU