Name: being in a bank
Duration: P00H03M17S
Description: From a poorly remembered session, presumably recorded by Jim Atkins, perhaps at his house. Circa late 81 - early 82. Released on the compilation 'After The Ball' on Cleopatra records.

being in a bank

from dogs in space by The Ears

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From a poorly remembered session, presumably recorded by Jim Atkins, perhaps at his house. Circa late 81 - early 82. Released on the compilation 'After The Ball' on Cleopatra records.

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~ being in a bank ~
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neon streaks drift across his forehead
and dress his sweat with unearthly tinsel
being in a bank
but I can’t trust what I cannot fathom
being in a bank
I’m not scared, I’m not scared

and if the being holds a bankcard
it grafts his flesh to the world we know
being in a bank
but I can’t trust what I cannot fathom
being in a bank
I’m not scared, I not scared

muscle down the door
muscle down the zombie
[I] got to be sure
that the carnivore
that I saw In the darkness isn’t gonna prey

and though his eyes are as grey as the oceans
the colour will come if he dreams of promotion
and through his skin, I can almost see daylight
'cause here, in the dust, is no hope of survival

who can tell on this tired evening
how much we can trust in the world we know

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from dogs in space, released December 4, 2010
guitar - Mick Lewis
bass/vocals - Cathy McQuade
drums - Carl Manuell
keys - Gus Till
vocals - Sam Sejavka

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The Ears Melbourne, Australia

The legendary Melbourne post-punk band of the early 80s - on which the film 'Dogs in Space' was based (and in which lead singer Sam Sejavka was played by Michael Hutchence of INXS) have exhumed themselves from an early grave and are realising their frightening potential for madness, whimsy and mind-destroying rock. ... more

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