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Babes in Toyland
The BBC John Peel Sessions 1990-92
Mother (Peel Session)

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Babes in Toyland

Mother (Peel Session)

Release date: 2001

From The BBC John Peel Sessions 1990-92

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About This Track

"Mother (Peel Session)" is a track by Babes in Toyland, from the album The BBC John Peel Sessions 1990-92, released 2001. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Mother (Peel Session)

[Refrain]

Mother

Mother

Mother

[Verse 1]

Mother, huh!

This is your life

Sister

You steal my life

[Chorus]

I am obscene and you know it

You run from me and you love it

That's what you [?] for, Mother?

Crawling now on the floor, Sister

That’s what you like

Sister

[Refrain]

Mother

Mother

Mother

Mother

[?]

[Verse 2]

Mother! Huh!

This is my life

Sister

You steal my life

[Chorus]

You are obscene and you know it

I run from him and you know it

That's what you rot from, huh, sister?

Crawling now on the floor, Sister

Mother

[Verse 3]

Mother

Mother

[?] your

Mother

[Bridge]

You are me

You are me

You are me

You arе me

Touch your silence

[?] mind

[?]

You arе me

Are me

You are me

[Outro]

Yeah, Mother!

Huh, hah!

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Track details

From The BBC John Peel Sessions 1990-92

2001

Album

The BBC John Peel Sessions 1990-92

Babes in Toyland

Release year

2001

—Blood (Peel Session)
—Dirty (Peel Session)
—Handsome & Gretel (Peel Session)
—Mother (Peel Session)
—Magic Flute (Peel Session)
—Jungle Train (Peel Session)
—Sometimes (Peel Session)
—Right Now (Peel Session)

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