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How To Prosper In The Coming Bad Years

by Hank

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1.
God Slick 01:35
I gotta rubicon! I gotta rubicon, (hey baby, come on now) I gotta rubicon I gotta rubicon Sometimes a custom Is having to fail I want none of that When you’re nowhere the rails Do you have Saran there? I doubt it! I doubt it! Is Victor S there? I doubt it! I doubt I gotta rubicon! I gotta rubicon, (hey baby, come on now) I gotta rubicon I gotta rubicon In younger times It seemed so confused My flesh and your flesh Now are you enthused? When the world gets wider You will all see When the world gets wider We will agreeeeeee I gotta rubicon! I gotta rubicon, (hey baby, come on now) I gotta rubicon I gotta rubicon When the world gets wider You will all see When the world gets wider We will agree
2.
This is another candle placed on a candlestick. I believe others will see light. HIT IT! I am a giant I am a giant We could magnetise this, baby It’s just me and you I’m getting out my rifles and my smartest shoes On weck! That’s where I’m going I’m a weekend hunter I got this leaflet in the mail, it said that I had better On weck! On weck! On weck! C-c-c-carving We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep ‘em starvin’ We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep ‘em starvin’ Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off Bucked off We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep ‘em starvin’ We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep ‘em starvin’ We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep starvin’ We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ So we’ve gotta keep ‘em starvin’ We’ve gotta keep ‘em jumpin’ I’m a weekend hunter! A fucking giant! I’m a weekend hunter! A fucking giant! And when they’re all at their prime C-c-c-carving
3.
My one question throughout the year Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? Migration flocking when they should stay They thought about it all in the wrong way Accusing 12-year boy instead of sixty year man You treat your offspring like you treat your gran Judge David Bryant do you sleep well? Health assessments carried out whilst D is in his cell And sick wife Elizabeth, who ever mentions her Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? I’ll talk to someone legal about this I’m finding all the reports to be amiss The Manfield clan are all in a rage They’re called prostitutes and they should act their age The Manfield clan are out to get revenge so Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? The Manfield clan are out to get revenge so Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? Whatever happened to the Forster appeal? The Manfield clan are out to get revenge so Whatever happened to the Forster appeal?
4.
At certain times in my life I feel like no door ever opens I treat those slags like shit in boiler rooms But maybe those lessons weren’t thoroughly taught I kept booze under the sink but swore I’d never touch it But the guests never showed so I had to break the seals I’m on the phone at all hours to keep my face young I sleep rough and ready for the nightly rituals The rumours haunt me and I try to forget them But when I hear that lift door creaking in the dark… There were occasions when I could have loved But then who would care about my seedy recollections? (Jimmy, Jimmy) I was loved, I can prove it (Jimmy, Jimmy) I keep trim figure (Jimmy, Jimmy) This is eternal respect (Jimmy, Jimmy) I swear I was loved
5.
Man got off the train and walked to nowhere But by the time that he arrived I was no longer alone So then I split! So then I split! So then I split! So then I split! Man tried to clean dust off all the ceiling Classic Englishman repression Drunken English idiots abroad So then I split! So then I split! So then I split! So then I split! The overflowing pig collection Is being thrown in the trash I’m going to delay conversion Til I’m fully compensated So then I split!
6.
Parts of me are falling down the sink I daren’t retrieve them I’m tired and depressed That’s all But don’t worry yourself I’ll get my limbs back together in time for I think I need to see daylight And without any kneecaps it’s pretty tough Parts of me are falling down the sink I daren’t retrieve them I can’t put my clothes on anymore They’re covered in dirt and mopping up the floor I don’t want to think about How low I’ve been sent by loss of fingers I don’t think I can go on much more Because when there’s no touch There’s no sense in going on Parts of me are falling down the sink I daren’t retrieve them I’m tired and depressed Parts of me are falling down the sink I daren’t retrieve them I’m tired and depressed
7.
The Earless 01:42
When many tongues unwind It’s called The Earless And parasites are fine Well then it’s earless The bleating calves will do no good Our screaming lungs will do no good And it’s The Earless Yeah, it’s The Earless I thought maybe Just for a day When iron wore the crown Well, she was earless And my baby let me down So then she’s earless I’ve seen it all around And we are earless We are earless, come on now Yes, we are earless I thought maybe I thought maybe I thought maybe But we are earless
8.
Rush to the bus to get the back seating And then I’m going out to do some heavy petting I see you watching and I see you look down I see you leaving and you don’t look around Hey square, have you not got a clue? I mention something that I think you’d like to do If you want to dance with us You better get your limbs loosened up And at the gates at three-thirty I’m covered in dirt and I’m smoking and laughing Whisper in your ear to see you squirm You think I’m bad but you’re waiting your turn I hang out with people older than you Because they actually know just what to do We’re kissing everyone on the bus So really, why don’t you all get with us? Hey square, have you not got a clue? I mention something that I think you’d like to do If you want to dance with us You better get your limbs loosened up Dead friends
9.
While I lay sleeping (in my platinum bed) My young girl was drowning (within my head) So many of them left me (when I needed the skin) Blonde wives and dead daughter (are doing me in) I bought all the marble (and the swimming pool) I thought it would impress them (and I thought it looked cool) But I didn’t pay much attention (to my life before) Now blonde wives and dead daughter (have evened the score) It was my world It was my world So now I’ve got nothing, (I lie on my own) I’ve run out of skin flicks (and sex on the phone) Drinking 'til I’m crying (and smoking dope) Blonde wives and dead daughter, (it’s no joke) It’s my world gone It’s my world gone
10.
Gave it time Now I’m fine I’ve seen that life is a game above two nine I may stare When you’re there But I’d know that flicker anywhere He sees the scowls, flickers, and horrendous things He turned us off and now we are gone Fine, I’m on time So won’t you please put the windows back on? Suspicion Suspicion round the clock Suspicion Suspicion round the clock Suspicion Round and round
11.
Ferox 02:48
Keep it still There’s no looking back You only need to have one conversation! All-night celebration A little known fact about ‘The Great Escape’ It was plagued by disaster and the story was fake A long hard trawl over to the UK He came to visit then never went away The drinks are flowing, the offers pouring in Another 48 exposures of film It’s an uncivilized country about to be tamed This is dedicated to the ones we’ve had Take this as a permanent invitation A lazy slog towards the grey It’s complimentary so there’s nothing to pay No guests of mine should waste another day We came to visit then never went away Get off on ecology of the…night? We came to visit then never went away The club scene’s dead, I’m for the homelife We came to visit then never went away I’ll be your ghoulish experiment We came to visit then never went away When I fester in the corner it creates amusement A lazy slog towards the grey It’s complimentary so there’s nothing to pay No guests of mine should waste another day If there’s any leftovers they’ll have to stay Crept through customs in the UK We came to visit then never went away We came to visit then never went away
12.
Taffy/Solo 01:42
In the snow the tiger’s pacing The children are stuck on a hill I’m like a rabbit, I am chasing But you know the rabbit is always killed And when we meet each other again I want to ask you what was it all for? We could be out, chasing together But instead you slowly push close the door And in the morning when you wake me I never ask what time it is So you invited me into your world But I was only ever a tourist
13.
My friend says Do you know a DJ Sloth? My friend says He once stayed in bed for a month We were stumped DJ Sloth Keeps us going with his songs DJ Sloth Is never awake for too long He’s soon gone Sloth creeps in Danny, Johnny, what you say? Sloth creeps in Donald and Jim Oh, we don’t know No no no Do you know A man here called DJ Sloth? DJ Sloth Yes, he’s awake minimal time And that’s fine Needs to sleep for a long time And that’s fine
14.
I was needed once, there’s some who ain’t I have seen both sides, sinner and saint See, when I lost my luck, I would cry But now I don’t do that and this is why I’m counting on the present Before I counted on the past And I was needed once That didn’t last When water sprayed on me, I saw the sky And when it rained on me, I said goodbye We’re stuffed in shoeboxes, the shoes don’t fit And when we squeeze too much it turns to shit But shadows in alleyways And kissing in the streets And taking the circuits apart A spring back in your feet And when you hold somebody And you hold way too tight It takes some time to understand What isn’t right And then you said “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do” “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do” “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do” “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do” “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do” “It’s what I wanna do It’s what I’ll do”
15.
Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks My name is well never you mind now I’m sure there’s ways to find out somehow But then I’m tired of all your reasons and intent Being driven underground once again I tried to leave (WHY?) I told you (HOW?) It was always like this I got to bawling and shouting And making a big mess When I squeeze tight, it hurts So I then do it some more I got to rocking and rolling And shaking 'til I can’t go on any more My name is sealed in a cell If you feel the same, then do it as well 'Cause what we’re on is like a cruise ship on land And where we’re going is somewhere you don’t understand And I was leaving (YOU WERE?) I was (WE SEE) It was always like this I got to screaming and jumping And cleaning up this big mess I start digging and tunnelling And I uncover more shit I got to rocking and rolling And shaking around it And now I’m clocking and I’m bopping And we’ll keep going on Because when you forget to get me I string myself along When I squeeze tight, it hurts Hurts so good some more I’ve got to rock it and then roll it 'Til I can’t go on any more Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks Streetcar tracks

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released May 5, 2004

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Hank was formed in winter 2002 in Toronto, Canada by Jeremy Singer. Over the years, the group has continued to evolve, expand and contract. It released three acclaimed LPs on Toronto's Blocks Recording Club. Latest record is 'Minimumest Moods' (2023).

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