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Public Image Ltd. – Brave New World (1989) | Track profile | Dork

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Public Image Ltd.
9
Brave New World

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Public Image Ltd.

Brave New World

Release date: 1989

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About This Track

"Brave New World" is a track by Public Image Ltd., from the album 9 , released 1989. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Public Image Ltd..

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Public Image Ltd.

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Lyrics

Brave New World

Diplomatic Washing machine

Climb down from cloud cuckoo land

Dish this dirt for senile convert

Clean living as in the adverts

CHORUS

And in this brave new world

Proud is the Philistine

And in this brave new world

Who needs the sun to shine

Dig this grave, don't make no waves

Fairy tales and stagnant pools

YOu call this living, well I call you fool

This ideal vision propped up on a astool

CHORUS

Blank cheques-prosperity

What do you want, what do you want from me

I'm ever so sorry-I'm ever so sorry

I can't help you-I can't even help me

CHORUS

And proud is that mirror of mine

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Track details

From 9

1989

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Album

Public Image Ltd.

Release year

1989

—Worry
—Like That
—Armada
—Happy
—Brave New World
—Same Old Story
—Sand Castles in the Snow
—U.S.L.S. 1

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