ORIGINALLY A KREL TRACK, LIKE SO MANY, I REWORKED FOR SPACEHEAD AND WAS RELEASED ON THE DEAD EARNEST COMPILATION "EXPLODE INTO SPACE" IN 2000. THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF LYRICS FOR THIS, THE ONES ON THIS VERSION I ALTERED AS US PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH HAD JUST GONE TO WAR IN IRAQ, AND ALSO A COMMENT ON THE "COUNTER CULTURE" THAT TO ME AT THE TIME HAD GONE A BIT "SOFT" ON ACTION AND FALLEN INTO MORE HEDONISTIC PURSUITS
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NUCLEII
WE'RE LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR,
THERE'S FIRE IN THE AIR ,AND THERE'S GONNA BE MORE,
WE'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE,
WE KNOW THERE IS AN ANSWER,
THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE.
IS IT TOO LATE?
NOW BUSH HAS SEALED OUR FATE,
DO YOU REALLY CARE?,
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT DRUGS AND BEER?
WE'RE POISONING THE PLANET AT A FURIOUS PACE,
BUT FANATICS OF RELIGION CANNOT SEE THIS CASE,
IN THEIR BLINDNESS AND THEIR HATRED,
THEY WILL HAVE TO LEARN,
TAKE AN EYE FOR AN EYE,
AND THE WHOLE WORLD BURNS.
CAN'T YOU SEE THE SIGNS?
ARE YOU ALL SO BLIND?
DO YOU REALLY CARE?
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT DRUGS AND BEER?
THE PLANET WILL RECOVER, AS IT ALWAYS WILL,
IT'S ONLY EACH OTHER WE ARE GOING TO KILL,
SO MUCH FOR OUR INTELLIGENCE, WE HAVEN'T A CLUE,
A BUNCH OF FUCKING MONKEYS IN THE PLANET EARTH ZOO!
DO YOU REALLY CARE? NOW BUSH HAS NO HAIR
DO YOU REALLY CARE?
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT DRUGS AND BEER?
DO YOU REALLY CARE?
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT DRUGS AND BEER?
WE'RE LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE THIRD WORLD WAR,
THERE'S FIRE IN THE AIR ,AND THERE'S GONNA BE MORE,
WE'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE,
WE KNOW THERE IS AN ANSWER,
THERE'S NO TIME TO WASTE.
TIME TO WASTE,
TIME TO WASTE,
TIME TOO LATE,
IT'S TOO LATE!
NOW IT'S TOO LATE,
AND BUSH HAS SEALED OUR FATE,
DO YOU REALLY CARE?
AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT DRUGS AND BEER?
Ok, I'm biased as I'm on this, but in me humble opinion, it's another must have record, bouncy punky psychedelic surf industrial dance bastard. Watch this space for a full album very soon Mr. Dibs
This late ’90s shoegaze record gets a full remaster on the advent of its 25th anniversary, its woozy melodies brighter than ever. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 26, 2021