Strumpet Lyrics
 

STRUMPET (31/10/08)
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with a white stick
with a little light
flows faster on the light?
white stick on the rock?
roping in the wind?
are you hungry?
do you know what to ?
floating in the blue
i hear you
your voice
it comes out above my head
close to you
close to you

there is one bird in my house
she said
you woke up from a dream
he heard momma kiss
he felt better
he saw her enormous things
it damped his mood for a second
then he remembered where he was
he regained his perspective
and felt a -- lot better

gets much better
and lays back on his bed
with the front door open
and a dim light* coming into the room
he smelled time
he laid back listening to a fly

he saw the washing hanging in the sun
he caught a fleeting glimpse of a man
moving up hill
pursued by a bus he saw a white church
with a three blue domed roof
a crucifix on the top and
an ant walked along the edge of his book he heard
another man
and a grey mustached man?

A moped started up
sounded like a chainsaw
tiny firecrackers
then he smelled the time again
the fly came in along the shaft of sunlight
coming through the open door
he watched it cross the room again
half way then it
turned around and left
he left

there is one bird in house x 4


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*karl says "sunlight" instead of dim light during the Nov 1 show
*2 = changed to 'found' enormous things during Nov 1 show
help!

Re: Strumpet Lyrics
 

Is Karl's guitar his "Strum pet"? :p

Seriously, could make sense in light of Bruce Lee - Dobropet, as a Dobro is also a strummed instrument.

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you hold me in / are you hungry?
and lays back on his bed / he lays back on his bed
half way there / half way then it
a crucifix on top (and an ant) walked along the edge of his boot?

other than that im not good enough to disagree at these things.

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wha........?:p

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anyone come up with something solid?

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With one of K's lyrics??? :eek:

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here's my attempt from the performance at brixton academy 31/10/08.
i cant even make out the first word. feel free to edit/add :)


_________ with a white stick
With a little light
Floats past her on the right
White stick on the rock
Groping (?) in the wind
Are you hungry?

Do you know what ______
Floating in the blue
I hear you your voice
It comes out above my head. Close to you. Close to you.

There is one bird in my house, she said
He woke up from a dream
He heard mama kiss
He felt better he saw enormous things
It damped his mood for a second
Then he remembered where he was
He regained his perspective
And he felt a….lot better.

It gets much better he laid back on his bed
With the front door open and the dim light coming into the room
He smelled time (?)
He laid back listening to a fly

He saw the washing hanging in the sun
He caught a fleeting glimpse of a man
Moving uphill
The __________
He saw white church with a
Three blue domed roof
A crucifix on the top and
an ant walked along the edge of his boot (book?)
He heard
Another man and a grey mostached man
___ then started up
Sounded like a chainsaw tied (?) in fire crackers

Then he smelled time again
The fly came in along the shaft of sunlight coming from the open door
He watched it cross the room again
Halfway then it turned around and left
He laughed
There is one bird in my house
There is one bird in my house
There is one bird in my house
There is one bird in my house


i love this song :)

Any clues for us, Karl? :D

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I think you're pretty dead on Gaborez, here's a few additions...

_________ with a white stick / Black cat in town with a white stick

Groping (?) in the wind / Roping in the wind

Do you know what ______ / Do you know what to weave (?)

He smelled time (?) / He smelled thyme (like the herb)


And I think brotherlovesdub nailed it with these:


The __________ / Pursed by a bus he saw a white church

___ then started up / Moped started up

Sounded like a chainsaw tied (?) in fire crackers / sounded like a chainsaw
tiny firecrackers

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also, the lyrics were definitely "He heard Mama Cass" in the live version from Czech Republic and the one that was streamed to Quicktime.

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I always hear "a rubber man with a grey mustache" :)