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Farewell Show at Precinct, 1​.​20​.​2012

by The Battleships Cometh

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1.
Beast (live at Precinct) 03:17
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can't starve this fever gotta feed my soul burning up at 101, I'm a hunter, want a gun hungry like an animal tonight my eyes are burning red, tomorrow you're just a little dead and me, I've never felt more alive I'll swallow all your silver bullets - don't matter where you put it, I'm the one who's gettin' inside they say it's terminal and I know I got nowhere to go you'll be the final destination for me and my contagion this fever won't move your mercury no, your probes, your needles, your antenna won't tell you whether I'm h-h-hot enough to give it to you there is no antidote for me and I'm giving you my most potent treatment look, look close, my furs are showing, my teeth are growing and it won't be long below before i get you into me they say it's terminal and I know you got nowhere to go there is no vaccination against me and my contagion think you gonna sweat me out no, I am gonna run you down diagnosis: animal prognosis: terminal I got it you want it you caught it your happy trigger ain't no use I got the only cure for you
2.
Mama (live at Precinct) 03:56
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mama, mama don't make me go there they're gonna cut my milk teeth out they're gonna burn my hair mama mama don't make me go there mama mama don't make me go there mama, mama they're gonna hold me down stake my shoulders to the sky and flay me to the ground mama, mama they're gonna take me down mama mama oh, where are you now mama I hear voices inside what are they saying, mama, what makes 'em cry? mama see the needles in their eyes stitch me to that cherry tree and bleed me till I'm dry mama, mama what have they done pulled apart my little heart and left it in the sun mama, mama what have you done? mama mama they're gonna cut me they're gonna burn me they're gonna take me mama don't you let 'em turn me don't make me go don't make me go tell them no mama, won't you let me go
3.
Lost Coast (live at Precinct) 03:59
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I got swallowed up in Bali Washed up wasted at the riverside Slipped the ferryman a twenty Told him to take me on a different ride Red sand, red hot sea No place on Earth that I'd rather be No way in Hell I'm gonna roll that stone Gonna chase that lava down into the impact zone Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Devil's never gonna know How I got away from his undertow Leaving trails of fire as I go No he's never gonna catch this wayward soul Horror movie reel unfurled Surfing through the underworld Chain gangs stoke the fires of Hell That light up the nights over brimstone swells Wide berth for the tempest swoon Lusty souls swirling in doom Sinners in bondage run shit out of luck But as long as I'm riding, man, I don't give a fuck Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - penetrate into the limbo Tide turns fast, lights burn slow - tickling the face of the limbo Devil's never gonna know How I got away from his undertow Leaving trails of fire as I go No he's never gonna catch this wayward soul They'll never take me alive down here Not when I'm already dead Devil's never gonna know How I got away from his undertow Leaving trails of fire as I go No he's never gonna catch this wayward soul
4.
Manifest (live at Precinct) 05:37
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Storm rising, rising up in me Storm rising, rising up in me Woman take cover but you never gonna get away from under me Got thunder, got lightning in my bones Gonna take to the sky, to the wind and roam Storm rising, rising up inside Woman can run - woman, you can't hide You can fly from the eagle, you can run from the snake From the bull, from the bear, but you gonna meet your fate In the form of a shepherd, on the wings of a dove You can run home to your man, but I know he won't be the one you love Storm rising, rising up inside, woman you can't hide - no, no I will see through your disguise, get you out on the run Take you on my back if it's the one way you'll come And woman you're coming anywhere i take you Woman you won't scream until I make you Gonna rain down on you golden sweat Gonna drip sweet nectar on your prisoner lips Cover you woman from head to toe No letting up, no letting go Storm breaking - breaking on the ground, gonna break you down - break it down! So you tasted the thunder, you tasted the rain Woman got no respect, woman got no shame He thought you were good enough to weather the storm But that lightning you carrying won't never be yours Storm water flooding - gonna wash it away, woman you Gonna pay You better bundle it up, hide it under the ground You know that's where it's going anyway when I track it down Woman, you ain't no queen - gonna break your crown Go on and cry, baby, cry - soon you won't make a sound No, heaven won't help you now Lightning strikes twice, gonna strike you again Mortal woman, did you know that Lightning will strike twice - gonna strike you again You hear this message, woman to woman: You can never win
5.
Love Bomb (live at Precinct) 03:49
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love bomb get it on throw the switch set it off gonna get your rockets off snake tongue whispering sticky venom in your wet, wet dream so hot but maybe not everything it seems a heavenly vision is it venus or eve? well, whoever she is, she's looking good in fatigues she's dressed to kill dressed to tease she shoots to thrill and aims to please love bomb get it on push the plunger set it off gonna get your rockets off sweet heart of the song tra bong watch her strike a pose like major kong, she says this is my rifle is, uh, that your gun I can show you where to point it if you wanna have some fun now don't deny your essence this is war just gimme what's precious and i promise you'll score - now: love's a machine you gotta use it or rust, now hands on the throttle baby gimme some thrust love bomb get it on grab your battle axe make a stand swing it high, swing it hard use both hands swing, and swing and swing it around keep your finger on my trigger and your knees on the ground swing it all night, honey swing all day don't argue with me private, you won't ever get your way swing it at them, honey swing it at me i got you staring down the barrel, do you like what you see? swing it at me, honey swing it at you when i start a war, i never lose red tide watch it swell world on fire and it's hot as hell bodies lying bone to bone wet, dirty, pant and moan and cry for mama - ha: grow up, son if you can't be a man, then you'd better not come didn't you know that it can never be as good for you as it was for me love bomb get it on throw the switch set it off gonna get your rockets off love bomb get it on you'd give it up you swear you can but you'll only let it out of your cold, dead hands
6.
Knock Knock (live at Precinct) 03:36
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knock knock what are you doing here knock knock put down your iron fist get outta my Schlage lock and get off my knob and get off my lawn get gone I remember when the rockets came you, you ran, ran away your crown has fallen on my head and it looks good on me time stands still poised on poison pills you raised your right hand left your left behind it's mine, it's mine it's time armistice? i will resist i got you now and you are never gonna hold me down my title may be fabricated but you're the one who abdicated now you're back to show us all your sorry face and I have got to be the one to eradicate it we won't let you back in the back door we won't let you shame us anymore we don't care if you say you wanna make it right no! you can't come back without a fight time stands still poised on poison pills you raised your right hand left your left behind it's mine, it's mine it's time armistice? I will resist I got you now and I am not afraid to hold it down olive branches second chances too soon, too soon blown apart like Bonaparte shot naked at the moon armistice? I will resist I got you now now now, now, now, now armistice? I will resist I got you now and you are never gonna hold us down hold us down hold us down
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Nameless Faceless (live at Precinct) 03:59
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sometimes every word's so drained of meaning undermined shoot me through a stained glass ceiling lifetimes of consolations can't prove that it's a matter of time those tears shed in the shadows can't move this heart of mine go on become Houdini to the chains on my love realize sometimes the world winks before it smiles petrified laid a thousand years in waiting compromised walked the quiet line abating swallowed all the ghosts of ghosts reaffirmed what matters the most all things considered in light and shade this trouble's the greatest gift you gave go on become Houdini to the chains on my love realize sometimes the world winks before it smiles watch me go alone go on become Houdini to the chains on my love realize sometimes the world winks before it smiles go on become Houdini to the chains on my love just wait someday the longing dissolves into sighs

credits

released May 4, 2012

All music by The Battleships Cometh
Lyrics to 3, 5, 6, 8 by Jon Keane and Leilani Roser
Lyrics to 7 by Jon Keane
Lyrics to 1, 2, 4 by Leilani Roser

Recorded by Chuck Pukmel and Geoff Chase, live at Precinct Bar, Somerville, MA January 20, 2012

Mixed by Chuck Pukmel
www.chuckpukmel.com

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The Battleships Cometh are rock-hard hard rock, an energetic mix of stomping riffs, deep grooves, and heavy melodies. Relentless beats and massive bass lay the foundation for guitar acrobatics and confrontational vocals.

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