You tell lies when the truth will do
You are the social chameleon
What on earth we gonna do with you?
Slip your neck into a rope,
Show me a smile
You'd run a mile
Then you are free,
So where's the goal?
Where's the style?
You want the dough
Got dead sea scrolls
For you and your women too

She's got corpses in her mouth
Still she's holding hands with you
It's cut like crystal chandeliers
I'll shine like diamonds in her ears

She smokes crack, it's off the beaten track
You are the social chameleon,
You change to suit the people around you
It's like the waves that hit the shore
You cannot stand the force of law
Look man, I know it from your nature
Hit the deck

Hit the deck, as the creator
Got dead sea scrolls
For you and your women too

She's got corpses in her mouth
Still she's holding hands with you
It's cut like crystal chandeliers
I'll shine like diamonds in her ears



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"Corpses in Their Mouths" as written by Brown/ibrahim

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    General Comment:just checked, the quote is from the revolution of everydy life. vaneigem was a part of the Situationist International, whose philosophy reputedly was the catalyst for the may 68 paris riots, a theme which runs through the roses first album. also, "under the paving stones... the beach" is a situationist slogan painted around paris during the riots, among many other slogans.
    Flag ratgebon April 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:the title is borrowed from a quote by situationist writer raoul vaneigem. i think it's from the book "revolution of everyday life", but i could be wrong on that.

    "People who talk about revolution and class struggle without referring explicitly to everyday life, without understanding what is subversive about love and what is positive in the refusal of constraints, such people have corpses in their mouths."
    Flag ratgebon April 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Great guitar playing by Aziz
    Flag vin_1986on May 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Yes very cool..........should we xpect anything less from Ian?

    The guy is floating above it all isn't he?
    just never totally sure what he is talking about,,,,,but i'm certain it's very cool.
    Flag pton January 30, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:ian said its about girls who hand around band circles for cocaine, "social chameleon", they "change to suit the people around you (them)," simple - TRUSSLER
    Flag wtrussleron January 12, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:One of the most under rated tracks of the whole stone roses/ ian brown era. Im presuming its about the fake Wannabes and IT girl hangers on that he comes accross in the music industry, not sure about the dead sea scrolls bit ???
    Flag Matt Parryon December 22, 2004   Link

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