Category: The Electric Slugs

bookmark_borderVenus’ Mist

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LYRICS
Do you like the sound of this
Your desire
Your wish
Stoke the fire
Passionate kiss
The new wish-list
Venus’ mist
Heavenly bliss
Do you hear
The angels whispering
In your ear?
Do you hear
In your ear
Angels whispering?

Do you like the sound of this
Stroke desire
… polishes
Feed the fire
Passionate kiss
Dimpled skin
Flush within
Then, still
A special chill
Up and down the spine
… in time

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: G F# / E F# / Asus4 E7(9); 110 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Among The Living Dead

bookmark_borderExcuse Me

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LYRICS
Is that a tuna factory
Attacking my olfactory
What’s that smell
Can you tell
(Sure smells fishy
If you ask me)

Limburger cheese
Stow it, oh please
What’s that smell
Satin’s spell

Take no pleasure
In burning sulfur
What’s that smell
Smells like hell

Plug my nose
Plug your knows
Unknown smell
Just as well
(Smell it still
Paper mill?)
Unknown smell
Just as well
(’cause possibly
It’s coming from me?
Quite possibly….)
Excuse

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: F F# G / E G; 138 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Among The Living Dead

bookmark_borderToll Of Self-Control

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LYRICS
If I can get myself
Tryin’ to get myself
Under control
Tryin’ to play myself
Ponder normal
But, here’s the thing
When my spirit takes wing
The bliss she’ll bring
(The kiss of the bliss)

If I give up self-wealth
Maybe I’ll get myself
Under control
Toll of self-control:
Mental health
’cause here’s the thing
When my spirit takes wing
The bliss she’ll bring
(The kiss of the bliss)

If I can get the role
Tryin’ to get the role
Of control
Tryin’ to take and dole
The goal
For here’s the thing
When our spirit takes wing
The bliss we’ll bring
(The kiss of the bliss)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A G A E A E A / D G A / E A; 104 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Among The Living Dead

bookmark_borderBlack Whole

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Grind Until Ground
LYRICS
Push all the meat into the funnel
Put it all
Push it hard
Trim the lard
Turn the handle round
Pound for pound
Grind until ground
A mind found?
I mean
There’s no ghost in the machine
Across the horizon
Making the scene
More than a zillion
Yet, none to be seen
You know… show me the soul
You no… no soul… not a sole
Sole soul hole
Black whole

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: C# E / G E; 100 BPM Groove Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderPriorities

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LYRICS
Say what or it gives
Or nobody lives
Hard to keep priorities straight
When everything is running late
Too late to wait
(Is it too late to wait?)
To give or to take
The bed that we make
Consider the date
Are you doing great?
Surely peace arrives
Saving all our lives

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: g g f# f e / Em / C D Em; 152 BPM 8-Beat
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderFull Steam Ahead

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LYRICS
When I saw the mountain
Just had to give a try
Need to know for certain
Just how high
I can get
With no regret
Life’s a bet

When I saw the river
Just had to give a try
Need to know “deliver”
By and by
With the flow
Here we go
Need to know

At the fork in the road
Knew which path I should try
No matter the load
Just how high
I can get
With no regret
Life’s a bet

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E’s / G A E; 160 BPM Rock Shuffle
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderHot In The Moment (Synergy)

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LYRICS
Hot in the moment
Heat up the minute
Ignition by friction
And then some
Parts adding up to more than the sum
Look out, Baby
Here we come
Look out, maybe
Overcome
Thrive on overdrive
Steer clear of mere
Add up to more than some
Add up to more than sum

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E C / A F / B7 A E; 180 BPM Jazz
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Turning Of The Tuning Knob

bookmark_borderAt The Crossroads

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LYRICS
This plan is ludicrous
Lucifer, spawned by man
I guess that’s what I am?
Meet me at the crossroads
Lizards, toads
Flushing commodes
Choose to lose
Or choose to win
Choose to lose
Means choose again
(Satin?)
The devil ill
Satin I sin
Lordy, save me

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E G D; 109 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderI Didn’t Know?

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LYRICS
Woah
What I didn’t know
My mouth would go, go, go
Woah
Go blow
Again
Whistling in the wind
Rescind
Them again
You know
“What I didn’t know”?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: F#7 B7 A; 139 BPM Handbag
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderDeep Sleep

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LYRICS
In the dark of the deep
Sleep
In the depths of the sleep
Creep
Dare to make a peep?
Hide your inside?
The things love brings
Don’t you know
That that
Is what love’s all about
Let it out
The things that love brings

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: EbM7aug EbM7 EbmM7(b5); 150 Big Band Boogie
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderAnd On The Seventh

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LYRICS
Here in the land of fun
Here in the land of sun
Our day is never done
And, on the seventh
Augment your minor
With a major
Nothing could be finer
Further from danger
Seventh heaven
Even believin’
I have an octave
Never too late for eight

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: EM7aug Em E7sus4 E; 120 BPM House
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderOnce In A While

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LYRICS
Once in a while
I’m up for the style
Of some funked up pop
Right off the top
Once in a while
Put the style on trial
With some funked up pop
That just won’t stop
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And na, na, na
Uh huh
If you fell like movin’
It’s time to start groovin’
Kick out the jam
Scream, “I am!”
Then, let’s do it again

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: F Bb C F; 100 BPM Funky Pop
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Join The Marching And

bookmark_borderSwallowed

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LYRICS
Swallowed
Hook, line and sinker
Hallowed
Pose of the thinker
Right from the start
You hooked my heart
Cupid did
Took a chance
With a lance
Shot the arrow
Now love’s sure to follow
Shot that dart
Right through the heart
Now Venus
Is with us
The planets align
Surely a sign
The heavens shine
Cast a light so fine

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock / Progressive
Chords: Bm E; 87 BPM 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderUp Get Down

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LYRICS
Twist and shout
Put it in
Take it out
Shake about
The dawning of the day
The showing of the way

Brand new dance
Happenin’
In romance
Take your stance
The dawning of the day
The showing of the way

Grab my hand
Aid in movin’
Help me stand
Understand
The dawning of the day
The showing of the way

Up! Get down
We’re smilin’
All around
Love that sound
The dawning of the day
The showing of the way

In and out
For the win
Without doubt
Shout, shout, shout
The dawning of the day
The showing of the way

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Dance
Chords: F# F Em / A Em; 130 BPM Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderThe Challenge

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LYRICS
When up for the challenge
It is hard to manage
“Way too easy”
I ask
Is a measly task
Any fun for you
I take the challenge
I do!
To be alive
Is the thrill
Of the strive
Same ole’ drill
Quit at five
Still
I’d rather thrive
On the thrill
Of the drive

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: C#m7(11) F#7 C#m C#m9; 84 BPM 16 Beat #4
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie