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A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room
Blue Rats

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Blue Rats

Release date: 1996

From A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room

About This Track

"Blue Rats" is a track by Coil, from the album A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room, released 1996. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Coil

Coil

Lyrics

Blue Rats

[Intro:]

Blue rats, what's the matter?

Blue rats, pitter-patter

Blue rats, what's the matter?

Blue rats, pitter-patter

[Verse:1]

I'm waiting for the scratch

Of blue rats

Of blue rats

I'm waiting for the scratch

[Refrain:]

Scritch (scritch), scratch (scratch)

Scritch (scritch), scratch (scratch)

Scritch (scritch), scratch (scratch)

[Post-Refrain:]

I'm waiting for the scratch

Of blue rats

[Outro:]

I'm waiting for the scratch

I'm waiting for the scratch

Scritch

Scratch

Scritch

Scratch

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Track details

From A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room

1996

Album

A Thousand Lights In A Darkened Room

Release year

1996

—Blue Rats

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