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Smog – Real Live Dress (2002) | Track profile | Dork

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The Manta Rays of Time
Real Live Dress

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Real Live Dress

Release date: 5th November 2002

From The Manta Rays of Time

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About This Track

"Real Live Dress" is a track by Smog, from the album The Manta Rays of Time, released 5th November 2002. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Smog

Smog

Lyrics

Real Live Dress

She was wearing

A real live dress

Waiting for a friend of mine

She was wearing

A real live dress

Waiting for a friend to undermime

This dress was better than flesh

She wore it when she wanted us to look our best

She hadn't worn it for a long time

But now we are three

One scattered

Two fallow

Three uncaring

And three, that's me

I mean who really gives a fuck

About that dress

Not me

Or my then friend

Or the mess

That enlivened the dress

Don't you know there's no substitute

For human flesh

There's no substitute

For human flesh

My anaconda don't want none

Unless it's got buns hon

Baby's got back

I like big butts

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Track details

From The Manta Rays of Time

2002

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The Manta Rays of Time

Release year

2002

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