Spilt the milk, split a hymen – took her wicked, made her sore… Told her it was Breakday.įaces at a window, fingers clutching at the bars. Linking arms, drinking orders, unrinating on the floor. A nurse hid and shivered as an army axed her door. You recognised the symptoms, smelt the hatred in the air. You had the brains, you had the money – could have bought an aeroplane and skipped this hole for somewhere sunny. Breakday (The breaks failed – breaking down together). And though we wanted to change things, the fact remains, we never tried. Kids saluted in the basements, whistled hymns and homicide. Breakday (The breaks failed – we all broke down together) Drains were painted scarlet. Made us spectres at the shutters, faces covered, taking aim, faking blame. The face of an ‘enemy’ was imprinted on our brains. The guards just laugh – smoke rises in the distance… Because the Black Zone’s here to stay and it’s here to protect us, ’til that black and bitter day when test-tube spills and blows us all away. They carry poison, carry fission for the Black Zone… Hear the test-tubes bubble with disease for enemies (I hope there’s not a breeze!) And the villigers line up outside with placards, sing ‘Abide with me’. The trucks roll in at midnight – skull and crossbones on the headlights.
(d.c.) Deceased! Your secret’s safe with us. 50,000 volts, the wires buzzing – touch it and you’re D.O.A. They ripped up all the grass and they cut down all the trees, built a fence – little sign says ‘Keep away, if you please…’ And it was difficult to argue with the trenches and the guns. We chose Stephan Barbery’s fabulous art for the second edition as it’s our favourite and fits the music so well. Several editions of “The Tower” have emerged over the years with four different covers. “The Tower” refers to the famous monument in London where many were locked up and many lost their heads over the centuries. It has brought continents to their knees and still there are those It pervades and perverts to this very day. Thatcher sent out the message that it was somehow ok to be greedy, and look how the idea caught on…. It was a wish for a gentler Britain, a place that only seemed to exist on old radio programmes. Some long to play in stadiums, some prefer to fill them in darker ways.Ī lot of us actually longed for a female premier before Thatcher came along. Pinochet…” that sparked the idea for The Tower.Īt that instant you kind of sensed what this monster really wanted to do with the rioters, anarchists, welfare seekers, travellers, punks….ah, no need to go on. It was probably the sight of Margaret Thatcher talking on the television about her “good friend Mr. The picture disc was left over from the run made for the Lullabies For The New Dark Ages boxset released in 1998, and rediscovered in 2010.ĭedicated to the deviant… we still stick together, yes?
#Attrition into the waves lyrics series
Part of the Teka hand-made series : ‘Brighter Now’, ‘Faces In The Fire’ and ‘The Tower’.Ī picture disc with a handmade cover by The Silverman and New Orleans artist Alan Jaeger. This picture disc was left over from the original run of 512 numbered box sets. It includes a promo card for the Lullabies For The New Dark Ages box set, released in 1998, which included picture discs of the band’s first four LPs. The picture disc comes in a generic plastic sleeve. Vinyl etching (on PHA 3): Side 1 – GRAEME The CD version has the following tracking problems: “Tower Two” is split into track numbers 7 & 8 “Astrid” and “Rope and Glory” are together on track 9 “Tower Three” is split into track numbers 10 & 11 “Tower Four” and “Tower Five” are together on track 12.ġ998 Soleilmoon edition was initially available as part of Lullabies for the New Dark Ages Phil Harmonix – keyboards, electronics, percussion.
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