There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rice Grainy little figures On television screens Waiting at the moment Guilty! Guilty!
What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty?
Power the the private eye (?) The Grim Reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter The drones have come Come in a thousands
But nobody asked us if we wanted them If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A boy soldier is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Built in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us
I seem to hear "by a pile of rags" and "grainy little suspects"
So I think the majority of the song is from the point of view of the military conducting the drone attacks, trying to work out which people are terrorists by use of the drones cameras. Basically trying to decide who they should bomb.
"What's he doing with that stick?" is basically just them saying, "is he a threat?"
Another powerful song. I wonder if, instead of b-sides she's going to release all of the other songs as singles. Maybe she thought they were too important to be hidden away as b-sides.
There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rice Grainy little figures On television screens Waiting at the moment Guilty! Guilty!
What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty?
Power the the private eye (?) The Grim Reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter The drones have come Come in a thousands
But nobody asked us if we wanted them If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A boy soldier is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Built in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us
I seem to hear "by a pile of rags" and "grainy little suspects"
Rags would make more sense. And I'd just changed it to grainy as you typed.
So I'm pretty sure these are all right now, except the Waiting for the Moment line. Can't quite get it.
somme wrote: Guilty
Rules and regulations
There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rags Grainy little figures On the television screens Weighing up the moment Guilty! Guilty!
What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty?
Power to the private eye The Grim Reaper Grainy little suspects Running for the shelter The drones have come Come in the thousands
But nobody asked us if we wanted them If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A boy soldier is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Are built in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us If we wanted them
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somme wrote:So I'm pretty sure these are all right now, except the Waiting for the Moment line. Can't quite get it.
somme wrote: Guilty
Rules and regulations
There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rags Grainy little figures On the television screens Waiting at the moment Guilty! Guilty!
What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty?
Power to the private eye The Grim Reaper Grainy little suspects Running for the shelter The drones have come Come in the thousands
But nobody asked us if we wanted them If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A boy soldier is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Are built in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us If we wanted them
Initially heard it as 'weighing up the moment'... may be wrong.
Rules and regulation Rules and regulation Rules and regulation
There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rags Grainy little figures On television screens Weighing up the moment Guilty, Guilty
What's he doing with that stick? What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty? Which one is guilty?
Power to the predator The grim reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter Drones have come Come in their thousands Nobody asked us If we wanted them
If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A bored soldier Is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Are unveiled in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us If we wanted them
What's he doing with that stick? What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty? Which one is guilty?
Power to the predator The grim reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter Drones have come Come in their thousands But nobody asked us If we wanted them
Rules and regulation Rules and regulation Rules and regulation
There's a little figure On the television Scratching at the ground By a pile of rags Grainy little figures On television screens Weighing up the moment Guilty, Guilty
What's he doing with that stick? What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty? Which one is guilty?
Power to the predator The grim reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter Drones have come Come in their thousands Nobody asked us If we wanted them
If we wanted them If we wanted them
Back in the bunker In the Operations Room A bored soldier Is eating his lunch While drones in their thousands Are unveiled in Texas To roaring voices But nobody asked us If we wanted them
What's he doing with that stick? What's he doing with that stick? Which one is guilty? Which one is guilty?
Power to the predator The grim reaper Greedy little suspects Running for the shelter Drones have come Come in their thousands But nobody asked us If we wanted them
Nobody asked us If we wanted them
Thanks jph! Are these official? I don't see the lyrics on the official site yet.
xmasinspace wrote:Does anyone know where it can be bought in FLAC/WAV in the US?
So far I only found a lossless version at Qobuz… but they're only selling in a few European countries. It will probably pop up in other digital stores (7digital, Bleep, Boomkat) this Friday, the regular release day for popular tunes.
