MY BODY, THE HAND GRENADE


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* Turpentine
* Phonebill Song
* Retard Girl
* Burn Black
* Dicknail
* Beautiful Son
* 20 Years In The Dakota
* Miss World - demo
* Old Age
* Softer, Softest - unplugged
* He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss) - unplugged
* Season Of The Witch - unplugged
* Drown Soda - live
* Asking For It - live


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- Turpentine -

They'll come down and look you in the eye
Where you gonna go with no place to die?
The water breaks like turpentine
I sit dead in/and your sacrifice

You get to watch, you get to watch
Now you get to watch me die
Bless my body and bless my soul
Wrap it in turpentine

I see you standing, whatever for
All the bad men like an old whore (??)

Who really knows where the ruby rides?
I see all the sick reflections in your ruby eyes
And I know all you devils by your Christian names
And I know all you bitches by your Christian names

I get to watch, I get to watch
Now I get to watch you die
Bless my body and bless my soul
Wrap it in turpentine

??? coterie
Put your head up over your leg
Count backwards from infinity
You said oh oh woah

I eat the rose and the dirt it grows in
Baby, I don't even know what hole that's supposed to go in
Now you're mad and snubbing me
It stinks up here in the junkie tree

You get to watch, you get to watch
Now you get to watch me die
Bless my body and bless my soul
Wrap it in turpentine

??? coteries
Put your legs up over your head
I've been walking to your suicide
Cause you fear maybe/appear to hold down suicide
I cease to exist on the Christmas list
I cease to exist in your/the old disease
I lie right down, baby, give it to me
I lie right down
Nowhere walking backwards going
Nowhere walking backwards going
Nowhere walking backwards going
Nowhere walking backwards going
Nowhere walking backwards going


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- Phonebill Song -

"She's a bimbo playing on the damn phone"

I could really fuck you up, yeah
Cause I'm a demon buttercup, hey hey
You have to spit to see the shine
I see the carcass in your eyes, woah

Before I go to sleep
Get it away from me

See the demon whore outside
Well, everything you look at dies
Gotta run the phonebill up
Cause I'm a loser buttercup, wo-ho

Before I fall asleep
Baby, I don't owe/own you

I could really suck you in
And you'd never see the light again, no-ho
I gotta run your phonebill up
Cause I'm a loser, buttercup

Before I just want more
Baby,/Maybe I just get bored


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- Retard Girl -

Retard girl makes us sick
Retard poke her with a stick
Well, she walks funny
Kinda like a pig
God, I/Gotta hate that retard girl

See the retard girl walking in her school yard
In the same dress from fourth grade
See the retard girl, cross-eyed in the school yard
Looking for the friend she made

Retard girl
Retard girl
Retard girl
Yeah, don't forget her face

There shines the moon among the lesser fire
She is sucking a dick out in the yard
Well, she walks funny
Kinda like a pig
God I/Gotta hate that retard girl

Hear the retard girl do one for me
She don't think like the others do
See the retard girl squirming in the mud
Throw her in the trash can, see what she does

Retard girl
Retard girl
Retard girl
Yeah, don't forget her face

And I ask her mother, why'd you implode?
Well, her head's so big it just might explode
And she walks funny
Kinda like a pig
God I/Gotta hate that retard girl
Hit her!

See the retard girl staring at the sun
What does she see?
See the retard girl stare at everyone
I hope she doesn't see me

Retard girl
The retard girl
The retard girl
Yeah, don't forget her face

Retard girl
The retard girl
The retard girl
Woah woah woah
Don't, don't you throw away (??)


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- Burn Black -

Now you complain, you say you want the keys
Over my dead body, baby, that's where they'll be
Forget-me-nots around your neck
You say you remember, baby, you forget

Hey, hey, this much is true
I never trusted you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Now I burn black for you

And I’m trying just to forget
Never, I won't
Never, I won't
Never, ever
Never

Saying/Silly things that you can't hear
My doll/dumb mouth to your deaf ear
Gushing up a violent smear
My doll/dumb mouth to your deaf ear

Hey, hey, this much is true
I never twisted you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Baby, I burn black for you

No, I won't go down to it
Never, I won't
Ever, I won't
Never, I won't
Never

Crawl right up the wall
And up the stairs
Down your hall, ow

Now you beg and you want me
Over my dead body, baby, that's where I'll be
And you laugh at my disease
While sugar runs from my arteries

Hey, hey, this much is true
I never bothered you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Baby, I burn black for you

And I’m trying just to forget
Never, I won't
Never, I won't
Ever, I won't
Never

Starts out like magic, some sick religion
That ain't no vulture, that's a fucking pigeon
She's got vultures in her hair
And blood and feathers they are everywhere
You want retreat
Filthy and deep
A dead moon, a drunken seed
Baby, there, there is a room
Full of death and whores and truth
And I am waiting in that room
And I am dying to get to you
It's all horrors, it's all pain
It's all disease, man, it's all the same
My little Judas
My little twin
Where you start that's where night begins/I begin, she said
I want it now, she said
And I want it now, she said
I want it now, she said,
And I want it now, she said
I want it now, she said,
I want it now, she said,
I want it now, she said,
(Now! Now!)
I want it now
Now...


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- Dicknail -

Hey, daddy
Come over here, yeah
Got something for you
Dicknail

She liked it
You know she liked it
Well, she was asking for it
Dicknail

I said, I said stop
I did what you said
I did what you want
I was a good girl
I was a good girl
I was a good girl
I said, I said
I said, I said no

Hey, daddy
One thing's for certain, baby
You have my guarantee
You won't forget me

I said, I said stop
I did what you said
And I did what you want
I was a good girl
I was a good girl
I was a good girl
I said, I said
I said, I said no

Do you remember
Christmas morning
You know it's real because
Well, here comes Santa Claus

Yeah, she liked it
You know she liked it
I’m gonna claw on your sack
Claw on, on your sack
Claw, claw, claw, wow, wow


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- Beautiful Son -

You look good in my dress
I'll get your friends to clean the mess
You look good in my clothes
I can feel you where the doctor goes

My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son

Yeah
No
Yeah
Oh no

He had ribbons in his hair
And lipstick was everywhere
You look good in my dress
You look good in my dress

My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son

Yeah
Oh no
Oh no

You're barren like me
You're barren/buried

Yeah
Oh no
Yeah
Oh no

My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son
My beautiful son


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- 20 Years In The Dakota -

She spent twenty years in the Dakota
Every single day was black in the Dakota
Riot girls think you can stop me
You're forever in her debt
Well, I know you haven't saved me
And you haven't saved her yet

She spent twenty years like a virus
They want to burn the witches inside us
Woah yeah, you don't fuck with the fabulous four
Or you spend the rest of your life
Picking things up off the floor

She's still alive but I am sure
That all the stars belong to her
On Californian king-sized beds
She's wrapped in rags inside my head

This is the story, this is the story of someone's wife
Big black rules her whole life
(I don't remember, I forget)
Oh, baby dry your dirty eyes
My water breaks like turpentine

The/Tour pee girl burns to be a bride
Your ever lovely suicide
Hey yeah, hey yeah
Are they coming for me?
Are they coming soon?

Hey Jude, hey Jude?
Are they coming for me?
Judy, Judy, are they coming soon?
(???, I don't remember, I forget)
The pee girl burns to be a bride
Your ever lovely suicide
(???, I don't remember, I forget)
I don't remember, I forget


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- Miss World - demo -

I am the one you know
I lie and lie and lie
No matter where you go
I try and try and try
I am the girl you know
Who lies and lies and lies
I am the girl you know
I lie and lie and lie

I’m Miss World
Somebody kill me
Kill me pills
No one cares, my friend

I’m Miss World
Watch me break
And watch me burn
No one can hear me, my friend

Kill girls watch
I eat ether
Suck me under
Maybe forever, my friend
My friend
My friend
My friend
My friend

I am the girl you know
Who lies and lies and lies
No matter where you are
I lie and why do I
No man can hear now
Cries and cries and cries
I am the girl you know
Who lies and lies and lies


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- Old Age -

And I will away, your highness
I'm so high I can not walk
And I will away
You cripple, you take away my time
My peace, my empathy
No babies sleep on atrophy
Your unborn love and fetal dress
Hard bitter candy legless caress

What was she for Halloween?
The ugliest girl you've ever seen
Someday she will die alone
What was she for Valentine?
An old forgotten concubine
Someday she will die for no one

She seems to me to know
All that glitters is sour
All the lies in her place
Jesus saves
An old age
An old age
Old age

It's okay to kill your idols
Just pretend you have no rivals
We all know that she is friendless
Spits at mirrors, it's not an issue
Just remove the hateful tissue
We all know her rage is endless

She seems to me to know
All that glitters is sour
All that lies in her place
Jesus saves
An old age
Old age
Old age
Old age

And then/At night/And now she begs her
She says pretty please
Oh, make her pure again
Oh, make her clean

No one knows she's Hester Prynne
Someone please tell Anne Boleyn
Chokers are back in again
Someday she won't have to fake it
Living will itself seem sacred
Someday she will just refuse

She seems to me to know
All that glitters is sour
All that lies in her place
Jesus saves
An old age
Old age
Old age
Jesus saves
Old age
(Rest in peace and)
I'm sorry
(Me in pieces)
So sorry
(Rest in pieces)
I'm sorry
(Me in peace)
So sorry


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- Softer, Softest - unplugged -

I gave you everything
Hope you give it back to me
I told you everything
Just never tell on me

The pee-girl gets the belt
Your milk makes me my
Your milk is so sour
Baby, I can only cry
You have all the power
Baby, I can only cry
You have all the power

I've got a blister from
Touching everyone I see
The abyss opened up
It took everything from me

The pee-girl gets the belt
Your milk makes me my
You milk makes me sick
Baby, your milk has a dye
Your milk has a dick
And baby, your milk has a dye
Your milk has a dick

Burn the witch
The bitch, she's dead
Burn the witch
Just bring me back her head

Pee-girl gets the belt
Your milk makes me my
Your milk is so mean
Baby, your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream
Your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream
Your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream
Your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream
Your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream
Your milk turns to cry
Your milk turns to cream


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- He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss) - unplugged -

This is a really sick song that we cover.
It’s one of those Spector songs, and it was written by Carole King, which... you have to think... Go ahead.

He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me but it didn't hurt me
He couldn't stand to hear me say
That I'd been with someone new
And when I told him I had been untrue

He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me and I knew he loved me
Cause if he didn't care for me
I could've never made him mad
He hit me and I was glad

Baby, won't you stay
Baby, won't you stay
Baby, won't you stay
Baby, won't you stay

He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me and I knew I loved him
Cause when he took me in his arms
With all the tenderness there is
He hit me and he made me feel

Baby won't you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay
Baby won’t you stay

Nice feminist anthem...


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- Season Of The Witch - unplugged -

One look out my window
What'd you think I see
Thousands of people
Staring back at me

It’s strange
It’s strange
It’s strange
It’s strange

You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch

One look over my shoulder
What do you think I see
Some little old man looking over his shoulder
Staring straight back at me

It’s strange
It’s strange
It’s strange
It’s strange

You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
You got to pick up every stitch
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch

I away now
Forever and ever
Forever and ever

Thank you.


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- Drown Soda - live -

Ooh yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from your life
Ooh yeah, he wants to take you
Take you away from your lies

Ooh yeah, he wants to take you
Take you by the hand
Ooh God, just let him rape you
Baby, I think you’ll understand

Just you wait til everyone is hooked
Just you wait til everyone is hooked
Just you wait til everyone is hooked
Just you wait til everyone is hooked

Ooh yeah, he wants to take you
Take you by the hand
Oh baby, let him break you
Then I think you’ll understand

Are you gonna sit and watch me
Watch me while I go down
Are you gonna sit and watch me
Watch me while I drown

Woah God, he wants to take you
Take you away from your life
Oh God, he wants to break you
Take you away from your lies

Ooh yeah, he wants to take you
Take you by the hand
Ooh baby, let him break you
Then I think you’ll understand

Are you gonna sit and watch me (shhh)
Watch me while I go down (shhh)
Are you gonna sit and watch me
Watch me while I drown

Woah God, he wants to take you
Take you away from your life
Woah God, he wants to break you
Take you away from your lies

And I sit on the corner and I drink drown soda
I wanna bomb the whole state of Minnesota
Yeah baby oh
Yeah baby oh

And it’s been a while, I’m a little annoyed
I’m gonna fuck the whole state of Illionis
Yeah baby oh
Oh

Yeah, poor little shit, he’s got no place to go
I’m gonna fuck the whole state of Ohio
Yeah baby oh
Yeah baby oh

She sits on Broadway with a rattle
She’s gonna fuck the whole city of Seattle
Yeah baby oh
Baby oh
Baby oh

Ta.


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- Asking For It - live -

Every time that I sell myself to you
I feel a little bit cheaper than I need to
Oh, I will tear the devil out of you
Rose red I will make you tell the truth

Was she asking for it?
Was she asking nice?
Yeah, she was asking for it
Did she ask you twice?

Every time that I stare into the sun
Angeldust and my dress just comes undone
Every time that I stare into the sun
Be a model or just look like one
Wild eyed rot gut do me in
Yeah, you think you can make me do that again

Was she asking for it?
Was she asking nice?
Yeah, she was asking for it
Did she ask you twice?

Live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you

Fuck you
Was she asking for it?
Was she asking nice?
Yeah, she was asking for it
Did she ask you twice?

Was she asking for it?
Was she asking nice?
She was asking for it
Did she ask you twice?

I don’t care anymore...

If you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you
And if you live through this with me
I swear that I would die for you

Live, live, live, live, live...

??? to you
All the time you look away
There's no ??? for you
I don’t care, no, what you do
Yeah, you walk in the room
Yeah, I’m impressed
You know your reason for living
I still haven't guessed



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