E-shaped Stories
from "Pop.Thinking" by The Wind-up Birds
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lyrics
It’s goddam gut-wrenching
It’s heartbreaking
And I’m parachuted in
There’s all these sirens braying Bullets spraying When you give me all there sins
You’ve got me thinking “How did they get themselves into this and How will they get themselves out of this?”
Is this exhilarating? Yeah but the next thing It’s only ever seven seconds from my mind
So don’t think me right unkind But you’re gonna have to try and do loads better than this Or else how do you think you’ll keep me trapped Stuck in the middle of this?
You’ll have to ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, and trickster dances
I have questions but there are no answers
Tighten the grip of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, grill me, never to bore me
Give me flashbacks, strobe-light trances
I have questions but there are no answers
Glitchy news Music gloss
Slow down footage Now rush Jump narrative streams
I’m finally thrilled I think this means that I care
I don’t care Somethings glowing over there
For one single hour you gave me a buzz Is that enough?
Ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, trickster dances
I have questions, there are no answers
Tighten the grips of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, kill me, never to bore me
Give me flashbacks, strobe-light trances
I have questions but there are no answers
You fill us up You fill us in
But quick, let’s check out the beginning
I want to know how this all got started
If there’s a harsh back story it might feel cathartic
You, you filled us up You filled us in
We looked where you pointed We felt these feelings Is there one single action that I can take When it’s a magic trick
When it’s birthday cake?
I hope by the end that you fill in all the blanks
I’ll be so happy but I won’t say thanks In the silence afterwards I will find more blanks
I’ll be unhappy but I’ll just say thanks Are the victims still the victims
When we are thrilled and we are filled And we are filled and we are thrilled?
And we are…
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
I am full, full, full but then the next one starts
And here is the hook for our breaking hearts
Which are breaking for the dead or for the talking heads
Or are they breaking for ourselves?
You’ll have to ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, trickster dances
I have questions but there are no answers
Tighten the grip of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, never to bore me
Give me your flashbacks and strobe-light trances
I have questions
There are no answers
It’s heartbreaking
And I’m parachuted in
There’s all these sirens braying Bullets spraying When you give me all there sins
You’ve got me thinking “How did they get themselves into this and How will they get themselves out of this?”
Is this exhilarating? Yeah but the next thing It’s only ever seven seconds from my mind
So don’t think me right unkind But you’re gonna have to try and do loads better than this Or else how do you think you’ll keep me trapped Stuck in the middle of this?
You’ll have to ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, and trickster dances
I have questions but there are no answers
Tighten the grip of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, grill me, never to bore me
Give me flashbacks, strobe-light trances
I have questions but there are no answers
Glitchy news Music gloss
Slow down footage Now rush Jump narrative streams
I’m finally thrilled I think this means that I care
I don’t care Somethings glowing over there
For one single hour you gave me a buzz Is that enough?
Ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, trickster dances
I have questions, there are no answers
Tighten the grips of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, kill me, never to bore me
Give me flashbacks, strobe-light trances
I have questions but there are no answers
You fill us up You fill us in
But quick, let’s check out the beginning
I want to know how this all got started
If there’s a harsh back story it might feel cathartic
You, you filled us up You filled us in
We looked where you pointed We felt these feelings Is there one single action that I can take When it’s a magic trick
When it’s birthday cake?
I hope by the end that you fill in all the blanks
I’ll be so happy but I won’t say thanks In the silence afterwards I will find more blanks
I’ll be unhappy but I’ll just say thanks Are the victims still the victims
When we are thrilled and we are filled And we are filled and we are thrilled?
And we are…
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
You fill us up and you fill us in
I am full, full, full but then the next one starts
And here is the hook for our breaking hearts
Which are breaking for the dead or for the talking heads
Or are they breaking for ourselves?
You’ll have to ramp up the thrills and the e-shaped stories
Give me cyclone twists and the grimmest histories
Give me shocks, a buzz, trickster dances
I have questions but there are no answers
Tighten the grip of your e-shaped stories
Promise to thrill me, never to bore me
Give me your flashbacks and strobe-light trances
I have questions
There are no answers
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from "Pop.Thinking",
released July 21, 2023
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New EP - "Pop. Thinking" is out now.
More gigs on the way as well.
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