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My Head Is Too Small for My Body

by Struwwelpeter

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Descend 05:02
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Is this my home? Is this my syndrome? Bland and bare and monochrome I've seen this place Recognise this face Help me to touch base Hold me down 'Cause I'm never reaching higher ground Will you please let me descend Until I reach the end Until I make no sound? I'm on my feet Bags of swollen meat I'll admit I can't compete Blood on my soul Starts to take its toll But I'm still enthralled Wandering in To a place I've been Separated from my sin Following you Trust what you've been through Room enough for two Peeling away One more wasted day So please let me descend Until I reach the end Until I reach the end...
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To Arms 04:12
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You woke up with a taste for blood You can hear the rain and feel the mud It's time to face the fires and the flood Strengthening your appetite No you won't go down without a fight Let's hope they're preparing for a long night Fight and fight until there's no-one left To hold you back, until there's no-one left Who'll build you up to break you down Stand your ground, you answer to nobody You're the one they answer to Nobody can defeat you now Just one face in an angry crowd With the right whisper you are just as loud They have to listen to a mushroom cloud Step right up, then without a sound Calmly smash that face into the ground You strive to be exceptionally profound This is the moment So show them their own putrid heartbeat Heartbeat This altercation Is one of many you will repeat Repeat And if you've got love inside you You can take a beating or two You'll survive and you'll be stronger It'll make the journey longer So show your hand (take 'em down) Come in to land (take 'em down) This call to arms was never planned Celebrate your victory With another glass of gasoline Your charging up your engine discretely
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Another Day 04:42
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I just couldn't wait another day Hurts too much whenever you're away I need you next to me It's the best way to be I just couldn't wait another night Pull me closer in and hold me tight Wish that we could see what's ahead (Wouldn't you like to know?) I'm happy to be surprised instead It's another day of my whole life with you It's another day I'd run headfirst into Another day with you When I'm in your sight I don't put up a fight Darkness becomes light Hold you through the night I just couldn't wait another day Never been so over-heels this way This is more than just a feeling (I love you more than you know) Set my heart and mind both reeling Never predicted that you would appear Never believed that it could be so clear I can't go back again, not on my own You came along and then I fell headlong And now I'm gone I can't resist your pull You've made my heart so full
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On the Air 05:16
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I don't think you're the alpha here When all you do is follow their lead But no-one asked me When did the clowns and jesters Become the utmost authority? Well I guess it's free... Don't get excited Get them incited, yeah You're always wanting more Don't get excited 'Cause we're divided More than ever before We're at war Rip those worthless balls out of your ballsack 'Cause I don't think you'll be needing them today Tear out your cojones, they're not fit for purpose And you weren't using them anyway (You can fuck it up your own way) Just keep on fucking up your own damn way Stumble and get embarrassed Then rage when others try to help out Gotta get that clout Fixate on confirmation bias Then double-down if there's any doubt That's what you're about Don't get excited You're often slighted, yeah And rarely rational Don't get excited Just be delighted Anyone listens at all Ivermectin, bleach injectin' Magnetisin', stats are risin' Trot out those tired jokes that just don't land Then disappear and work on your rebrand And I've got time for anyone but you Don't get excited 'til you follow through Don't get excited Try not to fight it, yeah I'm trying to be polite Don't get excited You're just misguided You really think that you're right Ivermectin, bleach injectin' 5G towers, higher powers Just fuck it up your own way Fuck it up your own way You're fucked either way
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Hell For Leather 03:28
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Eyesight blurring Blessedly Voices straining Gradually Slowly turning grey Breaking down this way Let's get outta here Hold my hand, we'll go together Edges are unclear Moving forward, hell for leather Darling, help me I'm afraid Patronise me Keep me this way Blur another line (Every morning just begin again) Take your own sweet time (Every day survived's another win) Let's get outta here Hold onto my hand and we can go together Edges are unclear You and I both moving forward, hell for leather Hold on tight, I'll drag you down with me Hold on tight passive-aggressively
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Piggy 04:47
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Piggy, now your time is up But you still don't wanna stop 'Cause you're a con man A fake tan Piggy, you made nothing great Waft the flatules of your hate And feel so tough If you yell loud enough Give it up, let this sadness go You put your neediness on show Your paper crown comes off nice and slow Throw your hands high up in the air In a show of fake despair Screaming to an audience that's barely there Just concede You're not ready Nobody buys you in the lead (Squeal, ya piggy) Piggy, where'd it all go wrong? You just strung us all along And never came through Shame on you Piggy, retreat to the mud Leave behind all your bad blood And gently disappear No more fear Comprehend just how much you've lost And at what terrible cost All the allies that you have crossed Curtain call, leave with no encore It's not funny anymore You're much worse than what's come before You had them fooled but lost your cool Quickly came unspooled You were red hot, you blow your shot Just an empty thought Hope it was fun, 'cause now you're done Should've never run Squeal for me, squeal piggy Roll around in your debris
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Echo Chamber 04:48
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Toe the line for the crowd Anodyne, don't talk too loud Like a living nightmare You can't shake out of Awful day, scream inside Feeling taken for a ride Unforgiving ice stare It's more than enough There's a slight change in the air And we're estranged if I should dare To doubt you We're divided by diversity Slighted at our worst What can I do? I'm happy I've got a personal sunbeam And it shows me what I want to see Tells me what I want to believe And so I'm carefree Yes I'm happy I've got a personal sunbeam And it shows me what I want to see Tells me what I want to believe And that's all I need Toe the line once again Anodyne, my only friend I can't say what I see Traitor to the party We're liked trapped rats scurrying round For an end that's not to be found On our screens One more headline so I can unload Gotta get my fix for the road What does it mean? This echo chamber is who I am It's how I be me This version of my reality Is all that I can see I'm better off with shackles on my feet I'm choking on the sand my head's beneath Toe the line... Smile through the nightmare...
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Worst of You 04:48
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Am I the only one Who gets the right thing done? Soak up the sun, go traveling Watch as the plan's unraveling Don't fear what I might miss I'll stand my ground on this I'd rather be alive and bored Rather be breathing and ignored My head is too small for my body My brain is too dry for your mouth Close your eyes... You like this far too much This regulated touch I've never been this serious Hysterical, delirious A breath of rancid air A fixed, unblinking stare Say what you want, nothing will change Say your prayers on the driving range My sentiments get stuck in my throat My voice is too loud for this room Why can no-one think straight? Think sensibly Some fucking common sense Stay still for a while It's not up for debate It's stressing me You're offensive defence Dig in like you're a child And I know you're tired; I'm tired too Don't make me think the worst of you Without a daily prompt We're all forever stumped Enter the unknown willingly It's really going swimmingly My mind is too loud to know better
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Progressive 03:58
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Keep a clear head From the outset Got it out my system I'm waiting for the end of the day Keep a clear mind Keep it inside Gotta go the distance I only know to do it this way Tear it all down The wrong pronouns Gonna be the death of me I never know the right thing to say Celebrated Affiliated Doing what we have to And cowing to their power play I progress in increments... Keep it on straight Not a debate Gotta pick a side Can't be moderate It's never enough Flaming pitchforks Shame or discourse Picking fight or flight Unalleviated Thought you were loved Force your way in Inventing sin Pretend you're offended And keep them on their toes tonight Throwing your stones You're not alone With you 'til the end They've all got your back They tell you you're right I'm progressin' I'm without sin (No way to end or to begin) I'm progressive I only give (No way to die, no way to live) So progressive...
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Catch Me 04:52
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I'm a better man Than I thought I was or used to be A better man Than you'd ever give me credit for I took a stand Through these tired eyes I can see all of my misdeeds These inspired eyes There's no better feeling than to just Apologise I'm just here, getting old Doing what I've been told An honest man, or just me Who I've been, who I'll be And you're never gonna catch me out again No you're never gonna catch me It's the end It's a different time Every day's a brand new villain Running out of time I just hope that I've done better Not just toed the line Try to look ahead But the past is so inviting Got to look ahead But it's such an endless path And difficult to tread Catch me Try to finally catch me Never catch me Try to finally catch me...

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The sixth album from Struwwelpeter, the musical alter-ego of independent producer Ben Mitchell. Featuring the singles "Progressive", "Hell For Leather", "Piggy" and "On the Air"

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released September 16, 2022

All songs composed, produced & performed by Ben Mitchell featuring:
Ed Richardson - guitars on 2
Phil Brookes - bass on 3 & 10 www.philbrookes.com
Leanne Brookes - additional vocals on 10

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