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David BowieRelease date: 20th November 2020
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"We Prick You (Live at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 13th December, 1995)" is a track by David Bowie, from the album No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95), released 20th November 2020. The track is 4:22 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about David Bowie.
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Prick Prick you We prick you White boys falling in their fires at night (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) Flesh bums burning in their gloom Revolution comes in the strangest ways (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) I'd rather be inside you Tell the truth Tell the truth Tell the truth We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Tell the truth Tell the truth Tell the truth We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Mama cannot kiss you, papa cannot tell (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) My innocence passed me by, my, my I'd rather be screwing when the nightmare comes (I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell) Rather come quick and die, die, die Yeah, tell the truth Tell the truth Tell the truth We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Tell the truth Tell the truth Tell the truth We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) Please show respect (Even if it is cruel) All the little bums who rose-kissed girls Where have all the flowers gone? All the little fragile champion boys Dripping from the ends of their guns Tell the truth (Yeah, yeah) Tell the truth (Tell the truth, children) Tell the truth We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Tell the truth (Ah-ha) Tell the truth (Tell the truth) Tell the truth (Tell the truth) We prick you, we prick you, we prick you Shoes, shoes, little white shoes I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell (Even if it is cruel, even if it is cruel) Toys, toys, little black toys I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell (Even if it is cruel, even if it is cruel) Shoes, shoes, little white shoes I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell Toys, toys, little black toys I wish you'd tell, I wish you'd tell Thank you
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