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Candyman
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Candyman
Candyman is summoned to the slaughter, he‘s got his knife all nice and sharp
Candyman is climbing through your window and he’s gonna plunge his hook into your heart!
Candyman is waiting at the crossroads, the midnight train is rolling down the track
Candyman is summoned to the slaughter and once he’s summoned, he’s never going back
Candyman is waiting in the mirror, call him three times or maybe four
Candyman is summoned to the slaughter, but don’t you call him five times or more
Candyman is summoned to the slaughter, he‘s got his knife all nice and sharp
Candyman is creeping through the graveyard and he’s gonna plunge his hook into your heart!
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Lilith
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Lilith
Cruel Lilith in the bible slit the throat of her rival,
Drew the blade ‘cross soft flesh. Wiped the blood on her white dress
“Have mercy, Sister,” Eve cried, “Oh tell me, why must I die?”
As she lay squirming on the dirt floor, pleading “don’t you cut me no more!”
She’d ragged Adam from the first day, wouldn’t do like he say
won’t submit to no man, she felt the back of his hand
The Lord cast her out of Eden, brazen, bruised and bleeding
So she lay with Samael, then gave herself to Azrael
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Lazarus
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Lazarus
Last night Jesus came to me. He looked me over and said, “What ails thee?”
“Lord,” I answered, “pain and grief. I can’t get me no relief.”
“Well, well, well,” he said at last, “I just can’t let that pass.
Do you believe you can be healed?”
I said, “What? Are you for real?”
“Well, I don’t know. I heard it said, Lazarus was lazy, took to his bed.
Then you came round with all your talk
Until that slacker got up and walked.”
“Don’t you know you can be saved? I brought old Lazarus back from the grave.
I turned water into wine, fed 5000 with these hands of mine.”
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Song For Terry (Pratchett)
He considered it a kindness to speak plain and tell me straight,
I'm afraid it's not good news old boy, we found it far too late.
I know you wouldn't want me to hold back anything or lie,
let's face it, in the end my friend everyone one of us must die.
It's gone too far this time old boy, there's little we can do
I'd be lying if I said there's any hope for you.
It's not what you had hoped to hear from me today,
But there's really little more that I can do or I can say.
Your mind is winding down each day like a mantle clock,
Whose gears and cogs have not been oiled, til it stutters to a stop.
"Faces once familiar are strangers to me now.
I'd thank you doc, I really would, but I've forgotten how."
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Shelley
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Shelley
Shelley don't you wanna go home? Have you had enough of being alone
and getting so high?
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Paul Roland England, UK
Formerly managed by June Bolan, Paul has been spinning supernatural and historical-themed tales against a backdrop of gothic rock, psych-pop and baroque strings, earning him the sobriquet, ‘The Male Kate Bush' (attributed to former label mate Robyn Hitchcock) ... more
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I shared a label with the Soft Boys back in the early 80s and was seduced by 'Underwater Moonlight' on first hearing. Privileged to have Robyn guest on my 'The Puppet Master' and 'Mad Elaine').
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This man never releases a weak album. Love them all. Heavy stoner rock to whimsical psych, bursting at the seams with strong songs and totally wired psych guitar. A killer, no filler.
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For almost 50 years Marc inspired and energised me. Privileged to have been managed at one time by June and to have written 4 biogs - trying to capture what made him my main man.
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