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Common English Mistakes

by Photostat Machine

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1.
The spoon lies on the floor It fell from the bowl on the table In the room in the house in the street Sitting in the other room The button on the gadget Is pressed by the man Who points it at the screen On the TV in the corner of the room The news comes on and it's 6 o'clock There's important progressions In the major power sessions George goes to Moscow (goes to Moscow) He's going with the others to talk about Talking about thinking about Doing something about The situation here the situation there This is just one thing that affects everywhere Back in the other room Mother picks up the spoon Puts it back in the bowl on the table She's alone now the kids have gone now Out into the street in the town In the country under siege But they don't know The news comes on and it's 6 o'clock There's important progressions In the major power sessions George goes to Moscow (goes to Moscow)
2.
Goodnight my moon and stars Goodnight my inspiration Goodnight my joy Goodnight my love There's nothing in the universe That can compare to you No-one I've ever known Who makes me feel like you do I'm feeling blown away With every little word you say I'm spinning off my axis And I'm heading for the edge Outside is nothing Inside is something Goodnight my moon and stars Goodnight my inspiration Goodnight my joy Goodnight my love You bring me happiness You bring me true release So let me close my eyes and I'll see you in my dreams It feels like there is nothing That I cannot do Feels like the world is at my feet When I'm standing next to you Outside is nothing Inside is something I love you Goodnight
3.
CSR 02:35
words by St Even music by Photostat Machine
4.
Seat warm, sinking Head back, thinking Keys turn, purring Feet, floor, moving Every flashing light that whizzes by Is like a memory And the voices on the airwaves Are talking 'bout me, 'bout me And I ain't tryin' to hear it I just need to feel the bass around me Round me, right now I put the peddle to the metal Sometimes I just want to be alone I'm as black as the pot and the kettle But they're blind to the fact that I've grown And the heart on the sleeve's still beating But nowadays it's just a little more stone And the heart of some men's still deceiving But nowadays it's just a little more known So up m****e fingers All you p***y 'oles can bite me Yogi Wan stop? Yeah, not likely Yogi Wan pop? Yeah, well I might be Cream of the crop just chillin' on the top And it's hard to deny that I'm tidy with it Might swing through ya hood Like Spidey with it The word is out I got them spinning around And they can't get me out of their head Like Kylie innit? And I'm smiley with it Crowd say 'Bo!' like Riddick Nike Air flow Bo knows lyrics But what Bo don't know is Yogi will kill it in a minute Cook it on a skillet like it was a fillet 16 ounce steak served With mash and spinach That's enough iron, man To make Popeye feel timid Rah! So I guess it's best you Read between the lines Before you cross him stop look and listen! Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider and I'm coming in! Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider, dog, coming in! Yo! All I got is my word, And my b***s, and ambition That's why I'm up late night Cooking in the kitchen If you say I can't then I tell you 'ni**a listen I'm Mr. F*** You! I don't need your permission' Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider and I'm coming in! (Photostat Machine coming in) Some say my metaphors are too hard I should tone down I say they should tone up Or metaphorically go down Some days I look in the mirror Like, 'I'm so proud God has blessed ya kid, you're well endowed' (it ain't just what ya thinkin'!) From the desk to the booth I, just do what I do, and Every time I touch the mic I'm only giving you the truth And it's like, they're pretending not to hear me But I feel them shaking in their boots, and I Can see it in their eyes that they're scared Now I'm in cahoots With the Photostat Machine Now that's something never seen And it looks so pristine, so fresh, so clean Might blind you, high beam! Rear view, black street And I'm closing in on you at high speed I've got a Photostat Machine Now that's something never seen And it looks so pristine, so fresh, so clean Might blind you, high beam! Rear view, black street And I'm closing in on you at high speed (Photostat Machine coming in) Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider and I'm coming in! Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider, dog, coming in! Yo! All I got is my word And my b***s, and ambition That's why I'm up late night Cooking in the kitchen If you say I can't Then I tell you 'ni**a listen I'm Mr. F*** You! I don't need your permission' Knock knock. Who's there? The outsider and I'm coming in!
5.
Walking down the same old streets And staring at the same old faces Getting in the same old cars And being driven to the same old places And all the while she tells herself That it's only for the summer months And all the time she hears the cries Coming from her only son Standing at the same old crossroads She repeats over and over "You can try all you want But you won't get me" Stumbling out the local bar He doesn't want to go home just yet He fumbles as he starts his car And he thinks of the girl he's going to get And every time it feels the same He'll call her by a different name He doesn't even share her shame As she repeats over and over "You can try all you want But you won't get me" Welcome to my world Welcome to my friends Welcome to my world The fun it never ends Walking out into the daylight Squinting at the morning sun She bears the scars she picked up last night Only done in the name of fun And she staggers home to see her boy She wants to hold her only joy She gets the call she didn't want And she repeats over and over "You can try all you want But you won't get him" Welcome to my world Welcome to my friends Welcome to my world The nightmare never ends
6.
Vellutata 03:42
If I sound sentimental I don't care Call me new romantic Play Dare I don't care Play Dare And I love it When your heart beats When your heart beats Our beats collide And I love it When your heart beats I can feel it I feel velvet And I love it When your heart beats The stars are dancing for me You can see You can see it's in me And I love it When your heart beats When your heart beats Our beats collide And I love it When your heart beats I can feel it I feel velvet And I love it When your heart beats
7.
Echoes 03:53
You - are you listening to me? Is there nothing, nothing, Nothing that I can say? Pass the parcel pass by the silence I'm coming in 'Cos you can walk in a room Full of people who care Screaming and shouting 'Til you're blue in the face But all you will hear Are the echoes of your words As they bounce round the room And are lost without trace Here it is - a tape recorded voice Hears the track, plays me back And there's no choice? Is there something else I can do To make it through to you? As I'm coming in Everybody wants to get rich quick So everybody's got to try Everybody wants to go to heaven and/but Nobody wants to die You - are you listening to me? Is there nothing, nothing, Something that I can say? There something else I will do To make it through to you? My machine's coming in My machine's coming in My machine's coming in
8.
Live 04:41
The birds don't sing in my back yard The birds don't sing in my back yard I had a crash and it left me scarred Now the birds don't sing in my back yard Don't take your life for granted Don't take your life for granted The birds don't sing in my back yard The birds don't sing in my back yard You had a smile to chase the clouds away Now it looks like they're here to stay Don't take your life for granted Don't take your life for granted And she's singing... The birds don't sing in my back yard The birds don't sing in my back yard Don't take your life for granted Don't take your life for granted She keeps singing...
9.
Unlovely 05:49
No place to play No place to party The price to pay For being a part Of the unloved generation Round and around and around The boy on his bike The question of blame (Round and around and around) It's all the same All the same To the unloved generation There must be Something wrong somewhere When memories are The best things that you have Of the time before the time before The time before A mother gives birth The baby is slapped Thinks 'what have I done?' Welcome to the unloved generation baby (Round and around and around) No place to play No place to party (Round and around and around) The price to pay For being a part Of the unloved generation There must be Something wrong somewhere When memories are The best things that you have Of the time before the time before The time before
10.
Talk to me What's on your mind Down the streets and in the homes People sleeping together alone Burning bridges and cutting ties Killing memories Living lies Talk to me What's on your mind Sleep with one eye open A million lashes A million tears A million hopes A million fears A million suns A million stars A million wishes A million ways to break a heart

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Common English Mistakes is the second LP from Photostat Machine.
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released December 9, 2011

words and music by Photostat Machine, except The Outsider, words and vocals by Yogi Wan, music and backing vocals by Photostat Machine.

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Synth / Electro Pop Band based in the DMV, USA / Edinburgh, UK.

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