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D​.​I​.​Y

by The Scratch

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1.
I relax to Spiral Scratch 03:27
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I crush my spirit myself, I donʼt need u 2 help I am like no-one else, I crush my spirit myself you ride a corporate horse, dead in the head of course a song for corporate freaks, donʼt dare to be unique I RELAX TO SPIRAL SCRATCH BOUGHT MY MIND FROM A FAULTY BATCH I RELAX TO SPIRAL SCRATCH BOUGHT MY MIND Iʼve got your tiredness, my head is in a mess I am obsess possessed, canʼt take the mental stress I do the wild thing, my moods a pendulum swing I feel the bitter sting, wan oo end up like the king!
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Rotten Soul 03:48
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somewhere in the distance both forward and back I see the vision b4 me of a heart attack driven on by the wolfpack deep down in the dips fl oat the street like a zombie with my arthritic hips they say shouldnʼt feel worthless just live a pretence? cos behind my successes there is circumference My Rotten Soul My Rotten Soul My Rotten goal My RockʼnʼRoll been feelin so tired but just cannot rest her head is a fi re inside my chest been kissing the babies been linin the streets lookin out for a reason that is mine to eat
3.
Texture to the Flava 03:19
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all the legendary years of mucho mucho joy heinz 57 with the salford boy the dulce delighter an out everynighter Put the rough in the smoothy doobie heʼs a prize lighter add a texture 2 the fl avour oo oo oo oo oo One eyed bear, gotta razor sharp gob fl ustered as custer, never had a day job balloon and a tune, 2niteʼs gonna soop, with u in trap 2, gonna smarten one up Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour H ey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour amp in the kitchen, Billy Bear curry loves the chill but always gotta worry wear the brown doll shoes and blue dotty strides and weʼll getta lock in til half past 5 Gonna be Blown Away Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour days in a daze dunna where you are get a stone of cheddar from behind the bar up and do a spot even if its crap its great 2 the north of the watford gap Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour days in a daze dunna where you are get a stone of cheddar from behind the bar up and do a spot even if its crap its great 2 the north of the watford gap Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour Hey Hey Hey Hey texture 2 the fl avour
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Brainstorm 05:18
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Come bring some brainstorm into your life your son your daughter husband or wife the constanation burns like a knife so much so u donʼt know what u came for DVDtv is the new age the sight of crystal puts paid to the rage its all the clearer we need to be saved driven insane, by the boredom donʼt be the pea b breakin the pod fi nd a new drug to be your new god fi nd a reason to keep going on thatʼs not based somewhere like Deadenders the generation with squares in our eyes remote controls will take over our lives weʼll soon be turned off, weʼll never die pushed down the sofa by our big brothers
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X-Ray Eyes 05:06
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This is for all the people at studio 6 We’ve no thanks for contribution We’ve all reached the same conclusion We are bruised by the same delusion That anything makes a difference With these xray eyes I can see the deformity the pain from your perfect form With these xray eyes I can see the deformity the cry of pain from your perfect form With these xray eyes Never loose when you decide, to test another’s love and pride Purple penguin Red snapper The disciples Scilatchi Dillinger Massive dub beats Cool breeze Come on his me there Beatniks The wood shed Put in my hand We are convenience food Here to look over our brood We’re a Heinz 57 of Tension and derision
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Trigger Finger 03:50
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I put all my energy since I was me into my trigger fi nger wanna b a rock singer I put all my energy since I was me into my trigger fi nger wanna b a rock singer Iʼm insane drove past your house rolled back the years kentish town west end lane wish u were still here i remember r last drink intrepid fox 2 loud 2 think whole new life but still its true i owe mine no doubt 2 u pj and with nail and the stella mange tout your netball girls and magazines and my kurt style moods i remember jd drinks stoning by the kitchen sink now weʼre both wives but still its true i owe my rebirth 2 u Iʼm insane I wanna b a rock singer come and suck my trigger finger
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Back to Ten 05:00
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taken a pounding since my ground ing self enforced that of course is astounding had what we all would have been jealous of gave it up enuffs enough now get a real job ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ee ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ee ooh play the game get on the tread mill eat the crust enough canʼt grow up till I STOP ... all Iʼm trying 2 do is get back 2 I cast assunder my life of wonder common sense get on the fence or awful blunder all iʼm tryin to so is get back to 10 I cast assunder my life of wonder common sense get on the fence or awful blunder divided fractions pay to the factions the things we do when we are blue to get reactions play the game get on the tread mill eat the crust enough canʼt grow up till But its a longshot and whatʼs the answer 14 years and many beers from me the chancer just get my head set on procreation and hire a bank vault for my frustration play the game get on the tread mill eat the crust its not enough canʼt grow up till all Iʼm trying 2 do is get back 2 10
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Alcohol's a Depressant 04:39
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Youʼre the prism in my tunnel vision a voyeurist anueyrsm clean my teeth and I go to bed Still got your taste in my head on a cloud not alive or dead thinkin what i heard you said Heard Alcohol is a depressant But helps me with my aggression Heard Alcohol is a depressant But helps to ease my depression Tiny windows in this schism aliviate my lonely prism stolen glimpses from afar scared of knowing where you are in the streets or in the car 'specially when I play guitar
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Supermodel 02:49
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Wood u deface that supermodel could u deface that supermodel Keep her best arm keep her best eye take her friends lips put them in a pie when the pies baked will the birds sing or have you missed the point the point of everything Wood u deface that supermodel could u deface that supermodel Gettin our kicks from those wedding flix u ate then ran to trap one to b sick publicly shamed when u claimed to be maimed some of the powder on your face musta gone to your brain Iʼd like a decent share out of the cake and average hour of what average people make not Mary Shellys monster with only one solution I need time to think about my new years resolution Wood u deface that supermodel could u deface that supermodel
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Erotomaniac 03:35
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you showed me some kindness which i mistook for love now i canʼt accept that we arenʼt hand in glove i love the attention its when i feel alive as long as you resist me my determination thrives things look bad,things look black you promised me cracker and I got jack things look bad,things look black youʼll never be rid of the erotomaniac you showed me some kindness which i mistook for love now i canʼt accept that we arenʼt hand in glove i love the attention its when i feel alive as long as you resist me my determination thrives and things look bad,things look black promised me cracker and I got jack youʼll never be rid of the erotomaniac
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Logical Mind 05:29
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Your a kite youʼre a pretty thing I struggle so hard to hold the string someday Iʼll know when I canʼt say Iʼll loose my grip and youʼll fl y away I wish I had a logical mind Youʼre a buzz youʼre a temptation my mind is beyond redemption someday I know when I canʼt say one slip and youʼll fl y away Iʼve so much to loose but so many would be in my shoes such a risk a high price to pay but you donʼt come along everyday

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The Scratch's 2003 Debut album remastered and re-released.

Referencing the sounds and spirit of DIY punk and early British alternative and even a dollop of the pre-acid house Manchester vibes while maintaining a common edge throughout, the album sold out when originally released back in 2003 and due to demand from newer fans the timing felt right to re-issue ‘DIY’ and make it available for download for the first time.

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released October 10, 2010

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The Scratch St Albans, UK

A rock band from St.Albans & Firm believers in DIY ethic they released their 1st single as 7” vinyl only in 2002 & was stocked by Rough Trade in London.

An amalgum of T.Rex, Velvet Undergroud & other good things plus a big dollop of themselves. Eccentric english rock‘n’roll, with weird catchy riffs. Dark & other times funny, they don’t do po-faced indie thank god! [Marco Pirroni, The Wolfmen] ... more

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