Have you seen, what’s under the stairs?
Have you seen? There’s something alive there,
I’ve heard it breathing, I think It’s been watching me,
I sense it seething, I think it’s getting hungry,When I’m in bed I’m too scared to breathe,
It’s under the bed I think that It’s after me,
I told my daddy, he says it’s not really there,
I threw a paddy, cause I know what’s under the stairs,
Now I must be good and stay fast asleep,
But it wears a hood and round my bed it creeps,
I feel it’s eyes it wants to take my soul,
Pull up the sheets, stay safe ’til the cock crows,
Mother showed me what was under the stairs,
Just some boxes and a dusty old deck chair,
She doesn’t realise it’s always on the move,
It’s in the ottoman and teddy’s seen it too,
I can feel it’s teeth against the back of my head,
I turn around and it’s with me in my bed,
It’s eyes are fire it wants to take me away,
Run and hide until the break of day,
Now I must be good and stay fast asleep,
But it wears a hood and round my bed it creeps,
I feel it’s eyes it wants to take my soul,
Pull up the sheets, stay safe ’til the cock crows.
Williams, 1996. This song was first released on the CD An Introduction To The Psychotic Reaction (2002). A completely new version appeared on Rumble (2004).
I’ve got bad taste!Head to the west, thirty miles from Herne Bay,
Curves into the distance, the broad majestic Medway,
A rare delight in this part of the world,
That can be found attached to a certain kind of girl,
For a kind of pollution, severe in these parts,
He has a degree of devotion, that borders on art,
I have found just what I’m looking for,
Rough and tumble on the banks of the Medway,
Superior variety to Thanet or Shepway,
They make you itch, but it’s all part of the fun,
I have found just what I’m looking for,
Rough and tumble on the banks of the Medway,
Superior variety to Thanet or Shepway,
Occupational hazard when catching a live one,
And I’ve got bad taste,
The chamber of horrors is open tonight,
Come on inside, the feeding frenzy’s in full-flight,
Hunting in packs, bottled beer in hand,
Act out the rituals, replayed across the land,
The crab connoisseur bides his time at the bar,
He’s been here before, can’t you tell by the scars?
I have found just what I’m looking for,
Rough and tumble on the banks of the Medway,
Superior variety to Thanet or Shepway,
They make you itch, but it’s all part of the fun,
I have found just what I’m looking for,
Rough and tumble on the banks of the Medway,
Superior variety to Thanet or Shepway,
Occupational hazard when catching a live one.
Williams, 2001. A live acoustic version was released on the CD An Introduction To The Psychotic Reaction (2002). The definitive band recording features on Rumble (2004).
As long as you’re in my cocoon,
You’re perfect,
You’re anything I want you to be,
Untouched by human hand,
Unpolluted,
You’re everything,
Everything I want you to be,Separate from the world outside,
My imagination runs wild,
No-one else can find you,
You must not be defined,
It’s better if I keep it to myself,
That way no-one gets hurt,
That way no-one gets hurt,
As long as you’re in my cocoon,
I can name you anything,
Your wit and wisdom are limitless,
The few words I’ve heard you say,
Sound like poetry to me,
“£3.80 please”,
Unique to you and me,
Separate from the world outside,
My imagination runs wild,
No-one else must find you,
You must not be defiled,
It’s better if I keep it to myself,
That way no-one gets hurt,
That way no-one gets hurt,
When I saw you in another context,
It was such a surprise,
To find you exist outside of my mind,
But I want to keep you in the cocoon,
Wrapped in cotton wool,
Where they cannot hurt you,
Keep you in an aseptic world,
Put you on a pedestal,
From where you mustn’t ever fall,
Keep you in a cushioned cage,
Believe me it’s safer that way,
Believe me it’s safer that way,
Safer that way,
Williams, 2001. First released on CD An Introduction To The Psychotic Reaction. A new improved version features on Rumble (2000), along with an alternate version as the hidden track.
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