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lyrics

BEYOND THE GIN PALACES AT THE DOCKS
BENEATH THE SQUALLER AND UNDER THE RAMPS.
A TINY DOOR LEADS THE WAY TO A PLACE,
WHERE LUCKY CHAN HELPS YOUR MIND TO REVAMP.

THEY GOT THE LAMPS AND THE PIPES AND THE BEDDING TO DREAM
ESCAPE THE STRESS AND THE STENCH OF THE DAY.
WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF HOURS SEE YOU ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT,
A HIDDEN PLACE FOR THE MAN TO DELAY LIFE.

WE HAVE THE TINCTURES AND THE DRUGS
WE HAVE THE COMFORT AND THE PEACE.
WE HAVE THE MEANS TO MAKE YOU HIGH.
WE HAVE THE MEANS MAKE YOU DISEASED.

A RECTIFYING CLOUD OF LAUDANUM IS YOUR NEW LOVER
YOUR CONSTANT NEED TO VISIT US
A BABY TO IT'S MOTHER. (FUCKER?)
WE HAVE THE MEDICINE YOU NEED.
WE HAVE THE BOOT TO STAMP UPON
YOUR
NIGHT-MARES.

WE BRING YOU OFF BEFORE YOUR WIVES.
WE TURN YOU ON BEFORE YOUR WHORES.
WE HAVE YOUR SOUL WITHIN OUR FISTS.
WE ARE THE REASON YOU EXIST.

YOU TAKE A DEEP INHALE AND THEN YOU SEE IT ALL SO CLEAR
THE SHAKING STOPS YOU DRIFT AWAY FROM ALL THE MORTAL FEAR. BECAUSE.
WE HAVE THE TIME TO WASTE WITH YOU.
WE HAVE THE BOOT TO STAMP UPON
YOUR
NIGHT-MARES.

IF YOU FOLLOW THIS PATH
YOU'LL BE SMILING THE LAST
MANY FACES REPLACES,
MANY SNEERS TO THE LAST

WE HAVE THE TINCTURES AND THE DRUGS
WE HAVE THE COMFORT AND THE PEACE.
WE HAVE THE MEANS TO MAKE YOU HIGH.
WE HAVE THE BOOT TO STAMP UPON
YOUR
NIGHT-MARES.

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from The Royal Arsenal, released December 12, 2012

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Half Ton Destrier Michigan

Atkinson Grimshaw and The Woodcocks do songs about weird history and past tales in punk.

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