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Put The Knife Down, Brenda

from Sexy Death and Cowgirls by The Wilsons

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In a crowded bar we met, heard the words of sad regret
there’s a history that I am not denyin’
But our feelings all went south – you want to punch me in the mouth
and now it looks like I could end up dyin’
Now it seems as though your time is spent walking the thin line
with the buckets full of bile that you are fetchin’
But you know that I ain’t roamin’
cos like my broken sundial nomon
I’m pointing in the wrong direction.

Put the knife down, Brenda, take my hand out of the blender
this attitude is now more than a joke
You seem to be quite crazy, but my eyesight’s gettin’ hazy
could you please take your hands off of my throat

There’s a haze of deep regret, and my face is getting wet
from the slashes in my forehead that are oozin’
I should have never turned my back, left the knife there out the back
should have capped the jar and given up on boozin’
now it seems I’ve been surrounded
all these rumours are unfounded
but your anger it is blind and bitter too
Your sisters and your brothers, your friends and your ex-lovers
Know that sex has made a loony out of you

Put the knife down, Brenda, take my hand out of the blender
this attitude is now more than a joke
You seem to be quite crazy, but my eyesight’s gettin’ hazy
could you please take your hands off of my throat

 

But the stories just won’t stop, now my head is on the block
and the blade is high – soon it will be fallin’
and all the folks we used to know
have turned and walked away you know
It’s a madness they might catch if they come callin’
Now I know that you should stop
but it’s funny and I’ve got
To see where all this vitriol will take me
but I’ll keep my head a while
because dyin’s not my style
and it takes more than bitter words to break me.

Put the knife down, Brenda, take my hand out of the blender
this attitude is now more than a joke
You seem to be quite crazy, but my eyesight’s gettin’ hazy
could you please take your hands off of my throat

Put the knife down, Brenda, take my hand out of the blender
this attitude is now more than a joke
You seem to be quite crazy, but my eyesight’s gettin’ hazy
could you please take your hands off of my throat

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from Sexy Death and Cowgirls, released July 3, 2012

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The Wilsons Bury St Edmunds, UK

With musical influences drawn from alt country through to 80s goth and Springsteen, The Wilsons write songs about death, sex, cannibalism, revenge and cowboys.

As a 4 piece band (sometimes a five-piece, sometimes 6...) they have released 3 full length albums and a 6 track EP, and are currently preparing to gig with their latest album “Horse” as soon as the scene returns to normal. ... more

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