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Parralox - Austerity / Girl One (Medley)

Austerity / Girl One

Written by Phil Oakey, Ian Craig Marsh & Martyn Ware

In the town
The start of day
The father thinks in sadness
On why his daughters went away
On youth and other madness

I know we don't choose who we love
And malice is so human
When your principle's no good
It's time to find a new one
I was brought up to believe
That to avoid disaster
In life as in your dreams
You've got to be the monster
When you've done your very best
When things turn out unpleasant
When the best of men take bribes
Isn't it the fool who doesn't?

In the town
By the house
The journalist is waiting
And near this place
There is a space
A subject contemplating


You've got your keys to get back in
You've washed your face so you can smile
You've got your pockets full of lending cash
Your ticket to the ladies mile
You brush away a flake of zinc
Advance toward the street outside
You close your mind so you can't think
The hide, the ride, the tide

But the scenes come rushing in
Like eels into your net
And it's just like Joseph said
Another walk you can't forget
But you push into the bleak
Where all the women walk in fear
Another three-word phrase
The near, the clear, the dear

You're a lonely little girl
Who just wants to please her dad
So you thought you'd be a nurse
Just like your mother had
But you make the patients worse
And the doctors know you're bad
(Better get back to the oracle)

The oracle in this case
Is a message on your phone
It says where you go
Gravity has gone
You know this is true
But you want to speak of love
Prediction and ambiguity
Go hand in glove

The oracle in this case
Is a face on your wall
It says where you go
People will fall

And near this place
There is a space
A subject contemplating
And in the town
The sun goes down
No-one investigating

Title Austerity / Girl One
Songwriter   Phil Oakey, Ian Craig Marsh & Martyn Ware
Vocalist   Louise Love & John von Ahlen
Production #   172
Engineer   Juan del Toro
Producer   John von Ahlen
Dedicated to   Patti Page
Studio   Subterrane Recording Studio
Software   Cubase VST, Cubase 5, Soundforge
Instruments   Linn Drum, Fairlight CMI IIx, Jupiter 4, Arturia MatrixBrute, Moog Voyager
Time   4.00
BPM   125.7
Copyright   Subterrane Records 2023
Appears on   Parralox - Reproduction (Album)

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REPRODUCTION (ALBUM)

 

Parralox - Almost Medieval (Music Video)
Almost Medieval
Parralox - Circus of Death (Music Video)
Circus of Death
Parralox - The Path of Least Resistance (Music Video)
The Path of Least Resistance
Parralox - Blind Youth (Music Video)
Blind Youth
Parralox - The Word Before Last (Music Video)
The Word Before Last
Parralox - Empire State Human (Music Video)
Empire State Human
Parralox - Morale (Music Video)
Morale
Parralox - You've Lost That Loving Feeling (Music Video)
You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Parralox - Austerity/Girl One (Music Video)
Austerity/Girl One
Parralox - Zero as a Limit (Music Video)
Zero as a Limit
Parralox - The Dignity of Labour (Part 3) (Music Video)
The Dignity of Labour (Part 3)
Parralox - Being Boiled (Music Video)
Being Boiled
Parralox - Being Boiled (Behind The Scenes) (Music Video)
Being Boiled (Behind The Scenes)
Parralox - Empire State Human (Behind The Scenes) (Music Video)
Empire State Human (Behind The Scenes)

 


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HOLIDAY '17 (ALBUM)

 

Parralox - O Tannenbaum ft Katja von Kassel (Music Video)
Parralox - Shine (Depeche Mode) (Music Video)
Parralox - Dreams (Fleetwood Mac) (Music Video)
Parralox - I'm Not Scared (Pet Shop Boys) (Music Video)
O Tannenbaum
feat Katja von Kassel
Shine

Dreams

I'm Not Scared

       
Parralox - Fools (Depeche Mode) (Music Video)
Parralox - The Dignity Of Labour (Part 3) (Music Video)
Parralox - Stop Start (The Assembly) (Music Video)
Parralox - Love Letters (Elvis Presley) (Music Video)
Fools

The Dignity Of Labour (Part 3)

Stop/Start

Love Letters

       
Parralox - The Dancer (Secret Service) (Music Video)
Parralox - Who Knows What Love Is? (Strawberry Switchblade) (Music Video)
Parralox - Blank Image (Music Video) Parralox - Blank Image (Music Video)
The Dancer(Secret Service) Who Knows What Love Is?