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Sense of Humour

from Four Hours by Spirit Level

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i'm standing by a bandstand
they're playing out of tune
because how can they play with the size of their claws
i'm laughing by the light of the moon
they're howling in the wrong key
and their footsteps are out of time
someone write a letter and complain
it shouldn't be allowed after nine

you don't laugh, you cough
and rub your stomach with glee e minor
you rip your velcro lips apart
calculate to the nth degree

the universe was designed by a madman
with a pen with a broken nib
he stole the idea from a sleeping child
dreaming in its crib
he entered it in a talent show
brighton, 1953
it won fourth place, a matter of taste
the judges were all insane

you don't laugh, you cackle
sing into your cauldron and wink
your plastic nose is melting
you teeter on the brink

the luminescent teachers used to say
that Tim was a clever lad
though he'd do well to talk in lesson
about the women that he's had
now his thoughts are solar powered
and wander far and wide
like the hammerhead sharks that gape and howl
and are never on his side

you don't laugh, you belch
sprawled in the dust like it's some kind of joke
your conversations are all reruns
you are just a hoax.

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from Four Hours, released January 7, 2011

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Spirit Level Swansea, UK

Swansea- based blues folk rock band Spirit Level played together from 2011 - 2013, though most of the members had been playing together for much longer as a loose improvisation/noise/metal/video game music band. After two albums, guitarist and songwriter John Mear left to concentrate on his other material. The other members of the band continued on in a more progressive style as News From Nowhere. ... more

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