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Mis-Shapes by Pulp

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Pulp

Mis-Shapes

Release date: 26th October 1995

From Different Class
Track 1
3:47
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About This Track

'Mis-Shapes' by Pulp is a 1995 rock track from 'Different Class'. The lyrics list misfits and mistakes, then set them against a narrow, exclusionary idea of who gets to belong. The speaker insists, “We live round here too”, while admitting the desire to get out into town and the fear of being shut out. It is an anthem of outsider pride with a watchful edge, grounded in street level grievance rather than abstraction.

"Mis-Shapes" is a track by Pulp, from the album Different Class, released 26th October 1995. The track is 3:47 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Pulp.

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Lyrics

Mis-Shapes

Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits.
Raised on a diet of broken biscuits, oh
We don't look the same as you,
We don't do the things you do,
But we live round here too.
Oh really.

Mis-shapes, mistakes, misfits,
We'd like to go to town but we can't risk it,
Oh 'cause they just want to keep us out.
You could end up with a smash in the mouth
Just for standing out.
Oh really.

Brothers, sisters, can't you see?
The future's owned by you and me.
There won't be fighting in the street.
They think they've got us beat,
But revenge is going to be so sweet.

We're making a move,
We're making it now,
We're coming out of the side-lines.
Just put your hands up - it's a raid yeah.

We want your homes,
We want your lives,
We want the things you won't allow us.
We won't use guns,
We won't use bombs,
We'll use the one thing we've got more of -
That's our minds.

Check your lucky numbers,
That much money could drag you under, oh.
What's the point in being rich
If you cant think what to do with it?
'Cause you're so bleeding thick.

Oh we weren't supposed to be,
We learnt too much at school now we
Can't help but see
That the future that you've got mapped out is
Nothing much to shout about.

We're making a move,
We're making it now,
We're coming out of the side-lines.
Just put your hands up - it's a raid.

We want your homes,
We want your lives,
We want the things you won't allow us.
We won't use guns,
We won't use bombs,
We'll use the one thing we've got more of
That's our minds.

Brothers, sisters, can't you see?
The future's owned by you and me.
There won't be fighting in the street.
They think they've got us beat
But revenge is going to be so sweet.

We're making a move.
We're making it now.
We're coming out of the side-lines.
Just put your hands up - it's a raid.

We want your homes,
We want your lives,
We want the things you won't allow us.
We won't use guns,
We won't use bombs,
We'll use the one thing we've got more of
That's our minds. Yeah.
And that's our minds. Yeah.

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Track details

From Different Class

3:471995
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Different Class
Different Class
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26th October 1995
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    Additional Engineering
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