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Broken Nose

by Tommy Binks

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1.
Broken Nose 03:30
Won't you help me heal my broken nose Got pushed into a river Won't you help me heal my broken nose Got pushed into a river I'll repeat this line until you're hating me Won't you help give me a broken nose Just push me in a river, set me free Don't blame the drinks it's not their fault Got pushed into a river Don't blame the drinks it's not their fault Got pushed into a river I drunk them it was not them drunk me Don't blame the drinks you just blame me and my instinctive personality The river was cold and wet with water Trees all around The river was cold, wet with water Trees all around The playing field by a forest The forest where I took your daughter Trees all around Won't you call my friends and ask for help? Got pushed into a river Spent the evening watching candles burn Got high on matchstick fumes I will hold you close until you're burning me Won't you help me put this fire out Just push me in a river, pull me out Won't you help me heal my broken nose Got pushed into a river Won't you help me heal my broken nose Got pushed into a river I'll repeat this line, until you're hating me Won't you help give me a broken nose Just push me in a river Set me free.
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Eskillater 04:02
3.
Happy 02:09
Last night I was pissed off Right now I'm just pissed Tomorrow I'll be off Yes tomorrow I'll be gone I thought you were the one To make me happy To make me happy takes less than the world Morning came with his regrets He didn't seem much pleased Tomorrow he'll give up Yes tomorrow it will stop He thought she was the one To make him happy To make him happy takes more than for me Paving ways to golden days But shining silver's gone Tomorrow it will come, my happiness will come We should all be happy tomorrow We should all be happy I thought you were the one To make me happy To make me happy takes less than the world I hoped you were the one To make me happy To make me happy is your gift to me.
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Going out tonight I take you by the hand Going out tonight, cos we are in demand So many people I want to see Why don't they want to see me Leave your light on when you go to sleep tonight Close the curtains so they can't see you Bite your thumbnail with your teeth to make you tired Morning comedown Going out tonight, she takes him by the hand Going out tonight, cos she is in command Saddam Hussein must be insane, in his brain Tony Blair's got TB, just like me and Bennett, T. Leave your light on when you go to sleep tonight Close the curtains so they can't see you Bite your thumbnail with your teeth to make you tired Morning comedown Leave your light on when you go to sleep tonight Close the curtains so they can't see you Bite your thumbnail with your teeth to make you tired Morning comedown Going home again, a taxi takes us there Going home again cos work tomorrow scares Going home again, we've had one for the road Going home again, another night out older Going home again, he steals a kiss goodnight Going home again, don't forget to leave your light on.
6.
Ladiez 02:51
My baby she swallows her food after it has been chewed She never spits out her food 'cos that would be so rude And when she arrives it's not a minute too soon He likes to check out all the ladiez when he's clubbing on a Saturday night He likes to check out all the ladiez with the babies that go clubbing on a Saturday night 'Cos he says they all look the same when he turns out the light I went up Hill last night She smiled at me with those "come to bed" eyes I went up Hill and it was good Says we're getting too complacent to be giving each other any good Says we're getting too complacent to do each other any help or give each other any good It looks like we'd like to learn to help ourselves I went up Hill last night Feel complete when i'm between your thighs I went up Hill and it was good My baby she swallows her food after it has been chewed She never spits out her food 'cos that would be so rude And then when she arrives it's not a minute too soon Too soon Too soon
7.
Friday Night 03:33
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Janet 02:38
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Break 03:37
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Craving 03:20
12.
There was once a little fly Who didn't like to fly He said it made his head go funny Made his knees feel runny Made his belly tingle inside So he walked everywhere All the other flies, how they stared They took the piss out of him 'Cos he was always walkin' or runnin' He never flew anywhere One day a girl came along It was Mary Lumb and her golden thong She didn't look where she was goin' And completely without knowin' She squished him with her foot She squished him with her foot If he was French he would've said "zut alors!" But the little fly didn't say nuthin' 'Cos his little heart stopped throbbin' And he had spilled out all his guts Here's the moral of this story Here's the moral of this song It's better that your head goes funny It's better that your knees feel runny Than to have no knees at all If the fly had flown away He would have been okay If he had faced his fears And not been such a queer Then he would be happy and gay So if you face up to your fears You could live for many years You could have lots more fun But you'll get a saggy bum And have lots of ringing in your ears.
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about

This is a combination of the demo EP "An Introduction To The Music Of Tommy Binks" that we recorded in Joe's living room in Tinsley, and the "Broken Nose" EP, plus "Friday Night" from the ultra-rare "Rover, Metro" EP (the rest of those songs ended up on the next album - FBSG) and the demos of "Ladiez" and "Ruth (I Don't Feel Fine)" from the same period.

Levels are all over the place at the moment, i'm intending to balance them out a bit better at some point and will re-upload then.

Here's a link to a video of a live performance of "Broken Nose" in Kidderminster from March 2003. Filmed by Joe Binks:
youtu.be/MejcM9rEWrc

credits

released May 24, 2003

Cover design & photographs: Joe Binks
"Little Fly" recorded on Joe's cassette Walkman in our hotel room, San Sebastián, Spain.
Drums on "Happy": James Hart, recorded at the Plod rehearsal room, near Don Valley Stadium, Attercliffe, Sheffield, UK.

All tracks mixed by Joe Binks except "Friday Night".
Tracks 1, 3, 5 & 11 mastered by Sponge Multimedia.
Physical copies of the Broken Nose EP pressed by Sponge Multimedia.

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Singer / GuitarPlayer / Songwriter from Rotherham.......
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