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Bernie by Failure

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Failure

Bernie

Release date: 8th March 1994

From Magnified
Track 4
5:18
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About This Track

'Bernie' by Failure is an indie rock track from the album 'Magnified', released in 1994. The lyrics paint a vivid, fast-moving scene of reckless momentum and roadside urgency, with images of damage and heat, tire squeal, and the insistence that life can be felt now, not later, anchored by the refrain of “Bernie's got the way” to better times. The effect is restless and cinematic, like a drive that will not slow down.

"Bernie" is a track by Failure, from the album Magnified, released 8th March 1994. The track is 5:18 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Failure.

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Failure

Failure

Lyrics

Bernie

Blowing fire through the hillside
Pelting wings stuck to quicklime
Smashing nobody's headlights
Nothing tells us we're alive

Bernie's got the way to feel good times
She lives on the way to the park
All we've got to do is just drop by
We don't have to wait until dark

Screaming tires through the sunshine
Told the cripple he looks blind
Caught the rats in the manhole
Beat them all the way back home

Bernie's got the way to feel good times
She lives on the way to the park
All we've got to do is just drop by
We don't have to wait until dark

Bernie's got the way to feel good times
She lives on the way to the park, yeah
All we've got to do is just drop by
We don't have to wait until dark

Bernie's got the way to feel good times
She lives on the way to the park, yeah
All we've got to do is just drop by
We don't have to wait until dark

'Til dark
We don't have to wait
We don't have to wait

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Track details

From Magnified

5:181994
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Album
Magnified
Magnified
Failure
8th March 1994
Track number
4
Release year
1994
  1. 1Let It Drip
    2:42
  2. 2Moth
    3:50
  3. 3Frogs
    4:55
  4. 4Bernie
    5:18

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Greg Edwards, Ken Andrews
    Producer
    Failure
    Bass
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    Drums
    Greg Edwards
    Guitar
    Ken Andrews
    Vocals
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    Additional Vocals
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    Mastering Engineer
    Stephen Marcussen
    Mixing Engineer
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