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A Nasty Piece Of Work LP (Full Session)

by Four Letter Word

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1.
Sleight Of Hand 03:12
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SLEIGHT OF HAND Am I fair in my assumption That we're all merited by our consumption And the people of this land Are kept controlled by sleight of hand? Do you expect me to believe That they're all worth what they receive And that we can all walk free As long as we're content in our apathy Well I'll tell you one thing straight There are some of us who don't take the bait We don't shake, cough or twitch At the thought of acting like the rich Sleight of hand Am I fair in my assumption That we're all merited by our consumption And the people of this land Are kept controlled by sleight of hand? The great magician takes centre stage His true intentions are hard to gauge You watch his eyes while he splits the pack But you don't see the ace behind his back He moves his hands and your view is barred As he asks you to choose another card And while you're still gazing at his face He reaches 'round and he grabs the ace Sleight of hand Am I fair in my assumption That we're all merited by our consumption And the people of this land Are kept controlled by sleight of hand? The necessary illusions expand apace To keep us indifferent and in our place We don't understand or comprehend Who it is or what they intend So we ask of them to leave us be With our beer and smokes and shit TV The place where things aren't what they seem Forget your life, embrace our dream Sleight of hand
2.
Easier Said Than Done 03:08
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EASIER SAID THAN DONE The mouth is mightier than the pen So what if I screwed up again So little time, so much to do The end is nigh, this much ain't true For every one that wants to succeed A hundred more try to impede The progress of the troubled few Who've got better things to do It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done So much easier said than done With baited breath and out of sight The huddled critics eyes indict They bide their time with childrens games Then creep to pick at the remains Their methods always beg the question Of how they don't get indigestion On all the beliefs that they espouse Scooping bullshit hand to mouth It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done So much easier said than done The hate filled venom they invent Don't fan the flames of discontent Cuz they're just pissing on the shrine Not casting pearls before the swine It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done From webs of lies great tales are spun It's easier said than done So much easier said than done
3.
Rich White Ghetto 02:35
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RICH WHITE GHETTO Take a ride through the rich white ghetto and see things how they really are Forget Rio and Soweto, here the poor only have one car There's no children in the rich white ghetto, everyday the old folks mourn Picket fences and the stench of Dettol, a thousand hoses douse a thousand lawns The pigs don't go to the rich white ghetto, for curtain twitchers police themselves They sit and watch the dust mites settle on the books upon the shelves Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, where the cars look better upside down Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, on the other side of town Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, show the hatred that they spawn Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, pour asphalt on their lawns Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Blasting punk, hardcore and metal, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Surveillance cameras, electric fences The silence relieves you of your senses Double garages, gravelled drives The products of successful lives Stockpiled freezers, satellite TV Soap opera land in 3D Hybrid flowers, imported turf A living TV hell on earth Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Blasting punk, hardcore and metal, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Rich white ghetto Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto Let's go down to the rich white ghetto, let's go down to the rich white ghetto
4.
Chemical Sunrise 03:13
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CHEMICAL SUNRISE Don't the sky look beautiful today What you can't see doesn't hurt you Poison clouds conceal the real decay Whatever you do don't look behind you It paints a picture so serene To watch the orange turn to green Just like an image from a dream Paint by numbers with no key Wash your brushes in the sea Impressionism via industry Avert your eyes, it's no surprise The sky's disguised to hide the chemical sunrise Don't you forget, it's not over yet Why do we let them paint a chemical sunset Don't the sky look beautiful tonight Smog reflects the light around you Two lovers kiss beneath the stale moonlight But things are dieing all around you It's not a trick of the light That makes the sun burn so bright It's that we exercise our right Bring the oceans to the boil Mix in well the broken soil You're free to paint your landscape in oil Avert your eyes, it's no surprise The sky's disguised to hide the chemical sunrise Don't you forget, it's not over yet Why do we let them paint a chemical sunset Cars and planes and boats and trains Factories and profit gains Will bring the onset of the rains Global schemes and big machines Will send us well beyond our means More than science fiction future dreams Don't you forget, it's not over yet Why do we let them paint a chemical sunset Avert your eyes, it's no surprise The sky's disguised to hide the chemical sunrise
5.
Fundamentally Flawed 02:09
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FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED Everything I do is fundamentally flawed Never realise it 'til the other team's scored Spend my whole life dwelling in regret Cuz I only see the truth in retrospect Find it real hard to admit I'm wrong So don't you dare criticise this song Or you're gonna find me swingin' from the cord Cuz everything I do is fundamentally flawed Fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally Fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally... flawed Everything I do is fundamentally flawed Can't ever get up for falling on my sword Just can't ever seem to get the knack One step forward's always two steps back I always check the blindfold before I jump Come and pay homage at the city dump Don't step inside my mental ward Cuz everything I do is fundamentally flawed Fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally Fundamentally, fundamentally, fundamentally... Everything I do is fundamentally flawed Too busy talkin' to be ignored I'm always right even when I'm wrong Just what the fuck is going on There's a point in life I think I missed But if I went and died I wouldn't exist I won't leave no reason to be deplored Cuz everything I do is fundamentally flawed!
6.
The Gunpowder Plot 02:30
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THE GUNPOWDER PLOT Men of straw in a house of cards Secret police and security guards Hide the truth behind closed doors Of complex lies and splendid wars And remote control media facades The yes men agreed and obeyed To Mr. Cowards moral crusade They blame the problem they create Distort the facts and legislate And dream of all the money they've made We need another gunpowder plot Blow their cover, expose the lot Avenge for all the lies And blow them to the skies See the whites of their eyes Gunpowder plot Gunpowder plot, gunpowder plot We need another gunpowder plot, oh yeah The best laid plans of mice and men Are tucked away inside number ten The rats don't leave a sinking ship They increase the membership Cover up and do it again Your wallet dictates who you elect For that's where you keep your intellect Another shift to the right Middle class, male and white You're the ones that it don't affect We need another gunpowder plot Blow their cover, expose the lot Avenge for all the lies And blow them to the skies See the whites of their eyes Gunpowder plot Gunpowder plot, gunpowder plot We need another gunpowder plot, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Gunpowder plot
7.
Departure 03:30
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DEPARTURE Whilst driving backwards through the days I tried to focus but the window was glazed I wiped the moisture with my sleeve And saw more clearly what I'd retrieved A streetlight hit the curve of the screen Obscuring for a moment what I thought I'd seen And then it hit me from the dark This was the place that had left it's mark As I stepped out into the rain I could hear the clatter of the night's last train Saw the headlights on the hill A cat seeking sanctum on a windowsill I struck a light, turned from the wet Tasted the warmth from the cigarette But something didn't seem quite the same As I walked on that winter's night Unsheltered from the rain The transaction was arranged And the faces had been changed Leaving me myself estranged In this departure There was something that it lacked That was lost in the retract Somewhere after the fact In greener pasture There was something undisclosed Apart from the fact that the seasons were opposed The salad days and summer sun Had long since departed as so many had done New kids, lived in this neighbourhood And the kids I knew lived in adulthood Flown the coop their separate ways And left me stranded with this malaise The transaction was arranged And the faces had been changed Leaving me myself estranged In this departure There was something that it lacked That was lost in the retract Somewhere after the fact In greener pasture The transaction was arranged And the faces had been changed Leaving me myself estranged In this departure There was something that it lacked That was lost in the retract Somewhere after the fact In greener pasture
8.
Nothing To Offer 03:54
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NOTHING TO OFFER Idle hands but busy mouthes Heading north but walking south Criticise so resolute But nothing more to contribute From little seeds great gardens grow But bitter weeds are all you sow Try so hard to invest While you just get it off your chest You offer nothing, you get nothing in return You offer nothing and you'll never learn Just offer everything you've got It may not be a whole damn lot But offer nothing There's no reason for concern And if you don't demand respect Then what the fuck do you expect You offer nothing, you get nothing in return So what have you to donate When all you do is to negate Let's try a little activity If nothing more to convince me If you've got nothing good to say Then don't just say it anyway Merit creativity Nothing grows from jealousy You offer nothing, you get nothing in return You offer nothing and you'll never learn Just offer everything you've got It may not be a whole damn lot But offer nothing There's no reason for concern And if you don't demand respect Then what the fuck do you expect You offer nothing, you get nothing in return Thoughts that glow and words that burn No deposit, no return Let's do more than just complain And our efforts might not be in vain You wear your heart upon your sleeve But little more has been achieved You reap awards when you create Don't consume, participate You offer nothing, you get nothing in return You offer nothing and you'll never learn Just offer everything you've got It may not be a whole damn lot But offer nothing There's no reason for concern And if you don't demand respect Then what the fuck do you expect You offer nothing, you get nothing in return You offer nothing, you offer nothing, you offer nothing, you offer nothing You offer nothing, you offer nothing, you offer nothing You get nothing in, nothing in return Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing in return
9.
Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? 03:25
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DO YOU FEEL LUCKY, PUNK? Do you feel lucky, punk? When you're pissing and moaning and getting drunk Does it feel fortunate, that you can afford to be down on your luck? Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Do you feel lucky, punk? When you're living in shit and banging up junk Does it satisfy, that there are those out there who don't choose how they die Yeah, the whole world's corrupt, but that doesn't mean you can self-destruct Take nothing for granted, utilise providence to your advantage Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Appreciate the cost, appreciate the cost Do you feel lucky, punk? When you're pissing and moaning and getting drunk Does it feel fortunate, that you can afford to be down on your luck? Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost Turn in, drop out, get lost, appreciate the cost
10.
Shelf Life 03:19
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SHELF LIFE I hear a murmur ride the cold blue skies It echoes past then on the breeze it dies From a distant yard comes the time bell toll And autumn's silence calls the honour roll Then the past floods in, and the thoughts well up Oh, we all so wanted to be grown up For the echoing chaos of the boys and girls Is little more than practice for the adult world What will become, become of them They can't be more than nine or ten What will it hold, the future I mean I already dislike the little I've seen What will become, become of them They can't be more than nine or ten What will it hold, the future I mean I already dislike the little I've seen Stumble drunk, in the park A strange scary safety envelopes you in the dark Study the skies, a blackened page I know little more now I'm twice the fucking age Shadows dance upon the wall Last impressions linger before they fall Just like the souls who came and went Their time with me seemed quickly spent So what became, became of you Became of them, what do they now do What became, what became, what became of me We were too busy living to stop and see So what became, became of you Became of them, what do they now do What became, what became, what became of me We were too busy living to stop and see A ring-a-ring, as thick as thieves A pocket full of complexities We argue an issue We all fall down What will become, what will become A ring-a-ring, as thick as thieves A pocket full of complexities We argue an issue We all fall down We are falling down, we are falling down Falling down, falling down, falling down, falling down
11.
Can You Hear The Words? 03:02
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CAN YOU HEAR THE WORDS? Gesticulate, express, dictate From poverty to church and state Just make sure your rips are straight Three chords in and punch the air Fashion shirt'n'spiked up hair Message? Do you really care? To unsettle and scare 'em You spike, rip and tear 'em If the boots fit you wear 'em Entertainment for the mass Punk rock's fallen on it's arse A youthclub for the middle class Entertainment for the mass Punk rock's fallen on it's arse A playground for the middle class Can you hear the words? x8 Is the tempo or the image right? A soundtrack to which you can fight? Or somewhere to drink on Friday night? Punk belief or drunk relief? The spanner's caught up in the teeth Teenage phase? Where's the beef? Vegan straight edge action man Where d'you fit in the masterplan? You're nothing more than a music fan The dancing makes you feel alive Forget your problems as you dive An office job when you're twenty five I know all this may sound absurd But of all the songs you ever heard Did you only ever learn the swear words? Can you hear the words? x8 Blah blah power blah blah government Blah blah death blah blah famine Blah blah pain blah blah starvation Blah blah hate blah blah injustice Blah blah corporation blah blah war Blah blah system blah blah disease Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
12.
Call Off The Dogs 03:09
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CALL OFF THE DOGS Call off the dogs I say now, call off the dogs There's only so many pints of blood, so call off your dogs Like I said there's nothin' doin', and you say the same to me Time and time and time again, there's nowt to do for free The only time we add up is to promptly take away Incurring debts without safety nets, try to keep the dogs at bay Call off the dogs I say now, call off the dogs There's only so many pints of blood, so call off your dogs Like he said there's nothin' doin', and she turned the other cheek No amount of sense, can make eighty five pence last another fuckin' week They sit, they wait, they ponder, but no amount of thought Can buy, disguise or materialise, the things that can't be bought Call off the dogs I say now, call off the dogs There's only so many pounds of flesh, so call off your dogs And still there's nothin' doin', but we've only ourselves to blame Abolish job search and bring back the birch, but who's gonna make a fresh claim? So if you want your fuckin' bounty, you can take it out of my shit After all I'm a yob and I ain't got a job, and if I did I'd quit Keep your wolves from my door, keep your wolves from my door Call off the dogs I say now, call off the dogs You can keep your fuckin' handouts, but just call off your dogs Call off the dogs I say now, call off the dogs If we ain't fuckin' got it you can't fuckin' have it, so call off your dogs
13.
Signing Off | Six Pack (Black Flag) 07:46
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SIGNING OFF This permanent absconder Who flew alone to the wild blue yonder With an ultimate request not to return Absent without leave Knew what was to be achieved Not forward or reverse but crash and burn Can you hear me? I still walk in this machine With others near me I can talk and I can dream Too much incentive For me to sit down and recite Just be inventive And don't lose the fight Don't lose the fight There's more to falling foul Than throwing in the towel You don't know if you'll win unless you've tried Perpetual exclusion Don't see the plot to it's conclusion And there's no fucking sense in suicide Can you hear me? I still walk in this machine With others near me I can talk and I can dream Too much incentive For me to sit down and recite Just be inventive And don't lose the fight Don't lose the fight Wrappers, bags and crap, sit in the breeze and flap On a city dump miles from home Battered, ripped and rotten, discarded and forgotten They listen to the distance all alone Alone, all alone, all alone, all alone Alone, all alone, all alone, all alone Can you hear me? I still walk in this machine With others near me I can talk and I can dream Too much incentive For me to sit down and recite Just be inventive And don't lose the fight Don't lose the fight, don't lose the fight
14.
Access Denied (Session Bonus | 7" B-Side) 03:36
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ACCESS DENIED There's no opportunity, there's no success There's only greedy people who protect their interests There's no way in unless your family owns the key My parents have fuck all where's that leave me? Access denied, it's all cut and dried Your future's foretold when your time's bought and sold Access, access, access, denied, denied, denied, denied Access denied, denied You give all your time to the forty year production line You hate every day you're wishing away They beat you hands down, you work yourself into the ground Surplus to requirements, forced into retirement Access denied, it's all cut and dried Your future's foretold when your time's bought and sold Access, access, access, denied, denied, denied, denied Access denied, denied You give 'em your best years for fake plastic gestures And what's your reward? A bed in the heart ward Then they house you like rats in retirement flats The obsolete trash of the poor working class Access denied, it's all cut and dried Your future's foretold when your time's bought and sold Access, access, access, denied, denied, denied, denied Access denied, denied Access denied, access denied

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Welly: Vocals
Jon: Guitar
Hairy: Bass
Will: Drums

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released February 4, 1998

Lyrics: Welly
Music: Four Letter Word
Except: Track 13 Part 2
Design: Welly
Recorded by: Frankie Stubbs

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Four Letter Word Cardiff, UK

Punk rock band formed in 1991 in Cardiff, U.K. Released debut EP in 1995, debut album in 1998 on BYO Records. Toured U.S./Canada in 1998. Released second album on BYO in 1999 before Trade Mark issues with the first of many name claimers. FLW fought and won and soldiered on releasing two further albums and a handful of EPs, toured the U.S. again, before in 2011 they called it a day after 20 years. ... more

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