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Science Fiction Stories
Bleak Is My Favourite Cliché

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Bleak Is My Favourite Cliché

Release date: 25th July 2005

From Science Fiction Stories

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About This Track

"Bleak Is My Favourite Cliché" is a track by Soft Cell, from the album Science Fiction Stories, released 25th July 2005. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Bleak Is My Favourite Cliché

When I'm depressed you'll find me dressed

In waste disposal grey

In frigid blue I'll tell you bleak's

My favourite cliché

Industrial and minimal are

The things that make today

Throw out your plans I tell you bleak's

My favourite cliché

I've had my bad teeth taken out

My eyes stare far away

I like a SHRIEK I tell you bleak's

My favourite cliché

My favourite cliché

It's very bleak today

My favourite cliché

It's very bleak today

Bleak bleak bleak bleak

It's very bleak today

It's so European

Bleak bleak

It's very bleak today

It's so european

Bleak bleak bleak

It's so european

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From Science Fiction Stories

2005

Album

Science Fiction Stories

Release year

2005

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Credits

Credited: Dave Ball, Marc Almond