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Public Image Ltd.
The Flowers of Romance
Phenagen

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Public Image Ltd.

Phenagen

Release date: 1981

From The Flowers of Romance

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"Phenagen" is a track by Public Image Ltd., from the album The Flowers of Romance , released 1981. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Public Image Ltd..

About the Artist

Public Image Ltd.

Public Image Ltd.

Lyrics

Phenagen

Down in the dark

Tell us a story

From the room below

You are an ostrich

Bury your head

Personal Auschwitz

Fermenting in bed

Empty promises help to forget

No more, no more

Repair the damages you made

Amen, amen, amen, amen

Empty promises help to forget

No more, no more

Amen, amen, amen

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Track details

From The Flowers of Romance

1981

Album

The Flowers of Romance

Public Image Ltd.

Release year

1981

—Banging the Door
—Another
—Flowers of Romance (Instrumental)
—Go Back
—Francis Massacre
—Four Enclosed Walls
—Hymie's Him
—Home Is Where the Heart Is
—Phenagen
—Track 8
—Under the House
—The Flowers of Romance

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Public Image Ltd. — End of World
Public Image Ltd — Hawaii [3:31]
Public Image Ltd — Being Stupid Again [4:32]
Public Image Ltd — L F C F [4:36]
Public Image Ltd — Strange [3:32]
Public Image Ltd — Dirty Murky Delight [2:29]
Public Image Ltd — Pretty Awful [4:51]
Public Image Ltd — North West Passage [4:40]
Public Image Ltd — End of the World [5:26]
Public Image Ltd — Car Chase [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — The Do That [2:38]
Public Image Ltd — Penge [3:04]
Public Image Ltd — Down on the Clown [4:21]
Public Image Ltd — Walls [3:20]
Public Image Ltd — The Order of Death (WLDV SlowMo edit)
Public Image Ltd — I'm Not Satisfied [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — Whole Life Time [3:46]
Public Image Ltd — C'est la vie [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — Bettie Page [3:21]
Public Image Ltd — Corporate [5:23]
Public Image Ltd — Turkey Tits (Bonus Track) [2:06]
Public Image Ltd — Big Blue Sky [8:15]
Public Image Ltd — Know Now [2:46]
Public Image Ltd — Double Trouble [3:52]
Public Image Ltd — The One [3:42]
Public Image Ltd — Spice of Choice [5:44]
Public Image Ltd — Shoom [6:31]
Public Image Ltd. — The Body (UK remix)
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (Dave Dorrell remix)
Public Image Ltd. — Bad Night
Public Image Ltd. — Rise (instrumental)
Public Image Ltd. — Love Song
Public Image Ltd. — Mad Max
Public Image Ltd. — Disappointed (12" version)
Public Image Ltd. — Lou Reed Part 2
Public Image Ltd. — Blue Water
Public Image Ltd. — Acid Drops (edit)
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song / Out of the Woods
Public Image Ltd. — Usls1 (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [7:03]
Public Image Ltd. — Out of the Woods (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [9:41]
Public Image Ltd. — Disappointed (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [6:54]
Public Image Ltd. — 4 Enclosed Walls (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [4:09]
Public Image Ltd. — Psychopath (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [6:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (Live from NYC 2010) (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [7:19]
Public Image Ltd. — Reggie Song (from Reggie Song / Out of the Woods) [5:49]
Public Image Ltd — Reggie Song [5:49]
Public Image Ltd — This Is Pil [3:39]
Public Image Ltd — Human [6:02]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera [6:54]
Public Image Ltd — Deeper Water [6:08]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — Fool [5:52]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — This is PIL [14:54]
Public Image Ltd — Terra-Gate [3:47]
Public Image Ltd — Out of the Woods [9:41]
Public Image Ltd — It Said That [4:09]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop [4:52]
Public Image Ltd — I Must Be Dreaming [4:14]
Public Image Ltd — One Drop [4:52]
Public Image Ltd — The Room I Am In [3:07]
Public Image Ltd — Lollipop Opera [6:54]
Public Image Ltd. — Albatross (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [8:26]
Public Image Ltd. — Open Up (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [10:40]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:49]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [8:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Home (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Memories (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:45]
Public Image Ltd. — Chant (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:21]
Public Image Ltd. — Public Image (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [3:38]
Public Image Ltd. — Break (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [5:17]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [2:23]
Public Image Ltd. — Death Disco (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:00]
Public Image Ltd. — Warrior (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:22]
Public Image Ltd. — This is Not a Love Song (from Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 2011) [6:40]
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Public Image Ltd. — F.F.F. (from Album (Remastered)) [5:32]
Public Image Ltd. — Rise (from Album (Remastered)) [6:05]
Public Image Ltd. — Round (from Album (Remastered)) [4:27]
Public Image Ltd. — Bags (from Album (Remastered)) [5:28]
Public Image Ltd. — Home (from Album (Remastered)) [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Ease (from Album (Remastered)) [8:14]
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Public Image Ltd — Emperor [4:08]
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Public Image Ltd — Unfairground [5:17]
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Public Image Ltd. — Criminal
Public Image Ltd. — Don't Ask Me
Public Image Ltd — Don’t Ask Me
Public Image Ltd — Disappointed
Public Image Ltd. — Worry
Public Image Ltd. — Happy
Public Image Ltd. — Armada
Public Image Ltd. — Sand Castles in the Snow
Public Image Ltd. — Like That
Public Image Ltd. — Same Old Story
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Public Image Ltd. — U.S.L.S. 1
Public Image Ltd — The Body (UK & US remixes)
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Public Image Ltd — Save Me [4:50]
Public Image Ltd — The Body [3:12]
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Public Image Ltd — Angry [4:13]
Public Image Ltd — Seattle [3:40]
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Public Image Ltd — Fat Chance Hotel [7:03]
Public Image Ltd. — Selfish Rubbish
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Public Image Ltd. — 1981
Public Image Ltd. — Bad Life
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Public Image Ltd. — Tie Me to the Length of That
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Public Image Ltd. — Bad Life (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:45]
Public Image Ltd. — (This Is Not a) Love Song (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [6:28]
Public Image Ltd. — Under the House (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [1:57]
Public Image Ltd. — Banging the Door (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:55]
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [4:47]
Public Image Ltd. — Low Life (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [2:48]
Public Image Ltd. — Religion (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [5:50]
Public Image Ltd. — Annalisa (Live) (from Live In Tokyo) [5:18]
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Public Image Ltd. — Banging the Door (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Home Is Where the Heart Is (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Flowers of Romance (Instrumental) (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Track 8 (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — The Flowers of Romance (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Francis Massacre (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Under the House (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Hymie's Him (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Go Back (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Four Enclosed Walls (from The Flowers of Romance )
Public Image Ltd. — Annalisa
Public Image Ltd — Careering [4:32]
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Public Image Ltd. — Religion I
Public Image Ltd. — Religion II
Public Image Ltd — Albatross [10:35]
Public Image Ltd. — Fodderstompf
Public Image Ltd — Bad Baby [4:30]
Public Image Ltd. — Low Life
Public Image Ltd. — Theme
Public Image Ltd — Memories [5:05]
Public Image Ltd — Poptones [7:46]
Public Image Ltd — Socialist [3:10]
Public Image Ltd — Chant [5:01]
Public Image Ltd — Swan Lake [4:12]
Public Image Ltd — Graveyard [3:08]
Public Image Ltd. — Attack
Public Image Ltd — Radio 4 [4:24]
Public Image Ltd — The Suit [3:30]
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Public Image Ltd — Chant (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) [5:15]
Public Image Ltd — Careering (BBC Radio 1 John Peel Session) [7:33]

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Bad Life (Live)Live In Tokyo
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Flowers of Romance (Live)Live In Tokyo
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Writer: John Lydon, Keith Levene
Producer: John Lydon, Keith Levene, Martin Atkins, Nick Launay
Credited: John Lydon, Keith Levene, Martin Atkins, Nick Launay