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track 5: Fairground (00:00)

lyrics:

Lost my heart in the fairground the sad clown tries to smile
How quickly goes our innocence how swiftly we’re defiled
Lost my heart in the fairground when I saw the cheapest rides
We’re the ones the crowds queue for the sad clown stands aside
The vulgar neon prostitutes they always win the day
How swiftly our innocence is swept away
Lost my heart in the fairground when I saw that it was crap
Well marketed and packaged that keeps them coming back
How quickly we do swallow the bitterest of pills
The neon whores and sycophants who peddle cheaper thrills
How quickly fairground barkers learn to shout
The quick and easy buck is what it’s all about
Lost my heart in the fairground the sad clown tries to smile
How quickly goes our innocence how swiftly we’re defiled

credits for Death and the Bible:

Recorded at O Ton Studio Hamburg December 2001
Engineered by Stephan Wulff
Mixed at Wolf Studio London January 2002 by Dominique Brethes
All Songs Written by Martyn Jaques except
“Bleeding Hands Of Jesus” and “Green Hill” ( Traditional )
Published: Misery Guts Music
Tiger Lillies:
Adrian Huge: Toys and Percussion Instruments
Martyn Jaques: Vocals / Stringed and Keyboard Instruments
Adrian Stout: Double Bass / Stringed Instruments and Saw
Guests:
H. J. Brandenburg: Keyboard Instruments
Heinrich Dagefoer: Stringed Instruments
Frank Wulff: Stringed and Wind Instruments
Photography & Design bLUE ( www.b7UE.com )