Lyrics: Just You And Me Album: Prayers On Fire Artist: Birthday Party, The   First: i tried to kill it with a hammer Thought that i could lose The head Sure! we’ve eaten off the silver (when even food was…

Lyrics: Fears Of Gun Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   Gun wears his alcoholism well Finger in bottle and swingin’ it still From bed to sink and back again Clock is crawlin’ round the same He’s bustin’ clock (he…

Lyrics: Dumb Europe Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   On this european night out on the brink The cafes and the bars still stink The air is much too thick for seeing But not thick enough for leaning I…

Lyrics: Release The Bats Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   Whooah bite! whooah bite! Release the bats. release the bats Don’t tell me that it doesn’t hurt. A hundred fluttering in your skirt (don’t tell me that it doesn’t…

Lyrics: Several Sins Album: Junkyard Artist: Birthday Party, The   This is a dead letter tale If i could make this print talk You made a deep mark/deep mark on me And only saints say such things as these So…

Lyrics: Ho-ho Album: Prayers On Fire Artist: Birthday Party, The   Worn and gnawn A little hole Just a small hole Letting in a sick wind In a small puffs Yo-ho-hole Yo-ho-hole Through which blow A small sick wind Yo-ho-hole…

Lyrics: Pleasure Is The Boss Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   They’re working us like dogs around here ’cause pleasure is the boss And i’m the happiest slave alive around here ’cause pleasure is the boss And nothing is…

Lyrics: The Friend Catcher Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   I, cigarette fingers Puff and poke Puff and poking the smoke Touches the ground You, your lungs and your wrists They throb like trains Choo choo choo It’s a…

Lyrics: Swampland Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   Quixanne, ah’m in its grip Quixanne, ah’m in its grip Sinken in the mud Patron-saint of the bog. They cum with boots of blud Wit pitchfawk and with club Chantin out…

Lyrics: Wild World Album: Unknown Artist: Birthday Party, The   It’s a wild world it’s a wild world hey! it’s a wild world hey! Hold me up baby for i may fall Hold my dish-rag body tall Our bodies melt…